Josie and the Pussycats

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.

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Deborah Kaplan directed Josie and the Pussycats in 2001. See Deborah Kaplan's full filmography, where to start with Deborah Kaplan, or where to go after you've seen everything by Deborah Kaplan.

Josie and the Pussycats was released in 2001 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 98 minutes.