Is Jodie Foster the worlds most iconic movie star?
The actor recently regaled Entertainment Weekly with the weirdness of happening upon her own name in recent high profile books, including: Me Talk Pretty One Day David Sedaris ‘Pascal… is “aped over Jodie Foster” and owns all her movies on videotape. His dream is to frost her tips while asking behind-the-scenes questions about Sommersby.’ The Corrections Jonathan Franzen ‘Everything about Becky Hemerling sickened Denise – her CIA education… her vocal adoration of Jodie Foster, the stupid fish-and-bicycle texts on her T-shirts.’ Magical Thinking Augusten Burroughs ‘Malibu would, in the end, hate men because of me. I would be forced to literally tear the Chastity Bono and Jodie Foster posters down from her bedroom walls.’ But the obsession doesn’t stop there. Here are our top three Foster references in popular culture: 1. Jodie Foster’s Army. A skate-punk band whose name references John Hinckley Jnr, a Foster stalker who shot President Reagan in 1981 to get the film star’s attention.
