Gossip (2000)

28% of critics liked it
(65 reviews)
45% of users liked it
(18,566 ratings)

Nine of Sweden's leading actresses are brought together in this unconventional comedy-drama about a group of actresses awaiting a casting announcement. A major American film producer is looking for a Swedish actress to play the title role in a big-budget remake of the classic Greta Garbo vehicle… More Nine of Sweden's leading actresses are brought together in this unconventional comedy-drama about a group of actresses awaiting a casting announcement. A major American film producer is looking for a Swedish actress to play the title role in a big-budget remake of the classic Greta Garbo vehicle Queen Christina, and a handful of women who were in talks for the role wait with bated breath for the decision to be declared. Rebecca (Lena Endre), married to hunky matinee idol Ake (Mikael Persbrandt), is spending her 40th birthday waiting for word on the role. Alexandra (Suzanne Reuter) will be shooting a TV commercial, to be directed by Rolf (Brasse Brannstrom). Rolf used to be involved with Cecilia (Marie Richardson), who lately is nearly as well known for the fact that she's pregnant and not identifying the father as she is for her acting. Cecilia appears on a morning chat show with Georgina (Ewa Froling), who used to be in love with Gregor (Peter Haber), Alexandra's current husband. Stella (Helena Bergstrom) is a defiantly out lesbian who is having an affair with Karin (Marika Lagercrantz), the wife of film director Magnus (Rolf Lassgard). Stella also happens to be starring in Magnus' latest project, along with Ake and Molly (Pernilla August). Meanwhile, Git (Gunilla Roor) is in a session with her analyst, trying to come to terms with her feelings about her work, and Evior (Stina Ekblad) is in rehearsal for a musical, and reaching the regrettable conclusion that she can neither dance nor sing. In keeping with the film's tangled onscreen relationships, Helena Bergstrom, who plays a lesbian sleeping with her director's wife, is married to Colin Nutley, Gossip's writer and director. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 2 hr. 14 min.
Directed By: Davis Guggenheim
Written By: Gregory Poirier, Theresa Rebeck
Genres: Mystery & Suspense, Drama

In Theaters: Jun 1, 1999 Wide
On DVD: Oct 31, 2000
Studio: Warner Home Video

Critic Reviews

Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
A taut second half in which the plot turns back on itself in some surprising twists makes up for the lethargic first half.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
All style and no substance.
Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Gossip isn't really worth talking about.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Gossip breaks out of the teen genre in surprising and ultimately pleasing ways .
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Gossip stays in the game until the bottom of the ninth and then blows it.
Loren King, Boston Globe
With its hunks and dolls masquerading as characters, its contrived and sleazy plot twists and tawdry sex, Gossip owes less to any film genre than to TV soap operas.
Jeffrey Westhoff, Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
Anyone who needs to sit through this movie to understand gossip is wrong probably can't be helped.
Edward Lawrenson, Sight and Sound
Predictable at every turn, glossy but stagy, and full of unengaging, underdeveloped characters, Gossip too is 'all just words'.
Jon Niccum, Pitch.com
Though it is reasonably effective as a morality tale on the dangers of spreading a rumor, it is even more pertinent to the perils of burying a worthy screenplay under layers of big-budget gloss.
Brent Simon, Entertainment Today
Shallow Grave by way of Cruel Intentions, a breezy, entertaining mind-twister in which things spiral out of control for lots of good-looking kids and various alliances and narrative trap doors keep the audience enjoyably guessing as to who's
Jean Lowerison, San Diego Metropolitan
Takes you on a smart and sassy roller coaster ride.
Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central
Insufferable (and interminable) in-joke of a roundelay.
Mike Kerrigan, Boxoffice Magazine
It has a little more style than substance, but nevertheless Gossip is head-and-shoulders above many other college-age movies.
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
A modern day morality play about the harm that can come to those who are the targets of this kind of rancor.

