They tell Cady about the school's various cliques and warn her to avoid the "Plastics", composed of the wealthy but insecure Gretchen Wieners, the sweet but dimwitted Karen Smith, and led by " queen bee" Regina George. The next day, she befriends outsiders Janis Ian and Damian Leigh. She eats her lunch in the school bathroom. On her first day at North Shore High School, Cady attempts to make new friends, but to no avail. Sixteen-year-old homeschooled Cady Heron and her parents, Betsy and Chip Heron, return to the United States after a lengthy research trip in Africa, settling in Evanston, Illinois as Betsy has been offered tenure at Northwestern University. ( May 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. A musical adaptation premiered on Broadway in March 2018. The made-for-television sequel Mean Girls 2 premiered on ABC Family on January 23, 2011.
It received positive reviews from critics, who praised its direction, screenplay, humor, and performances especially lauded was Lohan's acting, who earned several accolades including three Teen Choice Awards and three MTV Movie & TV Awards, and in 2021, was listed as the 11th-best performance of the 21st century by The New Yorker. Released on April 30, 2004, the film grossed $130 million worldwide and developed a cult following. The film marks Lohan's second collaboration with director Waters, the first being Freaky Friday, released a year earlier. Filming took place from September to November 2003. Although set in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois, the film was mostly shot in Toronto. Tina Fey, screenwriter and co-star of the film, was a long-term cast member and writer for SNL. Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels produced the film. The plot centers on a naïve teenage girl navigating her way through the social hierarchy of a modern American high school after years of her parents homeschooling her while conducting research in Africa. Fey also drew from her own experience at Upper Darby High School as an inspiration for some of the concepts in the film. It is based in part on Rosalind Wiseman's 2002 non-fiction self-help book, Queen Bees and Wannabes, which describes female high school social cliques, school bullying, and the damaging effects they can have on students. The film stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried, Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer, Amy Poehler, and Fey.
For more writing help, check out my Free Resource Library or get The Complete Guide to Self-Editing for Fiction Writers.Mean Girls is a 2004 American teen comedy film directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey. The Literary Architect is a writing advice blog run by me, Bucket Siler. If you choose not to follow it, that’s fine, but it’s nice to have the option, and it only takes a few seconds to jot down a reminder to yourself. “…changing scene from past to present tense… left off HERE”Īt the very least, making a note to yourself will give you a clear direction the next time you approach your WIP.Refer to map and finish editing this scene.” “…got confused about the layout of the house and stopped to make a map.Two more paragraphs to go… left off HERE.” “…working on adding more detail to the dormitory scene.Some examples of recent notes I’ve made to myself in my WIP:
Plus it can keep your WIP from becoming a giant mess of half-started ideas and editing tweaks. But this trick can save you a lot of time reading through your WIP and trying to remember where you were going. You might not always go back to what you were working on before. I like to change the font color and increase the size so I see it right away the next time I open my document. It helps if you make this note right at the spot you were working on, and another reminder at the top of the document. When you’re done with your writing session, make a note to yourself in your document about what you were working on and what you intend to do the next time you open your WIP.