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Based on the animated hit TV show of the 1970s, Josie and the Pussycats is a live-action tale of a group of young girl rockers who desire to make it big. Josie (Rachael Leigh Cook), Val (Rosario Dawso... read more read more...n), and Melody (Tara Reid) make up an aspiring garage band that is discovered by shady megalomaniac executive Wyatt Frame (Alan Cumming), the sidekick to MegaRecords boss Fiona (Parker Posey), who runs an industry powerhouse that has been grooming the very successful boy band Du Jour. Unbeknownst to the band, MegaRecords is a company whose real intent is to brainwash young people, with subliminal messages inserted in CDs to assure a healthy sales record. Josie and her crew soon latch on to the real deal behind their new label and are forced to choose between their burgeoning rock-star success and doing what's right for future music lovers. The film also stars Gabriel Mann as Josie's love interest/folk singer Alan M. Its soundtrack features work by Counting Crows' Adam Duritz, the Go-Go's Jane Wiedlin, and Babyface. Rachael Leigh Cook's voice was dubbed by Letters to Cleo's Kay Hanley for the film's musical set pieces. ~ Jason Clark, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: August 14, 2001

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  • July 13, 2010
    Even though you except nothing but the worst, this film is actually well written with love to spare.
  • March 18, 2010
    This jerk teen comedy film based upon the Archie Comics in the story is not very entertaining to me.
    The three Pussycats are, of course, very hot but the dilemma they are placed in is all too cute to be appealing for boys.
  • December 2, 2007
    This is a fun movie.
  • July 31, 2007
    A totally chick flick. A satirical comedy with a lot of pop culture references, and a good way of mocking the way people buy oreat or drinka product just because its trendy. Although it has some funny moments the story was kinda corny and and a cheesy plot. The cast was good, Ra... read morechel Leigh Cook looking gorgeous and with a decent performance, Tara Reid so pretty but its role wasso cute and corny that she annoys me, Rosario Dawson seems to me that she was uncomfortable and wasn't enjoying her acting, Alan Cumming was great and funny with his role of the geek guy trying to be a cool singers manager aswell as Parker POsey, she was so hilarious, a villiand who was a nerd in her past trying to convince everyone to like her with subliminal messages on music. These two actors make this movie a little worthy wit its pricelessly performances. The music was really good, maybe one of the few good things of the movie. The costume design was ridiculous, I mean there's no way peolpe would dress like that. In conclusion this movie would be enjoyable for a boring sunday afternoon and to watch just once.
  • May 29, 2007
    Decent enough.
  • January 20, 2007
    Yeah. Who expected ANYTHING good coming from this?
  • January 2, 2007
    I thought it was cute.
  • December 28, 2006
    Rosario Dawson is in this.
  • November 23, 2006
    The horror... the horror...!
  • November 11, 2007
    I want to be in Rachel Leigh Cook's band for sure. But not Tara Reid's or Rosario Dawson. I don't like them.

Critic Reviews


Lisa Alspector
April 18, 2007
Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader

This self-styled self-reflexive comedy asks the question, just how stupid are teenagers? Full Review

Joe Leydon
April 18, 2007
Joe Leydon, Variety

This is one sharp pussycat. Full Review

Peter Travers
April 18, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Their cool-to-be-cruel stance is too hip for the room and a likely turnoff for preteen girls who don't like fluff balls laced with bile.

Jane Dark
April 16, 2001
Jane Dark, Village Voice

When on work release from the Von Trier festival, I like such cheap thrills. Full Review

Susan Wloszczyna
April 13, 2001
Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today

The concept is so hypocritical, it's like Britney Spears calling Christina Aguilera underdressed and overexposed. Full Review

David Edelstein
April 13, 2001
David Edelstein, Slate

It's amazing that writer-directors Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont sustain this in-jokey screwball punk musical satire as long as they do. Full Review

Terry Lawson
April 13, 2001
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press

It's a prefabrication railing at prefabrication.

Michael Wilmington
April 12, 2001
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune

Nothing more than a cutesy movie strapped with a bad and obvious idea: marketing gone amok. Full Review

Sean Means
April 12, 2001
Sean Means, Film.com

I've seen NBA games where the advertising was more discreet.

Owen Gleiberman
April 12, 2001
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

Give it this much: The movie's got bounce. Full Review

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