It’s that time of the year again. No, we’re not talking about Halloween. The spooky season has begun, butMean Girlsfans will leave it aside for a while to celebrate October 3rd, the international day of the acclaimed teen comedy. Nineteen years after its release, the film directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey is still as popular as it was when it was released. Back in 2004, Lindsay Lohan was in one of the best moments of her career, and decided to move away from Disney’s family audience to star in what would become one of her most memorable projects along withThe Parent TrapandFreaky Friday.
Like every year,Mean Girlsfans take off their Halloween costumes for a day to dress in pink and celebrate the film, remembering one of the most iconic scenes. And Paramount joins the celebrations by publishing the entire movie onTikTok, divided into 23 parts, so that everyone can enjoy it for free and, at the same time, present it to new generations.
“Get in, loser. To celebrate #MeanGirlsDay this October 3rd, you may watch the original film on the official @MeanGirls TikTok AND join the @ParamountPics TikTok at 4:00pm PT for the TikTok Live Watch Party of the original film!”
Mean Girlsfollows the story of Cady Heron, a teenager who was educated by her own parents as they lived in Africa while they were leading several research projects. When they decide to settle back in the United States, Cady must go to school for the first time, attending high school. There she meets Janis and Damian, two outcasts with whom she quickly establishes a friendship. One day, during lunch, Cady is invited by Regina George and “the plastic” to eat with them. Janis, who hates Regina, convinces Cady to keep hanging out with the other group in order to tell her all of their secrets.
At the same time, Cady falls in love with Aaron, Regina’s ex-boyfriend, and Regina promises to help her win him over but ends up getting back together with him. So Cady, Janis and Damian put together a plan to overthrow Regina, but the more time Cady spends with the plastics, the more she begins to resemble them, sparking a huge war at school when Regina discovers what they were doing to her.
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Why is Mean Girls Day Celebrated on October 3rd?
The film contains numerous scenes that have become memes, or are constantly remembered by fans. From “that’s so fetch”, to “why are you so obsessed with me?”, to “she doesn’t even go here!",the list of iconic linesthat transcended the movie is endless.
But why is Mean Girls Day celebrated on October 3rd? Well, after Regina tells Cady that she has no problem with her trying to get close to Aaron, Cady starts talking to him as much as she can. Which leads to the famous October 3rd scene. As Cady recounts her progress in her relationship with Aaron, she says that on October 3rd he asked her what day it was, and she replied: “it’s October 3rd,” and now fans celebrate it every year.
Alongside LohanMean Girlsstars Rachel McAdams as Regina George, Lacey Chabert as Gretchen Weiners, Amanda Seyfried as Karen Smith, Lizzy Caplan as Janis Ian, Tim Meadows as Director Ron Duvall, Jonathan Bennett as Aaron Samuels, Tina Fey as Teacher Sharon Norbury, Amy Poehler as June George, and Daniel Franzese as Damian.
