Mean Girls
Summary
Nearly two decades after the plastics first made their room onto the big projection screen , Mean Girlsis being reimagined as a movie melodious , but it would be a mistake for the remaking to be a carbon written matter of the original . Tina Fey ’s high school satire is one of the most repeatable comedy of all time , and there are dozens of iconic import , but many of those import call for to be updated for a 2024 hearing . If anything , the iconic condition that the original film has is something thenewMean Girlsmoviewill have to overcome .
The originalMean Girlsis now streaming on Paramount+
Originally released in April 2004,Mean Girlswas a box position smasher , but the film explode in popularity once it hit DVD and gained a basal cult come . In 2017 , a Broadway musical adaptation was produce , also written by Fey , and that Broadway show is now becoming a movie . Obviously , this remake will be close to the original , but to find its own identity , it will have to avoid abuse on the toe of theoriginalMean Girlsmovie .
10"She Doesn’t Even Go Here"
Damien Calling Out The Crying Girl
One of the most quotable blood fromMean Girlsis when Damien , in camouflage , calls out a lady friend for not even going to the school she is make an impassioned spoken communication about . It is a hilarious minute that has become too iconic for its own trade good . When this origin is speak in the microscope stage version , the joke and applause feel like they are coming from the line ’s recognition , not the literal joke . What makes the line so funny is the quick and pungent manner Daniel Franzese delivers it , and there is no way to recreate that with the cognition of how important it is .
9Regina’s Mom Dancing During The Girls' Performance
Amy Poehler’s Incredible Dance While Filming
While several of the adult actors , likeTina Fey and Tim Meadows , are reprising their roles from the first picture show , Amy Poehler is being put back as Regina ’s mom by Busy Philipps fromGirls5eva . Philipps is a hilarious doer , and will most probably apprehend the role , but she should n’t hear to play what Poehler did . In particular , the dance that Poehler does during the jingle bell John Rock . It is a minuscule sight gag that attain like a bag of bricks and most of that has to do with Poehler ’s particular physical comedy . Philipps should be given newfangled scrap that can become iconic as well .
8"You Can’t Sit With Us"
Gretchen Standing Up to Regina
Another transmission line that has become too iconic for its own goodness . When Regina , bring by Rachel McAdams in the originalMean Girlscast , is push out of the plastic and Gretchen lastly stands up to her , she forte proclaims"You ca n’t baby-sit with us" . This is a nifty moment in the movie , but it has been quoted to death , and it has lost most of its meaning because of that . There is no way for a movie in 2024 to naturally meet that stock in without it feeling like tacky fan avail .
7"Her Dad Invented Toaster Strudel"
Where Gretchen’s Wealth Came From
Mean Girlsis filled with so many put-on that many can go by on a first watch . An underrated second of comedic world - building is that Gretchen ’s Father-God formulate the Toaster Strudel and that is how her family became wealthy . A hilarious antic , but one that can be updated for a 2024 audience , as the inventor of the Toaster Strudel would have to be an elderly valet at this point . There are countless screaming inventions that Gretchen ’s dad could have come up with , and ways to update her fortune that will play well for a modern audience .
6Cady Tells Aaron It’s October 3rd
The Smallest Moment Of Romance Ever Put On Film
October 3rd isMean GirlsDaysimply because of this iconic line from the first film . As Cady ’s tactual sensation for Aaron grow , he call for her what the date is , and it just so chance to be October 3rd . It is extremely unlikely that the remaking will go without referencing this minute and engagement , but it has again become too iconic for its own trade good . At this point , it would be comical if the remake wield to find some other date or random bit of advice Cady could give Aaron alternatively of just delivering what is already expected .
5"You Go, Glen Coco!"
Damien Giving Out Candy Cane Grams
Despite having zero lines in the film , Glen Coco became one of the most memorable parts ofMean lady friend , as Damien pride him for getting four Candy Cane grams . The lack of information given about Glen Coco make the moment screaming , as this dear fry key Glen Coco just exist in the universe . However , this moment would not pack the same slug , knowing who Glen Coco is going into the picture . While iconic , it is small moment like these where the new plastic film needs to find oneself its iconic instant or else of recreating sometime ones .
4Karen Reveals Her “ESPN” Power
Her Breast Predict The Weather
Karen Smith is n’t the brightest person , and she ’s not the best with watchword , but she is one of the funniest type inMean Girls , and Amanda Seyfried truly became a star after the movie . Her secret power of where her breasts can tell if it is raining or not is one of her good moments , but so much of it come from the component of surprisal , and Seyfried ’s delivery . Avantika , who plays Karen in the remake , has a completely different energy from Seyfried , and that is the correct way to go . Seyfried ’s portrayal could never be outdone , but Avantika could bump her own path with different , unexpected caper .
3Damian Singing Beautiful
His Talent Show Song Is Out of Date
Damian has several incredible minute inMean girl , but his best is his unbelievable rendition of Christina Aguilera ’s " Beautiful " . In many way , Mean Girlsis timeless , but it is also very much a product of 2004 , and if it is going to be updated for a young generation , then so should the pop culture mention . There have been 20 twelvemonth of pop music since the first film came out , and there are countless birdsong that Damian could tattle that would be as , if not more , hilarious than " Beautiful " was in 2004 . Something by Billie Eilish or Olivia Rodrigo would be more meet for the current moment , and just as funny .
2Regina Gets Cady To Gossip About Gretchen (While She’s Secretly On The Call)
An Outdated Form Of Manipulation
Regina George is a original operator , and the tantrum when she tricks Cady into badly - mouthing Gretchen on the earpiece is one of her most superb acts . However , it is very 2004 , as teenagers these mean solar day know who is on the other side of the line at all sentence . In an age of smartphones and Facetime , the newMean Girlsneeds to update how the teenagers commune with each other , and craft put-on around that . So much ofMean Girlsstill use to modern - day gamey schooltime , but this remaking could update the go steady parts , and provide witty comment on thing the original could n’t .
1"You Can’t Just Ask People Why They’re White"
Karen Not Understanding How Africa Works
When Cady first introduces herself to the plastics , Karen has a arduous clip understand how she could have come from Africa since she is white , and Regina immediately shut her down . It is one of the film ’s funniest moments , but it might be better left in the original motion picture . Even if the joke still lands well , it is yet another illustration of 20 years of nostalgia and reference diluting the surprisal hilarity of the original origin . The newMean Girlsshould crusade boundary , but duplicate jokes from 20 years ago is n’t the way to do so .
