Josie and the Pussycats [20th Anniversary Edition] [Blu-ray]

Director: Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan Harry Elfont

Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/16/2021
UPC:	0683904635532
Original Release:	2001
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Nbc Universal
Language:	English
Time:	1:38:00
Sales rank:	9,249

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Rachael Leigh Cook	Josie McCoy
Rosario Dawson	Valerie Brown
Tara Reid	Melody Valentine
Alan Cumming	Wyatt Frame
Parker Posey	Fiona
Gabriel Mann	Alan M.
Paulo Costanzo	Alexander Cabot
Missi Pyle	Alexandra Cabot
Tom Butler	Agent Kelly
Alexander Martin	Les
Seth Green	Travis
Carson Daly	Himself
Eugene Levy	Himself
Faedragh Carpenter	Teenage Fan
Justin Chatwin	Teenage Fan
Marites Pineda	Teenage Fan
Kimberly Rimer	Wedding Dress Girl
Corinne Reilly	Aquarium Tour Guide
Marnie Alton	Laughing Girl
Nicole Fraissinet	Megastore Girl
Jessica Murdoch	Megastore Girl
Juliana Wimbles	Megastore Girl
Zak Alam	Megastore DJ
David Kopp	College Dude
Sean J. Dory	College Dude
Heather Robertson	Unstylish Girl
Hiro Kanagawa	Japanese Delegate
Kurt Max Runte	German Delegate
Claude De Martino	French Delegate
Colin Foo	Chinese Delegate
Balinder Johal	Sri-Lankan Delegate
Enuka Okuma	Fahion Team
Clay St. Thomas	Fahion Team
Erin Fitzgerald	Slang Team
Linda Koo	Slang Team
Serena Altschul	Herself
Mark Selinger	Himself
Sally Hershberber	Herself
Jann T. Carl	Himself
Stuart Lilley	New Josie Fan
Chris Lovick	New Josie Fan
Natalye Vivian	New Josie Fan
Karalee Patereson	Pointing Fan
Aries Spears	The Other Carson Daly
Dion Johnstone	Federal Agent
Katherine Isabelle	Laughing Girl
John Frizzell	Composer

Technical Credits

Harry Elfont

Deborah Kaplan

Richard Goldwater

Dan DeCarlo

Harry Elfont	Director,Screenwriter
Deborah Kaplan	Director,Screenwriter
Sean Cossey	Casting
Tony DeRosa-Grund	Producer
Kenneth Edmonds	Executive Producer,Producer,Producer,Producer
Richard Goldwater	Executive Producer,Screenwriter,Screenwriter,Producer
Chuck Grimes	Producer
Marc Platt	Producer
Michael Silberkleit	Executive Producer,Producer
Dan DeCarlo	Screenwriter
Grace Gilroy	Producer
Paul Ottosson	Sound/Sound Designer
Eric Batut	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Satirizing teen wish-fulfillment fantasies as it satisfies them, Josie and the Pussycats provides just enough bite to set it apart from the cookie-cutter parade of high-gloss, adolescent-marketed offerings of the new century. Although laid on in thick, broad, fluorescent-hued strokes, Josie's pointed satire could never be mistaken for mere absurdity: the plot insinuates that boy bands, MTV, and mall record stores are all part of a corporate conspiracy to sell more Starbucks coffee and Abercrombie and Fitch T-shirts. Directors Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont occasionally let the film's staging and pacing go slack -- perhaps they should've reviewed a few more screwball comedies before shooting -- but they smartly keep the proceedings at Saturday morning-cartoon level (even the insidious subliminal-advertising generator is a giant, opaque plastic box). Better yet, leads Rachel Leigh Cook, Rosario Dawson, and Tara Reid strike a near-perfect balance between savvy and giddy. The film's catchy, proto-grunge soundtrack may be its greatest asset and -- at least commercially -- its biggest liability: full of raw power chords and hummable melodies, it's a throwback to the days of good punk-pop, as opposed to the saccharine, Britney-esque sound of its time.

All Movie Guide - Michael Hastings