Mean Girls
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Mean Girls is a 2004 American teen comedy film directed by Mark Waters, and written by Tina Fey. The film stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer, Amy Poehler and Fey. It is partially based on Rosalind Wiseman's 2002 non-fiction self-help book, Queen Bees and Wannabes...
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Mean Girls is a 2004 American teen comedy film directed by Mark Waters, and written by Tina Fey. The film stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer, Amy Poehler and Fey. It is partially based on Rosalind Wiseman's 2002 non-fiction self-help book, Queen Bees and Wannabes, which describes female high school social cliques and the damaging effects they can have on girls. Fey also drew from her own experience at Upper Darby High School as an inspiration for some of the concepts in the film. The film introduced Amanda Seyfried in her film debut.

Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels produced the film. Tina Fey, screenwriter and co-star of the film, was a long-term cast member and writer for SNL. Although set in Evanston, Illinois (a Chicago suburb), the film was mostly shot in Toronto, Canada. Filming took place from September to November 2003. The film marks Lohan's second collaboration with director Waters, the first being Freaky Friday, released a year earlier.

Released on April 30, 2004, the film grossed $130 million worldwide and developed a cult following.

Storyline[]

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.

Genre[]

Comedy

Motion Picture Rating[]

Atp (Argentina)

M (Australia)

12 (Brazil)

14A (Canada)

TE (Chile)

12 (Czech Republic)

K-7 (Finland)

Tous publics (France)

6 (Germany)

L (Iceland)

7 (Iceland) (DVD rating)

A (India) (2004, original rating)

UA (India) (re-rating)

12PG (Ireland)

T (Italy)

N-7 (Lithuania)

U (Malaysia)

B (Mexico)

6 (Netherlands)

M (New Zealand)

7 (Norway)

Apt (Peru)

PG-13 (Philippines)

M/12 (Portugal)

12+ (Russia)

NC-16 (Singapore)

15 (South Korea)

13 (Spain)

Btl (Sweden)

12 (Switzerland)

12A (UK)

PG-13 (USA)

Images[]

Cast and Crew[]

Director[]

Mark Waters

Writing Credits (WGA)[]

Rosalind Wiseman (book)

Tina Fey (screenplay)

Cast[]

Lindsay Lohan - Cady Heron

Jessie Wright - 5-Year-Old Cady

Rachel McAdams - Regina George

Lacey Chabert - Gretchen Wieners

Amanda Seyfried - Karen Smith

Lizzy Caplan - Janis Ian

Daniel Franzese - Damian

Jonathan Bennett - Aaron Samuels

Rajiv Surendra - Kevin Gnapoor

Tina Fey - Ms. Norbury

Tim Meadows - Mr. Duvall

Amy Poehler - Mrs. George

Ana Gasteyer - Cady's Mom

Neil Flynn - Cady's Dad

Daniel DeSanto - Jason

Diego Klattenhoff - Shane Oman

Alisha Morrison - Lea Edwards

Julia Chantrey - Amber D'Alessio

Dwayne Hill - Coach Carr

Jonathan Malen - Kristen's Boyfriend

Producers[]

Jennifer Guinier (associate producer)

Jill Sobel Messick (executive producer) (as Jill Messick)

Lorne Michaels (producer)

Louise Rosner (co-producer)

Tony Shimkin (producer) (uncredited)

Details[]

Countries[]

USA

Canada

Language[]

English

German

Vietnamese

Swahili

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April 19, 2004 (USA) (Los Angeles, California) (premiere)

April 30, 2004 (Canada)

April 30, 2004 (USA)

June 10, 2004 (Russia) (limited)

June 17, 2004 (Portugal)

June 17, 2004 (Russia)

June 17, 2004 (Slovenia)

June 17, 2004 (Ukraine)

June 18, 2004 (UK)

June 18, 2004 (Ireland)

June 18, 2004 (Iceland)

June 24, 2004 (Australia)

June 24, 2004 (Israel)

