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| distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]] |
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| released = {{Film date|2004|4|19|[[Cinerama Dome]]|2004|04|30|United States}} |
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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 |
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'''''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]], [[ |
'''''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. |
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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 |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. |
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. |
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''Mean Girls'' premiered at the [[Cinerama Dome]] in Los Angeles, California on April 19, 2004, and was released in the United States on April 30, by [[Paramount Pictures]]. The film grossed over $130 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics,<ref>Multiple sources: |
''Mean Girls'' premiered at the [[Cinerama Dome]] in Los Angeles, California on April 19, 2004, and was released in the United States on April 30, by [[Paramount Pictures]]. The film grossed over $130 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics,<ref>Multiple sources: |
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*{{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 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}} |
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*{{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=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}} |
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*{{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 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}} |
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*{{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 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}} |
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*{{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://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}} |
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*{{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]]''. |
* {{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]]''. |
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A [[Television film|made-for-television]] sequel, ''[[Mean Girls 2]]'', premiered on [[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. |
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. |
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== Plot == |
== Plot == |
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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]] and Damian, 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 |
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. |
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Despite Janis' insistence that Regina is "evil," Cady comes to enjoy hanging out with the group at the mall and writing insulting remarks about their classmates and teachers in a diary called the "Burn Book". However, at a [[Halloween]] house party, instead of talking to Aaron on Cady's behalf, Regina kisses him in front of her and resumes their relationship. Feeling betrayed, Cady fully commits to Janis' plan to ruin Regina's life. |
Despite Janis' insistence that Regina is "evil," Cady comes to enjoy hanging out with the group at the mall and writing insulting remarks about their classmates and teachers in a diary called the "Burn Book". However, at a [[Halloween]] house party, instead of talking to Aaron on Cady's behalf, Regina kisses him in front of her and resumes their relationship. Feeling betrayed, Cady fully commits to Janis' plan to ruin Regina's life. |
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Over the following months, Cady, with Janis and Damian's help, manages to turn Gretchen against Regina and trick her into revealing her secrets, break up Regina's relationship with Aaron (and spend time with him by pretending to need math tutoring), and cause her to gain weight by giving her high-calorie snack bars under the pretense that they are diet food. After violating the Plastics' dress code rules by wearing sweatpants, the only thing that fit her, Regina is banished and Cady becomes the new "queen bee". |
Over the following months, Cady, with Janis and Damian's help, manages to turn Gretchen against Regina and trick her into revealing her secrets, break up Regina's relationship with Aaron (and spend time with him by pretending to need math tutoring), and cause her to gain weight by giving her high-calorie snack bars under the pretense that they are diet food. After violating the Plastics' dress code rules by wearing sweatpants, the only thing that fit her, Regina is banished and Cady becomes the new "queen bee". |
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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 |
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. |
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Regina distributes photocopies of the book throughout the hallways, inciting chaos. Principal Duvall and math teacher Ms. Norbury gather the female junior students in the gym to talk through their social issues. When Janis reveals her plan to destroy Regina to the students' cheers, Regina storms out and is struck by a school bus, which fractures her spine. |
Regina distributes photocopies of the book throughout the hallways, inciting chaos. Principal Duvall and math teacher Ms. Norbury gather the female junior students in the gym to talk through their social issues. When Janis reveals her plan to destroy Regina to the students' cheers, Regina storms out and is struck by a school bus, which fractures her spine. |
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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. |
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. |
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As senior year begins, the Plastics have disbanded; Regina joins the lacrosse team to channel her anger |
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”. |
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== Cast == |
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* [[Ana Gasteyer]] as Mrs. Heron, Cady's mother |
* [[Ana Gasteyer]] as Mrs. Heron, Cady's mother |
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* [[Lacey Chabert]] as Gretchen Wieners, a rich Jewish girl and member of the Plastics, Regina's second-in-command |
* [[Lacey Chabert]] as Gretchen Wieners, a rich Jewish girl and member of the Plastics, Regina's second-in-command |
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* [[Lizzy Caplan]] as [[Janis Ian (Mean Girls)|Janis Ian]], Cady and Damian's goth friend and artist |
* [[Lizzy Caplan]] as [[Janis Ian (Mean Girls)|Janis Ian]], Cady and [[Damian Hubbard|Damian Leigh]]'s goth friend and artist |
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* [[Daniel Franzese]] as Damian, Cady and Janis' openly gay friend |
* [[Daniel Franzese]] as Damian Leigh, Cady, and Janis' openly gay friend |
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* [[Neil Flynn]] as Mr. Heron, Cady's father |
* [[Neil Flynn]] as Mr. Heron, Cady's father |
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* [[Jonathan Bennett (actor)|Jonathan Bennett]] as Aaron Samuels, Regina's ex-boyfriend and Cady's love interest |
* [[Jonathan Bennett (actor)|Jonathan Bennett]] as Aaron Samuels, Regina's ex-boyfriend and Cady's love interest |
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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. |
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. |
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[[Alisha Morrison]] plays "unfriendly" student Lea Edwards and Jan Caruana plays overweight student Emma Gerber. Wai Choi plays mathlete Tim Pak. [[Julia Chantrey]] plays Amber D'Alessio and Jacky Chamberlain and Olympia Lukis appear as disabled students Giselle Sgro and Jessica Lopez. Stefanie Drummond plays offbeat student Bethany Byrd. |
[[Alisha Morrison]] plays "unfriendly" student Lea Edwards and Jan Caruana plays overweight student Emma Gerber. Wai Choi plays mathlete Tim Pak. [[Julia Chantrey]] plays Amber D'Alessio and Jacky Chamberlain and Olympia Lukis appear as disabled students Giselle Sgro and Jessica Lopez. Stefanie Drummond plays offbeat student Bethany Byrd. |
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Tyson Fennell appears as Cady's childhood |
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. |
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== Production == |
== Production == |
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=== Development === |
=== Development === |
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[[File:Tina Fey by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|''Mean Girls'' writer Tina Fey|upright]] |
[[File:Tina Fey by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|''Mean Girls'' writer Tina Fey|upright]] |
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[[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 |
[[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> |
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Fey named many characters after real |
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> |
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=== Casting === |
=== Casting === |
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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> |
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> |
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''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 |
''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}} |
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*{{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 |
* {{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> |
