Jeff Bridges Breaks Down His Career, from 'The Big Lebowski' to 'The Old Man' | Vanity Fair
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- Опубликовано: 28 май 2024
- Jeff Bridges takes us through his distinguished career, including his roles in 'The Company She Keeps,' 'The Last Picture Show,' 'Tron,' 'The Mirror Has Two Faces,' 'The Big Lebowski,' 'The Contender,' 'Iron Man,' 'Crazy Heart,' 'True Grit,' 'Hell or High Water' and 'The Old Man.'
FX’s The Old Man airs Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX and streams the next day on Hulu.
00:00 Intro
00:27 On becoming an actor
01:23 The Company She Keeps
02:40 The Last Picture Show
04:10 Tron
06:13 The Mirror Has Two Faces
07:39 The Big Lebowski
09:39 The Contender
11:09 Iron Man
13:41 Crazy Heart
17:15 True Grit
18:51 Hell or High Water
19:41 The Old Man
Director: Funmi Sunmonu
Director of Photography: Matt Krueger
Editor: Sammy Cortino
Talent: Jeff Bridges
Lie Detector Operator: Kathryn Byrd Steinhaus
Producer: Ashley Hall
Line Producer: Jen Santos
Associate Producer: Clarissa Davis
Production Manager: Andressa Pelachi
Production Coordinator: Peter Brunette Carol Wachockier
Talent Booker: Mica Medoff
Art Department: Cedar Jocks
Camera Operator: Shay Eberle-Gunst
Audio: Kari Barber
Production Assistants: Philip Arless, Faith Evans
Post Production Supervisor: Marco Glinbizzi
Post Production Coordinator: Andrea Farr
Assistant Editor: Billy Ward
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Jeff is a legend, but he doesn’t get enough credit for how fearless he is. He’s always taken roles that other stars would view as too big of a risk, and he almost always kills it. Respect to The Dude.
‘almost always’ ! That’s just like your opinion, man.
But?
He played in "Fearless" actually.
6 oscar nominations and one win is pretty good credit 👌
"doesn’t get enough credit for how fearless he is." Please stop talking this way.
You can see all the lines around his eyes. That’s a man who has smiled a lot over his lifetime
What a great interpretation! I can relate...
That's not how that works but I guess some people just think celebrities alter reality at this point. Until they go too far.
Great actor
Iconic actor, and a sincerely warm-hearted person. Everything’s genuine with Jeff Bridges. Legend.
@J N oh no.
Yep…and a helluva man.
I wish Jeff could talk about The Fisher King. Robin Williams’s and his performance together was amazing!
ruclips.net/video/WmFezSs-1O4/видео.html
I'm sure he did. I have to imagine they have hours of footage and have to carve it down for RUclips.
And Starman?
@@stevenbresler1951 There's a previous video here on Vanity Fair where he's doing this. A lot of the same films are touched on, but STARMAN is on that one.
The lack of talk about The Fisher King surprised me too. One of my faves.
This man is a national treasure. I think we all identify him as the dude because that’s him, he truly has a peace and calmness about him. The one thing he kept saying was “what a great experience”
Ha! Exactly…very well said, thanks!
I'm happy to learn his cancer is in remission 😊 Glad he's among us at least for some more years and continues to bless us with new performances.
Jeff is one of the few actors who I can't take my eyes off whenever he's on screen, be it a movie or a simple video like this. Mad charisma and presence... Bless his heart and soul for AL:WAYS giving me a good entertainment.
Jeff is even sweeter in person that I imagined. Nothing but nice things to say about everyone. Live long, giant.
Everyone?
Jeff Bridges is the best.
Starman to the Fabulous Baker boys to The Big Lebowski, the guy just gets people. He's what all actors should strive to be.
Just wanna throw "Arlington Road" out there.
Not only is Jeff Bridges wonderful in it, but the film itself is super overlooked.
Tim Robbins is amazing in it and it has one of the best endings I've ever seen in a film.
YES
Superb film
I'd also include "The Vanishing" (1993) with Kiefer Sutherland.
@@Tusc9969 The Vanishing is good but check out the 1988 French-Dutch film its a remake of - way spookier. He's superb in Arlington Road too.
I love Arlington Road, too.
The movie Arlington Road is what made me a Jeff Bridges fan, but there's so many good ones.
