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On April 30, 2004, one of the most major film roles was released called Mean Girls. Director Mark Waters and producers Lorne Michaels and Tony Shimkin taught the audience on how to survive cliques, gossip, relationships, and other adolescences. Mean Girls gives viewers an empowering message about being themselves and not allowing anyone to bring down their self-esteem. Starring Lindsay Lohan as Cady Heron, Rachel McAdams as Regina George, Lacey Chabert as Gretchen Wieners, and Amanda Seyfried as Karen Smith these girls made the movie an inspiring impact on young girls lives. Cady Heron is raised in Africa. She then moves to the suburbs of Illinois, where she gets to experience her first time being at a public school. At first, she is starting

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