Editing Mean Girls

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| runtime = 97 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 97:01--><ref>{{cite web|title=''MEAN GIRLS'' (12A)|url=https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/mean-girls-2004-3|publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]]|date=April 28, 2007|access-date=April 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330040026/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/mean-girls-2004-3|archive-date=March 30, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

'''''Mean Girls''''' is a 2004 American [[Teen film|teen]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Mark Waters]] and written by [[Tina Fey]]. It stars [[Lindsay Lohan]], [[Rachel McAdams]], [[Tim Meadows]], [[Ana Gasteyer]], [[Amy Poehler]] and Fey. The film follows [[Cady Heron]] (Lohan), a naïve teenager who transfers to an American high school after years of [[homeschooling]] in Africa. Heron quickly befriends two outcasts ([[Lizzy Caplan]] and [[Daniel Franzese]]), with the trio forming a plan to exact revenge on [[Regina George (Mean Girls)|Regina George]] (McAdams), the leader of an envied clique known as the Plastics.

Fey conceived the idea for ''Mean Girls'' after reading the self-help book ''[[Queen Bees and Wannabes]]''. The book describes female [[high school]] social [[clique]]s, [[school bullying]], and the damaging effect they can have on teenagers. Fey also drew from her own experience at [[Upper Darby High School]], in [[Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania]], as an inspiration for some of the film's concepts.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.phillyvoice.com/tina-fey-visits-upper-darby-high-mean-girls-promo/ |title=Tina Fey visits Upper Darby High for 'Mean Girls' promo |date=May 24, 2018 |publisher=PhillyVoice |access-date=November 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524225514/http://www.phillyvoice.com/tina-fey-visits-upper-darby-high-mean-girls-promo/ |archive-date=May 24, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' creator [[Lorne Michaels]] produced the film. Fey was a long-term cast member and writer for ''Saturday Night Live''. [[Principal photography]] took place from September to November 2003. Although set in the [[Chicago]] suburb of [[Evanston, Illinois]], the film was mostly shot in [[Toronto]], Canada.

* {{cite magazine |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/why-mean-girls-is-a-classic |title=Why "Mean Girls" Is a Classic |magazine=The New Yorker |date=April 30, 2014 |first=Richard |last=Brody |access-date=October 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019041555/http://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/why-mean-girls-is-a-classic |archive-date=October 19, 2014 |url-status=live}}

* {{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/shortcuts/2013/jan/29/tina-feys-mean-girls-movie-classic |title=Why Tina Fey's Mean Girls is a movie classic |newspaper=The Guardian |date=January 29, 2013 |first=Priya |last=Elan |access-date=October 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009144457/http://www.theguardian.com/film/shortcuts/2013/jan/29/tina-feys-mean-girls-movie-classic |archive-date=October 9, 2014 |url-status=live}}

* {{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/30/showbiz/movies/mean-girls-10-year-anniversary/ |title='Mean Girls' is still 'fetch' |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=August 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502000618/http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/30/showbiz/movies/mean-girls-10-year-anniversary/ |archive-date=May 2, 2014 |url-status=live}}

* {{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/02/mean-girls-director-spills-10-juicy-stories.html |title=Mean Girls Director Mark Waters Spills 10 Juicy Stories, 10 Years Later |work=Vulture |date=April 20, 2014 |first=Kyle |last=Buchanan |access-date=September 30, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006085820/http://www.vulture.com/2014/02/mean-girls-director-spills-10-juicy-stories.html |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |url-status=live}}

* {{cite magazine |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/quora/2014/01/08/mean_girls_why_are_people_always_referencing_the_tina_fey_movie.html |title=Why Is Mean Girls So Quotable? |magazine=Slate |date=January 8, 2014 |access-date=September 30, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006094941/http://www.slate.com/blogs/quora/2014/01/08/mean_girls_why_are_people_always_referencing_the_tina_fey_movie.html |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |url-status=live}}

* {{cite magazine |url=http://ca.complex.com/pop-culture/2014/04/mean-girls-the-movie-of-the-millennial-generation |title="Mean Girls" Is Everything (No, Really): How One Movie Summarized a Generation |magazine=Complex |date=April 30, 2014 |first=Julian |last=Kimble |access-date=September 30, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150726003728/http://ca.complex.com/pop-culture/2014/04/mean-girls-the-movie-of-the-millennial-generation |archive-date=July 26, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> who praised Waters's direction, Fey's screenplay, its humor, and the performances; especially lauded was Lohan's acting, which earned [[List of awards and nominations received by Lindsay Lohan|several accolades]], including three [[Teen Choice Awards]] and two [[MTV Movie & TV Awards|MTV Movie Awards]], and in 2021, was listed as the eleventh-best performance of the 21st century by ''[[The New Yorker]]''.

A [[Television film|made-for-television]] sequel, ''[[Mean Girls 2]]'', premiered on [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]] in January 2011. ''Mean Girls'' also spawned various adaptations, including a [[Mean Girls (musical)|stage musical]], which premiered on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in March 2018, with a [[Mean Girls (2024 film)|film adaptation]] that was released in January 2024.

After being [[homeschooling|homeschooled]] for her entire life, sixteen-year-old [[Cady Heron]] begins her first day at North Shore High School. She befriends outcasts [[Janis Ian (Mean Girls)|Janis Ian]] and [[Damian Hubbard|Damian Leigh]], who explain the school's various [[clique]]s, warning her about the "Plastics": the insecure Gretchen Wieners, the dimwitted Karen Smith, and the ruthless [[Queen bee (sociology)|queen bee]] [[Regina George (Mean Girls)|Regina George]]. Cady is unexpectedly invited to join the Plastics, which Janis hopes to use to collect information on Regina, who she accuses of "ruining her life." Later that day, Cady becomes infatuated with her classmate Aaron; Gretchen warns her that as Regina's ex, he is off-limits.

With her parents out of town, Cady throws a house party. Drunk, she admits to Aaron that she doesn't really need math tutoring, and he renounces her as being no better than Regina. Janis confronts Cady for throwing a party instead of attending her art show and declares that she has become as plastic as she pretended to be. Meanwhile, Regina discovers Cady's sabotage and pastes her own photo in the Burn Book to frame Cady, Karen, and Gretchen.

After realizing a comment she wrote in the Burn Book has implicated Ms. Norbury as a drug dealer, Cady decides to take full responsibility for the book, becoming a social pariah. To earn extra credit, Cady joins the school [[Mathlete]]s at the state finals, answering the tiebreaker correctly to win the championship. The team arrives at the Spring Fling dance, where Cady is elected queen. She breaks the plastic tiara and distributes the pieces to others in the crowd, makes peace with those she had wronged, and shares a slow dance and a kiss with Aaron.

As senior year begins, the Plastics have disbanded; Regina joins the lacrosse team to channel her anger, Gretchen joins an Asian clique, and Karen becomes the school weather girl. Reflecting on the relative social peace that has taken over North Shore High, Cady notices a trio of new "Junior Plastics" and wonders how much longer it will last as she imagines them getting hit by a school bus to which she commented, “Just Kidding”.

* [[Lizzy Caplan]] as [[Janis Ian (Mean Girls)|Janis Ian]], Cady and [[Damian Hubbard|Damian Leigh]]'s goth friend and artist

* [[Daniel Franzese]] as Damian Leigh, Cady, and Janis' openly gay friend

The film's large cast also includes Molly Shanahan and [[Jonathan Malen]] as Kristen Hadley and her boyfriend, Ky Pham, and Danielle Nguyen as "Cool Asian" students Trang Pak and Sun Jin Dinh, and [[Daniel DeSanto]] and [[Diego Klattenhoff]] as jocks Jason and Shane Oman, Gretchen, and Regina's respective boyfriends. [[Dwayne Hill]] plays predatory gym teacher Coach Carr.

