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User Rating:
5.4/10   7,062 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Gregory Poirier (story)
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Release Date:
21 April 2000 (USA) more
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Everyone does it, no one talks about it more
Plot:
Three college students chose a class project on Gossip and how fast it spreads, which spirals out of control. full summary | add synopsis
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3 nominations more
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(21 articles)
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Slick, well-balanced, dramatically filmed, tense more (105 total)

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Rated R for sexual content including language, and for brief violence.
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90 min
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Director Davis Guggenheim's parents, Marion Guggenheim and director Charles Guggenheim, were cast as Derrick's parents but their scene was cut. The brunette that Derrick gets together with at the party had her voice dubbed by the Davis' wife, Elisabeth Shue, because the original actress's voice was not deemed sexy enough. more
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Miscellaneous: When Beau and Derrick are fighting outside of Naomi's apartment building, they collide with a door beside some greenhouses and plant supplies, and the door cracks against their weight. During the commentary, the actors and director themselves reveal this was a mistake. more
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Jones: Derrick, Travis has a gun.
Derrick: [with a gun to his head] Thanks for the news flash.
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Referenced in Heist (2001/I) more
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Slick, well-balanced, dramatically filmed, tense, 1 December 2000
9/10
Author: Dave (dcampaig@gasou.edu) from Georgia Southern University

I viewed Gossip in a classroom setting with 26 college freshmen as a unit in a class devoted to transition to college. I was pleasantly surprised at the discussion engendered by viewing the film in a classroom setting. The students responded enthusiastically and thoughtfully to the many ethical issues presented. I recommend the film for this purpose.

The first 80 minutes or so of this 90 minute suspense thriller reminded me of some of the earlier films of Brian DePalma. It is nicely shot at an urban university (NYU?), and the colors and angles add to the introduction of the main plot device - an "innocent" rumor started as a group project for a communications arts class. Notice how many right angles and sharp points are present in the party and residential settings. The students felt this contributed to the intended feeling of edginess engendered by the first 20 minutes.

The first 80 minutes are well-conceived and intricately-plotted. The plot reveals itself at an excruciatingly pleasurable pace, and a nice twist is that the character of Derek appears to know no more than we, the audience, do.

The ending is abrupt and somewhat derivative, but, in post-viewing discussion, we were able to identify a number of clues to the ending which the director has sprinkled throughout.

A dark, cine noir feeling to the production results in a film a bit out of step with the 21st century, but one that should be satisfying to fans of the genre.

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