Behind the Scenes
Director
Director Mark Waters is a real ladies' man. Wait—that sounds wrong. What we're trying to say is, almost all his movies have been anchored by female protagonists. That makes him a rarity in Hollyw...
Screenwriter
Quick! Name another movie based on a self-help book?See what we mean? This kind of source material is super-rare.Mean Girls, written by Tina Fey, is based on Rosalind Wiseman's Queen Bees & Wan...
Production Studio
Mean Girls was distributed by Paramount Pictures, but it was produced by Broadway Video, the entertainment studio founded by Saturday Night Live's head honcho Lorne Michaels, making it the rare SNL...
Production Design
Mean Girls is as bright and shiny as the really expensive white gold hoops that Regina forbid Gretchen from wearing—you know, because hoop earrings are "her thing." Its frames are lively and colo...
Music (Score)
Recipe for Rolfe Kent's Mean Girls Score:4 cups African tribal beatsa dash of Danny Elfman weirdness2 cups Music for mischief-making¼ cup A women's choir1 tsp. Peppermint foot creamAdd all ingredi...
Fandoms
Mean Girls is the great unifier. It brings people together, and we're not just talking about popcorn-fueled viewing parties on Mean Girls Day (which is October 3rd because that's the day it was whe...