Gerald Foos
Gerald Foos | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Hotel owner |
Gerald Foos is the former owner of the Manor House Motel, which operated in Aurora, Colorado. He was the subject of Gay Talese's 2016 article "The Voyeur's Motel" in the The New Yorker, in which Talese disclosed that Foos was a long time voyeur of those staying in his hotel, having installed grilles in the ceiling of most of the rooms that enabled him to view his guests without their knowledge.[1][2] Foos' observational focus were the sexual activities of those staying at the Manor House.
Both Talese's publication of the article and Foos' actions sparked controversy.[3] Foos justified his actions as a means of conducting research concerning sexual behaviors.[4] Talese released a book about Foos and his motel in July 2016, also titled The Voyeur's Motel.
In April 2016, Steven Spielberg purchased the rights to create a film based on Foos' life, with director Sam Mendes tapped to direct.[5] The film was cancelled in November 2016 after Spielberg and Mendes learned of an upcoming documentary feature about the same subject.[6] In regards to the decision to cancel the film, Mendes expressed frustration that no one had advised them of the documentary's existence, but said "it has so many things that are wonderful and can only be achieved by a documentary...the story became infinitely more interesting and more complicated, but impossible to tell in a narrative movie."[6]
References
- ^ Talese, Gay (11 April 2016). "The Voyeur's Motel". The New Yorker. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ O'Connor, Colleen (5 April 2016). "Aurora motel owner for decades spied on guests having sex, author says". The Denver Post. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ Chotiner, Isaac (9 April 2016). "Gay Talese's Other Problem". Slate. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ "'People called me a Peeping Tom... I was a voyeur': Motel owner spent 30 years spying on guests having sex". The Sun. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ Leonard, Tom (27 May 2016). "Confessions of a voyeur: The married father who spied on couples in his motel for years then gave his diaries to a top author... and now Spielberg's turning them into a film". Daily Mail. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ a b Fleming, Mike (23 Nov 2016). "Sam Mendes, DreamWorks Drop Gay Talese 'Voyeur's Motel' Movie After Being Blindsided By Documentary". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 Nov 2016.
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