So fetch! Fast two decades later Mean GirlsThe film was first shown in theaters all over the globe. It is still a favourite with celebrities and fans.
The 2004 film, which raked in $129 million globally on a $17 million budget, is responsible for creating iconic lines including, “On Wednesdays, we wear pink” to “Is butter a carb?” Mean GirlsIt also helped launch the careers of many of its stars, such as Rachel McAdams Amanda Seyfried.
“I’ve just worked a long time. I’ve gotten a lot of cool opportunities here and there and I’ve made some good choices with the help of my amazing team,” Seyfried told the Los Angeles Times2013. “I still look back at Mean Girls as my best work.”
Directed by Mark WatersWritten by Tina Fey Based on the book Queen Bees, WannabesRosalind Wiseman Mean Girls follows Cady Heron (Lindsay LohanAs she navigates her way through American schools after her family’s return from Africa, Early into her high school journey, she is asked to join The Plastics — a popular girl clique run by Regina George (McAdams). However, Cady finds herself in hot water when she develops a crush on Regina’s ex-boyfriend, Aaron Samuels (Jonathan Bennett).
Fey, Lacey Chabert, Lizzy Caplan, Daniel Franzese, Tim Meadows Amy PoehlerStar.
“I have to thank Regina George for giving me some longevity,” McAdams told The New York Times2018. “I’m forever grateful to Tina Fey and Mark Waters. I remember when I read it, I called my agent right away and said, ‘I will play any part in this, please, please, please.’ I was at the beginning of my career, and it was a lofty thing out there, that I really, really, really wanted to do.”
A TV movie based on the film has also been made. Mean Girls 2Fey created a Broadway musical in 2017 and the film was released in 2011. It inspired many others. Ariana Grande’s “Thank U, Next” video, with Kris Jenner recreating Poehler’s “cool mom” character. Fey also announced in January 2020 that she would remake the Mean Girls Broadway musical into a major motion movie.
The film’s popularity additionally sparked the launch of the fan-created holiday, “Mean Girls Day,” that’s celebrated annually on October 3. This special occasion references a line said by Lohan’s Cady about her crush, Bennett’s Aaron. “On October 3rd, he asked me what day it was,” she said.
In honor of the iconic film, scroll down to see what the cast has been up to since the movie’s 2004 premiere:
