# Summer movie - Jodi Foster & Mel Gibson

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 3, 2011, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-movie-jodi-foster-mel-gibson/577090 "2011-04-03T23:23:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-movie-jodi-foster-mel-gibson/577090/21 "2011-04-16T19:20:00Z")

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> [@The\_Batman](#):
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> You know, judging movies based on the personal conduct of the people involved gets kind of pointless when you think too much about it.

There’s a valid reason for it, though, at least in my case. There are some actors or actresses who have done things in their real lives that were reported in the media to such an extent that it makes it hard for me to suspend my disbelief and see the character rather than the actor. And I do judge a movie based on its ability to draw me in.

For example, I can’t watch Tom Cruise on screen anymore and think “fighter pilot” or “secret agent”. Instead I think “Scientologist in a plane” or"scientologist in a black turtleneck". It takes away from the movie. Mel Gibson produces a similar effect.

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**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-movie-jodi-foster-mel-gibson/577090/22 "2011-04-16T19:33:39Z")

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> [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](#):
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> Yes, I am sure the tens of millions of dollars that Jodie Foster stands to lose if “The Beaver” flops never even entered her mind…

Why would Jodie Foster lose millions of dollars if the movie flops?

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**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-movie-jodi-foster-mel-gibson/577090/23 "2011-04-16T20:18:32Z")

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opportunity cost? she might find it harder to get funding for her next movie?

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**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-movie-jodi-foster-mel-gibson/577090/24 "2011-04-16T23:12:00Z")

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> [@foolsguinea](#):
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> opportunity cost? she might find it harder to get funding for her next movie?

She’s Jodie Foster, one of the few females in Hollywood who can write her own ticket for anything she wants to do.

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