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Featured Audience Ratings

Fernando Rafael Q

The great concept of GOSSIP nearly got killed by a weak execution, poor performances and a juvenile, lightweight plot that tries to pass as dense. Nevertheless, it doesn't fail completely. I may be biased, but James Marsden's performance as evil Derrick Webb is quite… More
The great concept of GOSSIP nearly got killed by a weak execution, poor performances and a juvenile, lightweight plot that tries to pass as dense. Nevertheless, it doesn't fail completely. I may be biased, but James Marsden's performance as evil Derrick Webb is quite amazing. Add an impressive soundtrack by Graeme Revell and an incredible twist ending, and you almost forget everything this flawed little film did wrong. Almost.
Film C

Well pretty surprised with thiss movie ! the storyline really is clever and exciting and brilliant but the directer and prodcer did thi smovie no justice there wasnt a lot of suspense and pretty predictable ! this movie culd of and should of been better but i stiill really enjoyed it… More
Well pretty surprised with thiss movie ! the storyline really is clever and exciting and brilliant but the directer and prodcer did thi smovie no justice there wasnt a lot of suspense and pretty predictable ! this movie culd of and should of been better but i stiill really enjoyed it and it is worth a watch! Three students spread a rumour to see how fast it travels and how much it changes but what starts as a simple little lie escalates to a full blown witch hunt as the rumour is turning into a criminal act and then lies of llies are told so who are you going to trust and believe A nice little thriller with a lot of potential but we'll just have to stick with this worth a watch!!
Dean M

This slick looking but vacuous teen film is populated by rendy, self-obsessed youth and obviously fancied itself as another <i>Cruel Intentions</i>.
Candy R

College flcik about how rumours can ruin lives.
xGary X

Some college friends deliberately start a false rumour that snowballs out of control, resulting in a classmate being arrested for rape. Decent enough thriller that stretches believability a little come the inevitable twist ending, but not bad.
jay n

dull
Leigh R

Fantastically evil...
Remi L

Despite its flaws, an interesting look into the subject of gossip and rumor-mongering.
Laurence C

Entertaining is a trashy sort of way. Gossip is a cynical, superficial and Cruel Intention-esque teen movie that bears half an intelligent script and a quality set design. You'll enjoy it and hate yourself for it.

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Cast

            Pernilla August as Molly Fischer

            Helena Bergström as Stella Lindbergh

            Lena Endre as Rebecca Olsson-Frigardh

            Stina Ekblad as Eivor Pellas

            Ewa Fröling as Georgina Seth

            Margareta Krook as Ingrid Seth

            Marika Lagercrantz as Karin Kalters

            Suzanne Reuter as Alexandra Furustig

            Marie Richardson as Cecilia Falck

            Gunilla Roor as Git Jeppson

            Mikael Persbrandt as Ake Frigardh

            Brasse Brännström as Rolf Andersson

            Peter Haber as Gregor Becklen

            Rolf Lassgård as Magnus Wiktorsson

            Harriet Andersson
            
            Peter Andersson
            
            Johan Rabaeus
            
            Johan Widerberg
            
            Rikard Wolff
            
            Eric Bogosian as Professor Goodwin

            Marisa Coughlan as Sheila

            Lena Headey as Cathy Jones

            Kate Hudson as Naomi Preston

            Joshua Jackson as Beau Edson

            Sharon Lawrence as Detective Kelly

            James Marsden as Derrick

            Edward James Olmos as Detective Curtis

            Norman Reedus as Travis

            Marion Bennett as Vlasta

            Norma Dell'Agnese as Danbury Typist

            Bill Lake as Lieutenant Miles

            Stephanie Mills as Rebecca Lewis

            Roman Podhora as Detective Ayers

            Amos Poe as Female Singer

            Charles E. Guggenheim as Derrick's Father

            Mohammed Miftah as Doorman

            Dave Nichols as Professor Vindaloo

            Marc Hickox as Paul

            Kris Holdenreid as Bruce

            Christopher Ralph as Bill

            Kristin Booth as Diane

            Deborah Pollit as Gina

            Jessica Greco as Charlene

            Noam Jenkins as Bartender

            Balazs Koos as Rick

            Robin Brûlé as Louise

            Raven Dauda as Andrea

            Novie Edwards as Ms. Waters

            Samantha Espie as Leslie

            Elizabeth Guber as Grace

            Marion Guggenheim as Derrick's Mother

            Vicky Lambert as Club Dancer

            Alexia Landeau as Sasha

            Sadie LeBlanc as Erica

            Kwok-Wing Leung as Chinese Man

            John Wills Martin as The Stranger

            Kenya Massey as Club Dancer

            Sanjay Talwar as Taxi Driver

            Shanly Trinidad as Marie

            Timm Zemanek as High School Principal

            Marc Cohen as Officer Stevens
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