Ten Years Of Mean Girls

Is it really possible? The seminal high school comedy written by Tina Fey and directed by Mark Waters was released a decade ago today. I don't think i need to explain the plot to you, but in case some of you have been living under a rock for the past ten years, i will. Cady Heron who was previously home schooled arrives in a new school after moving from africa to the united states. She makes friends with two art students, and they convince her to infiltrate a group of popular girls, named The Plastics and usurp their status. The film was written by SNL alumnus Tina Fey, who also played Mrs Norburry, in her feature film debut.

The film starred a young and talented cast, who have gone on to manage their careers with differing success. Lindsay Lohan starred as Cady Heron, and has gone on to crash and burn, entering rehab six times, and has recently starring in a reality show docu-series on OWN. Rachel McAdams went on to star in many films such as About Time, Morning Glory and To The Wonder. Lizzy Caplan disappeared from public consciousness for a while, and recently resurfaced, starring in showtime's Masters Of Sex, while Daniel Franzese, Lacey Chabert and Jonathan Bennett all slipped from the public eye and have yet to resurface. Meanwhile Tina Fey herself went on to parody Sarah Palin and won the public's heart, finally Amanda Seyfried went on to star in Mamma Mia, Les Miserables and Lovelace.

The film quickly garnered a strong cult following around people of my generation, and is infinitely quotable. Mariah Carey wrote the song "Obsessed", inspired by this movie, and Jennifer Lawrence referenced the film at the People's Choice Awards. The film inspired many a meme, You Go Glen Coco perhaps being the most iconic. Fetch sort of did happen for a while, on social media anyway, and the film even spawned a semi-sequel released direct to dvd that no-one saw or cared about.

Ten years on the film is as current as ever, it's depiction of female friendship and rivalry is as accurate and uncanny as ever. This Tina Fey penned comedy serves not only as a reminder of how talented Lindsay Lohan really is, but also how irreverent and funny Tina Fey is as a screenwriter. So to commemorate 10 years of mean, lets really make fetch happen shall we?

Regina: Gretchen, stop trying to make fetch happen! It's not going to happen!