This video of teens' reactions to Mean Girls comes out just in time for the 10th anniversary of the film on April 30. Mean Girls has become an iconic cult classic. The interesting part about the reactions are how surprised the teens become when they realize the film has been released for 10 years. At the time, these teens were only four or six-years-old.
Each one them indicates how relatable the film is to real life and explains why it is still relevant and why people love watching the movie. Most of the teens had already seen the film prior to reacting to the movie in the YouTube video by TheFineBros, but for those who hadn't, it still resonated well. Regardless of being male or female, the teens' reactions to Mean Girls were all relatively the same.
Cult Film Teenage Reactions
This Video Shows Teens Reactions to Mean Girls 10 Year Later
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