Gossip (2000/I)

Director:

Davis Guggenheim

Writers (WGA):

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

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 | Rape | Rumor

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
Stephanie Mills	...	Rebecca Lewis
Raven Dauda	...	Andrea
Kristin Booth	...	Diane
Novie Edwards	...	Ms Waters
Shanly Trinidad	...	Marie
Samantha Espie	...	Leslie
Christopher Ralph	...	Bill
Kristen Holden-Ried	...	Bruce (as Kristen Holdenried)
Deborah Pollitt	...	Gina
Balázs Koós	...	Rick (as Balazs Koos)
Robin Brûlé	...	Louise
Sadie LeBlanc	...	Erica
Elizabeth Guber	...	Grace
Roman Podhora	...	Detective Ayers
Marc Hickox	...	Paul
Jessica Greco	...	Charlene
Aleksia Landeau	...	Sasha
Bill Lake	...	Lieutenant Miles
David Nichols	...	Professor Vindaloo
Sanjay Talwar	...	Taxi Driver
Timm Zemanek	...	High School Principal
Norma Dell'Agnese	...	Danbury Typist
Mairon Bennett	...	Vlasta
Marc Cohen	...	Officer Stevens
Charles Guggenheim	...	Derrick's Father
Marion Guggenheim	...	Derrick's Mother
John Wills Martin	...	The Stranger
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Meeka Schiro	...	Woman in Bed (uncredited)

Directed by
Davis Guggenheim

Writing credits (WGA)
Gregory Poirier		(story)
Gregory Poirier		(screenplay) and
Theresa Rebeck		(screenplay)

Produced by
Bruce Berman	....	executive producer
John M. Eckert	....	co-producer
Robert F. Newmyer	....	producer (as Bobby Newmyer)
Susan E. Novick	....	associate producer
Joel Schumacher	....	executive producer
Jeffrey Silver	....	producer

Original Music by
Graeme Revell

Cinematography by
Andrzej Bartkowiak		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jay Cassidy

Casting by
Lora Kennedy

Production Design by
David Nichols

Art Direction by
Vlasta Svoboda

Set Decoration by
Enrico Campana		(as Enrico A. Campana)
Michelle Convey

Costume Design by
Louise Mingenbach

Makeup Department
Veronica Ciandre	....	key hair stylist
Carol Marinoff	....	assistant hair stylist
Edelgard K. Pfluegl	....	assistant makeup artist (as Edelgard Pfuegl)
Marilyn Terry	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
John M. Eckert	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Simon Board	....	second assistant director
Cassandra Cronenberg	....	third assistant director
Krista Dutton	....	trainee assistant director
Tyrone L. Mason	....	first assistant director (as Tyrone Mason)
Stephen J. Morrison	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Tory Bellingham	....	assistant property master
Cameron S. Brooke	....	key scenic artist (as Cameron Brooke)
J. Tracy Budd	....	lead (as Tracy Budd)
Charles Dunlop	....	assistant art director
Luke Gibson	....	stand-by painter
John Mackenzie	....	construction coordinator (as John MacKenzie)
Neil Morfitt	....	assistant art director
Paul Nykamp	....	assistant collage artist
Lara Porzak	....	collage photographer
Jeff Poulis	....	property master
Aeschylus Poulos	....	art department coordinator
Robert Reinhardt	....	collage artist
David Ritchie	....	property buyer
Eric Taylor	....	construction foreman
Gordon White	....	assistant art director
Dan Wladyka	....	assistant set decorator

Sound Department
Rick Alexander	....	re-recording mixer
Michael J. Benavente	....	supervising adr editor
Mike Chock	....	foley editor (as Michael Chock)
David Lee Fein	....	foley artist
Douglas Ganton	....	sound mixer
Marilyn Graf	....	foley mixer (as Marilyn Graf Hubbard)
Elliott Koretz	....	sound editor
Kathy McCart	....	digital playback
Christian P. Minkler	....	re-recording mixer
Alyson Dee Moore	....	foley artist
Josephine Nericcio	....	assistant sound editor
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Gary Ritchie	....	digital playback
George Simpson	....	supervising sound editor
Andrew Somers	....	Fairlight conforming editor
Ron Stermac	....	cable person
David E. Stone	....	sound editor
Reynald Trudel	....	boom operator
David A. Whittaker	....	sound editor
Brian Williams	....	sound designer
Oscar Mitt	....	sound (uncredited)
Cory Siddall	....	sound mixer: opening title sequence (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Jason Board	....	special effects
Kaz Kobielski	....	special effects supervisor
Martin Malivoire	....	special effects coordinator
Dean Stewart	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Randall Balsmeyer	....	visual effects supervisor
Daniel Leung	....	digital compositing supervisor
Matt McDonald	....	digital compositor
Ray McMillan	....	motion control/capture supervisor

