Josie and the Pussycats
Brief Synopsis
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Josie, Melody and Val are life-long friends from Riverdale determined to take their band out of the garage and into the stratosphere--while staying true to their own look, style and sound. Neither their look nor their sound is trendy, but they mean every word they sing. And when nobody shows up at their gigs, they understand that real musicians have to pay their dues. Unfortunately, the Pussycats live in a glitz-obsessed world where trends change every week, and status symbols rule. Then one day everything changes. Josie and the Pussycats are "discovered" by hot-shot manager Wyatt Frame who presents them to MegaRecords CEO Fiona as the next best thing, and instantly positions them for success beyond their wildest dreams. Within days, they have a number one single in the country, everyone is wearing cat ears and they are swarmed by fans. But soon they learn that Fiona and Wyatt have devised a high-tech scheme to control the youth of America through subliminal messages in songs--their songs.
Cast & Crew
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Harry Elfont
Director
Tara Reid
Melody Valentine; Pussycats' Vocal Performer
Rachael Leigh Cook
Josie Mccoy; Pussycats' Vocal Performer
Seth Green
Uncredited Cameo "Dujour" Boy Band Member
Alan Cumming
Wyatt Frame
Parker Posey
Fiona
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Music
Satire
Release Date
2001
Production Company
Amazon; Archie Studios; Cbs Studios; Cinesite Europe, Ltd.; E Films; Eastman Kodak; HBO Network- Home Box Office; Illusion Arts, Inc.; Imaginary Forces; Joann Kane Music Service; Kurtz & Friends; Location Caterers; MTV Networks; Marc Platt Productions; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.; Moviefone; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Panavision, Ltd.; Perpetual Motion Picture; Rolling Stone, LLC; Sony Music; Sony Music Soundtrax; Toybox; Universal Pictures; Universal Studios Sound Facilities; Vh1 Network
Distribution Company
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. (MGM )/UNIVERSAL PICTURES; 20th Century Fox; 20th Century Fox Distribution; 20th Century Fox International; MGM Distribution Company; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.; Ufd; United International Pictures; Universal Pictures; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 38m
Synopsis
Josie, Melody and Val are life-long friends from Riverdale determined to take their band out of the garage and into the stratosphere--while staying true to their own look, style and sound. Neither their look nor their sound is trendy, but they mean every word they sing. And when nobody shows up at their gigs, they understand that real musicians have to pay their dues. Unfortunately, the Pussycats live in a glitz-obsessed world where trends change every week, and status symbols rule. Then one day everything changes. Josie and the Pussycats are "discovered" by hot-shot manager Wyatt Frame who presents them to MegaRecords CEO Fiona as the next best thing, and instantly positions them for success beyond their wildest dreams. Within days, they have a number one single in the country, everyone is wearing cat ears and they are swarmed by fans. But soon they learn that Fiona and Wyatt have devised a high-tech scheme to control the youth of America through subliminal messages in songs--their songs.
Cast
Tara Reid
Melody Valentine; Pussycats' Vocal Performer
Rachael Leigh Cook
Josie Mccoy; Pussycats' Vocal Performer
Seth Green
Uncredited Cameo "Dujour" Boy Band Member
Alan Cumming
Wyatt Frame
Parker Posey
Fiona
Rosario Dawson
Pussycats' Vocal Performer; Valerie Brown
