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Mon 17 November 2025 6:30, UK
If you’ve been to the cinema at any point in the last 50 years, chances are you’ve seen a Jeff Bridges movie. The Oscar-winning icon has been putting a shift in for over half-a-century and never fails to catch your eye, be it in a hard-hitting drama, a hilarious comedy, or whatever the hell R.I.P.D was.
Unlike so many of his colleagues, Bridges hasn’t appeared in that many franchises. He was the villain in Iron Man, the very first entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but he’s never played Obidah Stane again.
There are exceptions to this rule, of course. He probably didn’t think he’d still be playing Kevin Flynn over 40 years later when he first starred in Tron, but Disney refuses to let the series die. He was able to get out of doing the R.I.P.D prequel, though, which might be the smartest thing he’s ever done.
That doesn’t mean he isn’t open to the idea, however. Speaking with About Film, the veteran star was asked about one of the more obscure entries in his catalogue, and he expressed a desire to drop back into that particularly world.
“There ought to be a sequel to Nadine,” he said. “That’s one of the great things about this biz. It’s a pretty small one, so chances are that you link up again with people that you’ve worked with.”
You’d be forgiven for not even knowing Nadine existed, never mind having seen it. The film came out in 1987, directed by Robert Benton – the same fella behind Bonnie & Clyde and Kramer vs Kramer. Jeff Bridges plays the husband of Nadine, a hairdresser played by Kim Basinger. She gets herself into a bit of bother after posing for some risqué photos to make a few quid. When she goes to get them back, she finds the photographer’s been bumped off, and just like that, she’s in it up to her neck.
Basinger, who was also present for this interview, also has a soft spot for Nadine. “I loved that experience,” she said. “That was great”.
Regrettably, the public didn’t seem to agree. The movie didn’t even manage to claw back its measly budget, despite a strong cast and a recognisable director behind the camera. Critics didn’t seem to like it either, as it sits on a pretty shocking 46% on Rotten Tomatoes. Perhaps more damning are the stats surrounding it on Letterboxd. Only 2,700 members of the site have even seen the film, which sits on a rating of 2.8 out of five.
The way Nadine ends leaves it open for a sequel even after all these years. However, all of those low numbers point towards it remaining a one-and-done. At least Bridges and Basinger did eventually get to work together again. They played a married couple again 17 years later in The Door in the Floor, a film that contains Bridges’ favourite scene from his entire career.
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