Three college students base their class project around gossip and how fast it spreads, which soon spirals out of control.
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Davis Guggenheim
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3 nominations.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| 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 | |
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Kwok-Wing Leung | ... | Chinese Man |
| Mif | ... | Doorman | |
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Poe | ... | Female Singer |
| Vicky Lambert | ... | Club Dancer | |
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Kenya Massey | ... | Club Dancer |
| Noam Jenkins | ... | Bartender | |
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On a beautiful college campus, something ugly is about to be spread around. A bit of gossip that was told is starting to take a frightening turn. Who could it have offended and how far will the person on the other side of the gossip handle the embarrassing situation. Written by Kyle <[email protected]>
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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.
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Written, Produced and Performed by Danny Saber (as Danny Sabel)
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The photographs of faces and eyes in the bedroom during the seduction of Naomi show pictures of various extras and crew members. The idea is that they are voyeurs watching Naomi and Beau, just as Derek is. See more »Goofs
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. See more »Quotes
[first lines]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.
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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.
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Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: U-571/Love & Basketball/Joe Gould's Secret/Gossip/Pups (2000) See more »Soundtracks
ThorazineWritten, Produced and Performed by Danny Saber (as Danny Sabel)
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21 April 2000 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$24,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$2,321,729, 23 April 2000Gross USA:
$5,108,820Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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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.