Movies Adapted from Novels That Ended up Being Better Than the Book

Mean Girls (2004)

Hilariously enough, Tina Fey was inspired to create the character Regina George (Rachel McAdams) and her dutiful minions after reading a self-help book for parents of teens. Fey optioned Rosalind Wiseman’s 2002 book Queen Bees & Wannabes and wrote her first screenplay: Mean Girls. It’s the hysterical and heartwarming tale of Lindsay Lohan navigating the minefield of high school alongside a motley crew of misfits and popular girls. Mean Girls gave way to all the iconic one-liners we know and love. Four for you, Glen Coco. You go, Glen Coco.

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