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Josie and the Pussycats + Bring It On - DOUBLE FEATURE

  • ChiTown Movies 2343 South Throop Street Chicago, IL, 60608 United States (map)
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"Co-directed and co-written by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan (who also penned the songs and directed another cult gem in Can’t Hardly Wait), Josie And The Pussycats was as meta as Scream, as clever as Election, as funny as Old School, as glossy as any Britney Spears video, and as audibly catchy as any great female-fronted 90s LP, which isn’t a huge surprise given Kay Hanley from Letters To Cleo provided the lead vocals on the soundtrack with support from Buffy OST favourite Bif Naked (Cook, Reid and Dawson supplied backing vocals). It was a riot grrrl movie with No Doubt mass appeal, featuring just enough weird elements to make sure it endured in the pop culture lexicon. Dawson, for instance, was the long shot for Valerie and T.L.C’s Lisa ‘Left-Eye’ Lopes considered the original favourite (Beyonce and Aaliyah also auditioned). Parker Posey and Alan Cumming delivered a one-two punch of high camp performances, while Donald Faison, Seth Green and Breckin Meyer gave a tone-perfect parody of the boy band phenomenon at the time as Du Jour: a minor cameo that’s a treat given their combined star power in 2001."

- Graffiti With Punctuation

"Twenty years after Bring It On debuted, “Brr it’s cold in here” and “This is not a democracy, it’s a cheerocracy” have shown no signs of being shunted aside from the cultural lexicon...

Bring It On follows two rival high school cheer squads as they prepared to compete for the national title. But the coming-of-age story is more than just impressive stunts and spirit fingers. The film’s central conflict — Torrence and the Toros find out their team’s five-time winning routines were stolen from Black cheerleaders — weaves in a timely and timeless social message about cultural appropriation and white privilege."

- Variety

TAKE ADVANTAGE of amazing concessions - popcorn, tacos, wings, frozen mangos, and more brought right to your car!

Remember -- your ticket price is a donation and is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information about our mission, check out our website.

TICKETS / PARKING

Price is per vehicle for up to 6 adults.

All spaces have excellent views of our large screen. You may front or back your car into your space and sit outside under the stars on lawn chairs. Our restaurant can bring meals, snacks, and drinks right to your vehicle.

Your ticket will give a space in a section of rows. Your space within those two rows will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis on the night of the show. Gates open at 7PM. Your spot will be at least six feet away from other vehicles.

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