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[[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave the film three stars out of four, writing: "In a wasteland of dumb movies about teenagers, ''Mean Girls'' is a smart and funny one."<ref name="Ebert">{{cite news |date=April 30, 2004 |last1=Ebert |first1=Roger |author1-link=Roger Ebert |title=Mean Girls movie review and film summary |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/mean-girls-2004 |website=[[RogerEbert.com]] |access-date=September 12, 2021 |archive-date=September 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912034133/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/mean-girls-2004 |url-status=live }}</ref> Ann Hornaday of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' wrote that it "boasts a one-two-three punch in star Lindsay Lohan, screenwriter Tina Fey and director Mark Waters, and, indeed, it delivers a knockout".<ref name="Hornaday">{{cite news |date=April 30, 2004 |last1=Hornaday |first1=Ann |author1-link=Ann Hornaday |title=Comedy That Cliques |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/04/30/AR2005033113114.html |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |access-date=September 12, 2021 |archive-date=September 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925101954/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/04/30/AR2005033113114.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The screenplay was highly praised by critics with [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' calling it "comic gold".<ref name="Travers ">{{cite magazine |date=April 29, 2004 |last1=Travers |first1=Peter |author1-link=Peter Travers |title=Mean Girls |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/mean-girls-107326/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=September 12, 2021 |archive-date=September 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912034133/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/mean-girls-107326/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Ebert"/> In April 2004, Mick LaSalle of [[SFGate]] wrote, "as in ''[[The House of Yes]]'' and ''[[Freaky Friday (2003 film)|Freaky Friday]]'', Waters keeps it wild but real", noting that "all the supporting performances go right to the edge of absurdity without crossing the line into random zaniness."<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/It-s-yet-another-high-school-comedy-but-Mean-2785929.php | title=It's yet another high school comedy, but 'Mean Girls' has a talented cast and a wickedly intelligent script | newspaper=Sfgate | last1=Lasalle | first1=Mick | access-date=January 17, 2024 | archive-date=January 17, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117011707/https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/It-s-yet-another-high-school-comedy-but-Mean-2785929.php | url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' put it on its end-of-the-decade "best-of" list, saying: {{"'}}Fetch' may never happen, but 2004's eminently quotable movie is still one of the sharpest high school satires ever. Which is pretty grool, if you ask me!"<ref>Geier, Thom; Jensen, Jeff; Jordan, Tina; Lyons, Margaret; Markovitz, Adam; Nashawaty, Chris; Pastorek, Whitney; Rice, Lynette; Rottenberg, Josh; Schwartz, Missy; Slezak, Michael; Snierson, Dan; Stack, Tim; Stroup, Kate; Tucker, Ken; Vary, Adam B.; Vozick-Levinson, Simon; Ward, Kate (December 11, 2009), "THE 100 Greatest MOVIES, TV SHOWS, ALBUMS, BOOKS, CHARACTERS, SCENES, EPISODES, SONGS, DRESSES, MUSIC VIDEOS, AND TRENDS THAT ENTERTAINED US OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS". ''Entertainment Weekly''. (1079/1080):74-84.</ref> In 2006, ''Entertainment Weekly'' had also named it the 12th-best high school film of all time: "While ''Mean Girls'' is technically a comedy, its depiction of girl-on-girl cattiness stings incredibly true."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmsite.org/50besthsfilms2.html |title=50 Best High School Movies |publisher=Filmsite.org |date=September 15, 2006 |access-date=November 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112142042/http://www.filmsite.org/50besthsfilms2.html |archive-date=November 12, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, Rotten Tomatoes included the film in its "Top 50 Greatest Teen Comedies" list.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 50 Greatest Teen Movies Pictures – Rotten Tomatoes |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/gallery/50_greatest_teen_movies/editorial-10248627/ |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328022513/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/gallery/50_greatest_teen_movies/editorial-10248627|archive-date=March 28, 2015|access-date=May 29, 2015}}</ref> In 2021, ''[[Marie Claire]]'' ranked ''Mean Girls'' as the best 2000s movie, calling it "the '00s pop culture staple".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/g37260832/2000s-movies/ |title=The 45 Best 2000s Movies |magazine=[[Marie Claire]] |date=August 12, 2021 |access-date=August 13, 2021 |archive-date=August 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812210954/https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/g37260832/2000s-movies/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
[[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave the film three stars out of four, writing: "In a wasteland of dumb movies about teenagers, ''Mean Girls'' is a smart and funny one."<ref name="Ebert">{{cite news |date=April 30, 2004 |last1=Ebert |first1=Roger |author1-link=Roger Ebert |title=Mean Girls movie review and film summary |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/mean-girls-2004 |website=[[RogerEbert.com]] |access-date=September 12, 2021 |archive-date=September 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912034133/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/mean-girls-2004 |url-status=live }}</ref> Ann Hornaday of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' wrote that it "boasts a one-two-three punch in star Lindsay Lohan, screenwriter Tina Fey and director Mark Waters, and, indeed, it delivers a knockout".<ref name="Hornaday">{{cite news |date=April 30, 2004 |last1=Hornaday |first1=Ann |author1-link=Ann Hornaday |title=Comedy That Cliques |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/04/30/AR2005033113114.html |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |access-date=September 12, 2021 |archive-date=September 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925101954/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/04/30/AR2005033113114.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The screenplay was highly praised by critics with [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' calling it "comic gold".<ref name="Travers ">{{cite magazine |date=April 29, 2004 |last1=Travers |first1=Peter |author1-link=Peter Travers |title=Mean Girls |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/mean-girls-107326/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=September 12, 2021 |archive-date=September 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912034133/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/mean-girls-107326/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Ebert"/> In April 2004, Mick LaSalle of [[SFGate]] wrote, "as in ''[[The House of Yes]]'' and ''[[Freaky Friday (2003 film)|Freaky Friday]]'', Waters keeps it wild but real", noting that "all the supporting performances go right to the edge of absurdity without crossing the line into random zaniness."<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/It-s-yet-another-high-school-comedy-but-Mean-2785929.php | title=It's yet another high school comedy, but 'Mean Girls' has a talented cast and a wickedly intelligent script | newspaper=Sfgate | last1=Lasalle | first1=Mick | access-date=January 17, 2024 | archive-date=January 17, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117011707/https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/It-s-yet-another-high-school-comedy-but-Mean-2785929.php | url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' put it on its end-of-the-decade "best-of" list, saying: {{"'}}Fetch' may never happen, but 2004's eminently quotable movie is still one of the sharpest high school satires ever. Which is pretty grool, if you ask me!"<ref>Geier, Thom; Jensen, Jeff; Jordan, Tina; Lyons, Margaret; Markovitz, Adam; Nashawaty, Chris; Pastorek, Whitney; Rice, Lynette; Rottenberg, Josh; Schwartz, Missy; Slezak, Michael; Snierson, Dan; Stack, Tim; Stroup, Kate; Tucker, Ken; Vary, Adam B.; Vozick-Levinson, Simon; Ward, Kate (December 11, 2009), "THE 100 Greatest MOVIES, TV SHOWS, ALBUMS, BOOKS, CHARACTERS, SCENES, EPISODES, SONGS, DRESSES, MUSIC VIDEOS, AND TRENDS THAT ENTERTAINED US OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS". ''Entertainment Weekly''. (1079/1080):74-84.</ref> In 2006, ''Entertainment Weekly'' had also named it the 12th-best high school film of all time: "While ''Mean Girls'' is technically a comedy, its depiction of girl-on-girl cattiness stings incredibly true."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmsite.org/50besthsfilms2.html |title=50 Best High School Movies |publisher=Filmsite.org |date=September 15, 2006 |access-date=November 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112142042/http://www.filmsite.org/50besthsfilms2.html |archive-date=November 12, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, Rotten Tomatoes included the film in its "Top 50 Greatest Teen Comedies" list.<ref>{{cite web |title=The 50 Greatest Teen Movies Pictures – Rotten Tomatoes |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/gallery/50_greatest_teen_movies/editorial-10248627/ |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150328022513/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/gallery/50_greatest_teen_movies/editorial-10248627|archive-date=March 28, 2015|access-date=May 29, 2015}}</ref> In 2021, ''[[Marie Claire]]'' ranked ''Mean Girls'' as the best 2000s movie, calling it "the '00s pop culture staple".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/g37260832/2000s-movies/ |title=The 45 Best 2000s Movies |magazine=[[Marie Claire]] |date=August 12, 2021 |access-date=August 13, 2021 |archive-date=August 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812210954/https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/g37260832/2000s-movies/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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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> |
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> |