Gabriel Mann
Alan M
Paulo Costanzo
Alexander Cabot
Missi Pyle
Alexandra Cabot
Tom Butler
Agent Kelly
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
Katharine Isabelle
Laughing Girl
Aeja Goldsmith
Laughing Girl
Nicole Fraissinet
Megastore Girl
Jessica Murdoch
Megastore Girl
Juliana Wimbles
Megastore Girl
Zak Santiago
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
Fashion Team
Clay St Thomas
Fashion Team
Erin Fitzgerald
Slang Team
Linda Ko
Slang Team
Serena Altschul
Herself
Mark Seliger
Himself
Jann T Carl
Himself
Stuart Lilley
New Josie Fan
Chris Lovick
New Josie Fan
Natalye Vivian
New Josie Fan
Karalee Paterson
Pointing Fan
Carson Daly
Himself
Aries Spears
The Other Carson Daly
Dion Johnstone
Federal Agent
Harry Elfont
Pilot
Tamara Taggart
Tv Reporter
Anthony Creery
Incompetent Techie
J.r. Bourne
Shop Owner
Shayn Solberg
Geek Guy
Harmoni Everett
Josie'S Manicurist
Kris Pope
Gregor
Kevin Bergsma
Fiona'S Dancer
Todd Talbot
Fiona'S Dancer
Craig Taylor
Fiona'S Dancer
Paul Becker
Jay Williams
Fiona'S Dancer
Russ Leatherman
Mr Moviephone
Alexander Martin
"Dujour" Boy Band Member--Les
Donald Faison
Uncredited Cameo "Dujour" Boy Band Member
Breckin Meyer
Uncredited Cameo "Dujour" Boy Band Member--Marco
Jennifer Silvertand
Lead Person
Claude Demartino
Sally Hershberber
Herself
Jann T Carl
Herself
Mark Seliger
Himself
Crew
Jack Ahnert
Other
Stuart Aikins
Casting (Canada)
Serena Altschul
Other
Andy Amoroso
Art Department Assistant
Guillaume Apollinaire
Other
John Arrufat
Dialogue Editor
Rey Astrnomo
Video Playback (Kurtz & Friends/Animation Designer & Producer)
Mark Aviss
Other
Mark Aviss
Gaffer (2nd Unit)
Cary Ayers
Music Coach
Carol Bailey
1st Assistant Accountant
Jim Barber
Rigging Grip
William Barbera
Song ("Josie And The Pussycats")
Kim Barker
Product Placement
Paul Barry
2nd Assistant Director
Eric Batut
Sound Mixer
Elizabeth Beauchamp
Supervisor
Kenny Becker
Color Timer
Jordan Benwick
Compositor (Toybox West/Additional Visual Effects)
Dena Berman
Casting Assistant (Usa)
Samantha Bishop
Other
Richard Boehm
Assistant Editor (Los Angeles)
Melanie Boettcher
Accounting (Illusion Arts Inc/Special Visual Effects)
Bruce N Borland
Best Boy Electric
David Boulton
Adr Mixer
Michael Bowers
Original Music
Jack Boyle
Sound Assistant
Janie Bradford
Song ("Money (That'S What I Want)")
Robert Brady
Other
Jim Brebner
1st Assistant Director
Toby Britten
1st Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Janette Brown
Adr Recordist
Jason Brown
Video Playback (Kurtz & Friends/Animation Designer & Producer)
Cheryl Buckman
Assistant Editor (Canada)
Peter Bufano
Other
Gavin Buhr
Stunt Performer
Paul Burger
Trainee Assistant Director
Neil Burroughs
Technical Supervisor (Toybox West/Additional Visual Effects)
Silver Butler
3rd Assistant Director
Jake Callihoo
Transportation Coordinator
Jann T Carl
Other
Chris Carpenter
Re-Recording Mixer
Jennifer Casey
Assistant Make-Up Artist
Neils Casson
Production Assistant
Alex Chalmers
Stunt Performer
John Choi
Assistant (To Tracey E Edmonds)
Jimmy Chow
Property Master
Dwayne Choy
Other
Rita Ciccozzi
Key Makeup Artist
Rene Clark
Other
Jessica Clothier
Script Supervisor
John Clothier
Camera Operator
Mike Colomby
Other
David Cooper
Stills Photographer
Richard Corwin
Dialogue Editor
Sean Cossey
Casting Associate (Canada)
Anne Couk
1st Assistant Sound Editor
Kelly G Crawford
Editor (Illusion Arts Inc/Special Visual Effects)
Susan Crawford
Assistant Production Coordinator
Anthony Creery
Grip
Anthony Creery
Key Grip (2nd Unit)
Candace Cruikshank
Assistant Costume Designer
Frank A Cuomo
Post-Production Coordinator
Hoyt S. Curtin
Song ("Josie And The Pussycats")
Scott Curtis
Foley Editor