4:10 -- People forget just how insanely ahead of the curve Tron was, they literally invented the first real CGI technology in a feature. They knew what they wanted to do but had to figure out how to create the technology. The creators did animation for spots and carried it over to a feature but still... they had to shoot it, then take tons of layers of still images and, one by one, hand paint the black and white film to create the glowing color; the suits, background, skin tones, etc. 24 still images in 5-12 layers for ONE SECOND of finished film. It had never been done before.
To put it into perspective... remember the "Money for Nothing" music video? People lost their minds, "So amazing! CGI!!!" That was super crude shapes, no real animation, just sliding around... and that came out in 1985, three years after Tron was released. Tron started it all.
I mean they didn’t invent the CGI technology, though they absolutely did invent CGI for movie-use, painstakingly doing everything by hand because the tools for even just animation were so limited, let alone tools for integrating it with live action, which they basically had to make up as they went along
He’s so humble and respects the entire crew
Fearless (1993) was a terrific movie, great story, and one of his best roles. It's great.
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot is 1st thing I ever saw him in. And he blew me away. Outshined them all. Then The Fisher King!!! ♡♡♡ Then, The Dude. I love this man.
I've had a hard crush on him forever. I really respect him as a actor and a musician. I think he is a genuine human who doesn't take himself too seriously. What a great guy and actor. Never an ego or pretension about him. I really loved the Big Lebowski and think the movie and Jeff is a righteous good actor and a great movie. Long live the Dude.
His voice is great, could listen to him talk about anything just because of that voice.
Hope Jeff Bridges is doing well!! He looks awesome.
The dude abides!
Same here
Walter Sobchak : Eight-year-olds, Dude.
No matter what he’s done, The Dude will always be his signature role.
KEVIN Flynn, for me. Original TRON movie.
@@txmetalhead82xk FLYNN! AM I STILL TO CREATE THE PERFECT SYSTEM!?
For me it’s Big Lebowski!
@@lazydroidproductions1087 YeAh
Well, you know, that's like your opinion, man
I love Jeff Bridges so much! 🙏🏿 You can feel his sincerity through the screen.
Agreed! 🙏❤️
Two of my favorite films and I never hear them talked about - Cutter's Way (1981) and The American Success Company (1980). Quirky and dark doesn't even begin to describe them or do them justice.
Jeff Bridges, along with Kurt Russell are two of the few male actors who are capable of playing comedy as well as drama at a high level. As the actor Edmund Gwenn once said, “Dying is easy, comedy is hard”
Yes, sir! Reading both actors' names in the same sentence would make anyone happy.
Such sweet and kind words he has for all the people he had worked with! I aspire to be the kind of person who can positively say such lovely things to people I meet! Watching Jeff Bridges talk about his projects is a humbling experience. I feel blessed. Thank you, Jeff!😍
Jeff’s crazy heart performance is my number one all time favorite. Just beautiful.
When he runs off stage to puke.. epic. He reminded me of an old cowboy friend I had mixed with an alholic musician ex of mine. Strange embodiment. He's a pro
How could you skip Starman and Tron Legacy? Jeff Bridges is a Legend.
YES
STARMAN!! Lol…great call, GREAT MOVIE!!
Starman and Tron Legacy….
Tron Legacy but not Men Who Stare At Goats?
He skipped The Fabulous Baker Boys too which I thought was a travesty because other than Shawn and Marlon on the Scary Movie franchise or John and Joan in High Fidelity I don't remember too many times siblings worked together in front of the camera.
You can see all the passion and admiration he feels about his job and his colleagues.
Great Jeff Bridges movie they skipped over was Starman. Very different take on a science fiction First Contact story.
I'm here specially for this one
They didn't mention his childhood/teenage years either
Totally agree about this omission. Bridge’s performance was very moving and amazing.
I loved him in Tron Legacy and He’ll or High Water.
Absolute legendary actor. 💯💯🙏
I love Jeff, but I especially enjoy the story about his very first movie with Jane Greer and then again in one of my favorites, Against All Odds. So many great films, too many to mention, but he is always and forever The Dude. The Fabulous Baker Boys, with the Bridges brothers together. Crazy Heart was just heartbreaking, so real and true. After the past couple of years, Jeff looks and sounds great and happy here.
