A big part of my role… was pretending I didn’t have a broken shoulder.
So not fetch!Jenna Fischeris discussing how she shouldered a burden on theMean Girlsset.
Fischer noted that she had to intently focus on disguising her injury on camera.

Jenna Fischer in ‘Mean Girls’.Jojo Whilden/Paramount
So if you notice in the movie I am exclusively gesturing with my left arm.
It was the wildest experience, she said.
So a big part of my role inMean Girlswas pretending I didn’t have a broken shoulder.
Fischer also said that she still hasnt fully recovered from the incident.
I’m still in physical therapy for it.
I’m still rehabbing it, she explained.
It’s a complicated injury, as anyone who’s injured their shoulder will tell you.