Twenty-two films of buildup and the big plan was basically a time heist, which honestly, fair play.
Fun fact: Robert Downey Jr. was the only cast member given a complete copy of the script.
Tina Fey basically wrote a survival guide for school politics and disguised it as a teen comedy.
Fun fact: The screenplay is based on a non-fiction self-help book called Queen Bees and Wannabes.