‘Cinema is a Lie’: Fans were shocked after learning the striking age difference between Amy Poehler and Rachel McAdams playing mother and daughter in Mean Girls
It is one of the most popular movies from the early 2000s.
But fans were shocked to learn the age difference between two of the Mean Girls stars who played mother and daughter.
Rachel McAdams famously played Regina George, the high school queen bee and leader of the group known as The Plastics.
Stunned: Fans were shocked to learn the age difference between two of the Mean Girls stars who played mother and daughter
Amy Poehler, meanwhile, played her mother, a self-proclaimed “cool mom” who loves pink velor tracksuits and gives out free condoms and alcohol to minors.
And it turns out the fun-loving mother wasn’t much older than her cruel fictional daughter.
Amy was only 32 when she filmed the hit rom-com in 2004, making her a very young mother of a teenager.
Mean Girl: Rachel McAdams famously played Regina George, the high school queen bee and leader of the group known as The Plastics.
“Cool Mom”: Amy Poehler, meanwhile, played her mother, a self-proclaimed “cool mom” who loves pink velor tracksuits and gives out free condoms and alcohol to minors.
While Rachel was actually several years older than her character, she was 25 when the film was released.
This means the duo only had a seven-year age difference when they starred in the film.
The revelation left fans stunned, and they immediately took to Twitter to express their shock.
Age Difference: This means that the duo only had a seven-year age difference when they starred in the film
One said: “Wait Amy Poehler who plays Rachel McAdam’s mother in ‘Mean Girls’ is only 7 years older than her in real life???? Cinema is a lie’.
Another echoed, “Amy Poehler, who plays Rachel McAdam’s mom on Mean Girls when they were only 7 years apart, is still so funny.”
A third complained, “I just found out I’m the same age as Amy Poehler when she played Rachel McAdam’s mother in Mean Girls (32) and it has COMPLETELY RUINED MY DAY.”
Shocked: The revelation left fans stunned and they immediately took to Twitter to express their shock
While a fourth said: “Amy Poehler is 7 years older than Rachel Mcadams, keen on playing her mother in mean girls”.
And a fifth agreed, writing: “I watch Mean Girls because I was curious if it had aged well and it’s really funny that Amy Poehler plays Rachel McAdams’ mother despite being only 7 years older. But it works.’
To add even more surprise, Rachel was also seven years older than her co-star Lindsay Logan, who was 17 when the film came out.
Generation Gap: To add even more surprise, Rachel was also seven years older than her co-star Lindsay Logan, who was 17 when the film came out.
It comes after the actress said she would be ready to reprise the iconic role of Regina in a fan Q&A.
When asked which character she would play again, she said, “I always want to go back and do them all again.
“You’re really falling in love with her. I mean it would be fun to play Regina George later in life and see where life has taken her after Mean Girls.
Popular character: It comes after the actress said she would be willing to reprise the iconic role of Regina in a fan Q&A game