Stunts
Marco Bianco	....	stunts
Eric Bryson	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Erin Jarvis	....	stunts
Patrick Mark	....	stunts
Branko Racki	....	stunts
Alison Reid	....	stunts
Helen Scott	....	stunts
John Stead	....	stunt performer
John Stead	....	stunts
John Stoneham Jr.	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Cesare DiGiulio	....	key rigging grip (as Cesare DiGuilio)
Gordon Eldridge	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Gord Eldridge)
Glen Goodchild	....	best boy grip
Wayne Goodchild	....	key grip
Chris Holmes	....	chief lighting technician
Kevin Jewison	....	camera operator
Keith Kellner	....	rigging gaffer
Steve Kolodziej	....	video playback operator
Jim Krauter	....	dolly grip
Marek Krawczyk	....	electrician
Rudolf Mammitzsch	....	second second assistant camera
Keith Murphy	....	Steadicam operator
Keith Murphy	....	camera operator
Vern Nobles	....	first assistant camera (as Vernon Nobles)
Rafy	....	still photographer
Christopher Raucamp	....	first assistant camera
Chirayouth Jim Saysana	....	second assistant camera (as Chirayouth Saysana)
James Tamblyn	....	video playback operator
Mark W. Hindle	....	video playback operator (uncredited)
Vern Nobles	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Kit Whitmore	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Diane Kerbel	....	casting: Canada
Jane Rogers	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Quita Alfred	....	assistant costume designer
Pauline Chung	....	costumer
Loreen Lightfoot	....	costume cutter/stitcher
Susan MacLeod	....	wardrobe supervisor
Linda Petty	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Gloria Kaiser	....	color timer
Derrick Mitchell	....	first assistant editor: Los Angeles
Paul Parsons	....	assistant editor
Dov Samuel	....	first assistant editor: Toronto
Michael Struk	....	assistant editor: Los Angeles
David Tarnawsky	....	assistant editor: Toronto
Joe Woo Jr.	....	assistant editor: Los Angeles
Bill Daly	....	post-production executive (uncredited)

Music Department
Heidi Arnold	....	assistant music editor
Mark Curry	....	music mixer
John Houlihan	....	music supervisor
John Kurlander	....	music mixer
Ashley Revell	....	music editor
Angie Rubin	....	music editor: temp score
David E. Russo	....	music programmer
David E. Russo	....	music score programmer (as David Russo)
Tim Simonec	....	conductor
Tim Simonec	....	orchestrator
Micki Stern	....	assistant music supervisor
Brian Williams	....	music designer
David E. Russo	....	music arranger (uncredited)
Ralph Sall	....	song producer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Fred Ionson	....	transportation coordinator
Bruce Raymer	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Alex Bako	....	location assistant
Zachary Beckwith	....	location assistant (as Zack Beckwith)
Jason Bercy	....	staff assistant
Currie Bond	....	staff assistant
Susan Bradley	....	title designer
Candy Carstensen	....	post-production payroll
Louise Casey	....	craft service
Ryan Chayka	....	assistant: Mr. Guggenheim
Maureen Claypool	....	assistant: Mr. Silver
Clarence Ford	....	choreographer
Terri Garbutt	....	assistant production coordinator (as Terry Garbutt)
Patricia Gibney	....	staff assistant
Andrea H. Greaney	....	assistant: Mr. Silver
Lori Greenberg	....	production coordinator
Joel Green	....	unit publicist
Keith Large	....	location manager
Martina Marchione	....	craft service
Alex McNaughton	....	assistant location manager
John Nelles	....	dialect coach
Nikol Plass	....	assistant: Mr. Newmyer
Dorothy Precious	....	production accountant
Devjani Raha	....	staff assistant
Humberto Ramirez Jr.	....	staff assistant (as Humberto Ramirez)
Carol Rothel	....	assistant accountant
Daniela Saioni	....	script supervisor
Brian Sanders	....	staff assistant (as Bryan Sanders)

Production Companies

• NPV Entertainment (in association with)
• Outlaw Productions (I)
• Village Roadshow Pictures (in association with)
• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (2000) (USA) (theatrical)
• WB Television Network, The (2002) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
• Warner Bros. (Argentina)
• Warner Bros. (Germany)
• Warner Bros. (France)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Global Effects Inc.

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:

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.

Quotes:

Jones: Derrick, Travis has a gun.
Derrick: [with a gun to his head] Thanks for the news flash.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Heist (2001/I)

Soundtrack:

Disconnected Child

Wicked and stylish fun

"Gossip" barely got noticed when it was released. This reception was possibly due to the generally slow box office of April 2000, but also to the fact that, at times, the film's style compensates for its lack of substance. Still, the film is a fun way to spend a few hours and the screenplay provides a unique story.

The acting is pretty good, especially from the three leads - Lena Headey (Cathy), James Marsden (Derrick) and Norman Reedus (Travis). I saw Headey in some other films after this one, namely "Face" and "Ripley's Game", and was impressed not only by her emotional range, but also by her mastery of accents. Both Marsden and Reedus are better actors than they are given credit for.

The film's style and locales epitomize what I would personally call 'twenty-first century chic'. The loft is ultra cool, and so is the club. In fact, the film is worth seeing for its locales alone.

Overall, a nice little thriller. I give it a 7/10.