Tyson Fennell appears as Cady's childhood love interest Nfume. Alexandra Stapley portrays student Taylor Wedell and Laura DeCarteret plays her mother, while Nicole Crimi portrays Regina's younger sister Kylie and Dan Willmott appears as her father. [[Sharron Matthews]] portrays Mr. Duvall's secretary Joan and Clare Preuss plays Marymount Prep student Caroline Krafft.

[[Tina Fey]] read [[Rosalind Wiseman]]'s ''[[Queen Bees and Wannabes]]'' and called ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' producer [[Lorne Michaels]] to suggest it could be turned into a film. Michaels contacted [[Paramount Pictures]], who purchased the rights to the book. As the book is nonfiction, Fey wrote the plot from scratch, borrowing elements from her own experience at [[Upper Darby High School]] and her impressions of [[Evanston Township High School]] and [[New Trier Township High School]] from her time living in the Chicago area,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-12-19 |title=How Tina Fey's Chicago love story led to the movie and musical 'Mean Girls' |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2019/12/19/how-tina-feys-chicago-love-story-led-to-the-movie-and-musical-mean-girls/ |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> upon which the film's fictional "North Shore High School" is based.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SbAEim_dVQkC&q=tina+fey+evanston+township+high+school&pg=PA448|title=Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2007|last=Ebert|first=Roger|date=February 5, 2013|publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing|isbn=9780740792199|language=en}}</ref>

Fey named many characters after real-life friends. In a 2014 interview about the movie, she told ''Entertainment Weekly'', "I tried to use real names in writing because it's just easier."<ref name ="EW" /> Main character [[Cady Heron]] was named after Fey's college roommate Cady Garey.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Minturn |first1=Molly |title=Girl Most Likely |url=https://uvamagazine.org/articles/girl_most_likely |magazine=Virginia Magazine |date=2013 |access-date=May 23, 2020 |archive-date=May 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522164855/https://uvamagazine.org/articles/girl_most_likely |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Damian Hubbard|Damian]] was named after Fey's high school friend Damian Holbrook, who went on to become a writer for ''TV Guide''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Baty |first1=Emma |title=Daniel Franzese, aka Damian From 'Mean Girls,' Literally Can't Wear Pink Anymore |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a27324073/daniel-franzese-damian-mean-girls-anniversary-interview/ |magazine=[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]] |date=April 30, 2019 |access-date=October 5, 2020 |archive-date=July 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715024559/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a27324073/daniel-franzese-damian-mean-girls-anniversary-interview/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Minor character Glenn Coco is named after a friend of Fey's older brother; the real Glenn Coco works as a film editor in Los Angeles.<ref name ="EW">{{cite magazine |last1=Stack |first1=Tim |title=EW's 'Mean Girls' reunion: The cast looks back on the 2004 hit |url=https://ew.com/article/2014/11/05/mean-girls-reunion/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=November 5, 2014 |access-date=May 23, 2020 |archive-date=August 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805000011/https://ew.com/article/2014/11/05/mean-girls-reunion/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Janis Ian was named after singer [[Janis Ian]], who was one of the musical guests on [[Saturday Night Live (season 1)#Episodes|the first ''Saturday Night Live'' episode]], in which she sang the song "[[At Seventeen]]", which can be heard playing in the background when the girls are fighting at Regina's house.<ref name="strong" /> The film was originally going to be called "Homeschooled".<ref name="ew14">{{cite magazine |last1=Erin |first1=Strecker |title='Mean Girls' 10-year anniversary: Damian, Gretchen, more look back |url=https://ew.com/article/2014/04/01/mean-girls-10-year-anniversary-damian-gretchen-look-back/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=April 1, 2014 |access-date=October 1, 2019 |archive-date=August 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818205027/https://ew.com/article/2014/04/01/mean-girls-10-year-anniversary-damian-gretchen-look-back/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Fey, Michaels, and Paramount's chairman [[Sherry Lansing]] wanted to cast [[Lindsay Lohan]] after seeing her performance in ''[[Freaky Friday (2003 film)|Freaky Friday]]'' (2003). Lohan was originally set to play [[Regina George (Mean Girls)|Regina George]], but the casting team ended up feeling she was their strongest choice for the role of [[Cady Heron]], and since executives feared the "mean girl" role would alienate her audience, she eventually agreed to play the lead. [[Rachel McAdams]] was cast as Regina because Fey felt McAdams being "kind and polite" made her perfect for such an evil-spirited character and Waters felt Lohan was "a little intimidated" by her which made him like their dynamic. McAdams had originally auditioned for the role of Cady but was deemed "a bit too old" for the character.<ref name="cosmo2019">{{cite web |last1=Baty |first1=Emma |title=Mean Girls: The inside story of the hit movie, told by the non-plastic cast |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a27254866/mean-girls-anniversary-cast-interview/ |work=[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]] |date=April 30, 2019 |access-date=October 5, 2020 |archive-date=October 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009001652/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a27254866/mean-girls-anniversary-cast-interview/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Kristen Stewart]], [[Michelle Trachtenberg]] and [[Mae Whitman]] were considered for the role of Cady opposite Lohan's Regina George early on.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Armstrong |first1=Jennifer Keishin |title=While Making Mean Girls, Lindsay Lohan "Just Needed a Hug" |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/mean-girls-so-fetch-excerpt-lindsay-lohan |work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |date=January 10, 2024 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |archive-date=January 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110133213/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/mean-girls-so-fetch-excerpt-lindsay-lohan |url-status=live }}</ref> According to casting director [[Marci Liroff]], [[Blake Lively]] was the top choice to play the role of Karen Smith, but was told by the producers to keep looking. [[Amanda Seyfried]] originally auditioned for Regina, and although director [[Mark Waters (director)|Mark Waters]] thought she was "fantastic", the producers instead suggested her for Karen due to her "spacey and daffy sense of humor".<ref>{{cite web |last1=McEvoy |first1=Sophie |title=Blake Lively Auditioned For A Very Fetch Role In Mean Girls |url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/blake-lively-mean-girls-audition-karen-smith-amanda-seyfried |work=[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]] |date=February 23, 2023 |access-date=June 17, 2023 |archive-date=June 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617162935/https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/blake-lively-mean-girls-audition-karen-smith-amanda-seyfried |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/02/mean-girls-director-spills-10-juicy-stories.html|title=Mean Girls Director Mark Waters Spills 10 Juicy Stories, 10 Years Later|website=[[Vulture.com]]|first=Kyle|last=Buchanan|date=April 30, 2014|access-date=June 3, 2019|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006085820/http://www.vulture.com/2014/02/mean-girls-director-spills-10-juicy-stories.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Leighton Meester]], [[Haylie Duff]], [[Kate Mara]] and [[Megan Fox]] were also up for the role of Karen. [[America Ferrera]] and [[Kat Dennings]] were both heavily favored for the role of [[Janis Ian (Mean Girls)|Janis Ian]].<ref name="ewsofetch">{{cite magazine |last1=Lenker |first1=Maureen Lee |title=Megan Fox as Karen? Vanessa Hudgens as Gretchen? Amanda Seyfried as Regina? New book So Fetch reveals casting secrets of Mean Girls |url=https://ew.com/so-fetch-excerpt-reveals-alternate-mean-girls-casting-8422562 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=January 9, 2024 |access-date=January 10, 2024 |archive-date=January 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109225038/https://ew.com/so-fetch-excerpt-reveals-alternate-mean-girls-casting-8422562 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Lizzy Caplan]] was at first considered too beautiful for that role, for which Waters felt a "[[Kelly Osbourne]]-type" was necessary, but Caplan was chosen for being able to portray raw emotion. [[Evan Rachel Wood]] was offered a role in the film, but turned it down due to scheduling conflicts, a decision she later regretted.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/04/evan-rachel-wood-has-regrets-about-turning-down-mean-girls.html|title=Evan Rachel Wood Turned Down Mean Girls and Is Now Filled With Regret|website=[[Vulture.com]]|first=Jordan|last=Crucchiola|date=April 20, 2018|access-date=April 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420211759/http://www.vulture.com/2018/04/evan-rachel-wood-has-regrets-about-turning-down-mean-girls.html|archive-date=April 20, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Mary Elizabeth Winstead]] was asked to audition for the role of [[Gretchen Wieners]], but her mother declined as she disliked the script.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://collider.com/why-mary-elizabeth-winstead-turned-down-mean-girls/ |title=Why Mary Elizabeth Winstead Turned Down an Audition for 'Mean Girls' |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |date=October 3, 2019 |access-date=December 2, 2022 |archive-date=December 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202101039/https://collider.com/why-mary-elizabeth-winstead-turned-down-mean-girls/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Ashley Tisdale]] and [[Vanessa Hudgens]] also auditioned for Gretchen.<ref name="ewsofetch"/><ref name="cosmo2019"/> [[Jonathan Bennett (actor)|Jonathan Bennett]] was a last-minute replacement after the actor originally slated to play the role of Aaron Samuels was fired. [[James Franco]] had previously been considered for Aaron, and [[Penn Badgley]], [[Jared Padalecki]] and [[Max Minghella]] all auditioned as well.<ref>{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Adam |title=Mean Girls reunion: Tina Fey reveals original cast member was fired days into filming |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/mean-girls-aaron-fired-tina-fey-reunion-jonathan-bennett-james-franco-b804285.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/mean-girls-aaron-fired-tina-fey-reunion-jonathan-bennett-james-franco-b804285.html |archive-date=May 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |work=[[The Independent]] |date=October 3, 2019 |access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=VanHoose |first1=Benjamin |title=Mean Girls Secrets in New Book About the Making of 2004 Film: From $10K Wigs to Twerking at Cast Parties |url=https://people.com/mean-girls-secrets-new-book-about-making-of-2004-film-8426418 |work=[[People (American magazine)|People]] |date=January 16, 2024 |access-date=January 16, 2024 |archive-date=January 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116175408/https://people.com/mean-girls-secrets-new-book-about-making-of-2004-film-8426418 |url-status=live }}</ref> Fey's decision to hire Bennett was due to his resemblance to her longtime ''SNL'' co-star [[Jimmy Fallon]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bradley |first1=Bill |title=10 Facts You Didn't Know About 'Mean Girls,' According To The Cast |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/10-facts-you-didnt-know-about-mean-girls_n_559d1597e4b0d00955001d6b |work=[[The Independent]] |date=October 3, 2015 |access-date=October 5, 2020 |archive-date=October 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004112848/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/10-facts-you-didnt-know-about-mean-girls_n_559d1597e4b0d00955001d6b |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Lacey Chabert]] and [[Daniel Franzese]] were the last actors tested for their roles. Fey wrote two roles based on fellow ''SNL'' alumni [[Tim Meadows]] and [[Amy Poehler]], the latter of whom Fey thought the producers would perceive as too young to portray a teenager's mother. The cast additionally ended up with a fourth veteran of the show, [[Ana Gasteyer]].<ref name="strong">{{citation |title=Only the Strong Survive| work=Mean Girls |location=DVD Featurette}}</ref>

