Jeff Bridges often abides, but not with the final cut of "R.I.P.D."


"I had such a great time working on that movie," Bridges said in a new interview with GQ. "I remember what we were doing. I thought: This could be fun to see. And when I saw it, I was a little underwhelmed. For my mind, the studio made some, uh, choices that I wouldn't have made."


Released by Universal, "R.I.P.D." cost a reported $130 million to produce. The film grossed $33 million in North America after its July release, and just $68 million total around the globe. Ticket buyers weren't the only ones unhappy with "R.I.P.D.": critics savaged the film, which earned a 12-percent rating on review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes.


Based on the Dark Horse comic book, "R.I.P.D." focused on a pair of deceased law enforcement officials (Bridges and Ryan Reynolds) who tried to stop "deados" (ghosts of dead people who fail to enter the afterlife) from starting the apocalypse. In an interview with HuffPost Entertainment before the film's release, Bridges said that he was attracted to "R.I.P.D." because it was so weird.


"I remember when someone pitched me the project, I couldn't quite grasp what they were talking about. Then I read the script and I had to keep going back a page or two and saying, 'Did I just read what I read?' It's so bizarre!" Bridges said. "I'm attracted to things that are bizarre. Those are the kind of things I like to watch."


If only the released version of "R.I.P.D." was as bizarre as the script.


For more from Bridges, head to GQ.


[via GQ]



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  • Spike TV's "Guys Choice 2013" - Show


    CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 08: Actor Jeff Bridges walks onstage during Spike TV's Guys Choice 2013 at Sony Pictures Studios on June 8, 2013 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Spike TV)




  • Spike TV's "Guys Choice 2013" - Backstage And Audience


    CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 08: Actors Jeff Bridges (L) and Jake Gyllenhaal attend Spike TV's Guys Choice 2013 at Sony Pictures Studios on June 8, 2013 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Spike TV)




  • Spike TV's "Guys Choice 2013" - Show


    CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 08: Actor Jeff Bridges accepts an award onstage during Spike TV's Guys Choice 2013 at Sony Pictures Studios on June 8, 2013 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Spike TV)




  • Spike TV's "Guys Choice 2013" - Show


    CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 08: Actor Jeff Bridges accepts an award onstage during Spike TV's Guys Choice 2013 at Sony Pictures Studios on June 8, 2013 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Spike TV)




  • Spike TV's "Guys Choice 2013" - Show


    CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 08: Actor Jeff Bridges accepts an award onstage during Spike TV's Guys Choice 2013 at Sony Pictures Studios on June 8, 2013 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Spike TV)




  • Spike TV's "Guys Choice 2013" - Show


    CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 08: Actor Jeff Bridges accepts an award onstage during Spike TV's Guys Choice 2013 at Sony Pictures Studios on June 8, 2013 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Spike TV)




  • Spike TV's "Guys Choice 2013" - Show


    CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 08: Actor Jeff Bridges accepts an award onstage during Spike TV's Guys Choice 2013 at Sony Pictures Studios on June 8, 2013 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Spike TV)




  • Spike TV's "Guys Choice 2013" - Show


    CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 08: Actor Jeff Bridges accepts award onstage during Spike TV's Guys Choice 2013 at Sony Pictures Studios on June 8, 2013 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Spike TV)




  • Spike TV's "Guys Choice 2013" - Show


    CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 08: Actor Jeff Bridges accepts award onstage during Spike TV's Guys Choice 2013 at Sony Pictures Studios on June 8, 2013 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Spike TV)




  • Spike TV's "Guys Choice 2013" - Show


    CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 08: Actor Jeff Bridges accepts award onstage during Spike TV's Guys Choice 2013 at Sony Pictures Studios on June 8, 2013 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Spike TV)




  • Spike TV's "Guys Choice 2013" - Show


    CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 08: Actor Jeff Bridges accepts award onstage during Spike TV's Guys Choice 2013 at Sony Pictures Studios on June 8, 2013 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Spike TV)




  • Spike TV's "Guys Choice 2013" - Show


    CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 08: Actor Jeff Bridges accepts award onstage during Spike TV's Guys Choice 2013 at Sony Pictures Studios on June 8, 2013 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Spike TV)




  • Spike TV's "Guys Choice 2013" - Show


    CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 08: Actor Jeff Bridges accepts award onstage during Spike TV's Guys Choice 2013 at Sony Pictures Studios on June 8, 2013 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Spike TV)




  • Spike TV's "Guys Choice 2013" - Show


    CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 08: Actor Jeff Bridges accepts an award onstage during Spike TV's Guys Choice 2013 at Sony Pictures Studios on June 8, 2013 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Spike TV)




