Credited cast: | |||
Gay Talese | ... | Self - Writer | |
Gerald Foos | ... | Self - Hotel Owner | |
Nan Talese | ... | Self - Gay's Wife | |
Susan Morrison | ... | Self - Articles Editor, The New Yorker | |
Anita Foos | ... | Self - Gerald's Wife | |
Jamison Stoltz | ... | Self - Senior Editor, Grove-Atlantic | |
Morgan Entrekin | ... | Self - Publisher, Grove-Atlantic | |
Pamela Talese | ... | Self - Gay's Daughter | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Edward Akrout | ... | Hotel Guest | |
Mike Funk | ... | The Chicken Man (Hotel Guest) | |
Edward Sabol | ... | Hero Talent | |
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Sacha Storto | ... | Model |
Shelby Welinder | ... | Hotel Guest |
Journalism icon Gay Talese reports on Gerald Foos, the owner of a Colorado motel, who allegedly secretly watched his guests with the aid of specially designed ceiling vents, peering down from an "observation platform" he built in the motel's attic.
This is the sad story of two old men who were unable to learn the lessons that a long life should have taught them. Their narcissism is as deep and broad as any adolescent male at the height of their testosterone laced years. Their temperament, in full display, is even worse. If the film has any value, other than exposing the egos of these misanthropes, it's to teach a lesson to the rest of maledom: The true value and reward of maturity and aging is to be found in the seeking of greater wisdom, understanding and kindness -- not in the unending, ever expanding pursuit of materialistic selfishness.