Mean Girls

Mean Girls is a 2004 film written by and costarring Tina Fey. It stars Lindsay Lohan and featured several Saturday Night Live-- cast members, including Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer, and Amy Poehler. Its director, Mark Waters, younger brother of writer Daniel Waters, described the movie as Clueless meets Heathers http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/artsentertainment/2001913326_waters27.html, the latter of which was written by his brother. It was based on the non-fiction book Queen Bees and Wannabes, which describes how female high school social cliques operate, and the effect they can have on girls.

Trivia

• During the gymnasium confessional, Tim Meadows says "Who has a lady problem that they'd like to talk about?", a reference to his character Leon Phelps on SNL.
• Amy Poehler (Mrs. George) is only five years older than Rachel McAdams (Regina).