The movie foreshadows Regina’s bus accident.
The movie finishes with Regina getting hit by a bus.
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Cady is almost hit by a bus on her first day of school, foreshadowing Regina’s accident later in the film.
Cady compares meeting Aaron Samuels to being hit by a “huge yellow school bus.”
Ms. Norbury’s introduction scene has continuity issues.
Fey played Norbury.
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Cady’s first-day bump prompts Ms. Norbury to spill her drink and drop her doughnuts.
She’s wearing brown jeans when she spills. When she removes her wet sweater, her pants are dark.
Ms. Norbury’s box of doughnuts appears and disappears while Principal Duvall introduces Cady.
They wrote in Tim Meadows’ injury.
“Mean Girls” starred Tim Meadows as Principal Duvall.
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Mr. Duvall claims his carpal tunnel flared up over the summer and shows Ms. Norbury his cast arm.
According to ScreenRant, Tim Meadows fractured his hand before filming, so they added the phrase to explain the cast.
The science teacher’s misspelling references plastic.
Silicon is a Periodic Table element.
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Cady’s science teacher reveals a list of components when she requests to use the bathroom.
Silicon is misspelled. Silicone is a common material used in cosmetic surgery, and the school’s queen bees are called the Plastics.
Cady’s first language class seemed weird.
Cady’s first day of German class.
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Cady’s first-day-of-school montage shows her getting shouted at in German. Later, she tells Damian she’s taking Spanish.
The film features many brands.
Lunchroom items include Coca-Cola.
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Cady’s first day of school lunch is the first time she sees many brand names.
She passes Dasani, Coca-Cola, Red Bull, Gatorade, and Doritos.
When a fictional store worker informs Regina she can’t fit into her size-5 dress, Regina suggests Sears.
Janis and Damian’s first scene featured statement T-shirts.
The cast of “Mean Girls”
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Janis and Damian wear statement tees when they befriend Cady.
Damian’s says “Ugly people,” while Janis’ says “Rubbish.”
The clothing set them apart from their fashionable classmates and confirm their outsider status.
Janis’ cafeteria map is spot-on.
She marks school lunch options.
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Janis sketches Cady a map of the school’s lunchroom to help her adjust.
It designates the tables where the school’s cliques sit and shows where to buy sad cafeteria food.
She marked the spot where Janis, Damian, and Cady sat on the first day with “you are here.”
She scrawled along a row of trees, “Kissing zones! These forests have sex.”
Ms. Norbury’s vest includes fascinating pins.
“Mean Girls’” Tina Fey.
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Ms. Norbury wears a well-decorated vest when she bumps into Cady, Damian, and Janis at the mall before her bartending job.
“Never Stop Learning” and “Say What?” are pinned to the vest. There’s also a clown patch.
On Wednesdays, Mrs. George wears pink.
“Mean Girls’” Amy Poehler played Mrs. George.
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Mrs. George wears a baby-pink velour tracksuit when Cady visits Regina.
In the film, we learn more about Mrs. George’s desire to stay youthful and hang out with high schoolers, but here is our first look of her wanting to join the Plastics.
On Wednesdays, the girls told Cady, they wear pink, and Mrs. George observes that rule.
Cady surprised Janis and Damian during “Friday the 13th.”
VHS cassettes surround the TV.
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When Cady terrifies Janis and Damian on Halloween in her “ex-wife” costume, they appear to be watching “Friday the 13th: Part 2”
Nearby are other VHS boxes, including one for “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.”
The talent show date seems odd.
The talent show is November 27, according to the bathroom brochure.
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The Plastics perform “Jingle Bell Rock” and Kevin G raps at the film’s classic talent event.
The event is on November 27, 2003, according to a flier in the girls’ washroom.
That’s too early for a wintery theme, and it was Thanksgiving that year, so a school function is improbable.
Talent show dresses are plastic.
Talent show costumes are memorable.
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The Plastics’ seductive Santa costume rendition of “Jingle Bell Rock” is memorable.
Their plastic skirts may be a reference to their clique’s name.
