Kris Kristofferson?
This movie sounds like it was inspired by his career. Does anyone know if that's the case?
"Can't we all just get along...or have we forgotten the words of the great Reverend King?"
He even looks like him in this movie.
shareHe also reminded me of Waylon Jennings.
I just watched the movie, and came here to read what others had to say, so I hope I'm not saying whats already been said. Bad Blake is a fictitious character but he is based on 3 Country Legends,Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard. They wanted it to be Merle's story but couldn't get the rights from the family. I noticed when the movie opened, Jeff was in a Merle character, then went into Waylon and finished with Kris. I was very impressed not only with Jeff's outstanding acting ability in bringing his character to life but the way he nailed each one of these men's mannerisms. Someone did an awesome job on this movie in bringing each one of these guys back to life. Having grown up in Country Music, Jeff did a great job with the accent. I can't say the same for Colin, he was a miscast in my opinion. I agree the character he most resembled is Kris.
shareMore and more through the movie he was reminding me of Kris Kristofferson
shareExcept that Waylon, Kris and Hag were/are all rich and famous even in their 60s. They never had to play bowling alleys for beer money, but there are some old-timers out there who do.
shareI think Kris Kristofferson said of the resemblance: "I didn't see any resemblance. The guy was a loser, you know. I've got eight kids, a lovely wife, am sober and all is good career wise."
I think Jeff wasn't playing Kris, but he stole some Kris for the authenticity. I think Kris is a pretty tough and rough guy, not afraid to fight. So I don't really see the connection between Colin Farrell's character and Kristofferson. Kris actually went into movies before he made it REALLY BIG as a singer, so I think this was more of a Billy Ray or Toby Keith kind of thing.
Yeah, I agree with John Russell. I read an article about KK in Rolling Stone about a year ago and was amazed. KK was a stud in the 60's and 70's, a green beret, a college vet, and had the looks of any of the big stars of Hollywood. I think this story better resembles the careers of Waylon and Merle. I would have died if they had been able to make a movie about Merle, as he's been my favorite country singer since I could talk (I'm only 29, and listen mainly to rock and punk music).
No matter what though, I thought the movie was great. I just finished watching it for a second time, and did it this time with the captions at the bottem of the screen because my pops has a hard time hearing, and a lot of Bad's lines are even funnier and more insightful. Plus, having already been a huge Jeff Bridges fan for most of his career, I thought this was a great role and easily his best, although the dude ranks up there very close.
Can't wait for True Grit to come up. Bridges, with the Coen brothers directing, alongside a classic story, is almost too much to wait for.
KK's first big claim to fame was as a songwriter, and if they borrowed anything from KK for this movie, it would be that.
"My name is Gladiator"
David Allen Coe comes to mind; he continues to play any place that will accomodate him.
sharethe character was based on Hank Thompson, at least the book was.
Kris Kristofferson was a Rhoades Scholar, a helicopter pilot in Viet Nam, a successful actor and an ultra successful songwriter. There isn't even a slight similarity between these two (other than he looks a bit like him).
People don't understand how fantastic Jeff Bridges is in this role. Everything about his performance is flawless. The nuances make the role, its unfortunate that you have to put on alien makeup and blow up seven buildings in a role to make simpletons appreciate your acting ability.
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