Movie Prom Clichés: From Makeovers to Hidden Agendas

Our example: According to movies, there's no better time to air dirty laundry, apologize, or admit who you really are than on stage at the prom. When Cady gets crowned queen in Mean Girls, she uses her time in the spotlight to apologize for the burn book and tell the rest of the girls that they deserve to be queens, too.

Also seen in: Never Been Kissed, American Pie