''Mean Girls'' was released on [[VHS]] and [[DVD]] in North America on September 21, 2004, five months after it opened in theaters. It was released in a special collector's edition, in both widescreen and full-screen formats, including several [[deleted scene]]s, a [[blooper]] reel, three TV spots, the theatrical trailer, previews, and three featurettes.<ref name="MeanGirlsDVD">{{cite AV media | title=Mean Girls | oclc=55850835 | publisher=Paramount Pictures Corporation 2004 | location=Hollywood, California | first=Lorne | last=Michaels | others=screenplay by Tina Fey; directed by Mark Waters; et al | isbn=9781415700136 | type=DVD video | series=Widescreen DVD collection}}

* {{cite web |title=Mean Girls |website=Internet Movie Database |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377092/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 |access-date=July 1, 2018 |archive-date=March 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327142110/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377092/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 |url-status=live }}{{unreliable source?|date=April 2022}}</ref> A [[Blu-ray]] version of the film was released on April 14, 2009. The film was later re-released on a 15th-anniversary Blu-ray in 2019.<ref name="Amazon.com: Mean Girls - Burn Book Edition [Blu-ray]">{{cite book |title=Mean Girls – Burn Book Edition [Blu-ray] |asin = 6317790868}}</ref> A limited [[SteelBook]] edition of the film was released in September 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mean Girls [SteelBook] |url=https://www.bestbuy.com/site/mean-girls-steelbook-includes-digital-copy-blu-ray-2004/35615058.p?skuId=35615058&intl=nosplash |publisher=[[Best Buy]] |date=September 27, 2022 |access-date=October 2, 2022 |archive-date=October 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002162226/https://www.bestbuy.com/site/mean-girls-steelbook-includes-digital-copy-blu-ray-2004/35615058.p?skuId=35615058&intl=nosplash |url-status=live }}</ref> It was released on [[Ultra HD Blu-ray|4K Ultra HD Blu-ray]] for the first time on April 30, 2024, in commemoration of the film's 20th anniversary along with the release of the [[Mean Girls (2024 film)|2024 film]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Mean Girls [4K UHD] |asin =B0CTHWJ29W}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screen-connections.com/2024/02/20/mean-girls-2024-4k-uhd-blu-ray-dvd-digital-release-details/|title=Mean Girls; The New Movie Arrives On Digital February 20 & On 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray & DVD April 30, 2024 From Paramount|date=February 20, 2024|access-date=February 22, 2024|website=Screen Connections|archive-date=February 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222001759/https://screen-connections.com/2024/02/20/mean-girls-2024-4k-uhd-blu-ray-dvd-digital-release-details/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2021, Richard Brody of ''[[The New Yorker]]'' ranked Lohan's performance in the film as the eleventh best of the 21st century up to that point, praising her "blend of charisma and awkwardness, innocence and guile" as well as "faux-casual earnestness" she used for dialogue.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Brody|first=Richard|date=March 6, 2021|title=The Best Movie Performances of the Century So Far|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/the-best-movie-performances-of-the-century-so-far|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=May 9, 2021|archive-date=March 6, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210306161800/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/the-best-movie-performances-of-the-century-so-far|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked ''Mean Girls'' as the twentieth greatest comedy of the 21st century, saying: "Tina Fey established herself as one of America's best comedy writers courtesy of this instant teen-movie classic, which boasts one of the most quotable scripts of the past 20 years",<ref>{{cite magazine|date=October 1, 2022|title=70 Greatest Comedies of the 21st Century|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-lists/greatest-comedies-of-the-21st-century-630244/|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=October 2, 2022|archive-date=October 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001164009/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-lists/greatest-comedies-of-the-21st-century-630244/|url-status=live}}</ref> while ''[[Indie Wire]]'' ranked it as the fifteenth best comedy of the 21st century, calling the script "effortlessly funny, but what makes the film truly timeless has more to do with the actors' ability to find the human grace notes amid the absurd high school hijinks (Kälteen Bars, anyone?) and instant-classic one-liners ("That's so fetch"). It's a high school comedy with broad genre humor and specific insight into teenage anxieties, and for that, it stands the test of time."<ref>{{cite magazine|date=May 11, 2022|title=The 70 Best Comedies of the 21st Century|url=https://www.indiewire.com/feature/best-comedy-movies-funniest-comedies-ranked-1201835289/|magazine=[[Indie Wire]]|access-date=October 2, 2022|archive-date=October 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221002163819/https://www.indiewire.com/feature/best-comedy-movies-funniest-comedies-ranked-1201835289/|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2022, ''[[The Independent]]'' also included Lohan's role in a list of "outstanding performances", stating that she "gives a pretty flawless performance, dexterously balancing the film's irreverent comic tone with moments of occasional pathos."<ref>{{cite magazine|date=October 22, 2022|title='Absolutely electric': 17 outstanding performances from critically maligned actors|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/bad-actors-good-performances-movies-chris-pratt-b2202177.html|magazine=[[The Independent]]|access-date=October 22, 2022|archive-date=October 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022085904/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/bad-actors-good-performances-movies-chris-pratt-b2202177.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The members of the cast have reunited in video over the years on that day for various causes. In 2017, they created a [[GoFundMe]] to raise money for the victims of the [[2017 Las Vegas shooting|Las Vegas shooting]] and the [[National Compassion Fund]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/10/04/lindsay-lohan-mean-girls-campaign-money-vegas-victims/|title=Lindsay Lohan joins Mean Girls campaign to raise money for Vegas victims|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=October 4, 2017|access-date=September 30, 2020|archive-date=February 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212010253/https://ew.com/movies/2017/10/04/lindsay-lohan-mean-girls-campaign-money-vegas-victims/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, they teamed up with the [[Thirst Project]] to raise money to fund a freshwater well in [[Uganda]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mean-girls-cast-raise-money-thirst-project-charity-oct-3-2019-1245251|title='Mean Girls' Cast Raises Money for Thirst Project on Oct. 3|work=[[Hollywood Reporter]]|date=October 3, 2019|access-date=September 30, 2020|archive-date=January 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117222603/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mean-girls-cast-raise-money-thirst-project-charity-oct-3-2019-1245251|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, the cast was honored with the Pioneering Spirit Award for their #MeanGirlsDoGood campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rambling-reporter/mean-girls-cast-to-be-honored-at-jonathan-bennett-hosted-thirst-project-concert-telethon|title='Mean Girls' Cast to be Honored at Jonathan Bennett-Hosted Thirst Project Concert Telethon|work=[[Hollywood Reporter]]|date=September 29, 2020|access-date=September 30, 2020|archive-date=September 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930084254/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rambling-reporter/mean-girls-cast-to-be-honored-at-jonathan-bennett-hosted-thirst-project-concert-telethon|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 3, 2020, [[Katie Couric]] moderated a virtual cast reunion to reminisce about the film. Organized in collaboration with [[HeadCount]] to promote voting in the [[2020 United States presidential election]], it was the first time the entire cast gathered since the 2004 premiere.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/mean-girls-cast-reunites-promote-voting-katie-couric/|title='Mean Girls' Cast Reunites for the First Time to Promote Voting|publisher=[[TheWrap]]|date=October 3, 2020|access-date=October 4, 2020|archive-date=October 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004013554/https://www.thewrap.com/mean-girls-cast-reunites-promote-voting-katie-couric/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/mean-girls-reunion-lindsay-lohan-rachel-mcadams-phone-call-instagram-video-b931669.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/mean-girls-reunion-lindsay-lohan-rachel-mcadams-phone-call-instagram-video-b931669.html |archive-date=May 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Mean Girls: Rachel McAdams and Lindsay Lohan recreate iconic scene|work=The Independent|date=October 10, 2020|access-date=October 10, 2020}}</ref> Paramount Pictures released the entire movie for free streaming on [[TikTok]] in 23 snippets to celebrate Mean Girls Day on October 3, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/04/style/tiktok-movies-mean-girls.html|title='Mean Girls' Has a One-Day Run on TikTok|work=[[New York Times]]|date=October 4, 2023|access-date=October 4, 2023|archive-date=October 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004212612/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/04/style/tiktok-movies-mean-girls.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[hashtag]] "#meangirlsday" was one of the top trends on the platform that month.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.voguebusiness.com/fashion/the-vogue-business-tiktok-trend-tracker|title=The Vogue Business TikTok Trend Tracker|work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue Business]]|date=November 1, 2023|access-date=November 6, 2023|archive-date=November 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106161842/https://www.voguebusiness.com/fashion/the-vogue-business-tiktok-trend-tracker|url-status=live}}{{subscription required}}</ref>

