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Name: JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS
Released: 2001-4-11
Cast: Alan Cumming, Gabriel Mann, Missi Pyle, Parker Posey, Paulo Costanzo

JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS

PG-13
1h 38m
2001

53%

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Discover the sexy all-girl rock band that's a national sensation. "The purrr-fect mix of sexy, cool comedy," says KMAX-TV. Hot newcomers Josie (Rachael Leigh Cook), Melody (Tara Reid) and Val (Rosario Dawson) are three small-town musicians with big dreams but little future. Then fate gives the Pussycats the chance of a lifetime when band manager Wyatt (Alan Cumming) of MegaRecords signs them overnight to an awesome recording contract. Suddenly, Josie and the Pussycats are living life in the fast lane with sold-out concerts, a number one single and global stardom. But it's not all limousines and private jets. The Pussycats soon discover they're being played like pawns in an evil plot by the record label's maniacal CEO Fiona (Parker Posey) to control the youth of America.

Director:

Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont

Producer:

Chuck Grimes, Marc E. Platt, Tony DeRosa-Grund, Tracey E. Edmonds

Writer:

Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont

Cast:

Alan Cumming, Gabriel Mann, Missi Pyle, Parker Posey, Paulo Costanzo, Rachael Leigh Cook, Rosario Dawson, Tara Reid

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

53%

Critics Consensus: This live-action update of Josie and the Pussycats offers up bubbly, fluffy fun, but the constant appearance of product placements seems rather hypocritical.

Reviews

Beyond the Cinerama Dome

Tina Kakadelis

One of the best-written critiques of American consumerism and the commodification of nearly every aspect of daily life. It's a sweetly packaged, delightful romp through the music industry accompanied by an incredible soundtrack of original rock songs.

It’s They Live for the *NSYNC generation. It’s as clear-headed and sure-fired in its very, very exact critiques of how ridiculous product placement and ad over-saturation was getting at that time.

Some interesting ideas and amusing moments get misplaced in a garish presentation dominated by monumentally moronic diversions.

It's a silly film, yes, but it also served as a critical commentary to the culture of the early aughts.

Actually, it's the dialogue that's jerkin'. The script has a stilted feel, and its funny lines aren't really funny, so that the actors have to stand there and declaim them as if thereby officially designating them as funny.

February 1, 2018

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