The version of Mean Girls (2004) for Broadway was adapted for the cinema almost 20 years after the original film premiered. The new feature film which is a musical had to go through some changes to adapt to Generation Z's experiences during school.
Learn the 10 key differences between the two films:
1. Cady's mother is a single parent
Cady's parents are played in the 2004 film Ana Gasteyer It is Neil Flynn. In the new feature film the character is played by Angourie rice lives only with his mother, embodied by Jenna Fischer. Regina's father doesn't show up either.
2. The story is told by Janis and Damian
The original film's story is narrated by Cady, while the new version splits the role between Janis and Damian.
3. Karen and Janis have different last names
Honoring the Indian and Hawaiian roots of Avantika Vandanapu It is Auliʻi CravalhoTheir characters went from Karen Smith to Karen Shetty and Janis Ian to Janis 'Imi'ike, respectively.
4. Gretchen is of Latin American descent
Gretchen is of Jewish heritage in the original film and the Broadway musical, while in the 2024 feature film she comes from a Latino family.
5. Janis is a lesbian
In the original, Regina George spreads the rumor that Janis is a lesbian, even though the character is not. However, the new Janis is openly lesbian, as the actress who plays her explained in an interview with Screen Rant (via People).
6. Various jokes
Since 20 years have passed between the original film and the musical, some jokes are no longer considered funny. “I wrote the script in the early 2000s based on my experiences as a teenager in the late 1980s,” she said. Tina Fey to the New York Times (via People). “It’s no surprise to anyone that the jokes have changed.”
7. Damian sings another song at the talent show
Before Plásticas' legendary Christmas performance on the talent show stage, Damian sings “Beautiful”. Christina Aguilera. To do justice to Generation Z, Damian sings the opening song of Icarly in French in the new version of Mean Girls.
8. Rumors are spread on social media
Social networks have facilitated the speed of spread of gossip and anonymity. That's why the Internet played a very important role in the latest film.
9. Regina's mother is the one who tells her about cold bars
In the original film, Cady recommends bars to Regina, who wants to lose weight. Much later, the queen bee's boyfriend says that he eats the same bars to gain weight. Now it's Regina's mother who reveals the truth.
10. Ms. Norbury and Mr. Duvall are a couple
Woman. Norbury and Mr. Duvall are in a serious relationship.