Hotel New Hampshire

Image Not Available Starring: Jodie Foster, Rob Lowe Director: Tony Richardson Dvd Release: 2nd February, 2004 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: PAL, Region 2 Encoding

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The Hotel New Hampshire is a novel by John Irving. Published in 1981 it was made into a film directed by Tony Richardson & starring Jodie Foster, Rob Lowe & Beau Bridges. Among the plentiful colourful characters is Susie the Bear, played by model Nastassja Kinski, a girl who essentially lives her life in a bear mascot costume. Rob Lowe broke his nose while filming a fight scene with Susie. One of the most prominent themes of this novel is that of the conventional brother-sister relationship. In this book, John falls in love with his sister-and even states that after Franny no other woman could truly satisfy him. This relationship is accepted by his siblings; his older brother, after all, is gay & his younger sister is a dwarf. Franny & John cure their lust & passion for each other in that particularly useful method of doing or taking something in excess up till the point that you never want to experience that something anymore. For them, that is the turning point of their lives & their relationship-they move on & their relationship becomes strictly brother-sister.

A superb film that has sadly never received the acclaim it deserves. It has everything you could ever want in a black comedy from a fatal attack by a stuffed dog to the ultimate in sexual revenge involving a bear suit.

The film endlessly surprises. Not least as it is a good "brat pack" film starring Jodie Foster, Nastassja Kinski Rob Lowe, Mathew Modine & Beau Bridges.

A good film for a night in with a "close friend", but only if they are not easily offended by things decidedly not politically correct.

Alicia Christian Jodie Foster is an American actress & director. Foster was born in Los Angeles, California where she attended the exclusive prep school, the Lycee Français de Los Angeles, before going on to Yale University where she earned a BA in Literature, graduating magna cum laude in 1985. Foster has made more than 50 film appearances & television since the age of eight. She began her career at the age of 2 in television commercials, including an appearance as the Coppertone Girl & then went on to appear in a variety of television series. In film, at the age of 14, she earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Martin Scorsese s film, Taxi Driver. Foster is intensively private about her personal life. Having given birth to two sons, she has never revealed the identity of the father of the boys or if the boys even share the same father. Posters Of Jodie Foster

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Rob Lowe is an American actor who was a member of the Brat Pack. Rob Lowe became famous after appearing in a string of popular movies that included other members of the brat pack, the most notable being St. Elmos Fire. In 1988, Lowe gained notoriety after he was caught on tape engaging in sexual activities with two women, one of whom was underage. After a brief flurry of media attention, Lowe was sentenced to twenty hours of community service & the scandal soon subsided. He is perhaps best known for playing Sam Seaborn in the television show The West Wing, a role which was his from 1999 - 2003. When the show premiered, Lowes character was to be much more important. But the extremely talented cast soon made the show into the hottest ensemble cast on TV & Sam Seaborn became possibly the character with the least screen time. Lowe left the show in a highly publicized exit during the fourth season. His exit was quickly followed by that of series creator & writer Aaron Sorkin & director Tommy Schlamme - a move which saw the shows style change greatly, to mixed reactions from fans. Posters Of For Hire

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Antonio Richardson, is a fullback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. His father, Sergeant Major Ben Richardson, was stationed in Germany when Tony was born & he grew up the first eight years of his life in Germany. When they returned to the U,S. the family lived in Daleville, Alabama, where Tony excelled as a three-sport letterman in football, basketball & track & field. He attended Auburn University, where he started most of his four seasons as a fullback for the team, accumulating 162 carries for 715 yards & nine touchdowns. He received his Bachelor of Education degree in 2000 & later got his MBA from Webster University in 2004. Richardson was not drafted by any team & entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent signed to the Dallas Cowboys in 1994. He spent most of his time on the practice squad, but was released by the team & signed with Kansas City in February of 1995. He started one game in that season & was noted for blocking Marcus Allen on his way to his 100th career touchdown. Posters Of The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner

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