By John Corrado

The high school comedy Mean Girls was released in theatres exactly twenty years ago today on April 30th, 2004, and Paramount is marking the occasion by releasing the film for the first time on 4K Ultra HD, in a brand new 20th anniversary edition.

The film, which just received a musical remake earlier this year (also being released on 4K today via Paramount), still holds up quite well, with Tina Fey’s iconic script offering a sharply satirical portrait of high school cliques.

Fey’s writing is a big part of why Mean Girls has aged so well over the past two decades, in addition to the fine comic performances of Lindsay Lohan as former home schooler Cady Heron, and a pitch perfect Rachel McAdams as head “mean girl” Regina George.

The dialogue, performances and iconic characters (including an up-and-coming Amanda Seyfried stealing scenes as the ditziest member of the group), have made Mean Girls an indisputable modern classic. The 4K transfer offers a visually appealing upgrade, while still retaining enough of a nice, filmic look to it. If there’s only one new featurette, it’s still a solid new edition for fans of the film.

Bonus Features (4K Ultra HD):

The 4K disc includes a new featurette, as well as all of the legacy bonus content from the previous Blu-ray releases (listed below).

• Mean Girls: Class of ’04 – NEW! (8 minutes, 9 seconds): This 20th anniversary featurette features the cast and crew of the remake reflecting on their admiration for the original.

• Commentary by Director Mark Waters, Screenwriter & Actress Tina Fey and Producer Lorne Michaels

• Featurettes (Play All – 45 minutes, 52 seconds)

• Only the Strong Survive (24 minutes, 52 seconds)

• The Politics of Girl World (10 minutes, 33 seconds)

• Plastic Fashion (10 minutes, 25 seconds)

• Word Vomit – Blooper Reel (5 minutes, 44 seconds)

• So Fetch – Deleted Scenes (Play All – 7 minutes, 1 second): Presented with optional commentary by Fey and Waters.

• Damian Rigs Table (32 seconds)

• 112, Excellent! (1 minute, 12 seconds)

• Mom’s Underwear (40 seconds)

• Shoe Shopping (29 seconds)

• Tonight I’ll Like It (21 seconds)

• Eaten by Cannibals (45 seconds)

• Regina in Bed (49 seconds)

• Norbury’s Car Explodes (32 seconds)

• Cady and Regina in the Bathroom (1 minute, 37 seconds)

• Interstitials (Play All – 1 minute, 39 seconds)

• Frenemies (33 seconds)

• New Girl (33 seconds)

• PSA (33 seconds)

• Theatrical Trailer (2 minutes, 35 seconds)

Mean Girls (2004): 20th Anniversary Edition is a Paramount Home Entertainment release. It’s 96 minutes and rated PG.

Street Date: April 30th, 2024