Mean Girls is a
2004 American teen comedy film, directed by
Mark Waters and starring
Lindsay Lohan. Written by (and co-starring)
Tina Fey, the film features a supporting cast of
Rachel McAdams,
Amanda Seyfried,
Lacey Chabert, and
Lizzy Caplan. The film also features several
Saturday Night Live cast members, including Fey,
Tim Meadows,
Ana Gasteyer, and
Amy Poehler.
Mean Girls has been praised as being Lohan's break-out film role.
Director Waters described the movie as "
Clueless meets
Heathers,"
[The Seattle Times: Arts & Entertainment: It's back to school with 'Mean Girls,' but director will transfer to guy films] the latter of which was written by his brother,
Daniel Waters.
Mean Girls is based on the non-fiction book
Queen Bees and Wannabes by
Rosalind Wiseman, which describes how female
high school social
cliques operate, and the effect they can have on girls.
