WATCH: ‘Mean Girls’ cast reunites online, reminds fans to vote

Three days after October 3rd, the cast of quintessential 2000s teen flick Mean Girls reunited for a 16-minute IGTV special, encouraging American citizens to vote.

Present for the highly-awaited reunion were Lindsay Lohan, who played new student Cady Heron; Lizzy Caplan, who played goth girl Janis Ian; Daniel Franzese, who played gay best friend Damien; and Amanda Seyfried and Lacey Chabert, who played 2 of the 3 Plastics: Karen Smith and Gretchen Wieners.

Even Tim Meadows (Principal Duvall), Rajiv Surendra (Kevin Gnapoor), Jonathan Bennett (Aaron Samuels), and Ana Gasteyer (Betsy Heron) were accounted for. Screenplay writer Tina Fey, who starred as math teacher Ms. Norbury, was also present. 

Rachel McAdams, better known as Queen Bee Regina George, was not present at the reunion, though she made an appearance. Missing from the reunion was Amy Poehler, prompting Katie Couric, who moderated the event, to dress up as Poehler’s character, Mrs. George.

In the video, the cast acknowledged the impact of the cult classic on themselves and their young audience, with Surendra expressing his appreciation for the authentic diversity of the film (right after his impromptu Kevin G rap performance, of course).

When asked what the role meant to him, he said, “It was the very first time that an Indian guy, who was good at math, didn’t talk like this (with a thick Indian accent) and bobbed his head.”

Franzese recounted a fan letter he received in 2014 that impacted him greatly. The fan, who was “tortured for being chubby and bullied for being a sissy” in middle school, thanked Franzese for representing chubby and gay people in media.

At the end of the video, which comes a month ahead of the United States presidential election, the cast urged fans to register to vote, with Chabert saying: “Vote on November 3rd. That would be so fetch!” – with reports from Wyanet Alcibar/Rappler.com

Wyanet Alcibar is a Rappler intern.