Today, TikTok is playing nice with all the world’s “Mean Girls.”
In honor of Oct. 3 doubling as “Mean Girls” Day, Paramount Pictures released the 2004 film on TikTok — in 23 parts.
At midnight, Paramount debuted an official account on TikTok for the film, hoping to introduce the cult classic to a younger audience. There, the studio made the entire one-hour, 47-minute film available for free.
The account quickly mushroomed from 700 to 77,900 followers, and the videos had gained more than 1 million likes by the afternoon.
“Get in loser, we’re going shopping,” the bio for the account reads, quoting one of the famous lines from the film.
Written by Tina Fey, “Mean Girls” stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried, Lacey Chabert, Lizzy Caplan, Daniel Franzese and Amy Poehler.
As a transfer student, Lindsay Lohan’s character is a fish out of water when she arrives at her new high school.
In honor of Oct. 3 doubling as “Mean Girls” Day, Paramount Pictures released the 2004 film on TikTok — in 23 parts. TikTok/@meangirls
The page wears pink to celebrate the “Mean Girls” holiday. TikTok/@meangirlsAccording to the film’s official synopsis, the plot goes as such: “After living in Africa with her zoologist parents, Cady Heron (Lohan) must brave the wilds of high school where she is taken under the wing of the popular girls, The Plastics, led by the cool and cruel Regina George (McAdams).”
Directed by Mark Waters, “Mean Girls” took in $86 million stateside and $130 million worldwide, and the film inspired a hit Broadway musical.
A “Mean Girls” movie based on the musical, set for release Jan. 12 next year, stars Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows, Jenna Fischer, Busy Philipps, Avantika, Mahi Alam, Christopher Briney, Bebe Wood, Ashley Park, Connor Ratliff and Jon Hamm.
“Mean Girls” is currently available on Paramount+ and is free to watch on YouTube with ads.
