Here's an interesting piece of worthless trivia:
Jena Malone played the young version of Jodie Foster's character "Ellie" in the 1997 film Contact (one of the best sci-fi films ever IMHO).
Posted on 06/08/2002 2:37:34 PM PDT by marshmallow
The current disgrace in the Roman Catholic church couldn't have arisen at a worse time for Jodie Foster. Although The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys — her new indie debuting June 14 — has nothing to do with child-molesting clergy, its title does ring an unfortunate note just now.
"That was the title of the book [the movie is based on], which is a cult classic," Foster tells TV Guide Online. "A lot of people really love [author] Chris Fuhrman — he died shortly after writing the book and we would never consider changing the title. I really hope people don't come to the movie thinking it's about pederasty or avoid the movie because [of that].
"But it is an interesting time for the Catholic church," the Panic Room star muses. "Honestly, five years ago, if you'd said to me, 'You know, there's molestation in the Catholic church,' I would have said, 'Yeah? Like we don't know that?!'
"So, I'm a little confused — not that people are shocked, but the level of surprise is really, really confusing to me. The scandal would not keep me from seeing this movie."
What is Altar Boys about? Set in the '70s, this Stand by Me-ish coming-of-age tale stars Foster as Sister Assumpta — a one-legged nun who keeps stern watch over her rambunctious young charges, including Kieran Culkin and Stepmom's Jena Malone.
She laughs that a tough nun "is just something I'd never played before and I thought it was good casting. I'm so not who you would think of, being small and kind of frail-looking and youngish. But I think that's always a good departure." — Daniel R. Coleridge
Would the book she based this movie on be considered a "cult classic" if it featured a bunch of kids drawing pictures of Buddhist monks and nuns having sex? Somehow, I don't think so.
It makes for good comedy for us. *L*
In that, Brad Pitt could not do an Irish accent in the Devil's Own.
Tom Cruise was embarrassingly BAD in that one with Kidman, where he was an Irishman staking a claim for land. (Can't even remember the name of the dumb movie, so THAT's how bad it was).
But do I think we need to have an inferiority complex about the representation of my race?
Nah! We're far to sensible to get offended by celluloid-ites. :-)
*ROFL*...that's hysterical.
This movie is a comedy right?
BTW...I thought one-leggedness was 'hip' these days (pardon the pun! *L*). I mean, isn't Paul McCartney's new missus limb challenged? ;-)
Of course, I still like the Irish Catholic movies from the Bing Crosby era.
Dang!
Sorry, Ms Foster, but cos you are IN the movie, that's enough to keep me from seeing it. I do have to maintain my Boycotting Standards. :)
Best show On TV.
You were SO waiting for Jodie's opinion.
Like now we can, like, move on? Ya know?
Ehhh (call me a purist! *LOL*), but NO he didn't! *LOL* :-)
Here's an interesting piece of worthless trivia:
Jena Malone played the young version of Jodie Foster's character "Ellie" in the 1997 film Contact (one of the best sci-fi films ever IMHO).
Celts!
Sheesh!
;-)
This is the first time I have ever heard this . . . Is it true? Please, what's your source for this information?
But unlike Rosie, losing Jodie really is a setback for heteros everywhere.
Foster has never confirmed it, but she has been "outed" several times in the gay and straight press.
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