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''Mean Girls'' has become a [[Popular culture|pop culture]] phenomenon.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/10-years-of-mean-girls-how-the-film-defined-a-generation--and-gave-it-a-new-language-9308410.html |title=10 years of Mean Girls: How the film defined a generation – and gave it a new language |work=The Independent |date=April 30, 2014 |first=Gillian |last=Orr |access-date=October 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028091149/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/10-years-of-mean-girls-how-the-film-defined-a-generation--and-gave-it-a-new-language-9308410.html |archive-date=October 28, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2014/04/30/why-mean-girls-still-matters-10-years-later/ |title=Why 'Mean Girls' Still Matters, 10 Years Later |work=Forbes |date=April 30, 2014 |first=Scott |last=Mendelson |access-date=October 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008013207/http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2014/04/30/why-mean-girls-still-matters-10-years-later/ |archive-date=October 8, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/27/movies/from-internet-chat-to-related-projects-mean-girls-endures.html|title=10 Years Later, the Clique Still Reigns|work=[[New York Times]]|date=April 25, 2014|access-date=October 3, 2020|archive-date=October 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004112848/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/27/movies/from-internet-chat-to-related-projects-mean-girls-endures.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Fans have made [[GIF]]s and [[Internet meme|memes]] of the film and posted them on various social media platforms, including [[Facebook]], [[Twitter]] and [[Tumblr]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/04/25/why-does-and-will-mean-girls-continue-to-endure-online/ |title=Why does — and will — 'Mean Girls' continue to endure online? |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 25, 2014 |first=Jessica |last=Goldstein |access-date=October 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018062153/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/04/25/why-does-and-will-mean-girls-continue-to-endure-online/ |archive-date=October 18, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/2014/04/mean-girls-anniversary-memes/ |title=Why Mean Girls Has Obsessed the Internet for a Decade |magazine=Wired |date=April 30, 2014 |first=Angela |last=Watercutter |access-date=October 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015155752/http://www.wired.com/2014/04/mean-girls-anniversary-memes/ |archive-date=October 15, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2014/10/its-october-3rd-mean-girls-day-gets-its-own-art-show-on-tumblr.html |title=Mean Girls Day gets its own art show on Tumblr |publisher=CBC News |date=October 3, 2014 |first=Lauren |last=O'Neil |access-date=October 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008081707/http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2014/10/its-october-3rd-mean-girls-day-gets-its-own-art-show-on-tumblr.html |archive-date=October 8, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://lwlies.com/articles/mean-girls-memes-mark-waters-tina-fey/|title='Is butter a carb?' How Mean Girls became Meme Girls|work=[[Little White Lies (magazine)|Little White Lies]]|date=October 3, 2019|access-date=October 3, 2020|archive-date=September 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926080738/https://lwlies.com/articles/mean-girls-memes-mark-waters-tina-fey/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-enduring-cult-of-mean-girls-mx39hvvpc|title=The enduring cult of Mean Girls|work=[[The Sunday Times]]|date=January 14, 2024|access-date=January 14, 2024|archive-date=January 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114021219/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-enduring-cult-of-mean-girls-mx39hvvpc|url-status=live}}</ref> It is considered one of the most quotable movies of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywood.com/movies/the-most-quotable-movies-of-all-time-60479486/|title=The 25 Most Quotable Movies Of All Time|website=[[Hollywood.com]]|date=October 27, 2015|access-date=August 15, 2020|archive-date=September 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915100936/https://www.hollywood.com/movies/the-25-most-quotable-movies-of-all-time-60479486|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/news/a46379/best-movie-quotes/|title=Most Quotable Movies of All Time|work=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]|date=July 5, 2016|access-date=August 15, 2020|archive-date=October 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024083108/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/news/a46379/best-movie-quotes/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertainment.ie/cinema/movie-news/top-10-most-quotable-movies-of-all-time-245392/|title=Top 10 most quotable movies of all time|website=[[Entertainment.ie]]|date=February 8, 2013|access-date=August 15, 2020|archive-date=September 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926210602/https://entertainment.ie/cinema/movie-news/top-10-most-quotable-movies-of-all-time-245392/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2019/04/30/mean-girls-anniversary-definitive-ranking-movies-quotes/3589736002/|title='Mean Girls' Day: The definitive ranking of the movie's best quotes|work=[[USA Today]]|date=December 17, 2019|access-date=August 15, 2020|archive-date=November 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107233551/https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2019/04/30/mean-girls-anniversary-definitive-ranking-movies-quotes/3589736002/|url-status=live}}</ref> In an interview about the film, Fey noted: "Adults find it funny. They are the ones who are laughing. Young people watch it like a reality show. It's much too close to their real experiences so they are not exactly guffawing."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/TV_Shows/S/Saturday_Night_Live/2004/04/28/pf-733201.html |title=CANOE – JAM! – Weekend warrior |publisher=Jam.canoe.ca |date=April 28, 2004 |access-date=August 8, 2014 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710074402/http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/TV_Shows/S/Saturday_Night_Live/2004/04/28/pf-733201.html |archive-date=July 10, 2012}}</ref> October 3 has been dubbed "Mean Girls Day" on social media, alluding to a line by [[Cady Heron|Cady]], the protagonist. People also celebrate by wearing pink based on a line by Karen, another character. Clothing designers have printed quotes and other iconic imagery from the movie onto clothing and other merchandise.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://time.com/3457797/mean-girls-day-october-3/ |title=It's October 3rd: 19 Ways to Celebrate Mean Girls Day |magazine=Time |date=October 3, 2014 |first=Samantha |last=Grossman |access-date=October 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007222413/http://time.com/3457797/mean-girls-day-october-3/ |archive-date=October 7, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
''Mean Girls'' has become a [[Popular culture|pop culture]] phenomenon.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/10-years-of-mean-girls-how-the-film-defined-a-generation--and-gave-it-a-new-language-9308410.html |title=10 years of Mean Girls: How the film defined a generation – and gave it a new language |work=The Independent |date=April 30, 2014 |first=Gillian |last=Orr |access-date=October 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028091149/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/10-years-of-mean-girls-how-the-film-defined-a-generation--and-gave-it-a-new-language-9308410.html |archive-date=October 28, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2014/04/30/why-mean-girls-still-matters-10-years-later/ |title=Why 'Mean Girls' Still Matters, 10 Years Later |work=Forbes |date=April 30, 2014 |first=Scott |last=Mendelson |access-date=October 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008013207/http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2014/04/30/why-mean-girls-still-matters-10-years-later/ |archive-date=October 8, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/27/movies/from-internet-chat-to-related-projects-mean-girls-endures.html|title=10 Years Later, the Clique Still Reigns|work=[[New York Times]]|date=April 25, 2014|access-date=October 3, 2020|archive-date=October 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004112848/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/27/movies/from-internet-chat-to-related-projects-mean-girls-endures.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Fans have made [[GIF]]s and [[Internet meme|memes]] of the film and posted them on various social media platforms, including [[Facebook]], [[Twitter]] and [[Tumblr]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/04/25/why-does-and-will-mean-girls-continue-to-endure-online/ |title=Why does — and will — 'Mean Girls' continue to endure online? |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=April 25, 2014 |first=Jessica |last=Goldstein |access-date=October 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018062153/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2014/04/25/why-does-and-will-mean-girls-continue-to-endure-online/ |archive-date=October 18, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/2014/04/mean-girls-anniversary-memes/ |title=Why Mean Girls Has Obsessed the Internet for a Decade |magazine=Wired |date=April 30, 2014 |first=Angela |last=Watercutter |access-date=October 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015155752/http://www.wired.com/2014/04/mean-girls-anniversary-memes/ |archive-date=October 15, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2014/10/its-october-3rd-mean-girls-day-gets-its-own-art-show-on-tumblr.html |title=Mean Girls Day gets its own art show on Tumblr |publisher=CBC News |date=October 3, 2014 |first=Lauren |last=O'Neil |access-date=October 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008081707/http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2014/10/its-october-3rd-mean-girls-day-gets-its-own-art-show-on-tumblr.html |archive-date=October 8, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://lwlies.com/articles/mean-girls-memes-mark-waters-tina-fey/|title='Is butter a carb?' How Mean Girls became Meme Girls|work=[[Little White Lies (magazine)|Little White Lies]]|date=October 3, 2019|access-date=October 3, 2020|archive-date=September 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926080738/https://lwlies.com/articles/mean-girls-memes-mark-waters-tina-fey/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-enduring-cult-of-mean-girls-mx39hvvpc|title=The enduring cult of Mean Girls|work=[[The Sunday Times]]|date=January 14, 2024|access-date=January 14, 2024|archive-date=January 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114021219/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-enduring-cult-of-mean-girls-mx39hvvpc|url-status=live}}</ref> It is considered one of the most quotable movies of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywood.com/movies/the-most-quotable-movies-of-all-time-60479486/|title=The 25 Most Quotable Movies Of All Time|website=[[Hollywood.com]]|date=October 27, 2015|access-date=August 15, 2020|archive-date=September 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915100936/https://www.hollywood.com/movies/the-25-most-quotable-movies-of-all-time-60479486|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/news/a46379/best-movie-quotes/|title=Most Quotable Movies of All Time|work=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]|date=July 5, 2016|access-date=August 15, 2020|archive-date=October 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024083108/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/news/a46379/best-movie-quotes/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertainment.ie/cinema/movie-news/top-10-most-quotable-movies-of-all-time-245392/|title=Top 10 most quotable movies of all time|website=[[Entertainment.ie]]|date=February 8, 2013|access-date=August 15, 2020|archive-date=September 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926210602/https://entertainment.ie/cinema/movie-news/top-10-most-quotable-movies-of-all-time-245392/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2019/04/30/mean-girls-anniversary-definitive-ranking-movies-quotes/3589736002/|title='Mean Girls' Day: The definitive ranking of the movie's best quotes|work=[[USA Today]]|date=December 17, 2019|access-date=August 15, 2020|archive-date=November 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107233551/https://eu.