American singer-songwriter [[Mariah Carey]] has said several times that she is a fan of the film, quoting the film in numerous interviews and TV appearances, including a 2013 episode of ''[[American Idol]]''. Carey's 2009 single, "[[Obsessed (Mariah Carey song)|Obsessed]]", begins with an interlude quote where she says, "And I was like, 'Why are you so obsessed with me?{{'"}}, a line from [[Regina George (Mean Girls)|Regina George]]. Carey's ex-husband, [[Nick Cannon]], revealed that the song was inspired by the film.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nick Cannon: Mariah Carey's Not Dissing Eminem In 'Obsessed' |first1=Jocelyn |last1=Vena |first2=Tim |last2=Kash |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1615108/20090701/cannon_nick.jhtml |publisher=[[MTV News]] |date=July 1, 2009 |access-date=June 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100403210847/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1615108/20090701/cannon_nick.jhtml |archive-date=April 3, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2342871/a-brief-history-of-mariah-careys-mean-girls-obsession/|title=A Brief History of Mariah Carey's 'Mean Girls' Obsession|publisher=[[MTV]]|date=October 9, 2015|access-date=September 3, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913092657/http://www.mtv.com/news/2342871/a-brief-history-of-mariah-careys-mean-girls-obsession/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In September 2020, Fey quizzed Carey about the movie to prove how much of a "superfan" she is on [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']]'s ''Quizzed'' video series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9446063/mariah-carey-tina-fey-mean-girls-quizzed-video|title=Mariah Carey Earns Title of 'Michael Jordan of Mean Girls' After Getting 'Quizzed' by Tina Fey: Watch|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=September 10, 2020|access-date=September 10, 2020|archive-date=September 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910184638/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9446063/mariah-carey-tina-fey-mean-girls-quizzed-video|url-status=live}}</ref> Meanwhile, the British band [[Wet Leg]] quotes the film ("Is your muffin buttered?/Would you like us to assign someone to butter your muffin?") in their song "[[Chaise Longue (song)|Chaise Longue]]" (2021).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Holden |first1=Steve |title=Wet Leg: Mean Girls and buttered muffins |work=BBC News |date=November 22, 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-59331835 |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=March 3, 2022 |archive-date=January 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131023757/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-59331835 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In August 2013, the [[White House]] tweeted a photo of President Obama's dog, [[Bo (dog)|Bo]], holding a tennis ball and captioning: "Bo, stop trying to make fetch happen".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/367301180910624768 |title=Bo, stop trying to make fetch happen. |publisher=Twitter |author=The White House |date=August 13, 2013 |access-date=September 30, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826031251/https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/367301180910624768 |archive-date=August 26, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/08/13/the-white-house-made-a-mean-girls-joke-on-twitter-and-it-was-awesome/ |title=The White House Made a Mean Girls Joke on Twitter and It Was Awesome |magazine=Time |date=August 13, 2013 |first=Olivia B. |last=Waxman |access-date=September 30, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007013949/http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/08/13/the-white-house-made-a-mean-girls-joke-on-twitter-and-it-was-awesome/ |archive-date=October 7, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Taco Bell]] made a reply to the White House, also using one of the quotes from the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/TacoBell/status/367427339509985280 |title=@whitehouse Do you wanna do something fun? You wanna go to Taco Bell? |publisher=Twitter |date=August 13, 2014 |author=Taco Bell |access-date=September 30, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201083027/https://twitter.com/TacoBell/status/367427339509985280 |archive-date=February 1, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2018, the official Twitter account of the [[Embassy of Israel in Washington, D.C.|Israeli Embassy in the U.S.]] made headlines when it responded to a tweet by Iranian leader [[Ali Khamenei]], calling Israel "a malignant cancerous tumor", with an animated GIF of the "Why are you so obsessed with me?" quote from ''Mean Girls''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Israel uses 'Mean Girls' to troll Iran on Twitter |url=https://nypost.com/2018/06/04/israel-uses-mean-girls-to-troll-iran-on-twitter/ |first=Bob |last=Fredericks |newspaper=New York Post |date=June 4, 2018 |access-date=August 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829105956/https://nypost.com/2018/06/04/israel-uses-mean-girls-to-troll-iran-on-twitter/ |archive-date=August 29, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2019, [[Hillary Clinton]] tweeted a GIF of the same quote which went [[Viral phenomenon|viral]] for being considered a response to [[Donald Trump]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mashable.com/article/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-mean-girls-subtweet/|title=Hillary Clinton subtweeted Trump with a 'Mean Girls' reference and we are screaming|publisher=[[Mashable]]|date=March 6, 2019|access-date=July 20, 2020|archive-date=July 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721182151/https://mashable.com/article/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-mean-girls-subtweet/|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[39th People's Choice Awards|2013 People's Choice Awards]], [[Jennifer Lawrence]] referenced the film in her speech when she won Favorite Movie Actress.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a450041/jennifer-lawrence-i-wish-i-could-share-my-award-like-in-mean-girls/ |title=Jennifer Lawrence: 'I wish I could share my award like in Mean Girls' |publisher=[[Digital Spy]] |date=January 10, 2013 |access-date=September 30, 2020 |archive-date=April 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410070546/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a450041/jennifer-lawrence-i-wish-i-could-share-my-award-like-in-mean-girls/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Multiple scenes from the movie have been reenacted and parodied by various celebrities throughout the years following its release, including [[Ed Sheeran]], [[Iggy Azalea]], [[Amber Rose]] and [[Waka Flocka Flame]] during a 2014 skit for [[MTV]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/uk/news/504926/ed-sheeran-amber-rose-and-more-reenact-mean-girls-four-way-phone-scene-watch-now|title=Ed Sheeran, Amber Rose and More Reenact Mean Girls' Four-Way Phone Scene—Watch Now!