Mean Girls (2004)

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.

Director:

Mark Waters

Writers:

Rosalind Wiseman (book), Tina Fey (screenplay)

Stars:

Lindsay Lohan, Jonathan Bennett, Rachel McAdams

7 wins & 25 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lindsay Lohan	...	Cady Heron
Rachel McAdams	...	Regina George (as Rachel Mcadams)
Tina Fey	...	Ms. Norbury
Tim Meadows	...	Mr. Duvall
Amy Poehler	...	Mrs. George
Ana Gasteyer	...	Cady's Mom
Lacey Chabert	...	Gretchen Wieners
Lizzy Caplan	...	Janis Ian
Daniel Franzese	...	Damian
Neil Flynn	...	Cady's Dad
Jonathan Bennett	...	Aaron Samuels
Amanda Seyfried	...	Karen Smith
Rajiv Surendra	...	Kevin Gnapoor
Elana Shilling	...	Spelling Girl
Graham Kartna	...	Homeschooled Boy

Storyline

Lindsay Lohan stars as Cady Heron, a 16 year old homeschooled girl who not only makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels (Jonathan Bennett), the ex-boyfriend of queenbee Regina George (Rachel McAdams), but also unintentionally joins The Plastics, led by Regina herself. Join Cady as she learns that high school life can and will be really tough.

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Plot Keywords:

sexy legs | miniskirt | high school girl | teacher student sex | nipples visible through clothing | 

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Taglines:

Watch your back.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, language and some teen partying

Did You Know?

Trivia

Rachel McAdams was actually 25 when she shot this movie although she was portraying a teenager.

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Goofs

While Cady is meeting with Karen and Gretchen at the Halloween party, Karen's red cup moves from her left hand to her right, then disappears later.

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Quotes

[first lines]
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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Alternate Versions

In the Spanish dubbed version, the teacher speaking German speaks English.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 20 Movies That Exceeded Expectations (2020)

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Soundtracks

God Is a DJ
by Pink (as Alecia Moore), Billy Mann, and Jonathan S. Davis
Performed by Pink
Courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.
Under license from BMG Film & Television Music

User Reviews

A Great DVD investment

This film is entertaining to this day. I have watched it half a dozen times and laugh and feel burned every time. Over every viewing I feel that this film has fun characters, cute girls, good versus evil and is value driven. Watch it (again).

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English German Vietnamese Swahili

Release Date:

30 April 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Queen Bees and Wannabes

Filming Locations:

Convocation Hall, University of Toronto-St.George Campus, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$17,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$24,432,195, 2 May 2004

Gross USA:

$86,058,055

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$130,126,277

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, M.G. Films, Broadway Video

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1