Mean Girls

In this episode, Susan introduces Greg to 2004's Mean Girls: the teen comedy based on Rosalind Wiseman's parenting book, "Queen Bees and Wannabes," adapted by Tina Fey and starring Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried, and Lizzy Kaplan. Do you want to talk about Mean Girls? You can sit with us even if you don't wear pink on Wednesdays.  

 

Greg and Susan talk about the real aspects of "Girl World" reported in Wiseman's book; the film's iconic and almost timeless status; and how Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Tim Meadows steal scenes in their featured roles. As always, the two also discuss trivia about the film and share their three favorite scenes from the movie.

 

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Talbot, M. (2002, February 24). Girls Just Want to Be Mean. Retrieved December 15, 2020, from   https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/24/magazine/girls-just-want-to-be-mean.htmlMean Girls