Josie and the Pussycats

2001 Comedy

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 Dawson), 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. more..

Director: Harry Elfont

Starring: Rachael Leigh Cook, Rosario Dawson, Tara Reid,Alan Cumming, Parker Posey

Reviews

  • Mindless glitz-o-ramas don't get any snazzier.

    Jay Carr - The Boston Globe

    26 April 2013

  • The action is as perky as the main characters.

    David Sterritt - Christian Science Monitor

    26 April 2013

  • The movie's got bounce. Spanked along by a soundtrack that has a surprising punky bite for something aimed at 13-year-olds.

    Owen Gleiberman - Entertainment Weekly

    26 April 2013

  • Harmless girlie trifle. Or at least it means to be.

    Peter Travers - Rolling Stone

    26 April 2013

  • What should have been 90 zippy minutes of jingling, giggling, winking fakery adds up to only about 20 minutes of fun.

    Wesley Morris - The San Francisco Chronicle

    26 April 2013

Awards

  • Best Sound Editing - Music - Musical Feature Film

    Motion Picture Sound Editors (2002)

     
  • Best Original Song

    Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards (2002)

     
  • Film - Choice Actress

    Teen Choice Awards (2001)