It's hard to believe it has been a decade since "Mean Girls" was released. The teen flick with a cast that included Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried, Rachel McAdams and Lacey Chabert is a quotable cult classic. Let's catch up with where they are now: |
How many of you have felt victimized by a Regina George?
If you raised your hand, you can attest that even a decade later "Mean Girls" still holds up.
Man recites 'Mean Girls' in 30 minutes
Whether it's because Tina
Fey's script so authentically captures the high school experience or
because of the multiple quote-worthy lines (admit it, you are glad
"fetch" happened), the film about a group of teen girls who rule the
school and the girl they sort of take under their wing is as popular now
as it ever was.
"For the high-school genre, Fey's hilarious script was unusually astute and provocative," the Guardian said of the film in 2013.
"Replicating teen doublespeak with brilliant authenticity, the dialogue
was full of zingers, accounting for its continued life online."
April 30 marks the
10-year anniversary of the now cult classic. Not only can the 2004 movie
be seen in heavy rotation on cable stations, but thanks to Netflix
anyone can enjoy the adventures of "the Plastics." Social media has also
fully embraced it with Tumblrs and trending hashtags devoted to the
characters and their snappy dialogue.
Before gay rights were
even being fully embraced, the movie offered up the loveable character
of Damian, who was "too gay to function" and partial to singing
Christina Aguilera's songs in the school talent show. And for those who
have witnessed the train wreck that has become the life and career of
"Mean Girls" star Lindsay Lohan, it also serves as a bittersweet time
capsule of the days when she was billed as one of the most promising
young actresses of her generation.
Based on the 2002
nonfiction book "Queen Bees and Wannabes" by Rosalind Wiseman, actress
and screenwriter Fey was able to find the funny in what is often the
victimization of young women in school.
In the film, Cady Heron
is a 16-year-old daughter of zoologist parents who moves from Africa to
the United States and is enrolled in public school after having been
home schooled. She quickly catches the attention of the Plastics, a
clique of girls who indoctrinate her into their ways, including rules
about what days to wear pink and the fact that "ex-boyfriends are
off-limits to friends. That's just, like, the rules of feminism.
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