It feels right to have the 10-year anniversary of "Mean Girls" fall exactly on the day the Plastics mandated a dress code for an entire generation.
On Wednesdays we wear pink. pic.twitter.com/Wker0hhWKS
— Amanda Seyfried (@AmandaSeyfried) April 30, 2014
"Mean Girls" accomplishes two feats. It speaks to the millennials who were enduring high school when the movie came out. It also educates older audiences by exposing the root of our generation's self-absorption: our insecurities. In 2004, audiences were introduced to an ensemble of actresses who have owned Hollywood since.
In 2004, no young actress had a more promising future than Lindsay Lohan. Much ink has been spilt, mainly in subpoenas, on LiLo.
I choose not to rehash this tragedy as it would make a gloomy Washington day even gloomier.
Let's take comfort in the fact that the pre-Paris Hilton beef Lilo we fell in love with is captured on celluloid forever.
The one-two punch of April 2004's "Mean Girls" and June 2004's "The Notebook" vaulted Rachel McAdams to stardom. Each movie had a little something for both the guys and the gals.
There was a period in 2005 when Rachel starred in three straight hits and was on her way to A-list status, before she began focusing exclusively on "time-traveling romantic dramas."
Out of the "Mean Girls" cast, Lacey Chabert is more my flavor.
Lacey has been the most low-key of the "Mean Girls" cast, but she does appear from time-to-time in smaller roles. When she does pop up, you best pay attention.
If you were taking bets when "Mean Girls" first came out on who would become the most respected actress from the cast, the last person you would pick was Amanda Seyfried. She seemed better suited for the Weather Channel.
In fact, Amanda is the biggest star to come out of "Mean Girls." She's starred in the adaptations of "Les Miserables" and "Mamma Mia!" Nothing builds Hollywood credibility faster than pandering to Broadway.
For as talented to Amanda is, I would have to go with Lizzy Caplan's Janis as being the biggest surprise to come out of "Mean Girls." Who could forget her character's sunny disposition?
Lizzy has come a long way from wearing a tuxedo in "Mean Girls."
Not only has Lizzy been dominating prestige cable with shows like "Masters of Sex," she's become something resembling a sex symbol, earning a GQ October 2013 GQ cover shoot.
Interestingly, Lizzy's cover went up directly against Lacey's own October 2013 Maxim cover. The editors must have been targeting mid-00s nostalgia enthusiasts like myself.
The person we really have to thank on "Mean Girls"'s tenth anniversary: casting director Marci Liroff.
Marci knew what was fetch before the rest of us.