This man is an absolute GEM!! The Big Lebowski was a game changer of a movie for me, I adore it and him so much! :)
They call him "The Dude"
💯💯💯
@@jaysmith2151 hahah touché ;)
The Dude abides
The Last Picture Show.❤️🇨🇦❤️
Such a great actor.. shame that so many films are missing here - they skipped his 70s and 80s movies, no Fisher King, no The Fabulous Baker Boy, no Fearless..
Yeah and I just saw Winter Kills the other night for the first time. Didn't even know it existed.
Tucker... King Kong...
Sorry he didn't touch on Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Stay Hungry, King Kong, Starman, Tucker... and The Door in the Floor.
Maybe tied with Lebowski… The Fisher King is my favorite Jeff Bridges movie (and actually one of my favorite films of all time).
No STARMAN! Smh...great movie!
What’s on the dude’s thumb? I love Jeff Bridges! May his health continue to be well. What an actor!
I'm scrolling the comments hoping to find the answer myself!
I was thinking a new medical device?
Jeff's performance in Fearless is one of my favs.
Mine, too.
An excellent, underrated picture with a great cast.
Me too. That role is very memorable, sticks with me to this day.
The Fisher King - The Jagged Edge - Arlington Road - Blown Away - Star Man - He needs to do a PART 2 now! We will ABIDE if he does! haha
You could do 3 hours of this, so many movies missed and I would have loved to hear more about his Dad Lloyd.
The Big Lebowski, what a masterpiece!
Fearless is definitely his most underrated role, truly moving performance.
'The Old Man' is an amazing show -- I wasn't sure what to expect. Episode 1 was one of the best premieres I've ever seen.
Agree, they REALLY hit that premiere outta the park, it really sucked me in as well
@@syreallewyatt5048 I went into the show with absolutely zero expectations, and knowing absolutely nothing about it…I was shocked and amazed that they basically turned Jeff Bridges into a (slightly) older Jack Bauer. 🤣
@Daniel Hollingsworth Super. Thanks for sharing, Danny.
@Daniel Hollingsworth To quote The Dude, “Yeah, well, you know…that’s just like, uh, your opinion, man.” It’s not shared by many (8.3 on IMDB, 95% on Rotten Tomatoes).
@Daniel Hollingsworth glad you’re keeping the world a more negative place, where would we be without people like you Daniel? (To be clear, the fact you don’t like the show isn’t negative, it’s you’re comment content.)
And he made a lot of great movies like The fabulous baker boys, starman, fearless, the fisher king, thunderbolt and lightfoot, the contender, blown away, Arlington road, among way many others.... But he will always be The Dude. Amazing actor.
Yes, The Fabulous Baker Boys was a great film.
Disappointed they didn't cover Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. He was EPIC in that movie!! He is an icon for sure.
Jeff's role in Tron Legacy was absolute perfection.
He literally made that movie the legend it is , and he is .
Tron the original is the legend. The sequel was ok but not groundbreaking like the original.
Here here, have always loved Jeff ..... complete Dude. ❤
Such a long, rich career. I'm sorry they glossed over some great, great earlier films like Fearless or The Fisher King, or even earlier like Star Man and Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. But his later performances just got richer and richer. Truly legendary.
YES
Better to have skipped over the bland Barbara Streisand vanity project and included Starman. Riveting performances by Jeff bridges and Karen Allen, and Directed with the masterful touch of John Carpenter.
I think it would have been better if they had skipped over a couple of these including the Barbra Streisand film for The Fisher King. Maybe also *man…
Shame they didn't feature Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, my second favorite Jeff Bridges movie, after The Big Lebowski.
Walter Sobchak : I'm saying, I see what you're getting at, Dude, he kept the money. My point is, here we are, it's shabbas, the sabbath, which I'm allowed to break only if it's a matter of life or death...
Right? That was such a good one.
Think he was Oscar nominated for thunderbolt and lightfoot ...one of my favourite 70s movies.
Same 👍🏻
@@pappy374 Yeh George Kennedy was a brute in this .What a great actor he was .Won a best supporting actor Oscar for playing Dragline in cool hand luke .Newman should have won best actor for that.
Jeff Bridges is THE actor for me. I feel like he just gets it. One of the Earth’s truly great and rare human treasures.
Yes I agree. Every single movie he's in is great, because he's in it.
