Mean Girls (2004)
Coming Out at 30 April 2004 in theaters.
Comedy
Mean Girls is 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. The film marks Lohan’s second collaboration with director Waters, the first being Freaky Friday, released a year earlier.
Sixteen-year-old homeschooled Cady Heron and her zoologist parents Betsy and Chip Heron return to the United States after a twelve-year research trip in Africa, settling in Evanston, Illinois. On her first day of attending a public school, North Shore High School, Cady attempts to make new friends, but to no avail. The next day, she meets and befriends Janis Ian and Damian Leigh. They educate Cady on the school’s various cliques and warn her to avoid the most popular and infamous one, the “Plastics”, which is led by fit queen bee Regina George and include the insecure but rich Gretchen Wieners and sweet but dimwitted Karen Smith. The Plastics take an interest in Cady after defending her against a sexist classmate, and invite her to sit with them at lunch. After learning of the invite, Janis asks Cady to befriend them and tell her everything they say.
Director: Mark Waters
Writers: Rosalind Wiseman (book), Tina Fey
Stars: Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer, Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Jonathan Bennett
Cast:
| Lindsay Lohan | … | Cady Heron |
| Rachel McAdams | … | Regina George |
| 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 |
| Ely Henry | … | Homeschooled Boy |
| David Aherne | … | Homeschooled Boy |
| Ayo Agbonkpolo | … | African Warrior |
| Molly Shanahan | … | Kristen Hadley |
| Jonathan Malen | … | Kristen’s Boyfriend |
| Jeff Moser | … | ‘Farting’ Guy |
| Miranda Edwards | … | Michigan Girl |
| Les Porter | … | Chemistry Teacher |
| Eve Crawford | … | English Teacher |
| Jack Newman | … | History Teacher |
| Michelyn Emelle | … | Music Teacher |
| Bathsheba Garnett | … | German Teacher |
| Ky Pham | … | Trang Pak |
| Danielle Nguyen | … | Sun Jin Dinh |
| Daniel DeSanto | … | Jason |
| Alisha Morrison | … | Lea Edwards |
| Chris Anton | … | Huge Guy |
| Dwayne Hill | … | Coach Carr |
| Diego Klattenhoff | … | Shane Oman |
| Jan Caruana | … | Emma Gerber |
| Wai Choy | … | Mathlete Tim Pak |
| Julia Chantrey | … | Amber D’Alessio |
| Jacky Chamberlain | … | Giselle Sgro |
| Olympia Lukis | … | Jessica Lopez |
| Stefanie Drummond | … | Bethany Byrd |
| Kristen Bone | … | Short Girl |
| Jessie Wright | … | Cady 5 Years Old |
| Tyson Fennell | … | Nfume |
| Stephan Dickson | … | Animal Dancer |
| Andreja Punkris | … | Animal Dancer |
| Noelle Boggio | … | Animal Dancer |
| Jordan Dawe | … | Animal Dancer |
| Alexandra Stapley | … | Taylor Wedell |
| Laura de Carteret | … | Taylor Wedell’s Mom |
| Nicole Crimi | … | Kylie George |
| Erin Norah Thompson | … | Dawn Schweitzer |
| Dan Willmott | … | Mr. George |
| Michelle Hoffman | … | Kissing Girl |
| Valerie Casault | … | Kissing Girl |
| Sharron Matthews | … | Joan the Secretary |
| Jo Chim | … | Salesperson |
| Randi Lee Butcher | … | Skater Girl |
| Erin Jarvis | … | Skater Girl |
| Kaylen Christensen | … | Jock Girl |
| Jill Morrison | … | Crying Girl |
| David Sazant | … | Marymount Captain |
| Clare Preuss | … | Caroline Krafft |
| Bruce Hunter | … | Mathlete Moderator |
| Megan Millington | … | Junior Plastic |
| Tara Shelley | … | Junior Plastic |
| Shannon Todd | … | Junior Plastic |
| Marc Allen | … | Student in Hall |
| Darryl Armstrong | … | Background |
| Julie Bir | … | Janet |
| Krysta Carter | … | Wannabe |
| Nicholas A. Catalano | … | Kid in Classroom |
| Alex Cameron Dimez | … | Asian Nerd |
| Sima Fisher | … | Halloween Army Girl |
| John Gadsden | … | Student |
| Lucila Grzetic | … | Teenager |
| Bernard Josipovic | … | Student |
| Michael Kilcullen | … | Upscale Shopper |
| William R Phillips | … | Student |
| David Reale | … | Glenn Coco |
| Talia Russo | … | Kissing Couple |
| Brigitte Wulf | … | Student |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia