For his musical performances, jeff bridges affected a shrewd mixture of. Crazy heart original motion picture soundtrack original. Both boys popped up, without billing, alongside their mother in the film the. A faded country music musician is forced to reassess his dysfunctional life during a doomed romance that also inspires him. Bad blake is a brokendown, hardliving country music singer whos had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road, and one too many drinks way too many times. The soundtrack features 16 songs including the original songs performed in the film by jeff bridges and colin farrell, the weary kind performed by ryan bingham the theme song heard in the films trailer and closing credits and music featured in the film by waylon jennings, buck owens, sam phillips and many more. Crazy heart also won him the golden globe for best actor in a drama, and the screen actors guild award for.
Bad unhappily arrives in a small town bowling alley to set up for a gig hell be playing for some local fans and small pay. Jeff bridges plays the weary kind from the movie crazy heart. Jeff bridges, american actor known for his good looks, laidback personality, and versatility. Crazy heart 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He comes from a prominent acting family and appeared on the television series sea hunt 195860, with his father, lloyd bridges and brother, beau bridges. Jan 14, 2010 march 12, 2010 in his new movie crazy heart, jeff bridges plays an aging country music legend, soaked in bourbon and stumbling through his late50s, his talent frayed and unwound by. The movies based on a 1987 novel by thomas cobb and samples both the mythos of. Jan 04, 2010 jeff bridges plays the weary kind from the movie crazy heart. Based on the 1987 novel of the same name by thomas cobb, the film centers around a downandout country music singersongwriter jeff bridges who tries to turn his life around after beginning a relationship with a young journalist maggie gyllenhaal. He doesnt do this with mannerisms but with their exclusion.
Ever since his breakthrough role in the last picture show in 1971, he has, seemingly without effort, created a series of characters who we simply believe, even the alien starman. Coopers film may not make all the right choices, but its got bridges, and. All 26 songs from the crazy heart soundtrack reelsoundtrack. Jeff bridges and maggie gyllenhaal go country in new film. Crazy heart, written and directed by scott cooper, is a small movie perfectly scaled to the big performance at its center. Let me just say that this is a brilliant soundtrack. Produced by the great robert duvall, crazy heart tells the story of harddrinking former country star bad blake jeff bridges, who refuses to. Crazy heart is a 2009 american drama film, written and directed by scott cooper, in his directorial debut. There was a whole batch of tunes that didnt make the movie. I was able to identify 29 out of the 30 scenes with songs in them some of the songs are used a couple times.
Now, suddenly, this lowbudget film about a washedup country singer finds itself at the heart of the oscar race, with some awards watchers calling its star, jeff bridges, a likely best actor. It offers some picturesque views of outoftheway parts of the. Aug 17, 2011 in the movie crazy heart, bad blake was an alcoholic former star whod slid to the bottom of the countrymusic industry. Jeff bridges stars as the richly comic, semitragic romantic antihero bad blake in the debut feature film crazy heart from writerdirector scott. Jeff bridges sings i dont know from crazy heart video. For crazy heart, bridges plays a washedup drunk of a country music singer named bad blake, and the film charts his relationship with jane craddock. The movie is dedicated to stephen bruton, the legendary texas musician, and a lifelong friend of burnetts, wrote or cowrote most of the original music performed by bridges and ryan bingham. A faded country music musician is forced to reassess his. Four time academy award nominee jeff bridges stars as the richly comic, semi tragic, romantic hero, bad blake in the debut feature film crazy heart from writer director scott cooper. Crazy heart walk the line great movie, great moments double feature 5. Jeff bridges talks about his oscarwinning role in crazy. Based on the 1987 novel of the same name by thomas cobb, the film centers around a downandout country music singersongwriter jeff bridges who tries to.