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2019/04/30/mean-girls-anniversary-definitive-ranking-movies-quotes/3589736002/|url-status=live}}</ref> In an interview about the film, Fey noted: "Adults find it funny. They are the ones who are laughing. Young people watch it like a reality show. It's much too close to their real experiences so they are not exactly guffawing."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/TV_Shows/S/Saturday_Night_Live/2004/04/28/pf-733201.html |title=CANOE – JAM! – Weekend warrior |publisher=Jam.canoe.ca |date=April 28, 2004 |access-date=August 8, 2014 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710074402/http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/TV_Shows/S/Saturday_Night_Live/2004/04/28/pf-733201.html |archive-date=July 10, 2012}}</ref> October 3 has been dubbed "Mean Girls Day" on social media, alluding to a line by [[Cady Heron|Cady]], the protagonist. People also celebrate by wearing pink based on a line by Karen, another character. Clothing designers have printed quotes and other iconic imagery from the movie onto clothing and other merchandise.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://time.com/3457797/mean-girls-day-october-3/ |title=It's October 3rd: 19 Ways to Celebrate Mean Girls Day |magazine=Time |date=October 3, 2014 |first=Samantha |last=Grossman |access-date=October 9, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007222413/http://time.com/3457797/mean-girls-day-october-3/ |archive-date=October 7, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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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> |
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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= |
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> |
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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= |
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]]. |
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In June 2020, Irish [[Taoiseach]] [[Leo Varadkar]] referenced the film during a COVID-19 lockdown news briefing. Varadkar stated that "some have asked whether there is a limit to what we can achieve", before drawing upon a line from the film: "My answer is that the limit does not exist." ''Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Goonies'' actor, [[Sean Astin]], who played Samwise Gamgee in the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy, bet the Irish leader "50 quid" to quote ''Mean Girls'' in his next speech.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coronavirus: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar quotes Mean Girls during COVID-19 briefing |url=https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-taioseach-leo-varadkar-quotes-mean-girls-during-covid-19-briefing-12010663 |date=June 19, 2020 |access-date=July 20, 2020 |website=Sky News |language=en |archive-date=August 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801133647/https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-taioseach-leo-varadkar-quotes-mean-girls-during-covid-19-briefing-12010663 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
In June 2020, Irish [[Taoiseach]] [[Leo Varadkar]] referenced the film during a COVID-19 lockdown news briefing. Varadkar stated that "some have asked whether there is a limit to what we can achieve", before drawing upon a line from the film: "My answer is that the limit does not exist." ''Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Goonies'' actor, [[Sean Astin]], who played Samwise Gamgee in the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy, bet the Irish leader "50 quid" to quote ''Mean Girls'' in his next speech.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coronavirus: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar quotes Mean Girls during COVID-19 briefing |url=https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-taioseach-leo-varadkar-quotes-mean-girls-during-covid-19-briefing-12010663 |date=June 19, 2020 |access-date=July 20, 2020 |website=Sky News |language=en |archive-date=August 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801133647/https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-taioseach-leo-varadkar-quotes-mean-girls-during-covid-19-briefing-12010663 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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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 |
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> |
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In October 2024, the film will be released in North American theaters again by [[Fathom Events]] for its 20th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/big-screen-classics-2024-1235753916/|title=Big Screen Classics 2024 Lineup Unveiled|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=December 14, 2023|access-date=January 13, 2024|archive-date=January 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114213226/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/big-screen-classics-2024-1235753916/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
In October 2024, the film will be released in North American theaters again by [[Fathom Events]] for its 20th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/big-screen-classics-2024-1235753916/|title=Big Screen Classics 2024 Lineup Unveiled|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=December 14, 2023|access-date=January 13, 2024|archive-date=January 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114213226/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/big-screen-classics-2024-1235753916/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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=== Accolades === |
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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> |
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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> |
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> |
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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|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|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> |
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> |
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In 2015, ''[[Episode (video game)|Episode]]'' launched an interactive animated web story titled ''Mean Girls: Senior Year''. It picks up after the events of the film with the player taking the role of a new student who enters North Shore High School during senior year.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=November 18, 2015|title=Mean Girls game Senior Year now available for mobile devices|url=https://ew.com/article/2015/11/18/mean-girls-senior-year-mobile-game-now-available/|access-date=September 30, 2020|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|archive-date=April 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406032818/https://ew.com/article/2015/11/18/mean-girls-senior-year-mobile-game-now-available/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=August 11, 2016|title='Mean Girls' Heads to College in Episode's Interactive Story App|url=https://variety.com/2016/digital/games/mean-girls-college-episode-app-1201835515/|access-date=September 30, 2020|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|archive-date=April 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420144407/https://variety.com/2016/digital/games/mean-girls-college-episode-app-1201835515/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was followed by two others stories, ''Mean Girls: Sorority Rush'' and ''Mean Girls: Spring Break''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Castillo|first=Michelle|date=June 6, 2017|title=Episode app animates millennial classics like 'Mean Girls' for Gen Z|website=[[CNBC]]|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/06/episode-app-animates-millennial-classics-like-mean-girls-for-gen-z.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819063424/https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/06/episode-app-animates-millennial-classics-like-mean-girls-for-gen-z.html|archive-date=August 19, 2017|access-date=August 19, 2017}}</ref> |
In 2015, ''[[Episode (video game)|Episode]]'' launched an interactive animated web story titled ''Mean Girls: Senior Year''. It picks up after the events of the film with the player taking the role of a new student who enters North Shore High School during senior year.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=November 18, 2015|title=Mean Girls game Senior Year now available for mobile devices|url=https://ew.com/article/2015/11/18/mean-girls-senior-year-mobile-game-now-available/|access-date=September 30, 2020|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|archive-date=April 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406032818/https://ew.com/article/2015/11/18/mean-girls-senior-year-mobile-game-now-available/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=August 11, 2016|title='Mean Girls' Heads to College in Episode's Interactive Story App|url=https://variety.com/2016/digital/games/mean-girls-college-episode-app-1201835515/|access-date=September 30, 2020|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|archive-date=April 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420144407/https://variety.com/2016/digital/games/mean-girls-college-episode-app-1201835515/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was followed by two others stories, ''Mean Girls: Sorority Rush'' and ''Mean Girls: Spring Break''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Castillo|first=Michelle|date=June 6, 2017|title=Episode app animates millennial classics like 'Mean Girls' for Gen Z|website=[[CNBC]]|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/06/episode-app-animates-millennial-classics-like-mean-girls-for-gen-z.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819063424/https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/06/episode-app-animates-millennial-classics-like-mean-girls-for-gen-z.html|archive-date=August 19, 2017|access-date=August 19, 2017}}</ref> |
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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 | 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 |