|publisher=[[E!]]|date=January 29, 2014|access-date=May 22, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1722240/mariah-carey-nick-cannon-re-enact-mean-girls/|title=Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon Re-Enact 'Mean Girls'... And It's So Fetch|publisher=[[MTV]]|date=February 13, 2014|access-date=May 22, 2020|archive-date=April 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423061538/http://www.mtv.com/news/1722240/mariah-carey-nick-cannon-re-enact-mean-girls/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calltheone.com/en/musicians-singers/chris-motionless-reenacts-mean-girls-scene|title=Chris Motionless Re-Enact 'Mean Girls' Scene|date=February 28, 2018|access-date=May 22, 2020|archive-date=April 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410195503/https://www.calltheone.com/en/musicians-singers/chris-motionless-reenacts-mean-girls-scene|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2017/07/12/ariana-grande-reenact-mean-girls/23026993/|title=Ariana Grande once reenacted 'Mean Girls' with her friends – and it's everything and more|publisher=[[AOL]]|date=July 12, 2017|access-date=May 22, 2020|archive-date=October 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022211605/https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2017/07/12/ariana-grande-reenact-mean-girls/23026993/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/mean-girls-four-way-call-video-disability-message/|title=Iconic Mean Girls Phone Call Scene Remade By Creators With Disabilities|publisher=[[Screen Rant]]|date=September 9, 2020|access-date=September 10, 2020|archive-date=April 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410070547/https://screenrant.com/mean-girls-four-way-call-video-disability-message/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://etcanada.com/news/695116/chloe-grace-moretz-acts-out-iconic-mean-girls-scene-with-sarah-ramos/|title=Chloë Grace Moretz Acts Out Iconic 'Mean Girls' Scene With Sarah Ramos|work=[[Entertainment Tonight Canada]]|date=September 24, 2020|access-date=September 25, 2020|archive-date=October 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024024114/https://etcanada.com/news/695116/chloe-grace-moretz-acts-out-iconic-mean-girls-scene-with-sarah-ramos/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2013, a Tumblr called "Les Mean Girls" emerged, which coupled lines from the film with images from the [[Les Misérables (2012 film)|2012 film adaptation]] of the musical ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-10 |title=''Les Misérables'' Takes Its Rightful Place as Pop Culture King |url=https://playbill.com/article/les-miserables-takes-its-rightful-place-as-pop-culture-king |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=Playbill |language=en |archive-date=January 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128164632/https://playbill.com/article/les-miserables-takes-its-rightful-place-as-pop-culture-king |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-01-30 |title=This Les Mean Girls Tumblr Is Everything You Need in Life and More |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/les-mean-girls-tumblr |website=Glamour |language=en |access-date=February 20, 2024 |archive-date=January 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128165226/https://www.glamour.com/story/les-mean-girls-tumblr |url-status=live |last1=Nast |first1=Condé }}</ref> The scene where Janis explains to Cady the cliques of their school is parodied in the 2008 [[Superhero film|superhero]]/[[Teen film|teen]] [[Parody film|spoof]] [[Superhero Movie]], where Trey ([[Kevin Hart]]) points out the different groups of cliques to Rick Riker ([[Drake Bell]]). One of the cliques is "Frodos"{{Snd}}kids dressed up as [[Hobbit]]s akin to [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' character, and another the "Scarface Society"{{Snd}}dressed up as [[Al Pacino]]'s character [[Tony Montana]] from the 1983 film [[Scarface (1983 film)|Scarface]].

The sixth episode of the third season of ''[[How to Get Away with Murder]]'' included several references to the film, including Aja Naomi King's character Michaela Pratt using the line "you can't sit with us", [[Viola Davis]]' character [[Annalise Keating]] eating her lunch in a toilet cubicle after feeling like an outcast, [[Karla Souza]]'s character Laurel Castillo using sweatpants on a Monday and Behzad Dabu's character Simon Drake calling several other students "mean girls".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.refinery29.com/2016/10/127929/how-to-get-away-with-murder-season-3-episode-6-recap|title="How To Get Away With Murder" Recap: "You're All Mean Girls"|access-date=August 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819061248/http://www.refinery29.com/2016/10/127929/how-to-get-away-with-murder-season-3-episode-6-recap|archive-date=August 19, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2021, actress [[Aimee Lou Wood]] mentioned the film scene where Cady broke her Spring Fling crown in pieces and shared it with girls around her.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Dray|first=Kayleigh|date=June 6, 2021|title=Baftas 2021: Aimee Lou Wood's "frantic" Baftas speech is so good|url=https://www.stylist.co.uk/entertainment/tv/aimee-lou-wood-2021-baftas/529575|access-date=2021-06-08|website=Stylist|language=en|archive-date=June 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608201011/https://www.stylist.co.uk/entertainment/tv/aimee-lou-wood-2021-baftas/529575|url-status=live}}</ref> She said: "Now, I said that I'd break [this award] into pieces and share it with everyone, It's solid, [[Daisy Haggard|Daisy [Haggard]]], It's solid! So I'll give you a metaphorical piece to everyone in my category, especially [[Emma Mackey]] who's the best scene partner and best friend..."<ref name=":0" /> The second novel by American author [[Karen M. McManus]], ''Two Can Keep a Secret'' includes a reference to a line in the film, where the character Ezra refers to his school's prom committee as looking like "they wear pink on Wednesdays".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.getunderlined.com/article/read-an-excerpt-from-two-can-keep-a-secret-by-karen-m-mcmanus|title=Read an Excerpt from Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus|date=May 5, 2020|access-date=October 20, 2021|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022190416/https://www.getunderlined.com/article/read-an-excerpt-from-two-can-keep-a-secret-by-karen-m-mcmanus/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The film won and was nominated for several awards throughout 2004–2005.<ref>{{Citation|title=Mean Girls (2004) – IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377092/awards/|language=en|access-date=2022-01-06|archive-date=January 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106130807/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377092/awards/|url-status=live}}</ref>

