For episode 61, Grace and Scott are joined by Morgan Roberts to talk about Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont's Josie and the Pussycats (2001).
We talk early 2000's MTV and pop culture, the baffling--and sexist--reaction to the movie on its release, satirical product placement, and more!
Written and Directed by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont based on the Archie Comics characters, Josie and the Pussycats stars Rachel Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, and Rosario Dawson with Alan Cumming, Parker Posey, and Missi Pyle delivering stellar supporting performances and cameos from Carson Daly, Aries Spears, Eugene Levy and the boy band sensation DuJour! Original songs written by a large roster of writers including Babyface, Adam Schlesinger, Adam Duritz, Dave Gibbs, Anna Waronker, Jane Wiedlin, Kay Hanley, and more.
Subscribe to Morgan's podcast Female Gaze: The Film Club wherever you get your podcasts, and check out the great interview episode she did with Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont here. You can follow Morgan on Letterboxd @msmlroberts
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Big White Elephants is a podcast where two friends, Grace and Scott, dissect movie musicals: Everything from DCOMs to MGM Classics, Japanese Punk Rock films to modern Jukebox Musicals, and all kinds of things in between! We talk about what works and what doesn't, and whether a film is a 'Big White Elephant', based on director Rob Marshall's quote ”The thing about movie musicals is that there have been some brilliant ones, but when they’re bad, they’re really bad - big white elephants.” Join us every Thursday to discuss a new musical film wherever you get your podcasts