The cast of a movie will often tell you a lot about its qualities. 2004's 'A Home at The End of The World' boasts Colin Farrell, Sissy Spacek and a pre-'House of Cards' Robin Wright as its leading trifecta. Michael Cunningham wrote the screenplay, which likely wasn't an arduous task as he'd also written the original novel which the movie is based on, back in 1990.
The tale is a complex drama, with the two leading male characters awkwardly in a loose relationship together after the out-and-proud Jonathan seduces the less overly-gay Bobby while the two are still at school. Years later, the two move in with a bohemian woman named Clare, who embarks on a relationship with them both simultaneously. They try to make it as a threesome, sharing a house together, but tragedy and despair are hiding around the corner.
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.