Mean Girls

Mean Girls (2004)

Timing: 1:37 (97 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2004-04-30

Country

Canada, United States

Production

Paramount, Broadway Video, M.G. Films

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Budget

$17 000 000

Revenue

$130 195 052

Website

http://www.meangirls.com/

Director

Mark Waters

Actors

Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lizzy Caplan, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried, Daniel Franzese, Jonathan Bennett, Rajiv Surendra, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows
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Scenario

Producer

Lorne Michaels, Jill Sobel Messick

Operator

Daryn Okada

Composer

Rolfe Kent

Artist

Colin Woods

Audition

Marci Liroff, Susan Shopmaker, Robin D. Cook

Editing

Wendy Greene Bricmont
All team (141)

• The film is based on Rosalind Wiseman's book "Queen Bees and Wannabes" (2002).
• The initial version of the film received an "R" rating due to some rather risky and crude jokes. These were subsequently cut, and the film received a "PG-13" rating.
• In the book, which served as the basis for the film, the most popular girl in school is known as the “Queen Bee.” In the film, this girl is named Regina, which translates to “Queen” from Latin.
• Actress Amy Poehler, who plays Mrs. George, is only seven years older than her “on-screen daughter” Rachel McAdams (Regina George).
• Amanda Seyfried, who plays Karen, also auditioned for the role of Regina and was even briefly cast in the role before producer Lorne Michaels decided that she would be better suited for the role of the “dumb blonde.”
• Shortly before filming, Tim Meadows broke his arm and had to wear a cast, which resulted in the film crew having to make minor changes to the script.
• There was only one candidate for the role of Gretchen, and Lacey Chabert was approved for the role after the very first audition.
• Initially, actress Julia Kem was considered for the role of Janice Yen. However, after auditions, the role went to Lizzy Kaplan. Ultimately, Olympia Lukis played Jessica Lopez, a girl with a disability.
• The initial cut of the film received an R rating for some rather risqué jokes. They were subsequently cut, and the film received a PG-13 rating.
• Regina means "queen" in Latin.
• Actress Amy Poehler, who plays Mrs. George, is only seven years older than her on-screen daughter Rachel McAdams (Regina George).
• Amanda Seyfried, who played Karen, auditioned for the role of Regina and was even cast in the role for a time until producer Lorne Michaels decided she was better suited for another role.
• Shortly before filming, Tim Meadows broke his arm and had to wear a cast, which required minor changes to the script.
• The initial version of the film received an R rating for somewhat risky jokes. They were subsequently cut, and the film received a PG-13 rating.
• Regina, translated from Latin, means "queen".
• Amanda Seyfried, who played Karen, auditioned for the role of Regina, and was even briefly cast in the role before producer Lorne Michaels decided that another role would suit her better.
• Shortly before filming, Tim Meadows broke his arm and had to wear a cast, which necessitated minor changes to the script.