A game for PC was released in 2009 featuring characters specifically created for the game.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mean Girls: High School Showdown|url=https://www.ign.com/games/mean-girls-high-school-showdown/pc-14269052|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819062039/http://www.ign.com/games/mean-girls-high-school-showdown/pc-14269052|archive-date=August 19, 2017|access-date=May 3, 2017|work=IGN}}</ref>

In 2010, a ''Mean Girls'' video game developed by Crush Digital Media and planned to be published by [[505 Games]] for the [[Nintendo DS]] [[handheld game console]] was announced, but was canceled before release.<ref>{{cite web|date=April 12, 2010|title=Mean Girls Game Capitalizes on Film's Popularity, Lohan's Career – games for girls|url=http://kotaku.com/5515461/mean-girls-game-capitalizes-on-films-popularity-lohans-career|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612014813/http://kotaku.com/5515461/mean-girls-game-capitalizes-on-films-popularity-lohans-career|archive-date=June 12, 2010|access-date=November 8, 2010|website=Kotaku}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mean Girls (lost build of cancelled Nintendo DS game based on teen comedy film; 2009–2010) – The Lost Media Wiki|url=https://lostmediawiki.com/Mean_Girls_(lost_build_of_cancelled_Nintendo_DS_game_based_on_teen_comedy_film;_2009-2010)#Official_Response_from_Publisher|access-date=2021-06-14|website=lostmediawiki.com|archive-date=June 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614075837/https://lostmediawiki.com/Mean_Girls_(lost_build_of_cancelled_Nintendo_DS_game_based_on_teen_comedy_film;_2009-2010)#Official_Response_from_Publisher|url-status=live}}</ref> The DS game was nearly completed before cancellation and was found in 2021 by YouTuber Ray Mona (also known as Raven Simone),<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 8, 2022 |title=Meet Raven Simone, the Youtuber who discovered the lost 'Mean Girls' video game |url=https://www.nme.com/features/gaming-features/meet-raven-simone-the-youtuber-who-discovered-the-lost-mean-girls-video-game-3178248 |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=NME |language=en-GB |archive-date=March 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308162205/https://www.nme.com/features/gaming-features/meet-raven-simone-the-youtuber-who-discovered-the-lost-mean-girls-video-game-3178248 |url-status=live }}</ref> who got a file for the game in her email by an anonymous person.<ref>{{Citation|title=The Girl Games of Lost Media (Part 2) – Documentary| date=June 14, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bQVTurDGPY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/_bQVTurDGPY |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2021-07-15}}{{cbignore}}</ref> A full playthrough was uploaded to her channel on July 15, 2021.<ref>{{Citation|title=Mean Girls DS (2009) – Full Playthrough| date=July 15, 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7nl9g4Cl04 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/h7nl9g4Cl04 |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2021-07-15}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On January 28, 2013, Tina Fey confirmed that a stage musical adaptation of ''Mean Girls'' was in the works. Fey wrote the book of the show, while her husband, [[Jeff Richmond]], composed the music with lyrics written by [[Nell Benjamin]].<ref>{{cite web|date=January 28, 2013|title=So Fetch! Tina Fey Confirms Mean Girls Musical In Early Development &#124; Broadway Buzz|url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/166933/so-fetch-tina-fey-confirms-mean-girls-musical-in-early-development/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723041630/http://www.broadway.com/buzz/166933/so-fetch-tina-fey-confirms-mean-girls-musical-in-early-development/|archive-date=July 23, 2013|access-date=June 16, 2013|publisher=Broadway.com}}</ref> Directed by [[Casey Nicholaw]], the original production of the musical premiered at the [[National Theatre (Washington, D.C.)|National Theatre]] in Washington, D.C., on October 31, 2017, for pre-Broadway tryouts.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tina Fey's Mean Girls Musical Will Make World Premiere at Washington's National {{!}} Playbill|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/tina-feys-mean-girls-musical-will-make-world-premiere-at-washingtons-national|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323193108/http://www.playbill.com/article/tina-feys-mean-girls-musical-will-make-world-premiere-at-washingtons-national|archive-date=March 23, 2017|access-date=March 23, 2017|website=Playbill|date=March 21, 2017}}</ref> The show later transferred to [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] at the [[August Wilson Theatre]], with previews beginning on March 12, 2018, and official opening on April 8, 2018.<ref>{{cite news|last=Paulson|first=Michael|date=September 6, 2017|title=The 'Mean Girls' Musical Is Coming to Broadway in March|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/06/theater/mean-girls-broadway-musical.html?mcubz=0|url-status=live|access-date=September 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906181940/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/06/theater/mean-girls-broadway-musical.html?mcubz=0|archive-date=September 6, 2017}}</ref>

Its original stars included [[Erika Henningsen]] as [[Cady Heron]], [[Taylor Louderman]] as [[Regina George (Mean Girls)|Regina George]], [[Barrett Wilbert Weed]] as [[Janis Sarkisian]], [[Ashley Park (actress)|Ashley Park]] as Gretchen Wieners, and [[Kate Rockwell (actress)|Kate Rockwell]] as Karen Smith. The show received positives reviews from critics, and was nominated for twelve awards at the [[72nd Tony Awards]], including [[Tony Award for Best Musical|Best Musical]].<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/article/leslie-odom-jr-and-katharine-mcphee-to-announce-2018-tony-award-nominations# "Leslie Odom Jr. and Katharine McPhee to Announce 2018 Tony Award Nominations"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223031037/https://www.playbill.com/article/leslie-odom-jr-and-katharine-mcphee-to-announce-2018-tony-award-nominations |date=December 23, 2023 }} Playbill, April 12, 2018</ref> An original Broadway cast recording was released on May 18, 2018.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/The-MEAN-GIRLS-Original-Broadway-Cast-Recording-is-Now-Available-for-Pre-Order-20180406 |title=The MEAN GIRLS Original Broadway Cast Recording is Now Available for Pre-Order! |website=Broadway World |date=April 6, 2018 |access-date=December 13, 2023 |archive-date=January 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118225610/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/The-MEAN-GIRLS-Original-Broadway-Cast-Recording-is-Now-Available-for-Pre-Order-20180406 |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the show played its final performance on Broadway on March 11, 2020, after one performance with a mostly new cast.<ref name="closing">{{Cite web|date=7 January 2021|title=Tony-Nominated Musical ''Mean Girls'', Based on Hit Film, Will Not Reopen on Broadway|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/198324/tony-nominated-musical-mean-girls-based-on-hit-film-will-not-reopen-on-broadway/|access-date=2021-01-07|website=Broadway.com|language=en|archive-date=January 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118225606/https://www.broadway.com/buzz/198324/tony-nominated-musical-mean-girls-based-on-hit-film-will-not-reopen-on-broadway/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The film adaptation was released theatrically on January 12, 2024, by Paramount Pictures, after being originally set to premiere on the streaming service [[Paramount+]].<ref name="Theatrical">{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=September 22, 2023 |title=New 'Mean Girls' Movie Now Going Theatrical |url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/mean-girls-theatrical-release-date-1235553986/ |access-date=September 22, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=September 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922201539/https://deadline.com/2023/09/mean-girls-theatrical-release-date-1235553986/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Reneé Rapp]], who previously portrayed Regina as a replacement for Louderman in the musical from 2019 until its closure in 2020, reprises her role, while Fey and [[Tim Meadows]] reprise their roles from the original film.<ref name="NotintheBurnBook">{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=December 9, 2021 |title='Mean Girls' Musical At Paramount Sets Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli'i Cravalho, and Jaquel Spivey To Star |url=https://deadline.com/2022/12/new-mean-girls-paramount-angourie-rice-renee-rapp-aulii-cravalho-jaquel-spivey-1235194827/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210194758/https://deadline.com/2022/12/new-mean-girls-paramount-angourie-rice-renee-rapp-aulii-cravalho-jaquel-spivey-1235194827/ |archive-date=December 10, 2022 |access-date=December 14, 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Greg |date=2023-02-17 |title=Tina Fey & Tim Meadows To Reprise 'Mean Girls' Roles In Upcoming Movie Musical |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/tina-fey-tim-meadows-mean-girls-seth-meyers-1235263231/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217185352/https://deadline.com/2023/02/tina-fey-tim-meadows-mean-girls-seth-meyers-1235263231/ |archive-date=February 17, 2023 |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> Ashley Park, who originated the role of Gretchen in the stage musical, makes a cameo in the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lambe |first=Stacy |date=2023-03-03 |title=''Mean Girls'': Ashley Park Added to the Cast of Movie Musical (Exclusive) |url=https://www.etonline.com/mean-girls-ashley-park-added-to-the-cast-of-movie-musical-exclusive-200212 |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |archive-date=March 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303190236/https://www.etonline.com/mean-girls-ashley-park-added-to-the-cast-of-movie-musical-exclusive-200212 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On September 29, 2020, a [[graphic novel]], written by Arianna Irwin and illustratedby Alba Cardona, was released by Insight Editions. Titled ''Mean Girls: Senior Year'', it picks up after the events of the film and centers on the arrival of a new student, Megan Moretti, who wants to be the most popular kid at school.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ratcliffe|first=Amy|date=July 27, 2023|title="Mean Girls" Continues in "Senior Years"|url=https://nerdist.com/article/mean-girls-sequel-graphic-novel-senior-year-exclusive-preview/|access-date=December 12, 2023|website=[[Nerdist]]|archive-date=December 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212175914/https://nerdist.com/article/mean-girls-sequel-graphic-novel-senior-year-exclusive-preview/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=December 19, 2019|title=Insight Comics Announces 2020 FCBD Silver Offering MEAN GIRLS: SENIOR YEAR|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwbooks/article/Insight-Comics-Announces-2020-FCBD-Silver-Offering-MEAN-GIRLS--SENIOR-YEAR-20191219|access-date=December 19, 2019|work=Broadway World|archive-date=December 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220025102/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwbooks/article/Insight-Comics-Announces-2020-FCBD-Silver-Offering-MEAN-GIRLS--SENIOR-YEAR-20191219|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Johnston|first=Rich|date=June 21, 2020|title=Mean Girls Sequel Delayed Until September|url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/mean-girls-sequel-delayed-until-september/|access-date=July 9, 2020|work=Bleeding Cool|archive-date=July 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709175152/https://bleedingcool.com/comics/mean-girls-sequel-delayed-until-september/|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[Little Golden Books|Little Golden Book]] retelling the movie was released in 2024.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mean Girls (Paramount) by Cara Stevens - Penguin Random House|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736212/mean-girls-paramount-by-stevens-cara-illustrated-by-golden-books/|access-date=February 24, 2024|website=[[Penguin Random House]]}}</ref>

