‘Mean Girls’ With Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, and Amanda Dobbins
April 30, 2019 · Mean Girls (2004) · Comedy · 1:22:26 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
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Most Rewatchable Scene
Bill SimmonsMultiple scenes: the talent show, the sabotage montage, and the four-way phone call▶ 21:45
Juliet LitmanThe talent show, particularly Amy Poehler dancing along with her daughter in the aisle▶ 22:51
What's Aged the Best
Juliet LitmanAgrees with nutrition bar sabotage, noting how nutrition bars are uniformly not good for you▶ 32:20
Casting What-Ifs
Amanda DobbinsJames Franco — James Franco would change the movie's energy by taking up more space, which could work for satire but would shift focus from the girls-centered story; acknowledges off-set issues would taint viewing▶ 52:00
Bill SimmonsJames Franco — Discusses multiple what-ifs: Lohan/McAdams role swap wouldn't work due to McAdams being too old for Katie; James Franco as Aaron Samuels would be 'darker, less jockey'; Elisha Cuthbert as Regina would be interesting but movie is perfect as is▶ 50:49
Juliet LitmanJames Franco — James Franco would have been good as Aaron Samuels but a different type; questions if Elisha Cuthbert has ever played mean characters, notes she's always likable▶ 51:50
Half-Assed Internet Research
Bill SimmonsShared extensive trivia including: Mean Girls Day on October 3rd, original title 'Homeschooled', Tina Fey's pitch about 'relational aggression', R-to-PG-13 rating changes, Tim Meadows' real broken hand becoming carpal tunnel subplot, Amanda Seyfried listening to Dido with Lacey Chabert, and Lindsay Lohan's sequel pitches▶ 57:35
Apex Mountain
Amanda DobbinsTina Fey — Tina Fey's apex was later during 30 Rock and Sarah Palin period when 'she literally swung an election'▶ 1:03:51
Bill SimmonsLindsay Lohan — Lindsay Lohan definitive yes, Tina Fey debatable (Mean Girls vs later Sarah Palin/30 Rock period), Tim Meadows maybe, others no including Seyfried and Lacey Chabert, McAdams debatable (this vs Wedding Crashers trilogy peak)▶ 1:03:21
Juliet LitmanRachel McAdams — Rachel McAdams apex mountain through cultural impact including the MTV Movie Awards kiss with Ryan Gosling▶ 1:04:33
Joey Pants Award
Amanda DobbinsDaniel Franzese — Damien - 'I think he's just Damien. I think he walks around and people go, Damien!'▶ 1:05:29
Juliet LitmanRajiv Surendra — The woman who ended up in the Ariana Grande video, the nerdy girl who says 'Regina George said X was cool, so I did blah, blah, blah'▶ 1:05:15
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Amanda DobbinsRegina George would have gone to Duke because she can't totally leave her Regina George persona behind▶ 1:17:31
Bill SimmonsRegina George would have gone to Duke or Northwestern for lacrosse and would have become an all-American; Lindsay Lohan and Aaron Samuels broke up at Thanksgiving▶ 1:17:04
Juliet LitmanRegina George would have gone to Williams or a NESCAC school for lacrosse and would have become an all-American; Lindsay Lohan and Aaron Samuels broke up at Thanksgiving after a fight on Halloween▶ 1:17:00
Movies Referenced (36)
| Title (year) | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clueless (1995) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 11 | Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman | ▶ 2:22 |
| Wedding Crashers (2005) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 26:48 |
| Halloween (1978) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman | ▶ 34:01 |
| John Wick (2014) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:06:31 |
| Easy A (2010) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 2:25 |
| Pretty Woman (1990) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins | ▶ 45:25 |
| Cruel Intentions (1999) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins | ▶ 3:52 |
| Freaky Friday (2003) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 9:01 |
| Noah (2014) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins | ▶ 19:40 |
| To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins | ▶ 2:35 |
| 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 3:18 |
| American Pie (1999) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Amanda Dobbins, Bill Simmons | ▶ 3:47 |
Directors Referenced (4)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hughes | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Bill Simmons | Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Uncle Buck, The Breakfast Club | ▶ 6:31 |
| Amy Heckerling | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Juliet Litman | Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Look Who's Talking | ▶ 7:17 |
| Bridget Jones | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Amanda Dobbins | ▶ 1:08:36 | |
| Cameron Crowe | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Juliet Litman | Almost Famous, Jerry Maguire, Vanilla Sky | ▶ 6:23 |
Actors Referenced (62)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Lohan | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 45 | Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins | Mean Girls, The Parent Trap, Freaky Friday | ▶ 7:39 |
| Katie Holmes | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 14 | Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman | Batman Begins | ▶ 0:53 |
| Rachel McAdams | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 14 | Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins | The Notebook, Mean Girls, Red Eye | ▶ 26:16 |
| Tim Meadows | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 12 | Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins | Mean Girls | ▶ 23:53 |
| Tina Fey | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 12 | Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins | Date Night, Mean Girls | ▶ 7:19 |
| Amanda Seyfried | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 10 | Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins | Mean Girls | ▶ 0:40 |
| Amy Poehler | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins | Inside Out | ▶ 22:51 |
| Queen Bee | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins | ▶ 9:26 | |
| Alicia Silverstone | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins | Clueless, Blast from the Past | ▶ 17:12 |
| James Franco | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Amanda Dobbins, Bill Simmons | Spring Breakers, The Disaster Artist, 127 Hours | ▶ 51:44 |
| Jason Lee | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | Almost Famous, Chasing Amy, Vanilla Sky | ▶ 7:45 |
| Kyle Richards | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Juliet Litman, Bill Simmons | Halloween | ▶ 21:23 |
Writers Referenced (4)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorne Michaels | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 58:07 | |
| Daniel Waters | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Amanda Dobbins | ▶ 6:57 | |
| Roger Ebert | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 9:12 | |
| Taylor Worst | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Juliet Litman | ▶ 31:21 |