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Release Date:
30 April 2004 (USA)
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Tagline:
Welcome to Girl World. See more »
Plot:
Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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High School
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Africa
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Teenage Girl
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Mathletes
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Bra
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Awards:
7 wins
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15 nominations
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(2287 articles)
Michael Lohan Moves to L.A. to Rebuild Shattered Relationship With Lindsay
(From Aceshowbiz. 1 September 2010, 7:28 PM, PDT)
Lindsay Lohan Wants to Get Back to A-List
(From ShockYa. 1 September 2010, 1:40 PM, PDT)
Early Picks For The Best Screenplay Race
(From Cinematical. 1 September 2010, 10:15 AM, PDT)
(From Aceshowbiz. 1 September 2010, 7:28 PM, PDT)
Lindsay Lohan Wants to Get Back to A-List
(From ShockYa. 1 September 2010, 1:40 PM, PDT)
Early Picks For The Best Screenplay Race
(From Cinematical. 1 September 2010, 10:15 AM, PDT)
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Fun & worth seeing
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Rated PG-13 for sexual content, language and some teen partying.
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97 min
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Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG (TV rating) | USA:TV-14 (TV rating) | South Korea:15 | USA:PG-13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Chile:TE | Czech Republic:12 | Finland:K-7 | Germany:6 | India:A | Ireland:12PG | Netherlands:12 | Norway:7 | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | Germany:12 (DVD rating)
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Cady's mom gets tenure at Northwestern, which is Ana Gasteyer's alma mater in real life.See more »
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Cady is being chastised her first day of school, a teacher yells at her in German to sit in her assigned seat, but as Damien reads her schedule as they go to the "back building," he mentions she is taking Spanish, not German.See more »
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Chip Heron:This is your lunch, OK? I put a dollar in there so you can buy some milk; you can ask one of the big kids where to do that.
Betsy Heron:Do you remember your phone number? I wrote it down for you just in case. Put it in your pocket, I don't want you to lose it. OK? You ready?
Cady:I think so.
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Chip Heron:This is your lunch, OK? I put a dollar in there so you can buy some milk; you can ask one of the big kids where to do that.
Betsy Heron:Do you remember your phone number? I wrote it down for you just in case. Put it in your pocket, I don't want you to lose it. OK? You ready?
Cady:I think so.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in 'Mean Girls': Only the Strong Survive (2004) (V)See more »
Soundtrack:
Mean GurlSee more »
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What is the song playing when the Plastics are walking in the hallway just before Cady falls into the trash can?Is there going to be a sequel?
What is the song playing at Cady's house party?
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"Mean Girls" is a fun movie that can be enjoyed thoroughly by the adult set as well as its seeming target audience, teens. The flick opens up with Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) embarking on her first day of the jungle that is high school ever as she has been home-schooled in Africa her whole life. After some initial bumps in the road, she manages to befriend two "artsy" misfits, Janis (Lizzy Caplan) and Damian (Daniel Franzese). Surprisingly, however, she is also quickly welcomed into the Plastics, a group of uber-popular girls who seem to be simultaneously admired and resented by all. On Janis's urgings, Cady infiltrates the Plastics, and her mission becomes personal when the Plastics leader, Regina (Rachel McAdams), stabs Cady in the back.
"Mean Girls" is indeed an exaggerated version of reality, but its depiction of the brutality and ridiculousness of high school and the need to find and stay true to oneself within a social construct manage to ring true. It does not stray away from or gloss over the dark humor that high school inevitably draws out nor is it apologetic in its over-the-topness. The result is a hilarious, well-written/performed film that is unpredictable and worth seeing.
Lindsay Lohan shows us once again that not only is an actress with range and a deft comedienne, she is also extremely likable and charismatic. Other stand-out performances go to Caplan and Franzese as well as Tina Fey (who plays a teacher), Amanda Seyfried (as one of the Plastics, Karen), and McAdams. McAdams, probably best known as the title character in "The Hot Chick", is an actress who continues surprise me with her great comedic skills (don't believe me? Watch her deleted scenes from "The Hot Chick" DVD. I liked them better than the whole movie!!).
All in all, this flick is great fun and more well-done than might be initially expected!