Amanda Seyfried Reveals How Mean Girls Negatively Impacted Her Career
Amanda Seyfried has recently revealed how Mean Girls ended up negatively impacting her career, leading to her becoming pigeonholed at every turn when she wanted to further grow and advance within her craft. Seyfried starred in Paramount's 2004 teen hit comedy as Karen Smith, a member of the infamous popular girl clique known as 'The Plastics.'
Although she was definitely the more docile and sweeter one out of the group, Smith fit the stereotypical dumb blonde trope to a tee. Mean Girls was actually loosely based on Rosalind Wiseman's Queen Bees and Wannabes self-help book — in other words, a guide on how to navigate and deal with the real ‘plastics’ out in the world. The Paramount film follows teenager Cady Heron as she transfers to a public high school after being homeschooled all of her life in Africa. Cady quickly learns of the impending chaos, drama, and evaporation of self that comes along with teenage social cliques. Lindsay Lohan was cast as the main lead and character (Cady) alongside cast members Rachel McAdams as the Plastic notorious leader Regina, Lacey Chabert, Lizzy Caplan, Daniel Franzese, Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer, Amy Poehler, and Tina Fey. In fact, Fey also served as a scriptwriter and the film was helmed by director Mark Waters. Mean Girls hit theaters back in 2004 and instantly received positive feedback from audiences and critics alike.
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Mean Girls also proved to be quite the box-office success, bringing in over $130 million up against its $17 million budget. Since its 2004 release, Mean Girls seems to have become even more popular throughout the years, building quite a passionate and loyal fan base. Although the film did launch many of its cast
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