Mean Girls (2004)
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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.
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... Cady Heron
... Regina George
... Janis Ian
... Gretchen Wieners
... Karen Smith
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I hardly ever watch contemporary American comedies in which most of the top cast are women (I still haven't seen either 'Clueless', 'Bridesmaids' or 'Heathers', for example), but recently I enjoyed 'The Devil Wears Prada', I have liked both Lindsay Lohan (especially in 'Bobby' and 'The Prairie Home Companion') and Rachel McAdams (most significantly in 'Redeye' and 'Passion'), so knowing that one of my favourite SNL comediennes, Tina Fey, both wrote and co-starred in this, made me give it a shot. It being critically lauded by some male cinephiles I trust didn't hurt matters, either.
It was full of laughs and subtly got across its points about 21st-century American society and of the growing pains for young women in its high school shenanigans. 'Mean Girls' is definitely worth the trouble to find and to give a try yourself. It left me enthusiastically wishing Ms. Lohan can sort out her personal troubles and get back to acting, where she belongs.
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Release Date:
2004-04-30
Run Time:
97 min
MMPA Rating:
PG-13
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Mean Girls
I hardly ever watch contemporary American comedies in which most of the top cast are women (I still haven't seen either 'Clueless', 'Bridesmaids' or 'Heathers', for example), but recently I enjoyed 'The Devil Wears Prada', I have liked both Lindsay Lohan (especially in 'Bobby' and 'The Prairie Home Companion') and Rachel McAdams (most significantly in 'Redeye' and 'Passion'), so knowing that one of my favourite SNL comediennes, Tina Fey, both wrote and co-starred in this, made me give it a shot. It being critically lauded by some male cinephiles I trust didn't hurt matters, either.
It was full of laughs and subtly got across its points about 21st-century American society and of the growing pains for young women in its high school shenanigans. 'Mean Girls' is definitely worth the trouble to find and to give a try yourself. It left me enthusiastically wishing Ms. Lohan can sort out her personal troubles and get back to acting, where she belongs.
_Mean Girls_ has absolutely no business being as phenomenal as it is. None at all. If you've read many enough my reviews to get any sort of indication as to the sort of cinema I am in to, then you could be forgiven for assuming I wouldn't be a fan. After all, _Mean Girls_ is about as far away from my wheelhouse as a movie could conceivably be. But I fucking **love** it. And I honestly can't tell you why. Every single piece of _Mean Girls_ examined in isolation, is something I despise. Every trope, formula, format, cliche, device and style choice is something I have ragged on a hundred times before in different reviews, but for whatever reason, I cannot put _Mean Girls_ down. I don't think a single year has gone by since I first saw it in the late '00s that I haven't rewatched it. Usually, multiple times a year. Inexplicable, but there it is.
_Final rating:★★★★½ - Ridiculously strong appeal. I can’t stop thinking about it._
Surprisingly a lot of fun!
I wouldn't have predicted me liking 'Mean Girls', but I actually thoroughly enjoyed it. The first half is stronger than what follows and it does wrap up a bit too harmoniously, though all in all it has good intentions and is unexpectedly consistently amusing.
Lindsay Lohan appears in a similar role to what I've seen elsewhere from her across this era, nevertheless she does put in a very good performance. Rachel McAdams is excellent, strangely likeable despite playing an unlikeable character. The rest of the cast are pleasant as well, e.g. Lizzy Caplan, Tina Fey and Tim Meadows.
Interested to see how the sequel and remake turned out. As for this one, it's entertaining!
Cast & Crew of
Mean Girls
Cast
... Cady Heron
... Regina George
... Janis Ian
... Gretchen Wieners
... Karen Smith
... Damian Leigh
... Aaron Samuels
... Kevin Gnapoor
... Mr. Duvall
... Ms. Norbury
... Cady's Mom
... Cady's Dad
... Mrs. George
... Trang Pak
... Coach Carr
... Shane Oman
... Taylor Wedell
... Mrs. Wedell
... Kristen Hadley
... Spelling Girl
... Homeschooled Boy
... Homeschooled Boy
... Homeschooled Boy
... African Warrior
... Kristen Hadley's Boyfriend
... Farting Guy
... Sun Jin Dinh
... Michigan Girl
... Chemistry Teacher
... English Teacher
... History Teacher
... Music Teacher
... German Teacher
... Jason
... Lea Edwards
... Huge Guy
... Emma Gerber
... Tim Pak
... Amber D'Alessio
... Giselle Sgro
... Jessica Lopez
... Bethany Byrd
... Short Girl
... Five-Year-Old Cady
... Nfume
... Animal Dancer
... Animal Dancer
... Animal Dancer
... Animal Dancer
... Kylie George
... Dawn Schweitzer
... Mr. George
... Kissing Girl
... Kissing Girl
... Joan
... Mathlete Moderator
... Salesperson
... Skater Girl
... Skater Girl
... Jock Girl
... Crying Girl
... Marymount Captain
... Caroline Krafft
... Junior Plastic
... Junior Plastic
... Junior Plastic
... Glenn Coco (uncredited)
... Wannabe (uncredited)
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... Stunts
... Editor
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Stunt Coordinator
... Art Direction
... Original Music Composer
... Costume Design
... Additional Editing
... Director
... Music Supervisor
... Producer
... Assistant Costume Designer
... Screenplay
... Director of Photography
... Executive Producer
... Unit Production Manager
... Co-Producer
... Supervising Sound Editor
... Novel
... Production Manager
... Stunts
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... Set Decoration
... Production Design
... Stunts
... Costume Supervisor
... Set Decoration Buyer
... Costume Supervisor
... Supervising Sound Editor
... Makeup Artist
... Music Editor
... Dialogue Editor
... Supervising Dialogue Editor
... Camera Operator
... Steadicam Operator
... Dialogue Editor
... Still Photographer
... Visual Effects Producer
... Studio Teacher
... ADR Editor
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Stunts
... First Assistant Editor
... Script Supervisor
... Assistant Editor
... Art Department Coordinator
... Music Supervisor
... Makeup Artist
... Assistant Costume Designer
... Sound Mixer
... Music Editor
... Associate Producer
... Production Coordinator
... Makeup Artist
... Stunts
... Stunts
... First Assistant Director
... Set Dresser
... Sound Recordist
... Choreographer
... Stunts
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... Stunt Double
... Stunts
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