Josie and the Pussycats (film)

Josie and the Pussycats
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Written by
  • Harry Elfont
  • Deborah Kaplan
Based onJosie and the Pussycats
by Dan DeCarlo, and Archie Comics
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMatthew Libatique
Edited byPeter Teschner
Music byJohn Frizzell
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
(North America)
MGM Distribution Co.
20th Century Fox
(international)[1]
Release date
  • April 11, 2001 (2001-04-11) (United States)
Running time
98 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United States
  • Canada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$22–39 million[2][3]
Box office$14.9 million[2]

Josie and the Pussycats is a 2001 satirical musical comedy film co-produced by Universal Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures. Written and directed by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan, the film is based on both the Archie Comics series and the Hanna-Barbera cartoon of the same name. Filmed entirely in Vancouver, Canada,[4][5] the film features Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, and Rosario Dawson as the Pussycats, with Alan Cumming, Parker Posey, Gabriel Mann, Paulo Costanzo, and Missi Pyle in supporting roles.

Although the film's soundtrack album was well received, charting at No. 16 on the Billboard 200 and quickly achieving Gold status, the film itself received mixed reviews, but was a commercial failure upon its initial release. However, it has enjoyed later success as a cult film.

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