# Jodie Foster -- phenom. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 23, 2005, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jodie-foster-phenom/323017 "2005-09-23T05:13:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![YellowTail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/b5ac83/32.png) [@YellowTail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YellowTail)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jodie-foster-phenom/323017/1 "2005-09-23T05:13:09Z")
I can’t think of any other actress who has gotten prettier as she’s gotten older. When she was young, like in _Taxi Driver_, she looked like a tomboy. But I just saw her on Leno and she looks _ **fantastic!** _ thumpety thumpety thump I think I’m in love. [/blush] ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jodie-foster-phenom/323017/2 "2005-09-23T12:37:45Z")
Oh yeah. I think I’m about the same age as her, and when I was a kid and she was a child actress for some reason I disliked her a lot. But man, she grew up beautiful. I see her now and think, “yeah, I’d pop a cap in Reagan for her!” (Just kidding, just kidding. Of course, he’d be easier to hit nowadays, just stand over the grave…) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jodie-foster-phenom/323017/3 "2005-09-23T12:43:54Z")
Talent, brains and beauty personified. She also has a lot of couth, keeping her personal life private and surviving that whole Hinkley/Reagen mess intact. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_chao_goes_mu/32/3191_2.png) [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2005, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jodie-foster-phenom/323017/4 "2005-09-23T15:04:56Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Talent, brains and beauty personified. She also has a lot of couth, keeping her personal life private and surviving that whole Hinkley/Reagen mess intact. I agree with you on all these counts. She also has the one thing that very few people have and that is “grace.” I think she’s beautiful, a wonderful actress and director and have more respect for her than any other “celebrity” because she doesn’t live the life of a celebrity. \*and hell yes, I’m going to go see Flight Plan this weekend. I read the script a year and a half ago and have been pining for it to come out. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Big\_Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@The\_Big\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Big_Cheese)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jodie-foster-phenom/323017/5 "2005-09-24T01:55:52Z")
She’s a year younger than me, so when I see her in a movie, I always know how old I was when it as made. My first movie I saw was hers too (I think)…Samantha and Napolean…about a lion they raised or something like that. I’ve admired her since way back, seems very classy. ---
**Author:** ![NoCoolUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jodie-foster-phenom/323017/6 "2005-09-24T18:18:00Z")
> [@YellowTail](#): > > I think I’m in love. I hope you’re female. 🙂 From imdb bio Trivia list… Enjoys kickboxing, yoga, karate, aerobics, and weightlifting Majored in literature at Yale; graduated magna cum laude in 1985 Measurements: 34B-24-33 1/2 I don’t think I could keep up even if she were interested in me. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jodie-foster-phenom/323017/7 "2005-09-24T20:09:50Z")
Yep. She’s phenomenal. Do doo do doo do. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jodie-foster-phenom/323017/8 "2005-09-24T20:33:51Z")
I’ve had a crush on her since I was like 10 years old. She’s terrific. ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2005, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jodie-foster-phenom/323017/9 "2005-09-24T23:17:26Z")
Just saw _Flightplan_; I recommend it. Always liked Jodie Foster. She’ll still look in 20 years, too; good bone structure. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jodie-foster-phenom/323017/10 "2005-09-25T01:23:57Z")
Who cares what she looks like? Her voice is pure honey… \ ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jodie-foster-phenom/323017/11 "2005-09-25T05:51:30Z")
Good News! [The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074806/combined) is coming to DVD on October 4th. If you’ve never seen it, you’ve gotta see it. ---
**Author:** ![YellowTail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/b5ac83/32.png) [@YellowTail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YellowTail)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jodie-foster-phenom/323017/12 "2005-09-25T06:31:12Z")
Netflix doesn’t appear to have Little Girl Who Lived Down the Lane. 😕 No, NoCoolUserName, I am _not_ female. Still I have no illusions that she’d have the slightest interest in me. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jodie-foster-phenom/323017/13 "2005-09-25T16:55:37Z")
Confession! My first erection (that I can recall) was on seeing Jodie in _Tom Sawyer_ . I think I was about nine, and she about twelve. _Flight Plan_ is quite good. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jodie-foster-phenom/323017/14 "2005-09-25T17:28:06Z")
I thought see looked her absolute best in [Maverick](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110478/). She was absolutely radiant. ---
**Author:** ![wonderlust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonderlust/32/7237_2.png) [@wonderlust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderlust)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jodie-foster-phenom/323017/15 "2005-09-25T17:37:40Z")
She’s amazing. Her intelligence, focus, and grace just shine through. While I’m definitely hetero, I can imagine falling for her. I’ve read disappointing reviews of Flightplan though. Did anyone love it? ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jodie-foster-phenom/323017/16 "2005-09-25T19:59:15Z")
> [@jrfranchi](#): > > I thought see looked her absolute best in [Maverick](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110478/). > She was absolutely radiant. I’ll second that. ---
**Author:** ![Caprese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@Caprese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caprese)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jodie-foster-phenom/323017/17 "2005-09-26T00:19:56Z")
> [@brightpenny](#): > > She’s amazing. Her intelligence, focus, and grace just shine through. While I’m definitely hetero, I can imagine falling for her. > > I’ve read disappointing reviews of Flightplan though. Did anyone love it? Did not _love_ Flightplan, but liked it quite a bit. Have always enjoyed Foster’s work and respected her as a person. I agree that she is aging gracefully and _beautifully._