Get in loser, we’re pre-ordering the 4K UHD release ofMean Girlsto celebrate the original film’s 20-year anniversary. Mourn your youth if you must, for you have plenty of time beforethe title arrives on a single disc in fancy new packaging on April 30. The design for the packaging in question features aBurn Bookslipcase that fits snuggly over the Blu-ray plastic case. On the back of the pink-themed slipcase are some ruby-red lipstick prints, solidifying the secrecy ofthe film’s clique of Plastics.At the moment, no special features have been revealed, but with more than two months until the official drop, there’s still time for Paramount to toss in some extras for the cult-classic’s dedicated fan base.
The movie that would launch both a stage musical and a cinematic adaptation of said Broadway production,Mean Girls,was an instant icon when it first entered theaters in 2004. The title starsLindsay Lohanas Cady Heron, a teenager who, after spending her life growing up in small villages in the middle of Africa, is thrown into the sheer madness of American high school. While navigating her way through the halls of her new prison, she discovers that hierarchy isn’t just for the animal kingdom when she meets Regina George (Rachel McAdams) and her group of popular friends known as the Plastics. With a plan in mind and some new friends with the same taste for revenge, Cady plans to bring Regina down.
Based onRosalind Wiseman’s 2002 book, “Queen Bees and Wannabes,” the theatrical adaptation was penned byTina Feywho also appeared in the ensemble cast.Directed byMark Waters(Freaky Friday), the movie featured a stellar cast stacked with up-and-coming names of the time mixed with already established actors includingAmanda Seyfried(The Dropout),Lacey Chabert(Party of Five),Lizzy Caplan(Party Down),Jonathan Bennett(The Holiday Sitter),Daniel Franzese(Looking: The Movie),Neil Flynn(Scrubs),Tim Meadows(Saturday Night Live), andAna Gasteyer(Saturday Night Live), to name a few.
The Legacy Of ‘Mean Girls’ Across Screen and Stage
Mean Girlswas filled with quotable one-liners and memorable scenes, quickly cementing itself alongside all the great comedy classics. After a long road to The Great White Way, Fey teamed up with lyricistNell Benjaminand composerJeff Richmondto bringMean Girlsto the Broadway stage in 2017. An immediate hit and favorite at the Tony Awards, one could say that the production was hit by a bus when it was pulled from its spot at the August Wilson Theatre following the devastating toll of the COVID-19 shutdown. But, this wouldn’t be the final time thatthe songs ofMean Girlswould ring outas last month marked the premiere of the release of the musical’s cinematic adaptation.Still playing in theaters, the film isholding its own at the box office.
Follow the link topre-order the 4K UHD release ofMean Girlson Amazon. The 4K UHD copy is set for an April 30, release date. Until then, check out the original film’s trailer below.
Mean Girls
Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.
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