Gossip (2000/I)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Davis Guggenheim

Writers (WGA):

Gregory Poirier (story)
Gregory Poirier (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

21 April 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Everyone does it, no one talks about it

Plot:

Three college students chose a class project on Gossip and how fast it spreads, which spirals out of control.

Plot Keywords:

Gossip | Sex | College | Rumor | College Campus

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

James Marsden	...	Derrick Webb
Lena Headey	...	Cathy Jones
Norman Reedus	...	Travis
Kate Hudson	...	Naomi Preston
Eric Bogosian	...	Professor Goodwin
Edward James Olmos	...	Detective Curtis
Joshua Jackson	...	Beau Edson
Sharon Lawrence	...	Detective Kelly
Marisa Coughlan	...	Sheila
Kwok-Wing Leung	...	Chinese Man
Mif	...	Doorman
Poe	...	Female Singer
Vicky Lambert	...	Club Dancer
Kenya Massey	...	Club Dancer
Noam Jenkins	...	Bartender

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content including language, and for brief violence.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Chile:14 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 (video premiere) | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:18 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

NPV Entertainment

Trivia:

Norman Reedus, who played media artist Travis, is an artist himself and he created all the art displayed on the computer and television monitors.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the fight between Beau and Derrick, Beau punches Derrick in the face, but James Marsden's head moves in reaction to the punch before it has even landed.

Quotes:

Travis: I'm just kind of having a little dialogue with gravity.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Heist (2001/I)

Soundtrack:

Thorazine

Simply not appreciated

A vicious rumour is spreading like fire through the university, three journalism students planted the story, hoping to trace how it changes as it burns its path; but what goes around comes around.

With a young and talented cast, including James Marsden, Lena Heady, Norman Reedus and Kate Hudson; Gossip deserves more credit than it seems to have received.

The story is full of twists and is genuinely compelling to watch and easy to relate too; the direction is pretty stylish and achieves the necessary feel for the plot to play out, and the cast all contribute with solid performances.

It's either been overlooked or harshly criticised by far too many people, come on! It's a good thriller. 7/10