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 | 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> |
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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> |
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> |
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On January 23, 2020, Tina Fey announced that a film adaptation of the stage musical was in active development.<ref name="variety">{{cite magazine|last=Malkin|first=Marc|date=January 23, 2020|title=Tina Fey Announces Movie Adaptation of Broadway's 'Mean Girls' Musical|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/tina-fey-announces-movie-adaptation-of-broadways-mean-girls-musical-1203477247/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|language=en|access-date=January 23, 2020|archive-date=January 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123224446/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/tina-fey-announces-movie-adaptation-of-broadways-mean-girls-musical-1203477247/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. in their [[List of directorial debuts|feature film directorial debut]], with Fey returning to write the screenplay and also produce alongside returning producer [[Lorne Michaels]]. Richmond and Benjamin also returned to rework their songs from the musical.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Odman |first=Sydney |date=2023-01-27 |title='Mean Girls' Musical Composer Jeff Richmond Talks Upcoming Movie Adaptation, Working With Wife Tina Fey |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/mean-girls-musical-jeff-richmond-movie-adaptation-1235310925/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217184312/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/mean-girls-musical-jeff-richmond-movie-adaptation-1235310925/ |archive-date=February 17, 2023 |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> |
On January 23, 2020, Tina Fey announced that a film adaptation of the stage musical was in active development.<ref name="variety">{{cite magazine|last=Malkin|first=Marc|date=January 23, 2020|title=Tina Fey Announces Movie Adaptation of Broadway's 'Mean Girls' Musical|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/tina-fey-announces-movie-adaptation-of-broadways-mean-girls-musical-1203477247/|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|language=en|access-date=January 23, 2020|archive-date=January 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123224446/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/tina-fey-announces-movie-adaptation-of-broadways-mean-girls-musical-1203477247/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. in their [[List of directorial debuts|feature film directorial debut]], with Fey returning to write the screenplay and also produce alongside returning producer [[Lorne Michaels]]. Richmond and Benjamin also returned to rework their songs from the musical.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Odman |first=Sydney |date=2023-01-27 |title='Mean Girls' Musical Composer Jeff Richmond Talks Upcoming Movie Adaptation, Working With Wife Tina Fey |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/mean-girls-musical-jeff-richmond-movie-adaptation-1235310925/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217184312/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/mean-girls-musical-jeff-richmond-movie-adaptation-1235310925/ |archive-date=February 17, 2023 |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> |
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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> |
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> |
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==== Novels ==== |
==== Novels ==== |
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A [[novelization]] based on the script, by author [[Micol Ostow]], was released in September 2017 by [[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mean Girls: A Novel|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34077604-mean-girls|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411025728/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34077604-mean-girls|archive-date=April 11, 2018|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref> Another novelization written in the style of [[William Shakespeare]] by [[Ian Doescher]] was released in April 2019, under the title ''William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Mean Girls''.<ref>{{cite web|title=William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Mean Girls|url=https://www.quirkbooks.com/book/william-shakespeares-much-ado-about-mean-girls/|access-date=January 5, 2024|archive-date=January 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105201712/https://www.quirkbooks.com/book/william-shakespeares-much-ado-about-mean-girls/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
A [[novelization]] based on the script, by author [[Micol Ostow]], was released in September 2017 by [[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mean Girls: A Novel|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34077604-mean-girls|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411025728/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34077604-mean-girls|archive-date=April 11, 2018|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref> Another novelization written in the style of [[William Shakespeare]] by [[Ian Doescher]] was released in April 2019, under the title ''William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Mean Girls''.<ref>{{cite web|title=William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Mean Girls|url=https://www.quirkbooks.com/book/william-shakespeares-much-ado-about-mean-girls/|access-date=January 5, 2024|archive-date=January 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105201712/https://www.quirkbooks.com/book/william-shakespeares-much-ado-about-mean-girls/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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On September 29, 2020, a [[graphic novel]], written by Arianna Irwin and illustrated 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> |
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> |
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== Sequel == |
== Sequel == |
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=== ''Mean Girls 2'' === |
=== ''Mean Girls 2'' === |
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{{Main|Mean Girls 2}} |
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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> |
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=== Potential sequel === |
=== Potential sequel === |
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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 |
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. [...] 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> |
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In April 2020, Lohan was once again asked about the sequel by [[David Spade]] and confessed she had been hanging on to the idea of coming back to doing movies with that project "for a really long time" but that it was out of her hands. "To work with Tina [Fey], and the whole crew again, and Mark Waters. That was really what I wanted. I was excited to do that. But that's all in their hands really," she concluded.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/lindsay-lohan-wants-to-come-back-with-mean-girls-2/|title=Lindsay Lohan Says She Wants to 'Come Back' with Mean Girls 2: 'That Would Definitely Be an Exciting Thing'|publisher=[[People (magazine)|People]]|first=Alexia|last=Fernandez|date=April 15, 2020|access-date=May 22, 2020|archive-date=May 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511175722/https://people.com/movies/lindsay-lohan-wants-to-come-back-with-mean-girls-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> A few days later, McAdams also expressed interest in reprising her role in a sequel,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/rachel-mcadams-fun-play-regina-george-mean-girls-sequel/|title=Rachel McAdams wants to play Regina George in Mean Girls sequel|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|first=Rachel|last=Yang|date=April 19, 2020|access-date=May 22, 2020|archive-date=May 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522200257/https://ew.com/movies/rachel-mcadams-fun-play-regina-george-mean-girls-sequel/|url-status=live}}</ref> after having declared in previous years she would be up for it as long as Fey was on board, "She's our master-in-chief on this one. So, if she's into it, then I'm into it."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/mean-girls-sequel-rachel-mcadams-into-it-if-tina-fey-is-on-board-1.3136520|title=Mean Girls sequel? Rachel McAdams 'into it' if Tina Fey is on board|publisher=[[CTV News]]|first=David|last=Friend|date=October 28, 2016|access-date=May 22, 2020|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108124909/https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/mean-girls-sequel-rachel-mcadams-into-it-if-tina-fey-is-on-board-1.3136520|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/803329/yes-rachel-mcadams-is-up-for-a-mean-girls-reunion-and-musical|title=Yes! Rachel McAdams Is Up for a Mean Girls Reunion and Musical|publisher=[[E!]]|first=Marc|last=Malkin|date=October 20, 2016|access-date=October 28, 2021|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804063904/https://www.eonline.com/news/803329/yes-rachel-mcadams-is-up-for-a-mean-girls-reunion-and-musical|url-status=live}}</ref> Bennett then reacted to his co-stars by saying, "I was extremely excited when I heard Rachel [McAdams] say she'd love to play Regina George again because I've talked to over half the cast, including Lindsay [Lohan], and we all feel the same way", continuing, "We'd love to bring these beloved characters back to life at some point."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2020/04/28/jonathan-bennett-mean-girls-sequel-lindsay-lohan-rachel-mcadams-interview/|title='Mean Girls': Jonathan Bennett SharesNew Hope For Sequel After Rachel McAdams Expresses Interest|publisher=[[Hollywood Life]]|first=Allison|last=Swan|date=April 28, 2020|access-date=May 22, 2020|archive-date=May 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526085037/https://hollywoodlife.com/2020/04/28/jonathan-bennett-mean-girls-sequel-lindsay-lohan-rachel-mcadams-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref> In an August 2020 interview on the podcast ''[[Unspooled (podcast)|Unspooled]]'', director Mark Waters discussed an idea for a sequel where the main characters from the original movie would now be young mothers serving together in a [[parent–teacher association]], adding that its development is entirely up to Fey wanting to write a screenplay.<ref>''Unspooled'' episode 200.1, [https://www.earwolf.com/episode/mean-girls/ Mean Girls] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001231508/https://www.earwolf.com/episode/mean-girls/ |date=October 1, 2020 }} (released August 19, 2020)</ref> A possible sequel was also questioned by [[Katie Couric]] while moderating a virtual reunion with the film's cast on October 3, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/mean-girls-cast-reunites-to-promote-voting-in-election/|title=Mean Girls Stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams and More Reunite to Promote Voting in Upcoming Election|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|first=Ally|last=Mauch|date=October 3, 2020|access-date=October 4, 2020|archive-date=October 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003213836/https://people.com/movies/mean-girls-cast-reunites-to-promote-voting-in-election/|url-status=live}}</ref> Bennett then said in an interview he thought the virtual reunion "opened the door" for a sequel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/jonathan-bennett-on-possible-mean-girls-in-person-reunion/|title=Jonathan Bennett Teases Possible 2nd 'Mean Girls' Movie, Reveals What Was 'Awkward' About the Virtual Reunion|work=[[Us Weekly]]|first=Johnni|last=Macke|date=October 16, 2020|access-date=October 16, 2020|archive-date=October 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017025155/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/jonathan-bennett-on-possible-mean-girls-in-person-reunion/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