  • Spike TV's "Guys Choice 2013" - Backstage And Audience


    CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 08: Actors Jeff Bridges (L) and Jake Gyllenhaal attend Spike TV's Guys Choice 2013 at Sony Pictures Studios on June 8, 2013 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Spike TV)




  • Spike TV's "Guys Choice 2013" - Backstage And Audience


    CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 08: Actor Jeff Bridges attends Spike TV's Guys Choice 2013 at Sony Pictures Studios on June 8, 2013 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Spike TV)




  • 2013 Stagecoach California's Country Music Festival - Day 1


    INDIO, CA - APRIL 26: Musician/actor Jeff Bridges performs onstage at day 1 of the 2013 Stagecoach California's Country Music Festival at The Empire Polo Field on April 26, 2013 in Indio, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Stagecoach)




  • 2013 Stagecoach California's Country Music Festival - Day 1


    INDIO, CA - APRIL 26: Musician/actor Jeff Bridges performs onstage at day 1 of the 2013 Stagecoach California's Country Music Festival at The Empire Polo Field on April 26, 2013 in Indio, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Stagecoach)




  • 2013 Stagecoach California's Country Music Festival - Day 1


    INDIO, CA - APRIL 26: Musician/actor Jeff Bridges performs onstage at day 1 of the 2013 Stagecoach California's Country Music Festival at The Empire Polo Field on April 26, 2013 in Indio, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Stagecoach)




  • 2013 Stagecoach California's Country Music Festival - Day 1


    INDIO, CA - APRIL 26: Musician/actor Jeff Bridges performs onstage at day 1 of the 2013 Stagecoach California's Country Music Festival at The Empire Polo Field on April 26, 2013 in Indio, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Stagecoach)




  • 2013 Stagecoach California's Country Music Festival - Day 1


    INDIO, CA - APRIL 26: Musician/actor Jeff Bridges performs onstage at day 1 of the 2013 Stagecoach California's Country Music Festival at The Empire Polo Field on April 26, 2013 in Indio, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Stagecoach)




  • 2013 Stagecoach California's Country Music Festival - Day 1


    INDIO, CA - APRIL 26: Musician/actor Jeff Bridges backstage at day 1 of the 2013 Stagecoach California's Country Music Festival at The Empire Polo Field on April 26, 2013 in Indio, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Stagecoach)




  • 2013 Stagecoach California's Country Music Festival - Day 1


    INDIO, CA - APRIL 26: Musician/actor Jeff Bridges backstage at day 1 of the 2013 Stagecoach California's Country Music Festival at The Empire Polo Field on April 26, 2013 in Indio, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Stagecoach)




  • Bank Of America And Food & Wine With The Cinema Society Present A Screening Of "A Place At The Table" - After Party


    NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 27: Steve Buschemi and Jeff Bridges attend the Bank Of America And Food & Wine With The Cinema Society Screening Of 'A Place At The Table' After Party at Riverpark on February 27, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)




  • Magnolia Pictures And Participant Media With The Cinema Society Present A Screening Of "A Place At The Table" - Arrivals


    NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 27: Actor Jeff Bridges attends the Bank of America and Food & Wine with The Cinema Society screening of 'A Place at the Table' at Museum of Modern Art on February 27, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)




  • Magnolia Pictures And Participant Media With The Cinema Society Present A Screening Of "A Place At The Table" - Arrivals


    NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 27: Actor Jeff Bridges attends the Bank of America and Food & Wine with The Cinema Society screening of 'A Place at the Table' at Museum of Modern Art on February 27, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)




  • NY Times TimesTalks Presents: "A Place At The Table"


    NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 27: Actor Jeff Bridges takes part in NY Times TimesTalks Presents: 'A Place At The Table' at TheTimesCenter on February 27, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)




  • NY Times TimesTalks Presents: "A Place At The Table"


    NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 27: Actor Jeff Bridges takes part in NY Times TimesTalks Presents: 'A Place At The Table' at TheTimesCenter on February 27, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)




  • NY Times TimesTalks Presents: "A Place At The Table"


    NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 27: (L-R) Co-director Lori Silverbush, her husband and Executive producer/Chef Tom Colicchio, and actor Jeff Bridges take part in NY Times TimesTalks Presents: 'A Place At The Table' at TheTimesCenter on February 27, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)




  • NY Times TimesTalks Presents: "A Place At The Table"


    NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 27: Actor Jeff Bridges attends NY Times TimesTalks Presents: 'A Place At The Table' at TheTimesCenter on February 27, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)




  • "A Place At The Table" Photo Call


    NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 27: Actor and Founder of 'End Hunger Network' Jeff Bridges attends 'A Place At The Table' Photo Call at Crosby Street Hotel on February 27, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)