Tagged: Against All Odds
Against All Odds: Jeff Bridges’ White Shirt and OG-507 Trousers
Jeff Bridges in Against All Odds (1984)
Vitals
Jeff Bridges as Terry Brogan, recently cut football player
Cozumel, Mexico, Fall 1983
Film: Against All Odds
Release Date: March 2, 1984
Director: Taylor Hackford
Costume Designer: Michael Kaplan
WARNING! Spoilers ahead!
Background
A loose remake of Jacques Tourneur’s seminal 1947 noir Out of the Past, Against All Odds recasts the typical private eye as Terry Brogan (Jeff Bridges), a pro football player sidelined after a career-ending shoulder injury. Cut from the fictional Los Angeles Outlaws, Terry turns to his shady bookie friend Jake Wise (James Woods), who offers him a job finding his missing girlfriend Jessie (Rachel Ward)—who also happens to be the daughter of the Outlaws’ owner.
Terry’s search leads him to Cozumel, a sun-drenched island off the eastern coast of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, where Jessie invites him to her secluded tropical refuge. There, amid the crashing surf and flowing tequila, the two plunge headlong into a dangerous affair. Continue reading
Against All Odds: Jeff Bridges’ Burgundy Polo and Herringbone Jacket
Jeff Bridges as Terry Brogan in Against All Odds (1984)
Vitals
Jeff Bridges as Terry Brogan, recently cut football player
Los Angeles, Fall 1983
Film: Against All Odds
Release Date: March 2, 1984
Director: Taylor Hackford
Costume Designer: Michael Kaplan
WARNING! Spoilers ahead!
Background
I’ve received several requests, most recently from BAMF Style reader Cecil, to highlight the style from Against All Odds, released forty years ago this weekend. A loose remake of Jacques Tourneur’s seminal 1947 film noir Out of the Past, Against All Odds reimagines the private eye protagonist as professional football player Terry Brogan (Jeff Bridges). Continue reading
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