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The first categorized Maniac Pixie Dream Girl was Kirsten Dunst’s character “Claire” in Elizabethtown by Cameron Crowe (2005).
Anika, and Post authorWritten byAnika. “Elizabethtown.” Manic Pixie Dust, 28 Mar. 2019, www.manicpixiedust.com/elizabethtown/.
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Anika, and Post authorWritten byAnika. “Elizabethtown.” Manic Pixie Dust, 28 Mar. 2019, www.manicpixiedust.com/elizabethtown/.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:34 AM
The first categorized Maniac Pixie Dream Girl was Kirsten Dunst’s character “Claire” in Elizabethtown by Cameron Crowe (2005).
Anika, and Post authorWritten byAnika. “Elizabethtown.” Manic Pixie Dust, 28 Mar. 2019, www.manicpixiedust.com/elizabethtown/.
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Anika, and Post authorWritten byAnika. “Elizabethtown.” Manic Pixie Dust, 28 Mar. 2019, www.manicpixiedust.com/elizabethtown/.
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The maniac pixie girl trope was coined was coined by Nathan Rabin in 2007.
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Rabin, Nathan. “I’m Sorry for Coining the Phrase ‘Manic Pixie Dream Girl.’” Salon.Com, 16 July 2014, www.salon.com/2014/07/15/im_sorry_for_coining_the_phrase_manic_pixie_dream_girl/.
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Rabin, Nathan. “I’m Sorry for Coining the Phrase ‘Manic Pixie Dream Girl.’” Salon.Com, 16 July 2014, www.salon.com/2014/07/15/im_sorry_for_coining_the_phrase_manic_pixie_dream_girl/.
I'm sorry for coining the phrase "Manic Pixie Dream Girl" - Salon.com
In 2007, I invented the term in a review. Then I watched in queasy disbelief as it seemed to take over pop culture
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February 9, 2026 at 3:30 AM
The maniac pixie girl trope was coined was coined by Nathan Rabin in 2007.
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Rabin, Nathan. “I’m Sorry for Coining the Phrase ‘Manic Pixie Dream Girl.’” Salon.Com, 16 July 2014, www.salon.com/2014/07/15/im_sorry_for_coining_the_phrase_manic_pixie_dream_girl/.
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Rabin, Nathan. “I’m Sorry for Coining the Phrase ‘Manic Pixie Dream Girl.’” Salon.Com, 16 July 2014, www.salon.com/2014/07/15/im_sorry_for_coining_the_phrase_manic_pixie_dream_girl/.
My topic for this semester is about the Maniac Pixie Dream Girl trope! @cfuchstv2.bsky.social #304Sp26
February 5, 2026 at 6:11 PM
My topic for this semester is about the Maniac Pixie Dream Girl trope! @cfuchstv2.bsky.social #304Sp26