Starring: Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey
Directed by Ian Softley
I really liked this movie. It is listed under the sci-fi genre, I think it is more of a psychological mystery. But I guess that it could be considered either, depending on the conclusions that you come to at the end of the movie. Jeff Bridges plays a psychiatrist who is treating a man who calls himself Prot and clams to be an alien from the planet K-PAX. JB tries to find out who this mystery man is and where he really came from, because surely he didn't come from outer space...or did he?
A big part of Jeff Bridges performances is his research. In preparation for this part, he went to different institutions and met with multiple psychiatrists. He even had a doctor on set as a technical adviser. He wanted his performance to be as close to how a real psychiatrist behaves as possible. JB says that a psychiatrist considers themself a detective, investigating what is going on inside of a person's mind and trying to solve the mystery.
Here is a great interview conducted by Charlie Rose. Jeff Bridges talks about his performance in K-PAX and the craft of acting. It's actually a great recap of his career up to this point:
Part 1(46 minutes in):
Part 2:
JB talks K-PAX with Jon Stewart:
1 comments:
I'm gonna have to watch this. The trailer looks good. It's kind of a reversal for JB. Starman was was one of my favorite movies as a child.
-Johnny O Spot
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