He's achieved so much, a living legend
The Fisher King is one of my favorite films...it has Arthurian lore in a modern urban setting, is directed by the loony and amazing Terry Gilliam and has an incredible cast, including the late great Robin Williams and the eternal Dude, Jeff Briges. I love all of Jeff's films, but for me,, this one stands out the most....it is cinematic wonder and magical realism combined into perfection! Love ya, Jeff!
He's such a down to earth human being. Can't wait to start watching 'The Old Man'. A life and career well lived.
I have seen all the eps to date -- he's brilliant (of course) even without taking into account the YEARS between shooting progress!
It really is a great show. Anyone who has enjoyed Jeff Bridges performances over the years will enjoy this series.
I AM SHOCKED THAT STARMAN WAS NOT TALKED ABOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! STARMAN WAS ONE OF JEFF'S BEST PERFORMANCES AND AN AMAZING MOVIE.
He is a great actor! Just finished up The Old Man. Underrated as an actor.
Such a good series! When he & John Lithgow are onscreen together it's something special!! Bring on season 2!
For those of you who haven’t seen “The Old Man” I recommend it. It’s great. The writing and dialogue is fantastic.
meh
I agree, a terrific film
Absolutely not! The dialogue is awful and the story implausible to say the least.
Indeed
I agree. The Old Man is an excellent series, and it frequently feels as if it's as perfect a role for Bridges today as the Dude was back then. I love The Big Lebowski and always will, but that's neither the beginning nor the end of Jeff Bridges. And I always dig seeing him play a tough guy. When Bridges was cast as Cogburn in True Grit, I didn't think "What? The Dude in a John Wayne role?" I thought "Oh, thank god -- the remake might be really good."
Maybe check out an early Bridges movie, Cutter's Way. It'll give you a non-Dude view of Jeff Bridges. (And it'll show you where Gary Sinise got a lot of his performance as post-war Lt. Dan in Forrest Gump. I really respect Sinise, but John Heard should've gotten some kind of mention in Gump's end credits....)
I saw an interview Jeff did I believe it was on a red carpet he said hello then asked for the man’s camera and started asking him questions. Well the man got emotional opened up to Jeff and it was just such a beautiful thing
"Thunderbolt and Lightfoot" was an early show of his genius (alongside Eastwood).
I'd like to see Jeff cast in a Noah Baumbach film. He can do subtle emotions so well.
Starman and White Squall should be on this list.
Yes, White Squall is very moving.
jeff is truly a legend. one of the few gems of our world
I wished he had discussed The Jagged Edge, Fearless, and Winter Kills. those are 3 good ones!
Every movie I see him in, he pulls me in. He's always great. One of my favourite actors of all time and an indisputable legend.
I cant believe the final scene with Clint Eastwood did not make it here. I was 9 or 10 and was in awe at the acting. Jeff, artist, actor, musician, I hope your health adventure has come to an end.
He’s the only actor I can think of who became a version of a character he played in movie. He started behaving more like The Dude after the Big Lebowski.
A true national treasure.
Sad that you left out Starman. Still one of the most influential films I saw as a kid. Truly amazing.
ruclips.net/video/pfRrpBYvDQY/видео.html there you go. Jeff talks about Starman in this GQ interview.
Beautiful film…❤
Wish he would have talked about K-Pax, that was a brilliant movie and his role as the Psych with his own issues was fantastic...
What a great talent & genuine good guy Jeff Bridges is! You should invite him back for more of his movies. I'd love to hear about Starman, The Fisher King, Fearless, Blown Away, The Door in the Floor,..and others.
What a wonderful actor and amazing career. We're about the same age so it's been my great fortune and great pleasure to see his movies as they were released. His movies have not only been a part of his life, but part of mine as well. And now The Old Man is another great role. Long may the Dude abide.
Jeff Bridges is imo one of the best actors this planet ever had.
How is it they could just skip over "Star Man" (which is the first film I think of when Jeff Bridges is called to mind).? It's an all-time great and classic performance of acting nuance. I recall Siskel & Ebert reviewing it quite favorably at the time and I saw it years later on cable and had to agree. Jeff was super as an alien, and it was a very, very touching performance. If you haven't seen Star Man, well, you owe it to yourself. Thank me later.