A made-for-television sequel, titled ''[[Mean Girls 2]]'', premiered on January 23, 2011, on [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]], and subsequently released on DVD on February 1 by [[Paramount Home Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2010/12/06/mean-girls-2-abc-family/|title='Mean Girls 2' to debut on ABC Family|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|first=Margaret|last=Lyons|date=December 6, 2010|access-date=July 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731095949/http://ew.com/article/2010/12/06/mean-girls-2-abc-family/|archive-date=July 31, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/pretty-little-liars/mean-girls-2-premieres-on-abc-39010.aspx|title='Mean Girls 2' Premieres on ABC Family|website=Buddy TV|first=Shosanna|last=Moore|date=January 11, 2011|access-date=July 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731075847/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/pretty-little-liars/mean-girls-2-premieres-on-abc-39010.aspx|archive-date=July 31, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The film is directed by [[Melanie Mayron]] and stars [[Meaghan Martin]], [[Jennifer Stone]], [[Maiara Walsh]], [[Nicole Gale Anderson]], and [[Claire Holt]], while [[Tim Meadows]] reprises his role as the principal Ron Duvall. Meadows is the only original cast member to return in the sequel.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/mean-girls-2-twice-as-nasty-as-the-original/2011/01/21/ABDoAKR_story.html|title='Mean Girls 2' twice as nasty as the original|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|first=Emily|last=Yahr|date=January 21, 2011|access-date=July 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808114253/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/mean-girls-2-twice-as-nasty-as-the-original/2011/01/21/ABDoAKR_story.html|archive-date=August 8, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

