Mean Girls became an instant classic chick flick when it was released in 2004.  Directed by Mark Waters with screenplay by Tina Fey, the movie encompasses the stereotypes of teenage girls on Chicago’s North Shore.  It is partly based on the book Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman.  The book focuses on topics of friendships and relationships among adolescent girls, including cliques, drama and dating.  It is intended to empower young women to be confident and secure, themes that can also be drawn from the movie.

In Mean Girls, Cady Heron, played by Lindsay Lohan, moves to Evanston, Illinois from Africa, and is thrown into the cruel arena of “girl world” when she encounters the Plastics.  The Plastics, played by Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert and Amanda Seyfried, are the ultra-cool clique led by Regina George who run the school and make Cady’s life both amazing and miserable.  Tina Fey also delivers a quirky, witty performance as Ms. Norbury, Cady’s math teacher.

Despite the ridiculous shenanigans of the Plastics and Cady’s attempt to sabotage the (seemingly) flawless Regina George, Ms. Norbury serves as a role model for the students as they try to patch up a myriad of gossip and misunderstandings.

With drama, boy issues and the infamous Burn Book, Mean Girls is a hilarious chick flick that especially Regina girls attending school on the North Shore can enjoy.  Just don’t forget, on Wednesdays, we wear pink.