Sunday, June 13, 2021

Auteur Watch - Jimmy Bridges

 Awright!  Back to work.  Well, we made it through the James Browns and the James Bridges, so why not the Jimmy Bridges next?  Starting with Jim Bridges, and... um, not that one.  How about THIS Jim Bridges?  And why isn't Loose Cannons available in the Wal-Mart discount bin?  Who decides that?  Same guy who directed the beloved A Christmas Story, #justsayin.  How about THIS Jim Bridges?  Might be the same guy from the previous, you know!  Was 1990 that busy a time?  Also, he's got a second number!  Lots of places for mistakes to happen, IMDb!  #justsayin.  I'll try not to use that again; I got a problem, what can me say?  How about THIS Jim Bridges then?  Nah, actor.  '60s actor.  THIS James Bridges?  Nah, just a Self.

Okay, now time to ask my not-yet-patented question.  Paul McCartney's applied for the patent ahead of me, so don't tell anyone.  Anyway, what do this guy, this guy and that guy all have in common?  That's RIGHT!  They're all the same guy.  Hang on... nope, John Hyland is STILL the Highlander... maybe this is like that phone number in Mercury Rising... maybe I'm in a lot of trouble!  SOME people hope so, and that's just my roommates!  I tell you, no respect at all.  Sorry, I gotta go watch more TV.

...okay, I'm back.  And back to work we go!  Just like Snow White and The Seven Other Bloggers.  Jim Bridge?  Nah, but something about working with Dennis Miller on Bordello of Blood left him with a bad taste in his mouth.  How about Jim Bridge?  Nah, but see?  NOW we're talking!  Final Destination 3, man!  That's... is that the good one with the big logging truck crash on the highway?  I used to watch "The X Files" on TV, so I have to like this one.  Jim Bridgen perhaps?  Nah, just lowly animation.  Jim Bridgen perchance?  Nah, just even more lowly Assistant Photography.  Man, talk about your rented mules!  Jim Bridger peut-être?  Nah, but I guess I'll leave him in because he went from porn to Mountain Man.  Okay, it took all of eight years, but people can change, right?  Doesn't he deserve the chance?  Maybe the shot?  I coulda sworn he said "the chance." ...yup!  Chance.  What can I say?  It was a memorable speech, I guess.

Jimmy Bridges possibly?  BOO-YAH!  Hallelujah, Jeebus, we've found a bonafide director.  Mainly an actor, and part time brother of Todd Bridges.  That must be a handful!  Jimmy did appear in One False Move one or two soirée ago, so the chance to work with an actor's director like Carl Franklin sorta rubbed off on him.  Mr. Bridges' IMDb Top 4 as of this writing is only three, all from 2020 or 2021.  Which may be selling him a little short, but who knows?  Maybe that's a good thing in the biz proper.  Always look forward, in life and at work.  I added all the installments of I Got Five On It that they have at Netflix (TM) (R) (C) so that's... that's a start, right?  Does that count as a friend referral?  Damn... I think that only works with Dish (R) (TM) (C).  Oh well.  Back to the day job!

p.s. Shame on me!  Here's Jimmy's second IMDb number.  Worth the long wait, I think!

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