Rosalina Da Silva
Makeup Supervisor
Luisa Dal Magro
Set Costumer
Jason Dale
Assistant Editor (Canada)
Mary Ellen Dale
Payroll Accountant
Crystal Dalman
Stunt Performer
Carson Daly
Other
Bryan Daubney
Production Assistant
Sandy De Crescent
Orchestra Contractor
Greg Dennen
Other
Tony Derosa-grund
Producer
Paul Dibartolo
Song ("Behind The Music--Show Open")
Dragon Dionne
Animator (Toybox West/Additional Visual Effects)
Ian Doig
Animal Handler
Kyle Doig
Animal Handler
Jennifer Donaldson
Set Designer
Byron Drinkle
Video Playback (Kurtz & Friends/Animation Designer & Producer)
Rick Dugdale
Assistant Location Manager
Mark Dumas
Animal Trainer
Adam Duritz
Songs ("Spin Around" "You'Re A Star" "You Don'T See Me")
Syd Dutton
Special Visual Effects
Phaedra Eccleston
Assistant Production Coordinator
Kenneth Edmonds
Song Producer ("Spin Around" "You'Re A Star" "Pretend To Be Nice"), Song/Song Performer ("You Don'T See Me" "3 Small Words" "Come On")
Kenneth Edmonds
Executive Producer
Tracey Edmonds
Producer
Randy Egan
Senior Inferno Artist (Toybox West/Additional Visual Effects)
Michael Eisenstein
Song ("Shapeshifter")
Harry Elfont
Screenwriter
Harry Elfont
Songs ("Dujour Around The World" "Backdoor Lover" "You Don'T See Me" "3 Small Words" "Come On")
Christopher Elke
Visual Effects Coordinator (Toybox West/Additional Visual Effects)
Joann Ellis
Art Department Coordinator
Marny Eng
Stunt Performer
Jason England
Assistant Sound Editor
Leesa Evans
Costume Designer
Kevin Fair
Second 2nd Assistant Director; 1st Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Jason Falkner
Songs ("You Don'T See Me" "Come On")
Harvey Fedor
Key Grip
Pamela Ferrari
Assistant (To Marc Platt)
Ivan Fish
Lead Carpenter
Michaela Fitzpatrick
Set Costumer
Julie Fontaine
Set Dresser
China Forbes
Song ("Sympathique")
Ross Framo
Video Playback (Kurtz & Friends/Animation Designer & Producer)
Guliano Franco
Song; Song Producer ("Backdoor Lover")
Cameron Frankley
Supervising Sound Editor
Giselle Fredette
Craft Service
Louis Freese
Song ("(Rock) Superstar")
John C Frizzell
Music
Mark Gamache
Location Scout
Carolyn Garcia
Production Assistant (Illusion Arts Inc/Special Visual Effects)
Roland Gervais
Other
David Gibbs
Song; Song ("Come On"), Song Co-Producer ("Pretend To Be Nice"), Song Co-Producer ("Spin Around" "You'Re A Star" "You Don'T See Me" "3 Small Words")
Grace Gilroy
Unit Production Manager
Grace Gilroy
Co-Producer
Dee Dee Gipson
Songs ("You Don'T See Me" "Come On")
Cory Glass
Stunt Performer
Jason Glass
Stunt Performer
Jon Goldwater
From Characters Appearing In ("Archie Comics")
Richard Goldwater
Executive Producer
Richard Goldwater
From Characters Appearing In ("Archie Comic")
Jeff Gomillion
Adr Mixer
Maria Gonzalez
Assistant Editor (Los Angeles)
Berry Gordy
Song ("Money (That'S What I Want)")
Robert D Graham
Sound Assistant
Johnny Greenan
Song ("Real Wild Child")
Howard Greenfield
Song ("Love Will Keep Us Together")
Jean-luc Grenier
Lead Dresser
Chuck Grimes
Producer
Wilf Guttmann
Rigging Grip
Simon C Hall
Video Playback (Kurtz & Friends/Animation Designer & Producer)
Kay Hanley
Josie Vocals Performer
Kay Hanley
Songs ("Come On" "Shapeshifter")
Joseph Hanna
Song ("Josie And The Pussycats")
Shane Harvey
Stills Photographer
Tim Haughian
Location Manager
Kevin Haverty
2nd Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Chalane Hayward
Grip
Jeffrey Allen Hearn
Music Coach
Roberta Henriksen
Production Coordinator
Sally Hershberber
Other
Dean Heselden
2nd Assistant ("A" Camera)
Wendy Hoffmann
Adr Voice Casting
Adam Andrew Hogarth
Location Scout
Dianne Holme
Assistant Hairstylist
Dave Hospes
Stunt Performer
Johanne Hubert
Set Decorator
Sally Hudson
Graphic Designer