During the candy-gram scene, Shakespeare is quoted.
“Two Noble Kinsmen” is quoted.
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Damian’s iconic line comes when he tosses out candy canes “Glen Coco, four! Behind him is a phrase from “The Two Noble Kinsmen””
The play by Shakespeare and Fletcher includes three queens wanting retribution, like “Mean Girls”
Cady’s October exam arrives after break.
It’s odd given the new semester.
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Cady gets a math test from October 14 during winter break, which seems like a long time, especially because it’s from the previous semester.
Gretchen repeats a sweater.
Her argyle sweater reappears.
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The Plastics’ clothes have become famous.
Since they have so many dress regulations, it’s likely they don’t repeat outfits. Gretchen rewears her first-day-of-school argyle sweater to comfort Regina following Aaron’s split.
Cady gets Regina’s initial necklace.
“Mean Girls” stars Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams.
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Cady becomes a Plastic and imitates Regina George throughout the film.
In one moment, she wears a “C” necklace that resembles Regina’s “R” necklace.
Regina has a stuffed animal.
It’s on her dresser.
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Regina’s room is huge and adorned in reds and pinks; she says she stole it from her parents.
Despite her adult tastes, she has stuffed animals in her room, including Hello Kitty.
Cady wears hoops after Regina leaves the Plastics.
Mean Girls’ Lindsay Lohan.
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Gretchen informs Cady that Regina won’t allow them wear hoop earrings since it’s her “thing.” Her parents’ white-gold Hanukkah hoops didn’t fit.
Cady cements her place as the new queen bee by wearing pink hoops at her house party after the Plastics kick Regina out.
Cady’s bedroom photo shows her riding an Asian elephant, not an African one.
Cady grew up in Africa, but the elephant is Asian.
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Aaron finds a photo of Cady riding an elephant in Africa when rummaging through her room during her celebration.
The elephant’s ears suggest it’s an Asian kind, not an African one.
Janis’ painting depicts pre-makeover Cady.
The painting depicts the trio’s first day in school.
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Janis paints Damian and Cady for her art display.
The painting depicts Cady before her makeover, including her first-day hairdo.
The movie has Illinois-specific details.
Set in Chicago’s suburbs.
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Cady states that her family moved to Illinois for her mother’s new position at Northwestern University in Evanston, near Chicago.
Mathletes compete at the Illinois High School State Championship to better establish the Midwest setting.
Coach Carr misspells “health”
He’s spelling chlamydia.
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In the second health class segment, Coach Carr misspells a common STD.
He spells chlamydia with a “K” on the chalkboard.
Principal Duvall’s school may be revealed in his background.
Principal’s office features Northwestern pennant.
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In the background of the principal’s office while the girls debate the Burn Book is a Northwestern Wildcats pennant.
Given the school’s proximity to Northwestern, Mr. Duvall may have attended there.
Cady throws away more crown parts than she could have with one.
She ends up holding half the crown.
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Cady denounces her title as Spring Fling Queen and destroys her crown to throw to other nominees and students.
It’s a wonderful gesture, but the plastic crown wasn’t big enough for her to give away so many pieces and keep one for herself.
The Pancake House is a chain.
King and Queen of Spring won restaurant gift vouchers.
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Mr. Duvall reveals that the Spring Fling king and queen will receive Walker Brothers Pancake House gift vouchers.
Original Pancake House is an Illinois chain.
Regina thought Lebanese Janis was a lesbian.
The film’s humor is set up beforehand.
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Damian implies that Regina ceased being friends with Janis because she assumed she was a lesbian, and Regina confirms this later.
Janis stops the conversation anytime it’s brought up, but a scene near the end of the film seems to be the punchline.
Kevin asks Janis whether she’s Puerto Rican, and she says she’s Lebanese, insinuating Regina didn’t know the difference between lesbian and Lebanese.
The film ends with Gretchen wearing hoops again.
Mean Girls’ Lacey Chabert.
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Gretchen never wears hoop earrings because of Regina.
Cady narrates where everyone ended up at the end of the film, and Gretchen is finally wearing her hoops.