In 2004, Tina Fey delivered an iconic teen comedy with Mean Girls, then it leapt to the Broadway stage as a musical, and now, coming full circle, the musical has come to the screen, and Paramount Canada delivers it to your home theatre on 4K and Blu-ray today.

Updating the musical songs to be more pop and less musical and imbued with a music video vibe, this update works to honour both the original film and the musical, and I had a great time with it. There is lots of representation on screen, and there is a wonderful diversity here as we are introduced to new versions of Cady (Angourie Rice) and the Plastics, led by Regina (Renee Rapp).

Introduced to the wild ecosystem that is high school, Cady first pals up with Janis (Auli’i Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey), a pair of best friends who also serve as the story’s guides (and scene stealers).

The Plastics rule the high school, and everyone hates them, because they are popular. They also have a Burn Book which has secrets and insults of almost every girl in the school. Janis and Damian convince Cady to join the Plastics and bring them down from the inside, but what if Cady turns to the dark side, and what if the Burn Book gets out?

Filled with great songs which were written for both stage and screen by Jeff Richmond and Nell Benjamin, the musical is reworked to fall into the cross-section that works to honour both the original tale and the stage show. Lines and moments that one enjoyed in the original film find new life in this version, and despite its musical trappings, feels more authentic as not everyone will recognize the main cast, though the supporting cast is filled with tons of familiar faces.

The 4K which delivers a crystal clear picture and sharp sound, both of which serve the musical numbers very well, also includes a slew of extras. After enjoying the film, the extras helped fill out the creative story behind the film.

There’s A New Age of Mean Girl, which talks about how the film was adapted to a musical which was adapted to a movie musical and how it changed, adapted and grew. Song and Dance which looks at how the musical numbers were created, and how the choreography for each one was brought to life, and made the camera part of the story.

Also included is The New Plastics, which takes a look at the new cast coming in to take on now iconic roles, there’s a gag reel, a music video, Not My Fault, with Renee Rapp and Megan Thee Stallion, an extended scene, and of course, a sing-a-long version of the film.

The original film, also available from Paramount Pictures, remains insanely funny and vastly entertaining, and this musical version, for those of us who can’t find it on a stage show, allows viewers to enjoy this one as well. It’s a lot of fun and is as sharply pointed and witty as the original.

Mean Girls (2024) is available today from Paramount Canada today, and it is so fetch.