Jeff, you will always be the Dude to me, my favorite movie, and i am a girl! just played World of Warcraft the other day and there was a quest where 'it really tied the room together', it's just so lovely to see it's legacy all over the place!
Jeff. You are my absolute favorite Actor. As a young child I was introduced to you as Starman. Why no nod to that film. Also My absolute favorite film of all time is True Grit. Jeff Bridges style.
He’s one of those actors that is just plain and simply the best! Like he’s a good actor, a good dude, and just the best, man!
didn't begin to cover such an incredible career...could listen to jeff bridges wax poetic for days on end...
How could you skip Against All Odds? The tension between him and James Woods was uncanny. He took your breath away too!
One of my favorite actors hands down. If he is in something it immediately has me interested.
I could listen to him for another couple of hours. Would love to hear his take on all his roles.
I watched The Old Man. It was excellent - great cast, great dialogue, and a compelling story. I am very glad that the tale will continue.
Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow are brilliant in The Old Man
because of Jeff I've been ordained as a Dudest Priest, and Oh My........ "The Old Man" ........... pure genius!
Thank you Mr Bridges....... Thank you!
Fearless, and The Fisher King really drew Jeff’s talent into focus for me. In my opinion, they each deserved a few minutes.
CERTAINLY The Fisher King. One of the greatest films ever made in my opinion. And imagine the stories he could tell working with Robin Williams…
If you aren't watching The Old Man you really should get on that. The story is great. The cast is great. The action/fight scenes are amazing especially in the first episode. Jeff Bridges is legendary and I don't think I've ever seen him in a movie I didn't like.
I’m two episodes in and I can’t believe how well that one guy plays young John Lithgow. Looks and talks just like him.
I cannot believe the missed Arlington Road - that movie is so great and disturbing at the same time.
Such a wonderful human being and marvellous actor!
Great guy, amazing actor. I love him.
Obviously you can't cover all his films. He's truly one of the greatest actors of his generation and all time. Some great films not discussed include: Starman, Tucker, The Fisher King, and The Men Who Stare at Goats.
Can’t believe they skipped Fisher King
Dumbfounded! How could "they" NOT (SMH)
I'll always remember watching the trailer to "Tucker: The Man and His Dream" on the VHS copy of Crocodile Dundee II.
@@GS17403 No reason to shake the head. It’s a nice video. People have different things they want to hear about or talk about.
Thunderbolt and Light Foot too
No Starman, no Fisher King, no FABULOUS BAKER BOYS!?
I pitched the role to him for The Old Man. Still can't believe he went with mine. I loved his ability to actin the The Big Lebowski! Cult Classic!
Sure bud
His voice is amazing
The Dude!!!!! All my respect to Jeff, great actor 🤘😎
'Fearless' and 'White Squall' were two of my favorites, out of the 96 roles he's done.
Beyond being one of my favorite actors, this man is simply one of my favorite human beings of all time.
Living legend of Hollywood with so much wisdom. A master of the craft.
Tucker: The Man And His Dream was such a fantastic movie that needs more attention
You cannot possibly be skipping over "Starman" (1984) directed by John Carpenter two years after doing The Thing. OK it was kind of E.T. for grown-up girls, but it had a pretty cool concept storyline and some interesting practical effects and memorable expressions (Arizona maybe).
YEAH8
Jeff Bridges is one of the best actors ever. I even love his father's vintage Sea Hunt TV episodes on RUclips as well. The Fabulous Baker Boys with his brother Beau was really good too. What a talented family!
PS Whenever there's a movie with Jeff Bridges you know it's going to be good.
I loved him in his recent TV series, The Old Man. He's simply one of the very Best. This was a great vid.
A true star and legend, such a multifaceted talent and lovely person! Happy to see him healthy again!
The Big Lebowski is my favourite movie, and it seems like it may be the favourite movie of all the actors who worked on it too.
I have had a crush on Jeff since Against all odds . Starman was a great film also.
He was sooo gorgeous in Against all Odds 🤓🥰
Loved him in "The Comany She Ceeps", very methody.
He is a living legend, and a cancer survivor, love him so much ❤ I can't imagine anyone else playing the roles he has played
My absolute favorite is The Giver. I think they skipped it here, but I think it's one of the most underrated films ever.
On of my favorite actors ever, and such a smart and nice person !