- Release date: 2001
- Runtime: 98 min
- Genre: Comedy, Music
- Starring: Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, Rosario Dawson, Alan Cumming ... See all
- Director: Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan
- Plot: For years, the record industries have inserted subliminal messages into music so that they can turn teenagers into braindead zombies who do nothing but buy, buy, buy. And whenever the... Read more
User Reviews
Gets better with time
Apr 15, 2008
tea-16 - imdb.com
Apr 15, 2008tea-16 - imdb.com
First of all - this is not a meaningful movie. But it wasn't meant to be. I hate it when I hear critics slam a movie mainly because it doesn't fit into their favorite "Type" of movie. Some movies are made... Full review
Josie and the girls, well, they rock!
Jun 13, 2006
Amy Adler - imdb.com
Jun 13, 2006Amy Adler - imdb.com
Josie (Rachael Leigh Cook) is the lead singer and guitarist for the all girls rock band, as depicted in the Archie comics. They are mocked by fellow students, despite being quite talented. No has discovered them, its true, but things... Full review
Hilarious, Music Friendly, and a Must-see!
Apr 30, 2006
heywhereismycat - imdb.com
Apr 30, 2006heywhereismycat - imdb.com
I absolutely love this movie! It is by far my favorite. here's the list.... 1: Amazing clothes (from the eyes of a fashion designer) 2: Amazing and catch pop-rock music (and the soundtrack is equally amazing, and I'm currently listening... Full review
An enjoyable satire although it is rather undone by the silly mood that pervades it
Jul 16, 2005
bob the moo - imdb.com
Jul 16, 2005bob the moo - imdb.com
When Du Jour, a top boy band go missing after an "unfortunate" plane accident, manager Wyatt Frame decides that the time is ripe for him to go and find "the next big thing" to sell to the teen market. He... Full review
Cute as a kitten - I just wish it had real claws
Jul 03, 2005
Angus T. Cat - imdb.com
Jul 03, 2005Angus T. Cat - imdb.com
I decided to watch "Josie and the Pussycats" because I heard good things about it, and I'm glad I did. I'm delighted that Richard H. Goldwater and the great Dan DeCarlo were acknowledged with writing credits. The film Pussycats aren't... Full review
good movie
Jul 03, 2005
geez_isaythatalot - imdb.com
Jul 03, 2005geez_isaythatalot - imdb.com
Pretty decent feel-good movie. Superb soundtrack, talented cast. Not a disappointment at all. Lots of energy in the young cast, humorous laid- back script, and good message. Humorous at certain points and worth watching if your a teenage girl, or... Full review
Movie has a bold message, executed with brilliant humor
Mar 30, 2005
tmillen04 - imdb.com
Mar 30, 2005tmillen04 - imdb.com
This is a movie that satirizes today's pop culture, and does a brilliant job of it. The cast and musical score are excellent and all of its jokes are funny and well placed. People say that the movie becomes what... Full review
Very Entertaining
Feb 25, 2005
annaria7 - imdb.com
Feb 25, 2005annaria7 - imdb.com
This is one of my favorite movies. It's definitely one of the funnest movies I've ever seen. The music is very high quality and the soundtrack is excellent! It's a good change from all the violent movies out there, this... Full review
"Josie and the Pussycats" is a jerkin' movie.
Aug 12, 2002
TxMike - imdb.com
Aug 12, 2002TxMike - imdb.com
This is another one of those movies that my local library has on DVD, so all it cost me was 90 minutes. Well, maybe 2 hours when you consider the extras I watched. With low expectations going in, I actually... Full review
Guilty Pleasure
Apr 12, 2001
mazdp - imdb.com
Apr 12, 2001mazdp - imdb.com
Do not go to this movie expecting anything that's logical or realistic. It is a purely fun film with a rocking soundtrack.Viewers who would most appreciate this would be the ones who have at least a vague memory of the... Full review
Critics Reviews
Jam! Movies
But right down to the silly yet satisfying climax, Josie and the Pussycats is essentially a playful kitten of a movie that takes the odd mischievous swipe.
Written and directed by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont, the pair behind the underrated teen comedy Can't Hardly Wait (listen for that very sentiment in one of the subliminal messages), Josie and the Pussycats nicely balances high-energy pop music, teen comedy and plenty of not-so-subtle digs at the business of star-making.
... Full Review
Jam! Movies
Now they have their own made-in-Vancouver movie, the sassy, sexy and funny Josie And The Pussycats.
Yet Josie really is a good youth flick.
The movie rocks with good humour and strong music, much of it given shape by record producer Babyface.
... Full Review
Jam! Movies
Josie and the Pussycats is not as harmless
And the opening sequence in which they spoof the current boy bands is hilarious.
The best that can be for Josie and the Pussycats is that it is unapologetically silly.
... Full Review
Reeling Reviews
Tara Reid's the most delightful as a warm and bubbly ditz who fantasizes about realizing such turns of phrase as 'I can't be everywhere at the same time.
The film begins by introducing us to reigning boy group Du Jour performing on an airport runway to wildly appreciative fans.
... Full Review
Combustible Celluloid
It's the greatest movie ever!
Directed by Deborah Kaplan & Harry Elfont, Josie and the Pussycats moves like one of its songs, fast, sexy, and fun.
The movie doesn't ignore the sorry state of top 40 music today, not by a long shot.
... Full Review
News
Lowering the bar State of black film at the moment Josie and the Pussycats (2001) (executive producer) "Soul Food" (2000) TV Series (executive producer) Punks (2000) (executive producer) Light It Up (1999) (executive producer) Soul Food (1997) (executive
blackfilm.com –
2006-04-28
century to actually be very exciting time for black film, and I am excited to be a part of it. First let me clarify what wow has it really been twenty years!?, mean by Black Film. I mean; films that ... Full Article
Josie and the Pussy Cats
rossanthony.com –
2004-01-01
Girl power
guardian.co.uk –
2001-04-16
I have no scientific means of verifying this, but something tells me these are good times to be a teenage girl in America. That's the impression I got when I sat in a dense crowd of proto-women this weekend and... ... Full Article
May 18, 2000 - Stax here with my reaction to the screenplay for the big-screen, live-action version of JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS! This "First Rewrite" by co-directors Deborah Kaplan & Harry Elfont (CAN'T HARDLY WAIT) is dated December 3rd, 1999... ... Full Article
"Josie and the Vulvas"...err, "Vaginas"....um "Kootchies," wait, "Pussycats" ( ahhh , that feels so much better to get out of my system!), which is a garage band consisting of a gleek of grunge chicks, is supposed to be a story... ... Full Article

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