The 2024 movie adaptation of Mean Girls has cut out a controversial line from its streaming service. The line in question involved a reference to “fire crotch” and was removed after Lindsay Lohan expressed that she was “hurt” by its inclusion. A revised version of the film on Amazon Prime Video now features the edited out line. The new take on the 2004 original draws its inspiration from the 2018 Broadway musical but uses the same plot. It portrays naive Cady Heron who becomes drawn in by a clique of hostile girls known as the ‘Plastics’.
Lohan herself starred as Cady Heron in the original film but unfortunately encountered years of personal troubles after. Regardless, she makes a surprise cameo in the new film as a moderator at the Mathletes Championship, reportedly receiving $500,000 for her brief role. Writer and co-star Tina Fey, who was accompanied by Lohan at the premiere in New York, acknowledged that the original movie’s success largely rested on Lohan’s role.
Megan Thee Stallion is featured in the new film and delivers the line which has since been edited out. She utters the phrase “We are going back red, Y2K fire crotch is back”. However, the revised version solely includes Megan’s line, “We are going back red”. The film, which has garnered mixed three-star reviews, was directed by Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne. Fey wrote the script.
For Lohan, the experience of the original Mean Girls film was one of her breakthrough roles in Hollywood. Its reach and popularity was such that it impacted the rest of her career in a significant way. It went on to become a cultural touchstone among many, with some critics calling it Fey’s masterpiece. The new adaptation, however, while performing solidly at the box office, has failed to capture the same spirit and wit from the original according to some reviewers
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