Once seen, 1992's 'The Crying Game' is never forgotten. It's a drama movie that doesn't flinch from tackling gay issues head on, but also manages to confront issues affecting race, gender and nationality at the same time, without ever feeling bloated or coming across as a sermon. As if all those topics weren't enough, the film is set at the peak of the Irish 'Troubles', when relations between Britain and Ireland were at an all-time low.
Neil Jordan's script sees IRA 'soldier' Fergus have an unexpected romantic encounter with Jody, a prisoner of the group. As part of his promise to Jody that he would protect his girlfriend Dil, he also goes on to have a regrettable relationship with her. Conflicted between who he is and what he believes he should be, Fergus has to make a choice that will define him. In 1999, this was voted the 26th best British movie of all time, as well as receiving an Oscar for 'Best Original Screenplay.'
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.