The chemistry between Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster is what makes 'Silence of the Lambs.' Without it, the twisted psychological horror might have become 'just another horror film,' but the two leads drew you into the plot and made the film a runaway success. Hopkins is an outstanding actor - one of the greatest of his generation without a shadow of a doubt - but we wonder if he'd have been able to achieve the same chemistry if he'd been facing Michelle Pfeiffer instead?
Foster was so good as Clarice Starling that she walked away from the Oscars with the 'Best Actress' award for the role. That must have really bothered Pfeiffer, who decided to say no because she thought the subject matter of the film was a little too dark for her tastes. The next time she was offered a 'darker' role, she decided to take it. Unfortunately for her, that role was in 'What Lies Beneath,' and it didn't have anything like the same impact on viewers.
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.