Amanda Seyfried not too long ago shared her fond recollections of filming Imply Ladies on the Blissful Unhappy Confused podcast.
Seyfried, who performed Karen Smith within the 2004 teen comedy, reminisced concerning the “unadulterated enjoyable” she had whereas making the movie at simply 17 years outdated.
Host Josh Horowitz highlighted the movie’s enduring reputation, noting that Seyfried will proceed to be quoted by followers for years to return.
“Till the day you die, a 14-year-old lady will come as much as you every single day and quote you as if it simply got here out the day earlier than,” Horowitz stated.
Seyfried welcomed the prospect, saying, “I hope they quote it on my grave.” She attributed the movie’s lasting impression to its natural and relatable portrayal of highschool life.
“That is an natural second. It was, in some ways, an ideal film, and folks relate to it, nonetheless. It related us, and it continues to. I’ll all the time be excited to speak about it.”
The actress additionally acknowledged the numerous function Imply Ladies performed in her private {and professional} development. “Any day, I will honour that film for what it did for me as an individual.”
Written by Tina Fey, Imply Ladies starred Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, Jonathan Bennett, Lizzy Caplan, and Fey.
The movie follows Cady Heron (Lohan), a naive teenager who navigates a brand new highschool and turns into embroiled in a well-liked clique often known as The Plastics.
Seyfried mirrored on the distinctive expertise of filming Imply Ladies, her first main film function. “I really suppose the expertise of creating it has nothing to do with how properly it did, for certain,” she stated.
“I feel the expertise for me could be very particular, as a result of I might by no means been in a film earlier than. I might by no means been on a set like that earlier than. And I used to be working with individuals who had. So, for me, it was simply, the whole lot was new.”
The unique Imply Ladies was adopted by a sequel, Imply Ladies 2, in 2011, that includes a brand new solid and storyline. A musical characteristic movie adaptation of the 2018 Broadway musical was launched in 2024.
