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Mean Girls (2004)

Mean Girls tells the story of Cady (Lindsay Lohan), a teen girl who falls in with the wrong crowd. After returning to the USA after spending her childhood in Africa, Cady infiltrates her school's group of mean girls, befriending the conniving Regina George (Rachel McAdams) and her cronies. However, Cady finds the high school hierarchy to be far more complicated than she had imagined, drawing her into a game of manipulation and deceit that threatens her reputation.

Mean Girls (2004)
PG-13
Comedy

Director
Mark Waters
Release Date
April 30, 2004
Studio(s)
Paramount Pictures
Distributor(s)
Paramount Pictures
Cast
Amy Poehler , Lacey Chabert , Tina Fey , Rachel McAdams , Amanda Seyfried , Lindsay Lohan
Writers
Tina Fey
Runtime
97 minutes
Sequel(s)
mean girls 2
Budget
$17 million

Summary

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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