Why is everyone obsessed with 'Mean Girls'?

Is there no story? About the original work

This work is based on Rosalind Wiseman's non-fiction book ``Why Do Girls Hurt Each Other? What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Daughters '' (original title: Queen Bees and Wannabes). This book, which Wiseman spent over 10 years researching with thousands of girls, explores the behavioral principles of girls entering adolescence, what kind of society/cliques are formed at school, etc. Using specific examples, the book provides a detailed introduction to the mechanisms of bullying that occurs between girls, and how parents should deal with it. If I had to describe it in one word, it would be a "how to book on raising children." Only fragmentary examples are introduced, and there are no stories.

Therefore, the movie depicts the story of Kady, a high school student who transferred from Africa, infiltrates the school's most popular girl group, ``Plastics'', and tries to end the reign of the brutal queen Regina George who rules the school. is an original work written by Tina Fey, who was in charge of the screenplay.

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Tina Fey and "Saturday Night Live"

Tina Fey, who wrote and starred in this film, is an actress and screenwriter who previously appeared on " Saturday Night Live" (hereinafter referred to as SNL). `` SNL '' is a comedy program that is broadcast live every Saturday night on NBS, one of the three major network television stations in the United States. A guest serves as the host each time, and live band performances are interspersed with sketches by comedians. SNL , which will enter its 48th season in 2023, is a gateway for comedians to rise to stardom. The show produced such famous stars as Davidson and even Adam McKay, who directed Don't Look Up (21).

Fey, who has been a part of the show since 1997, was selected in 1999 to become the first female head writer (the person in charge of selecting material from writers and comedians) on the recommendation of her predecessor, Adam McKay. Ta. While working as a head writer, Fey happened to learn of Wiseman's original work, and brought the idea of ​​the film to SNL producer Lorne Michaels, who contacted Paramount, who had connections with Michaels, to write the original work for the film. obtained the right. As mentioned above, Fei had to create a story from scratch, so she took the original work and extracted particularly outrageous topics from the case studies introduced, while also reflecting on her own high school life and writing the story. I built it up.

The writer and producer are SNL staff members, and the film also features comedians from SNL . In addition to Tim Meadows as Principal Ron Duvall, Amy Poehler as Regina's mother, and Ana Gasteyer as Kady's mother, Fey herself also appears as math teacher Sharon Norbury. He shows off his pride as a comedian by starting to take off his clothes in less than 10 seconds.

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