In April 2020, Lohan was once again asked about the sequel by [[David Spade]] and confessed she had been hanging on to the idea of coming back to doing movies with that project "for a really long time" but that it was out of her hands. "To work with Tina [Fey], and the whole crew again, and Mark Waters. That was really what I wanted. I was excited to do that. But that's all in their hands really," she concluded.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/lindsay-lohan-wants-to-come-back-with-mean-girls-2/|title=Lindsay Lohan Says She Wants to 'Come Back' with Mean Girls 2: 'That Would Definitely Be an Exciting Thing'|publisher=[[People (magazine)|People]]|first=Alexia|last=Fernandez|date=April 15, 2020|access-date=May 22, 2020|archive-date=May 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511175722/https://people.com/movies/lindsay-lohan-wants-to-come-back-with-mean-girls-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> A few days later, McAdams also expressed interest in reprising her role in a sequel,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/rachel-mcadams-fun-play-regina-george-mean-girls-sequel/|title=Rachel McAdams wants to play Regina George in Mean Girls sequel|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|first=Rachel|last=Yang|date=April 19, 2020|access-date=May 22, 2020|archive-date=May 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200522200257/https://ew.com/movies/rachel-mcadams-fun-play-regina-george-mean-girls-sequel/|url-status=live}}</ref> after having declared in previous years she would be up for it as long as Fey was on board, "She's our master-in-chief on this one. So, if she's into it, then I'm into it."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/mean-girls-sequel-rachel-mcadams-into-it-if-tina-fey-is-on-board-1.3136520|title=Mean Girls sequel? Rachel McAdams 'into it' if Tina Fey is on board|publisher=[[CTV News]]|first=David|last=Friend|date=October 28, 2016|access-date=May 22, 2020|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108124909/https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/mean-girls-sequel-rachel-mcadams-into-it-if-tina-fey-is-on-board-1.3136520|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/803329/yes-rachel-mcadams-is-up-for-a-mean-girls-reunion-and-musical|title=Yes! Rachel McAdams Is Up for a Mean Girls Reunion and Musical|publisher=[[E!]]|first=Marc|last=Malkin|date=October 20, 2016|access-date=October 28, 2021|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804063904/https://www.eonline.com/news/803329/yes-rachel-mcadams-is-up-for-a-mean-girls-reunion-and-musical|url-status=live}}</ref> Bennett then reacted to his co-stars by saying, "I was extremely excited when I heard Rachel [McAdams] say she'd love to play Regina George again because I've talked to over half the cast, including Lindsay [Lohan], and we all feel the same way", continuing, "We'd love to bring these beloved characters back to life at some point."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2020/04/28/jonathan-bennett-mean-girls-sequel-lindsay-lohan-rachel-mcadams-interview/|title='Mean Girls': Jonathan Bennett SharesNew Hope For Sequel After Rachel McAdams Expresses Interest|publisher=[[Hollywood Life]]|first=Allison|last=Swan|date=April 28, 2020|access-date=May 22, 2020|archive-date=May 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526085037/https://hollywoodlife.com/2020/04/28/jonathan-bennett-mean-girls-sequel-lindsay-lohan-rachel-mcadams-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref> In an August 2020 interview on the podcast ''[[Unspooled (podcast)|Unspooled]]'', director Mark Waters discussed an idea for a sequel where the main characters from the original movie would now be young mothers serving together in a [[parent–teacher association]], adding that its development is entirely up to Fey wanting to write a screenplay.<ref>''Unspooled'' episode 200.1, [https://www.earwolf.com/episode/mean-girls/ Mean Girls] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001231508/https://www.earwolf.com/episode/mean-girls/ |date=October 1, 2020 }} (released August 19, 2020)</ref> A possible sequel was also questioned by [[Katie Couric]] while moderating a virtual reunion with the film's cast on October 3, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/mean-girls-cast-reunites-to-promote-voting-in-election/|title=Mean Girls Stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams and More Reunite to Promote Voting in Upcoming Election|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|first=Ally|last=Mauch|date=October 3, 2020|access-date=October 4, 2020|archive-date=October 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003213836/https://people.com/movies/mean-girls-cast-reunites-to-promote-voting-in-election/|url-status=live}}</ref> Bennett then said in an interview he thought the virtual reunion "opened the door" for a sequel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/jonathan-bennett-on-possible-mean-girls-in-person-reunion/|title=Jonathan Bennett Teases Possible 2nd 'Mean Girls' Movie, Reveals What Was 'Awkward' About the Virtual Reunion|work=[[Us Weekly]]|first=Johnni|last=Macke|date=October 16, 2020|access-date=October 16, 2020|archive-date=October 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017025155/https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/jonathan-bennett-on-possible-mean-girls-in-person-reunion/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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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- |
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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Directed by | Mark Waters |
Screenplay by | Tina Fey |
Based on | Queen Bees and Wannabes byRosalind Wiseman |
Produced by | Lorne Michaels |
Starring |
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Cinematography | Daryn Okada |
Edited by | Wendy Greene Bricmont |
Music by | Rolfe Kent |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 97 minutes[1] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $18 million[2] |
Box office | $130.1 million[2] |
Mean Girls is a 2004 American 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 (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 cliques, 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.[3] 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.
Mean Girls premiered at the Cinerama Dome in Los Angeles, California on April 19, 2004, and was released in the United States on April 30, by Paramount Pictures. The film grossed over $130 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics,[4] who praised Waters's direction, Fey's screenplay, its humor, and the performances; especially lauded was Lohan's acting, which earned several accolades, including three Teen Choice Awards and two MTV Movie Awards, and in 2021, was listed as the eleventh-best performance of the 21st century by The New Yorker.
Amade-for-television sequel, Mean Girls 2, premiered on ABC Family in January 2011. Mean Girls also spawned various adaptations, including a stage musical, which premiered on Broadway in March 2018, with a film adaptation that was released in January 2024.
After being homeschooled for her entire life, sixteen-year-old Cady Heron begins her first day at North Shore High School. She befriends outcasts Janis Ian and Damian Leigh, who explain the school's various cliques, warning her about the "Plastics": the insecure Gretchen Wieners, the dimwitted Karen Smith, and the ruthless queen bee 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.
Despite Janis' insistence that Regina is "evil," Cady comes to enjoy hanging out with the group at the mall and writing insulting remarks about their classmates and teachers in a diary called the "Burn Book". However, at a Halloween house party, instead of talking to Aaron on Cady's behalf, Regina kisses him in front of her and resumes their relationship. Feeling betrayed, Cady fully commits to Janis' plan to ruin Regina's life.
Over the following months, Cady, with Janis and Damian's help, manages to turn Gretchen against Regina and trick her into revealing her secrets, break up Regina's relationship with Aaron (and spend time with him by pretending to need math tutoring), and cause her to gain weight by giving her high-calorie snack bars under the pretense that they are diet food. After violating the Plastics' dress code rules by wearing sweatpants, the only thing that fit her, Regina is banished and Cady becomes the new "queen bee".
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.
Regina distributes photocopies of the book throughout the hallways, inciting chaos. Principal Duvall and math teacher Ms. Norbury gather the female junior students in the gym to talk through their social issues. When Janis reveals her plan to destroy Regina to the students' cheers, Regina storms out and is struck by a school bus, which fractures her spine.
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 Mathletes 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”.
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.
Alisha Morrison plays "unfriendly" student Lea Edwards and Jan Caruana plays overweight student Emma Gerber. Wai Choi plays mathlete Tim Pak. Julia Chantrey plays Amber D'Alessio and Jacky Chamberlain and Olympia Lukis appear as disabled students Giselle Sgro and Jessica Lopez. Stefanie Drummond plays offbeat student Bethany Byrd.