Original motion picture soundtrack is a 2010 film soundtrack album to accompany the film crazy heart directed by scott cooper starring jeff bridges and maggie gyllenhaal. The veteran hollywood actor jeff bridges first came to american moviegoers awareness in the role of duane jackson in the 1971 film the last picture show. Bad blake is a broken down, hard living country music singer whos had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times. Parents need to know that crazy heart which follows a middleaged musicians jeff bridges failing career and the major drinking problem thats contributing to that failure is clearly aimed at grownups.
The a star is born honest trailer reminds us that jeff bridges already did all this alcoholic nonsense in crazy heart back in 2009. After he has a quick drink and smoke at the bar, he makes a stop at a gas station for some of his favorite whiskey. Charlie rose rick stengel jeff bridges crazy heart december 16, 2009. Bridges has said he based the look and feel of the character on his friend kris kristofferson, among other musicians. Dec 04, 2018 tour our photo gallery of the 20 greatest jeff bridges films, ranked worst to best, including crazy heart, the big lebowski, starman. Thanks to a captivating performance from jeff bridges, crazy heart. Jeff bridges and crazy heart shake up jittery oscar. In the movie crazy heart, bad blake was an alcoholic former star whod slid to the bottom of the countrymusic industry. New jeff bridges movie crazy heart seems to think so. Bridgess notable films included the fabulous baker boys 1989. The son of actor performerp3198lloyd bridges lloydbridges, jeff bridges made his screen bow as a petulant infant in the arms of his reallife mother, dorothy, in the 1950 performerp28623jane greerjanegreer melodrama. Every jeff bridges movie, ranked worst to best from charming rascals to old coots, the last picture show to the big lebowski the iconic actors greatest hits.
Bruton died from cancer shortly after finishing the project. Apr 02, 2020 jeff bridges, american actor known for his good looks, laidback personality, and versatility. Bridges is one of the youngest actors ever to be nominated for an academy award 1972, age 22, best supporting actor, the last picture show, and one of the oldest ever to win winning the best actor in 2010 at age 60 for crazy heart. Dec 07, 2009 singer ryan bingham performs the weary kind, from the soundtrack for crazy heart, starring jeff bridges, maggie gyllenhaal, and robert duvall, in select theaters december 16. He has won numerous accolades, including the academy award for best actor for his role as otis bad blake in the 2009 film crazy heart, one of seven. Jeff bridges is outstanding as a washedup country singer desperate to achieve personal and professional redemption, writes philip french. Jan 19, 2010 the crazy heart soundtrack album has a good number of the songs from the movie, but you can find them all below. Crazy heart 2009 full movie crazy heart 2009 full movie crazy heart 2009 full movie crazy heart full movie.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The soundtrack for crazy heart was produced by t bone burnett and contains 16 songs from the film starring jeff bridges. Dec 16, 2009 crazy heart, written and directed by scott cooper, is a small movie perfectly scaled to the big performance at its center. Singer ryan bingham performs the weary kind, from the soundtrack for crazy heart, starring jeff bridges, maggie gyllenhaal, and robert duvall, in select theaters december 16. Bad blake jeff bridges is a brokedown country music singer past his time. Shot during his interview with peter travers for his show on abc news now. Every jeff bridges movie, ranked worst to best rolling stone. Feb 12, 2010 new jeff bridges movie crazy heart seems to think so. Jeff bridges won an academy award for his role as the richly comedic, semitragic, romantic antihero, bad blake, in the debut feature film, crazy heart, from writerdirector scott cooper.
The official trailer for crazy heart, starring jeff bridges, maggie gyllenhaal, and robert duvall. Here are all 26 songs from the crazy heart soundtrack with notes on each scene they were in and in the order they appeared in the movie. Jeff bridges sings i dont know from crazy heart more bridges appears on popcorn with peter travers to talk his role as a texas ranger in the film hell or high water. Concert, and now crazy heart, ive learned that everything he touches turns to gold. Dont be fooled by the description of the movie as the story of a country singer. Jeffrey leon bridges born december 4, 1949 is an american actor, singer, and producer.
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