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The Big Lebowski (1998)

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User Rating: 8.2/10 (116,199 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Joel Coen
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Writers (WGA):
Ethan Coen (written by) &
Joel Coen (written by)
Release Date:
6 March 1998 (USA) more view trailer
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery more
Tagline:
They figured he was a lazy time wasting slacker. They were right. more
Plot:
"Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire Lebowski, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)
Awards:
1 win & 7 nominations more
User Comments:
You can watch it a million times, and yet, it will never get old more

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive strong language, drug content, sexuality and brief violence.
Runtime:
117 min
Country:
USA | UK
Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
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Trivia:
A high percentage of the Dude's vocabulary and dialogue is taken from other characters in other scenes. more
Goofs:
Continuity: While the Dude, Walter, and Donnie talk about the carpet pissers at the Bowling Alley, the bowlers in the next lane (they can be seen behind Walter) change in incongruous ways. Watch for the big black guy and the big white guy with the pony tail. Also watch the movement of the waitress, which is incongruous. She covers 20 meters within the time it takes the Dude to say "Fuckin'-A". more
Quotes:
[first lines]
The Stranger: [voiceover] Way out west there was this fella I wanna tell ya about. Goes by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least that was the handle his loving parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. See, this Lebowski, he called himself "The Dude". Now, "Dude" - there's a name no man would self-apply where I come from...
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Veronica Mars: The Quick and the Wed (#2.15)" (2006) more
Soundtrack:
The Man In Me more

FAQ

Was Donny real or imaginary?
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256 out of 293 people found the following comment useful:-
You can watch it a million times, and yet, it will never get old, 28 March 2004
10/10
Author: cleaf from Vail, CO

The Big Lebowski is the type of movie that is so funny, and so clever, you want nothing more but to meet the Coen brothers, congratulate them personally for their unique talent, and get inside their heads and find out what makes these two geniuses "tick". The main characters are Jeff Bridges (who plays such broad roles like The Muse, The Contender, and Sea Biscuit), John Goodman (who should have won an oscar for best supporting actor for his character, Walter Sobchak)Juliane Moore (Maude Lebowski)and Steve Buscemi (who is unique in every Coen Brother movie).

The first time I saw this movie, I will admit that I enjoyed it, but did not fully appreciate its level of humor and raw talent. I thought the middle section was a bit too depressing and long. But trust me, this is a movie that gets more funny every time you see it, even if it's your thousandth time seeing it. Its level of comedy, action, brutality, and vulgarity become that much more evident and important.

The characters are brilliantly written by the coen brothers, and, likewise, are brilliantly portrayed by the actors. The Big Lebowski is like no other film. It will make you laugh and it will make you cry. There is no other film such as TBL that is sharp and witty all the way through. One of the Joel and Ethan Coen's best, and one of the movie industry's best comedic film of all time. You want to go see this flick.

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