Jeff Bridges: 5 Great Offbeat Films

Harvey D

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Fabulous Baker Boys. Not sure if you consider this underrated. But great performance by Jeff

Hi Harvey,

Thanks for reading! Yes, I think "The Fabulous Baker Boys" is a very underrated movie. Both Jeff and his older brother Beau (and Michelle Pfeiffer) are great in it. Since I was focusing my article on Bridges' more offbeat movies, I couldn't include it, but It's a film I like quite a bit.

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Christopher's Eclectic as Hell

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Hearts of the West is one of my all-time faves. I saw it three times in the theater when it came out.

Hi Christopher,

Thanks for reading! I saw "Hearts of the West" in the theater too. I remember telling all of my friends at high school about it but none of them were very interested. It's a shame more people haven't seen the film. I hope it gets a blu-ray release sometime soon.

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Christopher's Eclectic as Hell

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De nada. Good article. I also confess to having a thing for Blythe Danner back in the day.

I prefer his True Grit to John Wayne's version

Hi Steven,

Thanks for reading! Yes, I agree! Bridges is great in that movie.

Great post, Jim. I enjoyed his performance in Hell or High Water. I have the dude on 4K, your post has promoted it in my viewing list.

Hi Lloyd,

Thanks for reading! Bridges is really great in "Hell Or High Water." It's an Oscar caliber performance, for sure.

The Fisher King

Great list. "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot" is another one I think of that more people should see.

Hi Andy,

Thanks for reading! Yes, Bridges is great in "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot," which I think is an excellent film too. I agree that more people should see it.

I’ve never seen “Hearts of the West,” thanks for bringing it to our attention. Really enjoyed this piece. I’m a big Bridges fan, too.

Hi Alex,

Thanks for reading! Let me know what you think of "Hearts of the West" after you've had a chance to see it. I'm sure you'll enjoy it too.

I’ve seen the other 4 films but I have zero memory of Hearts of the West’s existence. The plot sounds ridiculously amazing. I’m always in for revisionist westerns. Gonna watch it.

Hi Sherman,

Thanks for reading! I hope you'll enjoy "Hearts of the West." I think it's a forgotten movie now, but I've always liked it a lot. Please let me know what you think of it after you've seen the film.

Glad to see Winter Kills. Terrific political thriller.

Hi Cedric,

Thanks for reading! Yes! I agree with you that "Winter Kills" is terrific; it's a shame more people haven't seen the movie.

I haven’t read the book, but I really want to

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SplittingPrejudicesNotAtoms

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We always knew Jeff was more than the Dude! Tron, Fischer King, True Grit - or read his books.

Hi Splitting PrejudicesNotAtoms,

Yes! Bridges has had an amazing career. Thanks for reading!

Nice list. Gonna have to check out Hearts of the West and follow along with the adventures of Tater and Andy Griffith. Hehe. Cool post, Jim.

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Ahmed’s Stack of Subs

starman?

Hi Ahmed,

Thanks for reading! "Starman" is definitely another film with a great Jeff Bridges performance.

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PSW

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Rancho Deluxe- great soundtrack by the late great Jimmy Buffett.

Hi PSW,

Thanks for reading! For sure! Jimmy Buffett’s music adds a lot to the film. From what I understand, Buffett was vacationing in the town where they filmed the movie, so the filmmakers talked him into appearing in the movie and doing the score.

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PSW

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Thomas Mcguane the screenwriter was also Jimmys brother in law.

Hi PSW,

I didn't know that - wow, that's interesting! Thanks!

Crazy Heart is my favorite

Hi Bendguy,

Thanks for reading! Yes, Bridges is great in “Crazy Heart” too. Isn’t amazing how many fine movies Bridges has starred in through the years? I’m not sure any other actor can match that - maybe DeNiro - but I think his record is more hit and miss than Bridges.

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