# Josie and the Pussycats (2001)

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**Runtime**: 98 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Music
**Directed by**: Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont
**Written by**: Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont
**Starring**: Rachael Leigh Cook, Rosario Dawson, Tara Reid, Alan Cumming, Parker Posey, Gabriel Mann

> *Here kitty, kitty, kitty...*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A film that asks, "What if corporate pop was, like, a conspiracy, man?" After their garage band gets a record deal, Josie and the Pussycats discover subliminal messages are being used to manipulate teens. The movie did predict the early-aughts craze for bedazzled belts.

**Mood tags**: pitch-black, playful

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