June 24, 2004 (New Zealand)

June 25, 2004 (Kazakhstan)

June 25, 2004 (Mexico)

July 1, 2004 (Georgia)

July 7, 2004 (Philippines) (Manila)

July 8, 2004 (Malaysia)

July 8, 2004 (Netherlands)

July 8, 2004 (Singapore)

July 8, 2004 (Thailand)

July 9, 2004 (Brazil)

July 9, 2004 (Taiwan)

July 16, 2004 (Norway)

July 16, 2004 (Panama)

July 16, 2004 (Turkey)

July 21, 2004 (Philippines) (Davao)

July 23, 2004 (Romania)

July 28, 2004 (United Arab Emirates)

July 28, 2004 (Belgium)

August 6, 2004 (Poland)

August 13, 2004 (Sweden)

August 13, 2004 (Vietnam)

August 18, 2004 (Bahrain)

August 19, 2004 (Chile)

August 20, 2004 (Denmark)

August 25, 2004 (Switzerland) (French speaking region)

August 26, 2004 (Switzerland) (German speaking region)

August 26, 2004 (Germany)

August 26, 2004 (Hungary)

August 27, 2004 (Austria)

August 27, 2004 (Switzerland) (Italian speaking region)

August 27, 2004 (Finland)

August 27, 2004 (Italy)

August 27, 2004 (South Korea)

September 3, 2004 (Spain)

September 3, 2004 (Greece)

September 3, 2004 (India)

September 15, 2004 (Egypt)

September 23, 2004 (Argentina)

September 24, 2004 (Latvia)

October 1, 2004 (Estonia)

October 28, 2004 (Czech Republic)

January 6, 2005 (Slovakia)

January 26, 2005 (France)

March 5, 2005 (Japan) (Tokyo)

September 13, 2005 (Denmark) (Buster Children's Film Festival)

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September 21, 2004 (USA) (VHS)

September 21, 2004 (USA) (DVD)

October 18, 2004 (UK) (VHS)

October 18, 2004 (UK) (DVD)

April 14, 2009 (USA) (Blu-Ray)

January 24, 2017 (USA) (DVD re-release)

June 11, 2019 (USA) (Blu-Ray re-release)

September 30, 2019 (UK) (Blu-Ray)

Also Known As[]

Queen Bees and Wannabes (original script title)

Reception[]

Box office[]

Mean Girls grossed $130,125,971 worldwide on a $17 million budget.

Critical response[]

The film has a 7.0 rating on IMDb and an 84% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Company Credits[]

Production Companies[]

Paramount Pictures (presents)

M.G. Films

Broadway Video

Distributors[]

Paramount Pictures (2004) (USA) (theatrical)

Paramount Pictures (2004) (Canada) (theatrical)

Buena Vista International (2004) (Finland) (theatrical)

United International Pictures (2004) (UK) (theatrical)

United International Pictures (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical)

United International Pictures (2004) (Australia) (theatrical)

United International Pictures (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)

United International Pictures (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)

United International Pictures (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)

United International Pictures (2004) (Greece) (theatrical)

United International Pictures (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)

United International Pictures (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)

United International Pictures (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)

United International Pictures (2004) (Singapore) (theatrical)

Paramount Home Media Distribution (2004) (USA) (VHS)

Paramount Home Media Distribution (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Paramount Home Media Distribution (2004) (UK) (VHS)

Paramount Home Media Distribution (2004) (UK) (DVD)

Paramount Home Media Distribution (2009) (USA) (Blu-Ray)

Paramount Home Media Distribution (2017) (USA) (DVD)

Paramount Home Media Distribution (2019) (USA) (Blu-Ray)

Paramount Home Media Distribution (2019) (UK) (Blu-Ray)

Special Effects[]

CIS Hollywood (visual effects)

Technical Specs[]

Runtime[]

97 mins

Color[]

Color

Aspect Ratio[]

1.85:1

Trivia[]