In late September 2014, discussions arose that Lohan had pitched an idea to Fey for a sequel. Later that year, Lohan, along with other cast members of the original film, asked Fey to write a screenplay for it. The idea was brought up during a 10th anniversary of the film in ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', with Fey declaring she regretted not doing a sequel closer to its original release: "At the time we did want to start the conversation about the sequel, and for whatever reason I was like, 'No!!! We shouldn't do that!' Now I look back and I'm like, 'Why?' But now, no—it's too late now."<ref name="EW2014">{{cite magazine|title=The Reunions Issue – Special Double Issue – Mean Girls|date=November 14, 2014|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|issn=1049-0434|publisher=[[Meredith Corporation]]}}</ref> Seyfried had previously said she was "really willing to pursue" a sequel and was unsure why it had not happened.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://extratv.com/2014/05/16/amanda-seyfried-i-was-really-willing-to-pursue-a-mean-girls-sequel/|title=Amanda Seyfried: 'I Was Really Willing to Pursue' a 'Mean Girls' Sequel|publisher=[[Extra (American TV program)|Extra]]|date=March 16, 2014|access-date=May 22, 2020|archive-date=December 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201180016/https://extratv.com/2014/05/16/amanda-seyfried-i-was-really-willing-to-pursue-a-mean-girls-sequel/|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2016, Lohan mentioned she was still trying to pitch a sequel, with the hopes of [[Jamie Lee Curtis]] and [[Jimmy Fallon]] appearing in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/mean-girls-2-lindsay-lohan-sequel-1201950315/|title=Lindsay Lohan Is Trying to Make a 'Mean Girls' Sequel Happen|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Lawrence|last=Yee|date=December 30, 2016|access-date=December 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231062309/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/mean-girls-2-lindsay-lohan-sequel-1201950315/|archive-date=December 31, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/videos/election-center-2016/2016/12/29/lindsay-lohan-wants-mean-girls-2.cnn|title=Lindsay Lohan wants 'Mean Girls 2'|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=December 29, 2016|access-date=December 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230141616/http://www.cnn.com/videos/election-center-2016/2016/12/29/lindsay-lohan-wants-mean-girls-2.cnn|archive-date=December 30, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> She said she knew Fey, Michaels and Paramount were busy, declaring: "I will keep forcing it and pushing it on them until we do it."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2016/12/mean-girls-2-lindsay-lohan-written-treatment-sequel-tina-fey-watch-1201763813/|title='Mean Girls 2': Lindsay Lohan Has Written a Treatment, Hopes Tina Fey Can Make Time For It|website=[[Indiewire.com]]|first=Liz|last=Calvario|date=December 30, 2016|access-date=December 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231003506/http://www.indiewire.com/2016/12/mean-girls-2-lindsay-lohan-written-treatment-sequel-tina-fey-watch-1201763813/|archive-date=December 31, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2018, Seyfried said people needed to start a campaign for it to finally come into fruition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4dpJgh9kYY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/W4dpJgh9kYY |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Amanda Seyfried would love a Mean Girls 2!|publisher=YouTube (On Demand Entertainment)|date=October 6, 2018|access-date=May 22, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In January 2019, Lohan was interviewed by [[Howard Stern]] who wondered whether the sequel would ever happen. Lohan repeated her interest in revisiting the role and confirmed she had spoken to Fey about it, also saying sequel plans were not currently in the works, "I think they can't do it right now. I've spoken to her [Tina], but it can't happen without her and all of the cast. [...]&nbsp;Sometimes you're like, 'It's just too soon to do it.' But it's been 15 years."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.howardstern.com/show/2019/1/9/lindsay-lohan-why-life-better-dubai-going-school-real-mean-girls-and-good-advice-jamie-lee-curtis-gave-her/|title=Lindsay Lohan on Why Life Is Better in Dubai, Going to School With Real Mean Girls, and the Good Advice Jamie Lee Curtis Gave Her|publisher=[[Howard Stern|HowardStern.com]]|date=January 9, 2019|access-date=May 22, 2020|archive-date=June 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617001235/https://www.howardstern.com/show/2019/1/9/lindsay-lohan-why-life-better-dubai-going-school-real-mean-girls-and-good-advice-jamie-lee-curtis-gave-her/|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2019, Chabert was asked if a sequel would be happening to which she replied: "I don't know. I wish I had an answer for you, I feel like you need to start a petition," while saying she would "of course" revisit the character if given the chance as "it would be so much fun to revisit these women and see where they are now."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1081751/lacey-chabert-would-totally-do-a-mean-girls-sequel-if-given-the-chance|title=Lacey Chabert Would Totally Do a Mean Girls Sequel If Given the Chance|publisher=[[E!]]|first=Elyse|last=Dupre|date=October 10, 2019|access-date=May 22, 2020|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030144627/https://www.eonline.com/news/1081751/lacey-chabert-would-totally-do-a-mean-girls-sequel-if-given-the-chance|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/mean-girls-11-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-movie-and-behind-the-scenes-secrets-exclusive-124356|title='Mean Girls': 11 Things You Didn't Know About the Movie and Behind-the-Scenes Secrets (Exclusive)|publisher=[[Entertainment Tonight]]|first=Leena|last=Tailor|date=April 30, 2019|access-date=May 22, 2020|archive-date=May 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528105125/https://www.etonline.com/mean-girls-11-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-movie-and-behind-the-scenes-secrets-exclusive-124356|url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2022, Franzese talked about a potential sequel or reboot, "I would absolutely love it. And I would do it in any form whatsoever. This movie brings people so much joy. [...] I mean, I want to do a whole movie with the whole cast. We all play different characters. People would love that, you know? Tina Fey's got that power and she ain't pulling the trigger. So I don't know who else could do it." He revealed he was writing his own script and would try to pitch it to Fey as they approached the film's 20th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/mean-girls-star-daniel-franzese-sequel-i-would-love-it.html/|title='Mean Girls' Star Daniel Franzese Talks Sequel – 'I Would Love It'|work=Showbiz Cheat Sheet|first=Gina|last=Ragusa|date=August 9, 2022|access-date=August 9, 2022|archive-date=August 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809120244/https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/mean-girls-star-daniel-franzese-sequel-i-would-love-it.html/|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2022, Caplan was asked about a ''Mean Girls'' reboot and, although she was unsure about what was left of the story, she stated she would "of course" want to be a part of it: "I would be an idiot not to join."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/lizzy-caplan-talks-fleishman-is-in-trouble-2022-cover/|title=Lizzy Caplan Talks Fleishman Is in Trouble, Motherhood and More|work=[[Grazia]]|first=Colleen|last=Kratofil|date=November 28, 2022|access-date=September 9, 2023|archive-date=November 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106195137/https://graziamagazine.com/us/articles/lizzy-caplan-talks-fleishman-is-in-trouble-2022-cover/|url-status=live}}</ref> That same month, Seyfried interviewed Lohan for ''[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]'' magazine and expressed again their desire to work on a sequel but found it unlikely to happen at that moment due to the development of the [[Mean Girls (2024 film)|movie musical]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/amanda-seyfried-asks-lindsay-lohan-mean-girls-2-1235445353/|title=Amanda Seyfried Asks Lindsay Lohan: Is 'Mean Girls 2' Happening?|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Zack|last=Sharf|date=November 30, 2022|access-date=September 9, 2023|archive-date=November 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106195137/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/amanda-seyfried-asks-lindsay-lohan-mean-girls-2-1235445353/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/amanda-seyfried-questions-lindsay-lohan-mean-girls-sequel-is-ever-going-to-happen-1235185490/|title=Amanda Seyfried Questions Lindsay Lohan If 'Mean Girls' Sequel Is Ever Going To Happen|work=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|first=Armando|last=Tinoco|date=November 30, 2022|access-date=September 9, 2023|archive-date=November 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106195136/https://deadline.com/2022/11/amanda-seyfried-questions-lindsay-lohan-mean-girls-sequel-is-ever-going-to-happen-1235185490/|url-status=live}}</ref> Meanwhile, during an interview on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'', Chabert also shared a pitch where their characters' kids would become the "new mean girls".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/lacey-chabert-mean-girls-reboot-lindsay-lohan/|title=Lacey Chabert Would "Absolutely" Do a 'Mean Girls' Reboot Amid Lindsay Lohan's Comeback|work=[[Marie Claire]]|first=Iris|last=Goldsztajn|date=November 24, 2022|access-date=November 27, 2022|archive-date=November 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221124134620/https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/lacey-chabert-mean-girls-reboot-lindsay-lohan/|url-status=live}}</ref> In early 2023, Seyfried stated all four actresses would like to reunite on set, suggesting potential roles as the mothers of their characters in the movie musical.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/amanda-seyfried-shares-her-idea-for-mean-girls-musical-cameo-exclusive-199837|title=Amanda Seyfried Shares Her Idea for 'Mean Girls' Musical Cameo (Exclusive)|work=[[Entertainment Tonight]]|first=Meredith|last=Kile|date=February 26, 2023|access-date=August 21, 2023|archive-date=August 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230825040541/https://www.etonline.com/amanda-seyfried-shares-her-idea-for-mean-girls-musical-cameo-exclusive-199837|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/mean-girls-cast-walmart-ad-reunion/|title='Mean Girls' Cast Reunites for Walmart Ad That's Basically a Sequel to the Movie (Video)|work=[[The Wrap]]|first=Andi|last=Ortiz|date=November 1, 2023|access-date=November 3, 2023|archive-date=November 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102121337/https://www.thewrap.com/mean-girls-cast-walmart-ad-reunion/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ktvu.com/news/mean-girls-walmart-commercial-black-friday-reunion|title='Mean Girls' cast reunites for Walmart Black Friday ad|publisher=[[KTVU]]|first=Megan|last=Ziegler|date=November 1, 2023|access-date=November 3, 2023|archive-date=November 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101234752/https://www.ktvu.com/news/mean-girls-walmart-commercial-black-friday-reunion|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/02/mean-girls-walmart-ad-original-cast-fan-reaction/|title=Mean Girls fans are clamouring for a 'Mean Moms' sequel after iconic Walmart reunion ad|work=[[PinkNews]]|first=Asyia|last=Iftikhar|date=November 1, 2023|access-date=November 3, 2023|archive-date=November 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103025202/https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/02/mean-girls-walmart-ad-original-cast-fan-reaction/|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2024, Fey said they tried to bring back all four actresses for the movie musical but "it didn't come together". When asked about a possible sequel, she responded: "I have a feeling Paramount would love that. I have not really thought much about that. To me, part of why the stakes are so high in the story is because everyone's so young and feelings are huge, love is huge and friendship is huge in a way [that it isn't with] middle-aged moms. I love writing about middle-aged people, but I don't know."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/10/movies/mean-girls-tina-fey.html|title=Tina Fey on 'Mean Girls' Then and Now|work=[[The New York Times]]|first=Ashley|last=Spencer|date=January 10, 2024|access-date=January 11, 2024|archive-date=January 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240111015841/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/10/movies/mean-girls-tina-fey.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

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