Disney+ subscribers should be running not walking to their TVs this Bank Holiday weekend as a fan-favourite teen comedy has dropped.
Disney+ has just added a cult classic to its extensive library, which has already made its way into its top 10 most streamed films.
Mean Girls is a modern-day teen classic, and now millennials can relive the magic over and over again as the Lindsay Lohan film was released on Disney+ this week.
Created by 30 Rock and Saturday Night Live legend Tina Fey, Mean Girls originally hit the big screen back in 2004, with The Parent Trap’s childhood star Lindsay Lohan as Cady Heron.
After leaving her childhood behind in Africa, Cady joins a “normal” school in Illinois where her two new friends give her the inside scoop on everyone’s social status.
Her path then crosses with the infamous Plastics: “Fetch” creator Gretchen Wieners (Lacey Chabert), aspiring “weather girl” Karen Smith (Amanda Seyfried) and their leader, the terrifying Regina George (Rachel McAdams).
Cady initially doesn’t see what the issue is with the Plastics until she becomes smitten with Regina’s ex-boyfriend, Aaron Samuels (Jonathan Bennett).
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Besides its star-studded cast, which also features Fey herself as Ms Norbury, Parks and Recreation actress Amy Poehler and Scrubs’ Neil Flynn, Mean Girls is a classic thanks to its stream of memorable one-liners.
Some of the classics that continue to be used in Reels today include “On Wednesdays we wear pink”, “That is so fetch”, “Is Butter a carb?” and “I’m sick”, followed by Karen’s pathetic cough and Regina’s response: “Boo you w***e”.
Mean Girls may not have the best Rotten Tomatoes rating with 84% but fans cannot help but express their love for the film, with it being labelled as “wickedly funny”.
Another remarked: “Undoubtedly the best teen comedy ever adapted from a sociological study…”
A third agreed: “Mean Girls is a hysterical comedy about high school cliques, and may be the best teen satire since Heathers”, while another describes it as “comic gold”.
More than 20 years have passed since Mean Girls was first released but has been given a new lease of life with the 2024 remake starring Angourie Rice and Renee Rapp as Cady and Regina, respectively.
This version differs though, as it’s actually a musical and has since been made into a West End and Broadway musical.
Mean Girls is available to watch on Disney+.