Trailer

Gossip (I) (2000)

R   |    |  Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Gossip (2000) Poster

Three college students base their class project around gossip and how fast it spreads, which soon spirals out of control.

TIP
Add this title to your Watchlist
Save movies and shows to keep track of what you want to watch.
5.9/10
13,574
Rate
31 Metascore

Videos

Photos

  • Beau & Naomi
  • Kate Hudson and James Marsden in Gossip (2000)
  • Marisa Coughlan and Joshua Jackson in Gossip (2000)
  • Eric Bogosian co-stars as Professor Goodwin
  • James Marsden stars as Derrick
  • Norman Reedus stars as Travis

See all photos

More of What You Love

Find what you're looking for even quicker with the IMDb app on your smartphone or tablet.

Get the IMDb app

Awards

3 nominations.

Reviews & Commentary

Add a Review

User Reviews
5 July 2002 | Oreolove
8
| Pssst... Did you hear? This movie bombed!
Well, not totally. But it definitely left something to be desired. The plot starts out well and is very intriguing. However, the story takes some twists and turns that make it confusing and unbelievable.

The plot begins with three college friends, Cathy (Lena Headey, "The Devil's Advocate,") Derek (James Marsden, "Disturbing Behavior,") and Travis (Norman Reedus, "Deuces Wild,") who find they are very good at starting rumors. They decide to use this talent to do an experiment for a class in which they begin a rumor, track it around campus, and see how it changes and spreads. The poor subjects of their experiment are Beau (Joshua Jackson, TV's "Dawson's Creek") and Naomi (Kate Hudson, "Almost Famous.") While at a party, Derek discovers a situation between Beau and Naomi that soon becomes the rumor. However, when the rumor takes a drastic turn and students start accusing Beau of rape, Cathy and Travis must try and convince Derek that what they've started may lead to something worse. And when Naomi is found dead, the three roomates must fight among themselves and their consciences to fix a rumor that gave them more than what they bargained for.

James Marsden gives an excellent, evil performance. Norman Reedus puts a lot into his character that excels in the end. And Joshua Jackson gives a wonderful performance as a wrongly accused man. I found Lena Headey and Kate Hudson's acting somewhat bland and boring. The movie seems to try too hard when trying to surprise you. In fact, it tries so hard that it creates way too many "I have an ulterior motive" and "I'm not what you think I am" side stories. If it just went down to the basic facts and left a little of the confusion out, it would have been much better. Possibly a 10 star movie. However, because I got hopelessly lost by the end, it only earned ******/10.

Metacritic Reviews

Critic Reviews

More Like This

  • The Skulls

    The Skulls

  • Disturbing Behavior

    Disturbing Behavior

  • About Adam

    About Adam

  • Cherry Falls

    Cherry Falls

  • Teaching Mrs. Tingle

    Teaching Mrs. Tingle

Did You Know?

Trivia

The couch in the loft living area has a painting on the backrest of Derek, Jones and Travis; the mouths on the characters are blurred out deliberately.

Quotes

Jones: I'm a girl with a problem. It's not like I don't know better. But I seem to have gotten myself involved a very tempting situation.

Goofs

When Derrick goes to the rooftop during a house search, his hair is already wet, although he hasn't been exposed to rain yet.

Alternate Versions

Deleted Scenes on the DVD:

  • Travis films Jones talking about the last time she heard the rumor they started and how it has changed.
  • Travis paints over a picture of Beau on his collage while explaining what roles Travis, Derrick and Jones play in the twisted game they have created.
  • Derrick runs into Detective Curtis and tells him more lies before the detective asks Derrick about a picture of Naomi which was stolen from her room.
  • Derrick calls his parents and tries to ask them for help but they cruelly deny him. This scene was cut because the director didn't want the audience to have sympathy for Derrick. Originally director Davis Guggenheim's parents Marion and director Charles Guggenheim did the voices for Derrick's parents but unfortunately their voices can't be heard on the DVD version of this scene.
  • Alternate Ending: An extended version of the ending has Jones and Travis leaving Derrick alone in his loft when he is approached by a stranger who identifies himself as the man who arrested Derrick when he was in high school and he tells him that Naomi is now pressing charges using the video-tape of Derrick admitting that he raped her.

Soundtracks

Glow
Written by Kevin Houlihan
Performed by James Marsden

Storyline

Plot Summary

Genres

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Details

Release Date:

21 April 2000

Language

English, Italian

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$24,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$2,321,729 (USA) (23 April 2000)

Gross:

$5,108,820 (USA) (18 June 2000)

User Polls

Summer Is Coming

Should You Follow Cersei Lannister on Instagram?

"You" star Shay Mitchell is a social media specialist, and she's using her expertise to choose which top TV characters you should follow ASAP.

Watch now

Featured on IMDb

Check out our guide to the Academy Awards, our coverage of the 2019 awards season, and more.

Around The Web

 | 

Powered by ZergNet

More To Explore

Search on Amazon.com