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,[5] upon which the film's fictional "North Shore High School" is based.[6]
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."[7] Main character Cady Heron was named after Fey's college roommate Cady Garey.[8] Damian was named after Fey's high school friend Damian Holbrook, who went on to become a writer for TV Guide.[9] 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.[7] Janis Ian was named after singer Janis Ian, who was one of the musical guests on 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.[10] The film was originally going to be called "Homeschooled".[11]
Fey, Michaels, and Paramount's chairman Sherry Lansing wanted to cast Lindsay Lohan after seeing her performance in Freaky Friday (2003). Lohan was originally set to play 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.[12] Kristen Stewart, Michelle Trachtenberg and Mae Whitman were considered for the role of Cady opposite Lohan's Regina George early on.[13] 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 thought she was "fantastic", the producers instead suggested her for Karen due to her "spacey and daffy sense of humor".[14][15] 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.[16] 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.[17] Mary Elizabeth Winstead was asked to audition for the role of Gretchen Wieners, but her mother declined as she disliked the script.[18] Ashley Tisdale and Vanessa Hudgens also auditioned for Gretchen.[16][12] 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.[19][20] Fey's decision to hire Bennett was due to his resemblance to her longtime SNL co-star Jimmy Fallon.[21] 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.[10]
Although set in Evanston, Illinois, the film was mostly shot in Toronto, Ontario, at Etobicoke Collegiate Institute and Malvern Collegiate Institute, as well as at Montclair High SchoolinMontclair, New Jersey.[22] Landmarks include the University of Toronto's Convocation Hall and Sherway Gardens. Principal photography commenced on September 27, and concluded on November 25, 2003.[23]
Mean Girls: Music from the Motion Picture was released by Rykodisc and Bulletproof Records on September 21, 2004, the same day as the DVD release. The album featured songs performed by the Donnas, Pink, Kelis, Samantha Ronson, Boomkat, Blondie, Katy Rose and Peaches amongst several others.
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 scenes, a blooper reel, three TV spots, the theatrical trailer, previews, and three featurettes.[24]ABlu-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.[25] A limited SteelBook edition of the film was released in September 2022.[26] It was released on 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 2024 film.[27][28]
In its opening weekend, Mean Girls grossed $24.4 million from 3,159 screens[29] at 2,839 theaters in the United States, ranking number one at the box office and averaging $8,606 per venue.[2] The film closed on September 9, 2004, grossing $86.1 million domestically and $43 million internationally for a total worldwide gross of $129 million.[2] Paramount said the audience was 75% female, and 50% was under the age of 18. Over 90% of moviegoers rated the picture either "excellent" or "very good", and positive notices remained strong even outside the target demographic; ratings were over 80% positive from men in their thirties.[30]
Mean Girls received largely positive reviews; critics lauded Lohan's and McAdams's performances and labeled the film as Seyfried and Caplan's breakthrough roles. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 84% based on 214 reviews, with an average rating of 6.90/10. The site's critical consensus states: "Elevated by a brilliant screenplay and outstanding ensemble cast, Mean Girls finds fresh, female-fronted humor in the high school experience."[31]OnMetacritic, the film has a score of 66 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[32] Audiences polled by CinemaScore, gave the film an average grade of『A−』on an A+ to F scale.[33]
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film three stars out of four, writing: "In a wasteland of dumb movies about teenagers, Mean Girls is a smart and funny one."[34] Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post wrote that it "boasts a one-two-three punch in star Lindsay Lohan, screenwriter Tina Fey and director Mark Waters, and, indeed, it delivers a knockout".[35] The screenplay was highly praised by critics with Peter TraversofRolling Stone calling it "comic gold".[36][34] In April 2004, Mick LaSalle of SFGate wrote, "as in The House of Yes and Freaky Friday, Waters keeps it wild but real", noting that "all the supporting performances go right to the edge of absurdity without crossing the line into random zaniness."[37] Entertainment Weekly put it on its end-of-the-decade "best-of" list, saying: "'Fetch' may never happen, but 2004's eminently quotable movie is still one of the sharpest high school satires ever. Which is pretty grool, if you ask me!"[38] In 2006, Entertainment Weekly had also named it the 12th-best high school film of all time: "While Mean Girls is technically a comedy, its depiction of girl-on-girl cattiness stings incredibly true."[39] In 2012, Rotten Tomatoes included the film in its "Top 50 Greatest Teen Comedies" list.[40] In 2021, Marie Claire ranked Mean Girls as the best 2000s movie, calling it "the '00s pop culture staple".[41]
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.[42] 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",[43] 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."[44] 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."[45]
Mean Girls has become a pop culture phenomenon.[46][47][48] Fans have made GIFs and memes of the film and posted them on various social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr.[49][50][51][52][53] It is considered one of the most quotable movies of all time.[54][55][56][57] In an interview about the film, Fey noted: "Adults find it funny. They are the ones who are laughing. Young people watch it like a reality show. It's much too close to their real experiences so they are not exactly guffawing."[58] October 3 has been dubbed "Mean Girls Day" on social media, alluding to a line by Cady, the protagonist. People also celebrate by wearing pink based on a line by Karen, another character. Clothing designers have printed quotes and other iconic imagery from the movie onto clothing and other merchandise.[59]
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 Las Vegas shooting and the National Compassion Fund.[60] In 2019, they teamed up with the Thirst Project to raise money to fund a freshwater well in Uganda.[61] In 2020, the cast was honored with the Pioneering Spirit Award for their #MeanGirlsDoGood campaign.[62] 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.[63][64] Paramount Pictures released the entire movie for free streaming on TikTok in 23 snippets to celebrate Mean Girls Day on October 3, 2023.[65] The hashtag "#meangirlsday" was one of the top trends on the platform that month.[66]
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", begins with an interlude quote where she says, "And I was like, 'Why are you so obsessed with me?'", a line from Regina George. Carey's ex-husband, Nick Cannon, revealed that the song was inspired by the film.[67][68] In September 2020, Fey quizzed Carey about the movie to prove how much of a "superfan" she is on Billboard's Quizzed video series.[69] 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" (2021).[70]
In August 2013, the White House tweeted a photo of President Obama's dog, Bo, holding a tennis ball and captioning: "Bo, stop trying to make fetch happen".[71][72] Taco Bell made a reply to the White House, also using one of the quotes from the film.[73] In June 2018, the official Twitter account of the 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.[74] In March 2019, Hillary Clinton tweeted a GIF of the same quote which went viral for being considered a response to Donald Trump.[75] At the 2013 People's Choice Awards, Jennifer Lawrence referenced the film in her speech when she won Favorite Movie Actress.[76] 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.[77][78][79][80][81][82] In 2013, a Tumblr called "Les Mean Girls" emerged, which coupled lines from the film with images from the 2012 film adaptation of the musical Les Misérables.[83][84] The scene where Janis explains to Cady the cliques of their school is parodied in the 2008 superhero/teen 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" – kids dressed up as Hobbits akin to Frodo, The Lord of the Rings character, and another the "Scarface Society" – dressed up as Al Pacino's character Tony Montana from the 1983 film Scarface.
