Sunday, September 2, 2012

You Go Glen Coco!


One of my favorite movies is Mean Girls.  It gets funnier every time I watch it and it has definitely become a cult phenomenon.  My students still quote the movie and it's from 2004!  I found some fun trivia on the film.  Who is your favorite character?  Mine is Gretchen Weiners for sure lol.

--Nearly earned an R rating for explicit, risqué gags and jokes which were subsequently cut. 

--In the book upon which the movie is based, the most popular girl in a school is given the title "Queen Bee". In the movie, the character who fits that description is named Regina - "queen" in Latin. 



--Amy Poehler who plays Mrs. George is only seven years older than her on screen daughter Rachel McAdams (Regina George).

--Amanda Seyfried, who plays Karen in the film, was initially supposed to play Cady, but producer Lorne Michaels thought she would be better as the "dumb girl". 

--Initially, Lindsay Lohan was cast as Regina, but decided to play the "nice girl" so the public wouldn't base her real personality on Regina's. Rachel McAdams was chosen to play the "mean girl" because "only nice girls can play mean girls" according to the producer. 

--Lacey Chabert was the first and only choice for the role of Gretchen.

--In the scene where Christmas candy canes are being distributed in the classroom Damien, dressed in a Santa suit, reads out the name Glenn Cocco, a good friend of Tina Fey

--Tina Fey and Amy Poehler coached Rajiv Surendra on how to rap for his on-screen performance in the school's Winter Talent Show. 

--The skirts for the Christmas talent show are made of plastic; the costume designer says they were made of that fabric to "represent the Plastics". 



--Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams play characters who attend the same school and are in the same grade, in spite of the 8 year age difference between the two actresses.


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12 comments:

Margarita Bloom said...

Ha, I have to admit when I saw your google post I thought you were talking about me! haha... My name is Regina after all. I love this movie! Great facts. :)

tara said...

Favorite movie ever!!

tara said...

Favorite movie ever!!

Lori said...

I LOVE that movie, too!!!!

Brittany Campbell said...

ahh hahaha this is great! I love this movie too! Funny, I was JUST referencing this movie last night!

Amanda @ Eloquent English said...

Oh my gosh I love that movie!!! I saw that it was on this past weekend, but the husband was home and I know he was going to watch it... Although he does fancy LL. ;) xoxo

Berty Morales said...

LMBO! Great post and one of my fav movies! Lol! Thanks for sharing some interesting facts ;) xoxo

Audrey Masitsa said...

I've never watched this movie but now you've given me a reason to check it out.
xo
Audrey
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Elle Johns said...

Mean Girls is awesome...for me right up there with Clueless and Troop Beverly Hills....Classics!! :) You've just inspired me....I need to have a movie day ASAP!!

xoxo, Elle


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Christianna said...

Good Lord, this movie makes me laugh so hard! I love Karen and the punky friend of Cady's.

LeeAnne, Style N Season said...

I like the movie too, though I feel bad of how Lindsay ends up after this movie brought her fame and fortune.

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