The Big Lebowski (1998)
Genre:
Comedy / Crime / Mystery (more)
Tagline: They figured he was a lazy time wasting slacker. They were right. (more)
Plot Outline: "Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire Lebowski, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it. (more) (view trailer)
User Comments:
My favourite Coen brothers movie and one of the most entertaining and original comedies ever made!
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User Rating:
 
8.0/10 (61,505 votes)
top 250: #204
MPAA: Rated R for pervasive strong language, drug content, sexuality and brief violence.
Runtime:
117 min
Country:
USA / UK
Language:
English / German / Hebrew / Spanish
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
DTS / Dolby Digital / SDDS
Certification:
Argentina:16 / Australia:MA / Belgium:KT / Canada:14A / Chile:18 / Finland:K-16 / France:U / Germany:12 / Hong Kong:IIB / Ireland:18 / Netherlands:12 / New Zealand:R16 / Norway:15 / Portugal:M/12 / South Korea:18 / Sweden:15 / Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) / Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) / UK:18 / USA:R (certificate #35633) / Iceland:14 (original rating) / Iceland:12 (video rating) / Singapore:R(A) / Singapore:M18 (DVD rating)
Trivia:
In the opening credits, a big black guy throws a seven-ten split (his ball changing color from the throw to the strike, as noted in "goofs"). The first frame showing the ball striking the leftmost pin reveals that the pin isn't on the dot marking its official position. It's a little ahead of and to the left of the dot, hanging over the gutter, and the ball strikes it from the gutter: the shot is rigged.
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Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The ball that the Jesus rolls down the lane is on lane 23, yet the lane number is reversed, as is lane number 24, indicating a flipped shot.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
The Stranger:
[narrating] 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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Awards:
1 win
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7 nominations
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User Comments:
36 out of 40 people found the following comment useful:-
My favourite Coen brothers movie and one of the most entertaining and original comedies ever made!, 27 December 2002
Author:
Infofreak from Perth, Australia
My favourite Coen brothers movie changes over the years as I watch and
rewatch their amazingly original and consistently surprising oeuvre. When I
first saw 'The Big Lebowski' on its original release I enjoyed it but
thought it was a bit of a slight "fun" movie with less depth than many of
their previous works. Now, a few years and several viewing later, I have
come to realise just how accomplished a movie it is, and it has become one
of my all time favourite movies. Other film makers have attempted to weave
together various genres, styles and images in a similarly eclectic,
postmodern fashion, but few do it as seamlessly and with such wit as Ethan
and Joel Coen. 'The Big Lewboski' is an extremely smart film, but it doesn't
shout "look at me! Aren't I clever?". It sucks you in from the get go, and
bottom line it is FUNNY, and as it is a comedy that's what counts the most!
Everything about the movie is perfect, the script, the direction, set
design, costumes, and the wonderful soundtrack (one of the most brilliant
ever assembled, it includes lesser known Dylan and Elvis Costello numbers,
Creedence classics, and songs from cult favourites like Yma Sumac, Captain
Beefheart, Moondog, Esquivel and garage gods The Monks). Plus of course the
actors, who are well cast and virtually flawless. Jeff Bridges ('Fat City',
'Starman') IS The Dude, and it's impossible to think of anyone else acting
the role. Coen regulars John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, John Turturro, Peter
Stomare, and Jon Polito are all on board, as well as Julianne Moore ('Boogie
Nights'), David Huddleston ('Capricorn One'), Philip Seymour Hoffman
('Magnolia') and Sam Elliot ('Mask'), even surprise cameos from Ben Gazzara
('The Killing Of A Chinese Bookie') and singer Jimmie Ray Gilmore. I can't
fault 'The Big Lebowski', it is one of the most original and entertaining
comedies ever made and a genuine modern classic. It's movies like this that
keep me watching despite the endless mountain of mindless garbage that
Hollywood continually spews out. If only every movie in the box office Top
Ten was as inspired and amusing as this one!
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