Jeff Bridges: Best Movie Roles

The Dude maketh the man

By Josh WinningFeb 11th 2011
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Crazy Heart (2009)

The Role: Otis ‘Bad’ Blake

Why It’s The Best: Finally an Oscar! Bridges bagged his first ever golden baldie playing alcoholic rocker Bad Blake, who’s seriously lost his way in life.

When he meets journalist Jean (Maggie Gyllenhaal), he decides it’s time to start cleaning up his act. But can old dogs learn new tricks?

Iconic Moment: Who can forget the scene in which Bad has a very intimate encounter with Jean?

Jeff Says: “You always kind of start with yourself, see what aspects of yourself can fuel the part. I’m a musician and songwriter myself, so I looked at how I related to music and the part.

“I’m a country music fan. It was just a dream come true, doing the music, working with my dear friends.

“I’ll always come onto a set looking for comrades who’ll, you know, throw kindling on the fire and get this fire going pretty quick so we can get some good stuff going.

"And there’s some people you can just tell are up for it and approach it the same way, they’re not too concerned with ego and how they’re coming off.”

 

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    • danclay77

      Feb 11th 2011, 11:37

      Whoa! Where's Arlington Road - great little thriller with a classic Bridges shouty performance!!

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    • cyiers

      Feb 11th 2011, 14:28

      Glad you included Cutter's Way. Haven't seen it in a while but remember loving it. Also, I am ready to look back at older Jeff Bridges' work and your list is a great place to start.

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    • ChrisWootton

      Feb 11th 2011, 16:26

      I remember him being the best thing in Against All Odds. He was excellent in Crazy Heart.. no one else could've made that role their own. I'd also include The Vanishing (good movie apart from the happy ending) and in King Kong he was the only person who looked like they were enjoying themselves.. I think that's part of his charm

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    • Frankie88

      Feb 11th 2011, 22:10

      I wish you'd include Surfs Up.

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    • olsquareeyes

      Feb 15th 2011, 13:41

      It's criminal that Arlington Road doesn't feature in here. I recall Blown Away as being entertaining also.

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