Link Tank: Josie and the Pussycats Fan Launched Crowdfunding Campaign for Oral History Book
Josie and the Pussycats, the best cities for working from home, a Wizard of Oz remake, and more in today's Link Tank!
Entertainment journalist and long-time Josie and the Pussycats fan, Russ Burlingame, is writing an oral history compilation book about the movie—and he could use your support!
Josie and the Pussycats was a box office bomb when it first premiered in 2001. Starring Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, and Rosario Dawson, the movie was based on characters created by Archie Comics. It went on to become a cult classic despite initial failure, gathering a loyal following that’s still active today.
As Josie and the Pussycats turns 20 years old this April, entertainment journalist and one of the film’s long-time fans, Russ Burlingame, is working on Best Movie Ever: A Totally Jerkin’ Book, an oral history of the film from its conception and initial reception to its decades-old legacy. “Josie is an interesting case, because it took several years to really cement its legacy as an underrated gem,” Burlingame said. “Other movies that have been box office failures and later cult classics, like Kevin Smith’s Mallrats or the first Tremors movie, tended to do so almost instantaneously after the home video release. With Josie, it felt more like there was a story there.”
The project has launched a crowdfunding campaign on IndieGoGo, which offers contributing fans the chance to pre-order ebooks, paperback or hardcover copies, or get their hands on exclusive Josie and the Pussycats props and custom memorabilia.
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