Jeff Bridges replays The Big Lebowski to denounce Donald Trump
“This aggression won’t last, man”
In full promotion for Tron: Ares (where he makes a small appearance as Kevin Flynn), Jeff Bridges replayed his legendary character from the film The Big Lebowskiat the invitation of Jimmy Kimmel. A good old cardigan, a pair of sunglasses and a white Russian: and here is the Oscar-winning actor again in the Dude skin, commenting on the news, and in particular the excesses of Donald Trump’s anti-immigration police, ICE.
“Hello world, it’s the Dude here. So, yeah, man. Can we just fucking calm down? I mean, come on. I’m talking about, you know, all the wars, the fighting, the people getting canceled. I mean, let’s stay calm, man. (…) ICE? Let’s get ICE off our streets and put it back in our drinks, man. This aggression will not last.”
The sequence begins at 10’03:
27 years after its release, the Coen brothers’ cult comedy remains essential in pop culture. Leonardo DiCaprio has also admitted to having been inspired by the Dude for his latest role in One battle after anothercurrently in cinemas.
