Mean Girls Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Last modified: Apr. 12, 2025

Mean Girls

Director: Mark S. Waters

Starring: Tina Fey • Lindsay Lohan • Daniel Franzese • Lacey Chabert • Tim Meadows

PG-13 Comedy N/A

85% WILL SEE 15% WON'T SEE

Plot: In "Mean Girls", Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) is raised in the African wilderness by her zoologist parents but finds life gets a lot rougher when she moves to the city and begins high school. After dating the ex-boyfriend of the school's most popular girl, forces align against her.

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Tina Fey
Mean Girls, Soul (re-release)
Lindsay Lohan
Freakier Friday, Falling for Christmas
D
Daniel Franzese
War of the Worlds, I Spit On Your Grave
L
Lacey Chabert
Hot Frosty, The Pleasure Drivers
T
Tim Meadows
Mean Girls, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
J
Jonathan Bennett
National Lampoon's Van Wilder: Freshman Year, The Haunting of Sharon Tate
Rachel McAdams
Send Help, Doctor Strange

A look at Mean Girls behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Mark S. Waters last helmed Vampire Academy and Freaky Friday. The film's writer Tina Fey last penned Mean Girls and Curly Oxide and Vic Thrill.

Dec 2004

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

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Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for sexual content, language, and some teen partying
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Mean Girls was released in on Friday, April 30 , 2004. There were five other movies released on the same date, including Laws of Attraction, Envy and Godsend.