Josie and the Pussycats
2001 1 hr 38 min
PG-13
Our Science on Screen series continues with the teen comedy, JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS. Before the film starts, Emily Falk, professor of Communication, Psychology, and Marketing at the University of Pennsylvania, will deliver a brief presentation on how advertising in mass media can change behaviors in consumers. Emily’s talk also coincides with the release of her latest book, WHAT WE VALUE.
The Archie cartoon gets a bubblegum pop makeover! The all-girl punk trio (Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, Rosario Dawson) become an overnight success when the manager of the world’s biggest boy-band signs them to a record deal. After the band learns their label is using their music to brainwash millions of teens into buying products and taking over the world, they risk everything to stop them. Created when the Girl Power Movement was at its peak, TRL was essential viewing, and boy bands were everything, this fun anti-capitalist time capsule from the early 2000s is a blast to revisit on the big screen!
Science on Screen is supported by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, with additional support from Rubin Anders Scientific, and Ken Loveday and Ellen Hoffman, Brookline. Many thanks to our series founder Richard Anders. Co-presented by the Museum of Science.
Free for Members and Youth under 18 years of age.
Guest Speaker
Emily Falk is a Professor of Communication, Psychology, Marketing, and Operations, Informatics, and Decisions (OID) at the University of Pennsylvania; Vice Dean of the Annenberg School for Communication; Director of the Communication Neuroscience Lab; and Director of the Climate Communication Division of the Annenberg Public Policy Center. Falk is an expert in the science of behavior change. Her research uses tools from psychology, neuroscience, and communication to examine what makes messages persuasive, why and how ideas spread, and what makes people effective communicators.
Credits
Director Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan
Cast Rachael Leigh Cook, Alan Cumming, Tara Reid, Rosario Dawson, Parker Posey
Country USA
Language English
Aspect 1.85
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