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Gossip takes place on a college campus in the Northeastern United States. Derrick Webb (James Marsden), Cathy Jones (Lena Headey), and Travis (Norman Reedus) are students as well as roommates. They all take a Communications class with Professor Goodwin (Eric Bogosian), in which the subject of gossip is brought up. For their final project, the three students decide to start a rumor and track and see the results.
One night while at a nightclub, they run into Naomi Preston (Kate Hudson) and her boyfriend Beau Edson (Joshua Jackson). It is common knowledge through the campus that Naomi is saving her virginity for marriage. Jones (as Cathy is called throughout the movie) in particular has a problem with Naomi’s wealth and sense of entitlement. Furthermore, Naomi seems to have started a rumor about Jones having sex with Professor Goodwin.
While at the party, Derrick meets a girl and brings her upstairs. At this point the girl becomes ill; Derrick then notices Beau and Naomi in the adjacent room kissing. Beau attempts to have sex with Naomi but is rejected. Derrick, Jones, and Travis proceed to begin a rumor that Naomi and Beau had sex. The story begins to vary wildly, first involving a threesome, but soon, due to the nature of gossip, it becomes a story of Beau raping Naomi.
Gossip is a 2000 American teen psychological thriller film directed by Davis Guggenheim and featuring an ensemble cast including James Marsden, Lena Headey, Norman Reedus, Kate Hudson, Marisa Coughlan, Eric Bogosian, Edward James Olmos, Joshua Jackson, Sharon Lawrence and Vicky Lambert.
Gossip (2000)
Directed by: Davis Guggenheim
Starring: James Marsden, Lena Headey, Norman Reedus, Kate Hudson, Marisa Coughlan, Eric Bogosian, Edward James Olmos, Joshua Jackson, Sharon Lawrence, Vicky Lambert
Screenplay by: Gregory Poirier, Theresa Rebeck
Production Design by: David Nichols
Cinematography by: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Film Editing by: Jay Cassidy
Costume Design by: Louise Mingenbach
Set Decoration by: Enrico Campana, Michelle Convey
Art Direction by: Vlasta Svoboda
Music by: Graeme Revell
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content including language, and for brief violence.
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Date: April 21, 2000
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