Jeff Bridges: Best Movie Roles
The Dude maketh the man
By Josh WinningFeb 11th 2011Tron (1982)
The Role: Kevin Flynn / Clu
Why It’s The Best: Way ahead of its time both in terms of ambitious visuals, and in its creation of a computer world – way before the internet existed.
Bridges plays Flynn, a game programmer who gets sucked into a computer and must fight for survival. Apparently Bridges had to wear a dance belt in order to keep his crotch area kid-friendly in the computer outfit.
Iconic Moment: "Who you calling programme?!" Flynn gets rough treatment and a crash course in this deadly new world.
Jeff Says: “It was a mammoth undertaking. It was shot on 70 mm, black and white, then hand-tinted in Korea. At the time it was very innovative, although I think it looks kind of dated now. Wendy Carlos did a great score for it.
“It was maddening, man. It was a long shoot, four months. I had to go to work every day and put on a dance belt, which is like a jock strap with only one strap - right up your ass! So sitting down or doing any sort of... it was terrible, man.
“All the sets were black velvet and we were wearing white clothes. After a month in there... I wish they'd explored the love triangle a little more.”
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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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