Though he's managed to become one of the most talented and widely recognized actors of his generation, in the mid 1970s, Jeff Bridges was little more than yet another young performer struggling to make a place for himself in the mainstream film industry.
Entering the medium in 1970, Bridges had fast success with his key role in the 1971 ensemble drama, The Last Picture Show. But it wasn't until the release of 1974's crime comedy Thunderbolt and Lightfoot that the actor secured his place as the next big thing in pop culture.
Starring opposite the legendary '70s leading man Clint Eastwood, Bridges credited his famed co-star with helping him improve his on-set acting abilities, something the young actor viewed as incredibly helpful to his career.
According to the pop culture websiteGamesRadar+, Bridges specifically remembered how Eastwood helped convince Thunderbolt and Lightfoot's director, Michael Cimino, in filming additional takes of certain scenes.
Eastwood, himself an accomplished director, famously preferred to shoot scenes only once or twice before moving on in filming. As Bridges recalled, however, the High Plains Drifter star allowed Bridges to film additional takes whenever the younger actor was struck with an idea for how to shoot the scene.
"[Clint Eastwood] was wonderful," Bridges revealed. "That was Michael Cimino’s first film. And of course Michael is famous for many, many takes. Clint, you know, he likes one or two takes. And Cimino, you know, was doing what the boss wanted him to do."
"We were doing two or three takes at the most," the Big Lebowski star continued. "I was the one who would always say, ‘Oh, Mike, I got an idea!’ and he would say, ‘Well, I have to talk to the boss.’ Clint would always say, ‘Give the kid another shot’. I always appreciated that.”
In the end, Bridges' suggestions ultimately helped Thunderbolt and Lightfoot become a critical and commercial success upon its release in 1974. Following the movie's theatrical debut, Bridges wound up receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, continuing to solidify his career in mainstream film.
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