The long awaited Bad Girls The movie musical just hit theaters and the new version features a variety of references to the original film.
Similar to the 2004 film, the new Bad Girls The adaptation follows international student Cady Heron, this time played by Angourie Rice, as she befriends three of the most popular girls at North Shore High, Regina George (played by Reneé Rapp), Gretchen Wieners (played by Bebe Wood) and Karen Smith (played by Avantika Vandanapu). However, as Cady grows closer to the elite girl group, known as “The Plastics”, she makes multiple attempts to lower Regina's status in high school.
The 2024 film is an adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name, written by Tina Fey. In addition to writing the new film, Fey plays math teacher Norbury, just as she did in the original 2000s film.
Since its release, viewers have noticed that the new Bad Girls The film is all about nostalgia as it incorporates some iconic lines and characters from the original film. In addition, there were multiple cameos from the actors who were in the first Bad Girls movie.
Here's a roundup of the biggest Easter eggs and nostalgic references from the new Bad Girls musical movie.
Warning: spoilers for what's new. Bad Girls movie below.
Cameos from the cast of the original. Bad Girls movie and Broadway show.
Just within the star-studded cast, there are multiple layers of nostalgia. In addition to Fey taking over her film role as Mrs. Nobury, Tim Meadows also reprized his role as Mr. Duvall, the high school principal, which he played in the original film.
The film also featured a surprise appearance by Lindsay Lohan, who played the original Cady Heron in the 2004 film. In the new film, Lohan plays a judge during the mathematician's competition in which Cady notably participates.
During a recent interview with People, Rice spoke about the cameo and how it “meant a lot” to her to have the opportunity to work with Lohan. “It's a very strange experience to really get inside the head of a character and then meet someone who has done the same thing,” she said. “Just having that shared experience means a lot.”
There is also a cameo by Ashley Park, who notably played Gretchen Wieners in the Bad Girls musical when it first came to Broadway. In the 2024 film, Park plays a high school French teacher.
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The recreation of emblematic cinematographic lines.
As expected, a lot of lines from the original films are incorporated into the script of the 2024 film. For example, when Aaron Samuels, Cady's crush, played by Christopher Briney, asked her what day it was, she replied: “It's October 3rd,” just as Lohan did in the original film.
However, there are some changes to the way the lines are said. In the first film, Regina and her friends write in their Burn Book (which is later used to spread rumors about the students) that Cady's friend Damian Hubbard (played by Jaquel Spivey) was “almost too gay to function.” “. But, in the new film, Damian's friend Janis Sarkisian (played by Auli'i Cravalho) is the one who tells Cady that he's “almost too gay to function,” before cheekily adding, “But I'm moving on.” .
The rules of “The Plastics” are incorporated once again in the new film, with Karen saying one of the most popular lines from the original film: “On Wednesdays we wear pink.”
The continuation of the romance of two teachers.
in the original Bad Girls In the film, viewers see Ms. Norbury and Mr. Duvall have a budding romance, with some flirtatious exchanges between classes. Towards the end of the film, the couple also has the opportunity to share a dance during the Spring Fling.
However, in the 2024 film, Norbury and Duvall are already dating, unlike the math teacher being single for most of the 2004 film. Additionally, the already formed couple also appeared to be married, as Duvall He had a ring on his finger.
Fey later confirmed this assumption about the plot during a recent interview with Entertainment Weeklysaying, “They just got married at some point.”
Regina and Cady's iconic jewelry.
In the 2004 film, Regina has a specific sense of style, which consists of colorful skirts and shirts. She also had an iconic necklace with the letter “R” dangling, in honor of the first initial of her name. While Cady continued to be a part of “The Plastics,” she went on to dress up as Regina and even got a necklace with the letter “C” hanging from it.
The 2024 film incorporated both Cady and Regina's jewelry. But this time, half of the chains are gold and the other half are made of peals. Additionally, the letters “C” and “R” are gold, unlike the silver they were in the original film.
