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Josie and the Pussycats (2001) More at IMDbPro »

• In the control room scene, one of the scrolling marquee messages says, "'Can't Hardly Wait' was underrated." Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan directed both Can't Hardly Wait (1998) and "Josie and the Pussycats".
  
  
• The "Bubbles" in the Mega Records recording studio change from white to yellow during the course of the film. Apparently the techs could not keep the material they were made out of to stay white, so they just went with it.
  
  
• To stay with the 'consumer economy' tone of the film, from beginning to end there are approximately 73 companies who have product placements shown; from logos to actual items ranging in entertainment, electronics, fashion, food, hygiene, and cars. No money was received from all the product placements in the film.
  
  
• During the TRL scene, the cardboard cut-outs in the "audience" feature Johnny Depp (2), Gwen Stefani (2), Christina Aguilera (2), Britney Spears, and Matt Damon. Melody defends herself with Britney and Christina, but Carson Daly hits the cut-outs with a baseball bat. Melody eventually clubs Carson with the Matt Damon cut-out and knocks him off the bleachers.
  
  
• Above the picture of the girls on one of the magazine covers the headline says that 'Drew Barrymore', Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu were cast to play the band in an upcoming movie. Peter Teschner, the editor of Josie and the Pussycats also was the editor of Charlie's Angels (2000), featuring these three actresses.
  
  
• 'Rachel Leigh Cook' 's singing voice was dubbed by the lead singer of the band Letters to Cleo.
  
  
• During the scene when the girls are eating noodles in their apartment, Valerie is reading a book entitled "12 Steps To Anger Management".
  
  
• 'Rachel Leigh Cook', Rosario Dawson, and Tara Reid had to go to a "Band Camp" for two weeks to learn how to play the actual songs in the movie.
  
  
• Originally, Fiona was supposed to have been very fat when she was younger, but Parker Posey suggested that instead Fiona have a speech impediment.
  
  
• Tara Reid and Carson Daly started dating after meeting on set during his cameo in this film. They eventually became engaged before ending their relationship in June 2001.
  
  
• Tara Reid starred as the band's drummer, Melody Valentine. Not knowing how to play drums before they filmed, she needed to learn the basics so she could appear to know what she was doing behind the kit. The producers hired Drew Thomas. He was such bands as Bold, Into Another, and Youth Of Today. Drew went on to play in the band God Fires Man along with members of Errortype:11 and Garrison.
  
  

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