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Wiseman adapts her own book with Fey’s help. Very funny & covertly important film. Conversation starter is among best high school movies…
What’s more:
The script for this hugely quotable movie was written by Tina Fey, who based it on the non-fiction self-help book “Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence” by Rosalind Wiseman. It’s not an adaptation, exactly, but is filled with disturbingly accurate portrayals of some of the harsh realities of modern teen girls. Should probably be required viewing for middle school students.
The film is deceptive; it works perfectly as a straight comedy and as a teen movie, and that pleasing exterior lets Fey and director Mark Waters really drive home some great insights in a way that will hopefully open some eyes and give teens a shorthand reference for talking about these issues.
The acting is excellent across the board, from the “teens” through to the adults. This is the film everyone points to when they say, “What a shame about Lindsay Lohan” – hopefully she is able to return to this level of work. The rest of The Plastics are perfectly cast, as are almost all of the roles. I especially enjoyed Neil Flynn as Cady’s dad, although Rajiv Surendra steals every scene he’s in as Kevin Gnapoor, star Mathlete…
Finally, if you want to spend an entertaining hour, just look up Mean Girls gif’s online. I find this one spell-binding:
Poster:
Trailer:
Bechdel Test:
Pass
The Representation Test Score: A (11 pts)
(http://therepresentationproject.org/grading-hollywood-the-representation-test/)
| Main Cast | Lindsay Lohan Cady Heron, Jonathan Bennett Aaron Samuels, Rachel McAdams Regina George, Tina Fey Ms. Norbury |
| Rating | PG-13 |
| Release Date | Fri 30 Apr 2004 UTC |
| Director | Mark Waters |
| Genres | Comedy |
| 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. |
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| Runtime | 97 |
| Tagline | Welcome to Girl World. |
| Writers | Rosalind Wiseman (book), Tina Fey (screenplay) |
| Year | 2004 |