âMean Girlsâ movie is out: Cast, soundtrack, reviews

There’s a new generation of plastics. ‘Mean Girls,’ the film adaptation of the 2018 Broadway musical inspired by the original 2004 movie, officially debuted in theatres on Jan. 12.

But, as the movie’s tagline says, “This isn’t your mother’s Mean Girls.” This musical adaptation– also from the mind of Tina Fey— comes nearly 20 years after the original film.

The plot is somewhat the same. Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) is a new student at North Shore High where she meets Janis (Auli’i Cravalho), Damian (Jaquel Spivey) and of course, “The Plastics,” the elite trio of North Shore’s “it” girls: Gretchen (Bebe Wood) and Karen (Avantika Vandanapu), and their queen bee, Regina George (Reneé Rapp).

After Cady falls for Regina’s ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels (Christopher Briney) and gets caught in Regina’s line of fire, she teams up with Janis and Damian to dethrone The Plastics’ devious ruler. Still, there are several differences from the 2004 classic. Besides being a musical remake, two of the characters have different backstories and a few of the jokes have been altered, reports People.

Tickets are available at your local theater or through Fandango.

Jaquel Spivey plays Damian, Angourie Rice plays Cady and Auli’i Cravalho plays Janis in Mean Girls from Paramount Pictures. Photo: Jojo Whilden/Paramount © 2023 Paramount Pictures.Jojo Whilden | Paramount

The Cast:

Tina Fey and Tim Meadows as reprise their 2004 their roles as Ms. Norbury and Mr. Duvall, respectively. Here’s the rest of the cast list:

Angourie Rice as Cady Heron

Reneé Rapp as Regina George

Avantika Avantika Vandanapu as Karen Shetty

Bebe Wood as Gretchen Wieners

Auliʻi Cravalho as Janis ‘Imi’ike

Jaquel Spivey as Damian Hubbard

Christopher Briney as Aaron Samuels

Jenna Fischer as Ms. Heron

Jon Hamm as Coach Carr

Ashley Park as Madame Park

Busy Philipps as Mrs. George

Mahi Alam as Kevin Ganatra

The Soundtrack:

The “Mean Girls” soundtrack features songs that originated from the Broadway musical, as well as original songs including “World Burn,” sung by the cast of the film, and “Not My Fault,” a collaboration with Rapp and Megan Thee Stallion

What they’re saying about “Mean Girls”:

Harper’s Bazaar says the film “finds itself in an awkward spot, trapped between the past and present.”

The Atlantic says “the music reboot can’t cross the generational gap.”

Salon calls the film a musical surprise that makes a charming argument for itself.

The New York Times says the “shape-shifting classic” retains its ingratiating charms.