Mean Girls

Trivia: Tina Fey, the woman who plays Ms. Norbury, was also the screenplay writer for the movie.

Trivia: Tim Meadows, who plays Mr. Duvall, broke his wrist a week before filming started and had to wear a cast. They explained this away in the movie by saying that Mr. Duvall had carpal tunnel syndrome.

Trivia: An interesting fact that I was able to confirm was purposeful by watching the commentary on the DVD- Tren Pak, the popular Asian girl who makes out with Coach Carr, is the on-screen sister of T. Pak, an Asian nerd on the Mathletes (same Asian nerd who says Regina's hair is insured for $10,000.).

Trivia: Lindsay Lohan was originally cast as Regina George. She thought the role would be different than her previous "damaged teenager" characters. However, according to the casting director, Paramount wanted a "bankable" actress for the starring role. Lohan was switched with Rachel McAdams, who had been considered for the role of Cady.

Trivia: A well-known actor, whose name has not been revealed by the director, was first chosen to play Aaron Samuels. He was fired after he came to the table reading with a messy, unshaven appearance, mumbled a lot, and refused to take his hat off. The actor is sometimes rumoured to be James Franco, but Daniel Franzese (who played Damien) has denied this.

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Continuity mistake: After the Halloween party, when Cady walks into Damian and Janis' house, Damian gets scared and tosses all of the popcorn out of his bowl. In the next shot of Damian his bowl is full again. (00:29:05)

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Regina: I know she's kind of socially retarded and weird, but she's my friend... So, just promise me you won't make fun of her! (00:01:00)

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Question: Why did the coach act so paranoid about safe sex if he was actually sleeping with a student?

Answer: Precisely because he was sleeping with a student. Getting her pregnant would bring their affair out into the open and create a scandal for the whole nation to know what he was up to. Therefore safe sex was really important to him.

The_Iceman

True, but since he was spending time with her, he could make sure that birth control was being used (i.e. him using a condom). I think he was trying to appear "uptight" about sex, so he could be the least likely suspect.

Answer: He wanted to appear to be strict and "uptight" about sex, so people would be less likely to believe any rumors about him.

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