Mean Girls Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Mar. 10, 2024

Mean Girls

Release Date: Friday, January 12, 2024 Theaters Thursday, March 7, 2024 Paramount+

Director: Samantha Jayne • Arturo Perez Jr.

Starring: Angourie Rice • Auli’i Cravalho • Jaquel Spivey • Reneé Rapp • Jenna Fischer

PG-13 Comedy N/A

3.11 / 5.0

65% WILL SEE 35% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Cady Heron moves to suburban Illinois after being homeschooled in Africa, and wants to be popular. She takes on The Plastics and becomes frenemies with Regina George. But soon, she learns the hard way that you just shouldn't mess with the Queen Bee.

Comedy Musical Teen Adaptation

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Who stars in Mean Girls – Cast List

A
Angourie Rice
... Cady

Spider-Man: Homecoming, Honor Society
A
Auli’i Cravalho
... Janis

Moana, Crush
J
Jaquel Spivey
... Damien

Tina Romero's Queen of the Dead
R
Reneé Rapp
... Regina
Jenna Fischer
New Years Rev, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Tina Fey
A Haunting in Venice, Megamind
T
Tim Meadows
Mean Girls, Our Little Secret
A
Avantika
Tarot, Senior Year
C
Christopher Briney
The Summer I Turned Pretty, Dalíland
B
Bebe Wood
Merry Friggin' Christmas
B
Busy Philipps
I Feel Pretty, White Chicks

Who is making Mean Girls – Crew List

The film's writer Tina Fey last penned Mean Girls and Curly Oxide and Vic Thrill.

Director: Samantha Jayne
Arturo Perez Jr.
Screenwriter: Tina Fey
Producers: Tina Fey
Lorne Michaels

Studios: Paramount+ Original; Paramount Pictures
Production Company: Broadway Video Films

Production – What we know about the Mean Girls

Key Facts

Jenna Fischer has joined the cast and will play Ms. Heron, Cady Heron’s mom (3/10/2023).
Paramount is planning a streaming Paramount+ debut (12/10/2022).
Music by Jeff Richmond and lyrics by Nell Benjamin (12/10/2022).
Based on the Broadway musical adaptation of the 2004 teen comedy.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2023

Completed

Changed Mean Girls movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Sep 2023

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Mar 2023

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Dec 2022

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Feb 2020

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for sexual material, strong language, and teen drinking
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Mean Girls Musical Movie
Language: English

Mean Girls Trailers and Clips

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Final Trailer

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Official Trailer

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Choreography Featurette

Mean Girls Release Date: When was the film released?

Mean Girls was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, January 12 , 2024. There were 20 20 other movies released on the same date, including The Beekeeper, The Book of Clarence and Soul (re-release).

The estimated home release date for Mean Girls is currently being determined. Stay tuned!