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'''''Josie and the Pussycats''''' is a 2001 film adapted from [[Josie and Thethe PussycatsPussy Cats|the comic of the same name]], starring [[Rachael Leigh Cook]], [[Rosario Dawson]] and Tara Reid. It is about the titular all-female rock band getting the deal of a lifetime after struggling as an indie band -- a record deal with MegaRecords, one of the largest music labels in the world. Within a week, the band has skyrocketed to the top of the charts, and a legion of [[Squee|squeeing]] fans is following their every move. Unfortunately, there was some fine print in the contract that they should've read before they signed... you know, some stuff about having [[Subliminal Advertising|subliminal messages]] put in your music to sell stuff, and "dying tragically" in a plane crash or from an overdose if you [[He Knows Too Much|find out]] and resist. That sort of thing.
 
There was a ''huge'' legal brawl with [[Archie Comics]] over them getting residuals and/or royalties from the movie. The film was a box office failure, and its lack of success did lasting damage to Rachael Leigh Cook's film career (as of 2010 she has yet to play the lead role in another major film; keep in mind that this is the same Rachael Leigh Cook who voiced [[Final Fantasy 7|Tifa]]), but it has become something of a cult hit on VHS and DVD.
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* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]:
** In the first song the girls play in the movie ("Three Small Words," over the opening credits), there's a subtle line about looking like pornstars.
** The signs that Melody holds to promote the band leads to a car crash [[Distracted Byby the Sexy|when the "cats" in Pussycats gets blocked]].
** "Backdoor Lover". That is all.
** There's also a scene where Fiona wipes a suspicious looking white powdery substance off her desk.
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* [[Mass Hypnosis]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Du Jour, the band of the day.
* [[Mythology Gag]]: Alex asks why his sister is even with them. She says it's because she was [[Leaning Onon the Fourth Wall|in the comics]].
{{quote| '''Alex:''' "What?"<br />
'''Alexandra:''' "Nothing." }}
* [[Not Quite Dead]]: {{spoiler|Dujour. They managed to safely land the plane after Wyatt and the pilot jumped out and left them for dead... only they landed it in the parking lot of a [[Metallica (Music)|Metallica]] [[Oh Crap|concert]].}}
{{quote| "I thank God every day that I knew the lyrics to 'Enter Sandman'."}}
* [[Oblivious to Love]]: Alan M.
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* [[She Fu]]: Melodie surprises everybody during the climactic fight scene.
* [[He Knows Too Much|She Knows Too Much]]
* [[Shout -Out]]:
** To ''[[Romy and MichelesMichele's High School Reunion|Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion]]'', which also starred [[Alan Cumming]].
** "''[[CharliesCharlie's Angels|Barrymore, Diaz & Liu]] to play Pussycats in Josie Movie!''"
* [[Stealth Parody]]
* [[Subliminal Advertising]]: The record company is putting subliminal messages into music in order to sell consumer products. The movie itself does this with one scene, where the words "''Josie and the Pussycats'' [[Shameless Self Promoter|is the best movie ever]]!" are quickly flashed up on the screen and read out by Mr. Moviefone, with the words "Join the Army" in smaller print below.
** That example is really more superliminal. But for a true example, in the scene where Fiona explains [[Evil Plan|the goal]] of MegaRecords, the message "''[[Can't Hardly Wait (Film)|Can't Hardly Wait]]'' is under-rated" scrolls by on the wall in the background. Both this film and ''Can't Hardly Wait'' were written and directed by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont.
* [[Take Our Word for It]]: We never actually ''see'' {{spoiler|Dujour getting their asses kicked at the Metallica concert}}, but judging by the full-body casts that most of them are wearing (except for the guy who knew the words to "Enter Sandman" -- and even he's pretty messed up), we can only guess what happened.
* [[Token Romance]]: Alan M and Josie really do seem tacked onto the movie as an afterthought.
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