Four best friends (Tibby, Lena, Carmen & Bridget) who buy a mysterious pair of pants that fits each of them, despite their differing sizes, and makes whoever wears them feel fabulous. When faced with the prospect of spending their first summer apart, the pals decide they'll swap the pants so that each girl in turn can enjoy the magic.
Acting
America Ferrera's kitchen meltdown — absolutely devastating.
Writing
Four distinct voices, zero weak links. Rare ensemble magic.
Costume
Those jeans carried the emotional weight of a nation.
Director
Ken Kwapis
Amber Tamblyn
Tibby Rollins
Alexis Bledel
Lena Kaligaris
America Ferrera
Carmen Lowell
Blake Lively
Bridget Vreeland
Jenna Boyd
Bailey Graffman
Bradley Whitford
Al Lowell
Nancy Travis
Lydia Rodman
Rachel Ticotin
Christina Lowell
Mike Vogel
Eric Richman
Michael Rady
Kostas Dounas
Leonardo Nam
Brian McBrian
Maria Konstadarou
Yia Yia
George Touliatos
Papou
Kyle Schmid
Paul Rodman
Erica Hubbard
Soccer Pal Diana
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Blake Lively did her own soccer stunts and trained for months; she also lied about being 18 to get cast.
This was one of the few 2000s teen films centered entirely on female friendship without romantic rivalry — revolutionary then, still rare now.
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