Kelvin Humenny
Art Director
Michelle Hunter
Costume Supervisor
Steve Hurley
Songs ("You Don'T See Me" "Come On")
Solombra Ingram
Assistant (To Kenneth Edmonds)
Randy Jablonka
Other
Doug Jackson
Sound Effects Editor
Matt Jackson
Studio Executive
Gaetan Jalbert
Rigging Gaffer
Wayne Johnson
Transportation Captain
Doc Kane
Adr Mixer
Deborah Kaplan
Screenwriter
Deborah Kaplan
Songs ("Dujour Around The World" "Backdoor Lover" "You Don'T See Me" "3 Small Words" "Come On")
Nina Kawasaki
Additional Editor
Mark Kenaston
Digital Assistant (Illusion Arts Inc/Special Visual Effects)
Kristene Kenward
Stunt Performer
Phil Kieran
Location Scout
Andrew Kinney
Original Music
Rick Kline
Re-Recording Mixer
Andy Koessler
On-Set Dresser
Randy Koyanagi
Compositor (Toybox West/Additional Visual Effects)
Michael Kuehn
Production Assistant
Michelle Kuznetsky
Music Consultant
Larry Lam
Stunt Performer
Jason B. Landels
Assistant Property Master
Virginia Landis Albertson
Post-Production Supervisor
Michael Langlois
Stunt Performer
Viktoria Langton
Choreographer
Thomas M. Lauderdale
Song ("Sympathique (From Poem 'Hotel' By Guillaume Apollinaire)")
J Todd Lawley
Set Dresser
Lynn Ledgerwood
Other
Catherine Leighton
Assistant Property Master
Joey Levy
Assistant (To Marc Platt)
David Lewis
Other
Matthew Libatique
Director Of Photography
Matthew Libatique
Other
Julian Lloyd
Assistant (To Tracey E Edmonds)
Wayne Lloyd
Office Assistant
Brad Loree
Stunt Performer
David Lourie
2nd Assistant ("B" Camera)
Kristina Lyne
Graphic Designer
Grace Macleod
Animal Handler
Richard Malzahn
Effects Supervisor (Perpetual Motion Pictures/Additional Visual)
Michael Mark
Song ("Entertainment Tonight Theme")
Laurie Marsh
Set Dresser
Fumi Mashimo
Lead Animator (Illusion Arts Inc/Special Visual Effects)
Annette Mccaffrey
Extras Casting
Shannon Mcfarlane
Set Dresser
Kelvin Mcilwain
Visual Effects Supervisor (Illusion Arts Inc/Special Visual Effects)
Jerry Mclaughlin
Scenic Artist
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Music
Satire
Release Date
2001
Production Company
Amazon; Archie Studios; Cbs Studios; Cinesite Europe, Ltd.; E Films; Eastman Kodak; HBO Network- Home Box Office; Illusion Arts, Inc.; Imaginary Forces; Joann Kane Music Service; Kurtz & Friends; Location Caterers; MTV Networks; Marc Platt Productions; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.; Moviefone; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Panavision, Ltd.; Perpetual Motion Picture; Rolling Stone, LLC; Sony Music; Sony Music Soundtrax; Toybox; Universal Pictures; Universal Studios Sound Facilities; Vh1 Network
Distribution Company
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. (MGM )/UNIVERSAL PICTURES; 20th Century Fox; 20th Century Fox Distribution; 20th Century Fox International; MGM Distribution Company; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.; Ufd; United International Pictures; Universal Pictures; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 38m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring April 11, 2001
Released in United States on Video August 14, 2001
Based on the Hanna Barbera animated T.V. series "Josie and the Pussycats" which ran on CBS from 1970-1976, created by John and Richard Goldwater.
Rachael Leigh Cook reportedly received $1,000,000 for her role as Josie.
Rachael Leigh Cook reportedly received $1,000,000 for her role as Josie.
Began shooting August 21, 2000.
Completed shooting October 26, 2000.
The musical group TLC's Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopes was at one time mentioned for the role of Valerie.
Released in United States Spring April 11, 2001
Released in United States on Video August 14, 2001
