So Fetch - The Making of Mean Girls (And Why We're Still So Obsessed With It)

The inside story of the making of Mean Girls - and our enduring 20-year obsession with it Released in 2004, iconic teen comedy Mean Girls remains as relevant now as ever. But what made an adaptation of a parenting guide by SNL writer Tina Fey so successful? And why, two decades later, can we all just not stop quoting it? Drawing on revealing interviews with the director, cast and crew, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong takes us behind the scenes of the film''s genesis, production and release. From how it shaped the Millennial generation to how it has intertwined with tabloid, meme and LGBTQ+ culture, So Fetch is also the first deep dive into what makes Mean Girls such an influential phenomenon. Part love letter, part cultural commentary, this is an unmissable read for anyone who is still ''like, obsessed'' with all things Mean Girls twenty years on.

About the author

Jennifer Keishin Armstrong is the New York Times bestselling author of Seinfeldia: How a Show about Nothing Changed Everything, When Women Invented Television, Sex and the City and Usand Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted. She also curates and writes the weekly 'Peabody Finds' recommendation newsletter for the prestigious Peabody Awards in broadcasting. She lives in New York's Hudson Valley. www.jenniferkarmstrong.com

Product details

• Authors: Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, Armstrong Jennifer Keishin, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.01.2024
• EAN: 9780008668013
• ISBN: 978-0-00-866801-3
• Dimensions: 141 mm x 222 mm x 27 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, HUMOR / Topic / Celebrity & Popular Culture, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / Comedy, Film, TV & radio, Performing arts: comedy, TV tie-in humour, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Film: styles & genres, TV & society, Media studies: TV and society, Film Theory & Criticism, Film: styles and genres, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Guides & Reviews, Film, television, radio genres: Comedy and humour, Film history, theory or criticism, Film guides and reviews, Film Guides & Reviews, Film, television, radio and performing arts: companion works, Media tie-in humour