In June 2020, Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar referenced the film during a COVID-19 lockdown news briefing. Varadkar stated that "some have asked whether there is a limit to what we can achieve", before drawing upon a line from the film: "My answer is that the limit does not exist." Lord of the Rings and The Goonies actor, Sean Astin, who played Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, bet the Irish leader "50 quid" to quote Mean Girls in his next speech.[85]
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".[86] 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.[87] She said: "Now, I said that I'd break [this award] into pieces and share it with everyone, It's solid, 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..."[87] 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".[88]
In October 2024, the film will be released in North American theaters again by Fathom Events for its 20th anniversary.[89]
The film won and was nominated for several awards throughout 2004–2005.[90]
Year | Ceremony | Category | Recipients | Result |
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2004 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Comedy Movie Actress | Lindsay Lohan | Won |
Choice Breakout Movie Actress | Won | |||
Choice Movie Blush | Won | |||
Choice Breakout Movie Actress | Rachel McAdams | Nominated | ||
Choice Breakout Movie Actor | Jonathan Bennett | Nominated | ||
Choice Comedy Movie | Nominated | |||
Choice Comedy Movie Actress | Rachel McAdams | Nominated | ||
Choice Movie Blush | Nominated | |||
Choice Movie Chemistry | Lindsay Lohan and Jonathan Bennett | Nominated | ||
Choice Movie Fight/Action Sequence | Lindsay Lohan vs. Rachel McAdams | Nominated | ||
Choice Movie Hissy Fit | Rachel McAdams | Nominated | ||
Choice Movie Liar | Lindsay Lohan | Nominated | ||
Choice Movie Villain | Rachel McAdams | Nominated | ||
2005 | MTV Movie Awards | Best Female Performance | Lindsay Lohan | Won |
Breakthrough Female Performance | Rachel McAdams | Won | ||
Best On-Screen Team | Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, and Amanda Seyfried | Won | ||
Best Villain | Rachel McAdams | Nominated | ||
Kids Choice Awards | Favorite Movie Actress | Lindsay Lohan | Nominated | |
People's Choice Awards | Favorite Movie: Comedy | Nominated | ||
Writers Guild of America Award | Best Adapted Screenplay | Tina Fey | Nominated |
In early 2014, Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema announced a planned release date of May 8, 2015, for a film adapted from another book penned by Rosalind Wiseman. The film was titled Mean Moms, despite not being announced as a spin-off of Mean Girls. Beth McCarthy-Miller was set to direct while Jennifer Aniston was set to star.[91] However, in May 2014, New Line Cinema pulled the film from its proposed release date of May 2015.[92]
Jonathan Bennett, who portrayed Aaron Samuels, released a cookbook inspired by the movie in 2018 called "The Burn Cookbook: Real Recipes to Feed Your Inner Plastic."[93] The following year, he teamed up with Nocking Point Wines to release a limited rosé wine edition inspired by the film.[94] Ariana Grande parodied the film in the music video for her 2018 song "Thank U, Next". The actors Jonathan Bennett and Stefanie Drummond, who were originally part of the film's cast, appeared in the video. A clip of Cady Heron from the movie was featured in a 2020 Discover Card commercial which aired during the Super Bowl LIV.[95] K-pop singer Sunmi named her song "You Can't Sit with Us" after a quote from the movie.
AMean Girls-themed pop-up restaurantinSanta Monica called "Fetch" was announced in 2020 as well.[96] Primark launched a loungewear range inspired by the film in October 2019.[97] On October 3, 2020, the Young Veterans Brewing Company released a Mean Girls-themed beer called "Army Pants & Flip Flops".[98] Several Mean Girls-themed events, merchandising products and screenings have been often organized and produced in homage to the film.[99][100][101][102][103]
In August 2020, Screen Junkies released a Honest Trailers episode on the film calling it "the best thing to come out of that era," with Screen Rant's Daniel Gillespie saying: "Mean Girls remains entertaining, funny, and, most importantly, accurate. [...] That relevance almost two decades later proves that Mean Girls is deserving of its classic status,"[104] and Slashfilm's Ethan Anderton writing that the "generation-defining high school movie" not only captures the teenage culture of the early 2000s perfectly, "but it's also hilariously clever for being adapted from a non-fiction parenting advice book [...] Mean Girls is great because it captures that cruel teen vibe perfectly, and it tries to deliver a nice wholesome message to fight it, which kids will laugh at, agree with, and then never do anything about."[105] In September 2020, the Pillsbury Company released a limited edition of Toaster Strudel featuring pink icing and Mean Girls packaging to pay homage to its movie-claimed inventor's daughter, Gretchen Wieners.[106] In October 2023, Nestlé's Coffee Mate announced that a limited-edition pink frosting flavored creamer would be available from January 2024 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the film.[107]
In November 2023, Walmart unveiled its annual holiday campaign featuring much of the film's original cast including Lohan, Seyfried, Chabert, Franzese, and Surendra, reprising their roles as adults and recreating the film's scenes with modern twists.[108][109]
A game for PC was released in 2009 featuring characters specifically created for the game.[110]
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.[111][112] The DS game was nearly completed before cancellation and was found in 2021 by YouTuber Ray Mona (also known as Raven Simone),[113] who got a file for the game in her email by an anonymous person.[114] A full playthrough was uploaded to her channel on July 15, 2021.[115]
In 2015, Episode launched an interactive animated web story titled Mean Girls: Senior Year. It picks up after the events of the film with the player taking the role of a new student who enters North Shore High School during senior year.[116][117] It was followed by two others stories, Mean Girls: Sorority Rush and Mean Girls: Spring Break.[118]
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.[119] Directed by Casey Nicholaw, the original production of the musical premiered at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C., on October 31, 2017, for pre-Broadway tryouts.[120] The show later transferred to Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre, with previews beginning on March 12, 2018, and official opening on April 8, 2018.[121]
Its original stars included Erika HenningsenasCady Heron, Taylor LoudermanasRegina George, Barrett Wilbert WeedasJanis Sarkisian, Ashley Park as Gretchen Wieners, and Kate Rockwell as Karen Smith. The show received positives reviews from critics, and was nominated for twelve awards at the 72nd Tony Awards, including Best Musical.[122] An original Broadway cast recording was released on May 18, 2018.[123] 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.[124]
On January 23, 2020, Tina Fey announced that a film adaptation of the stage musical was in active development.[125] The film was directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. in their feature film directorial debut, with Fey returning to write the screenplay and also produce alongside returning producer Lorne Michaels. Richmond and Benjamin also returned to rework their songs from the musical.[126]
The film adaptation was released theatrically on January 12, 2024, by Paramount Pictures, after being originally set to premiere on the streaming service Paramount+.[127] 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.[128][129] Ashley Park, who originated the role of Gretchen in the stage musical, makes a cameo in the film.[130]
Anovelization based on the script, by author Micol Ostow, was released in September 2017 by Scholastic.[131] Another novelization written in the style of William ShakespearebyIan Doescher was released in April 2019, under the title William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Mean Girls.[132]
On September 29, 2020, a graphic novel, written by Arianna Irwin and illustrated by 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.[133][134][135]ALittle Golden Book retelling the movie was released in 2024.[136]
A made-for-television sequel, titled Mean Girls 2, premiered on January 23, 2011, on ABC Family, and subsequently released on DVD on February 1 by Paramount Home Entertainment.[137][138] 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.[139]
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."[140] Seyfried had previously said she was "really willing to pursue" a sequel and was unsure why it had not happened.[141] 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.[142][143] 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."[144] In October 2018, Seyfried said people needed to start a campaign for it to finally come into fruition.[145] 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. [...] Sometimes you're like, 'It's just too soon to do it.' But it's been 15 years."[146] 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."[147][148]
In April 2020, Lohan was once again asked about the sequel by David Spade and confessed she had been hanging on to the idea of coming back to doing movies with that project "for a really long time" but that it was out of her hands. "To work with Tina [Fey], and the whole crew again, and Mark Waters. That was really what I wanted. I was excited to do that. But that's all in their hands really," she concluded.[149] A few days later, McAdams also expressed interest in reprising her role in a sequel,[150] after having declared in previous years she would be up for it as long as Fey was on board, "She's our master-in-chief on this one. So, if she's into it, then I'm into it."[151][152] Bennett then reacted to his co-stars by saying, "I was extremely excited when I heard Rachel [McAdams] say she'd love to play Regina George again because I've talked to over half the cast, including Lindsay [Lohan], and we all feel the same way", continuing, "We'd love to bring these beloved characters back to life at some point."[153] In an August 2020 interview on the podcast Unspooled, director Mark Waters discussed an idea for a sequel where the main characters from the original movie would now be young mothers serving together in a parent–teacher association, adding that its development is entirely up to Fey wanting to write a screenplay.[154] A possible sequel was also questioned by Katie Couric while moderating a virtual reunion with the film's cast on October 3, 2020.[155] Bennett then said in an interview he thought the virtual reunion "opened the door" for a sequel.[156]
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.[157] 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."[158] That same month, Seyfried interviewed Lohan for 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 movie musical.[159][160] 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".[161] 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.[162][163][164][165] 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."[166]
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