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Nosey Parker is a 2003 film directed by John O'Brien.

John O'Brien is an American film director, sheep farmer, Justice of the Peace and former campaign manager. In 2015, John was elected to the Town of Tunbridge, Vermont selectboard.

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Sick of suburbia, Natalie and Richard Newman move to rural Vermont, where they expect the unspoiled setting and intrinsic values to rejuvenate their marriage. Natalie wants to start a family; Richard, who has grown children from a first marriage, does not. As a compromise they build a trophy house. The construction of the dreamhouse inevitably leads to a visit from the local tax assessor (lister). Enter George Lyford, a lister and farmer, who over the course of two inspections, develops a flirtation with Natalie, which results in his becoming her handyman.

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