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The Big Lebowski

The Big Lebowski

Times like these call for a Big Lebowski.

19987.81h 57m

Overview

Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.

Directed by Joel Coen
Written by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Produced by Ethan Coen
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $47.0M

Top Cast

Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

The Dude

John Goodman

John Goodman

Walter Sobchak

Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore

Maude Lebowski

Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

Donny

David Huddleston

David Huddleston

The Big Lebowski

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Brandt

Tara Reid

Tara Reid

Bunny Lebowski

Philip Moon

Philip Moon

Treehorn Thug

Mark Pellegrino

Mark Pellegrino

Treehorn Thug

Peter Stormare

Peter Stormare

Nihilist

Themes & Keywords

vietnam veteranwhite russianbowlingcarpetnihilismheart attackkidnappinglsdmarijuanalos angeles, californiamillionairecowboyashesimpregnationbowling teamunemployedbowling ballneo-noirweedspsychedelic drugplayfulabsurdshaggy dog story

About The Big Lebowski

The Big Lebowski is a comedy, crime film released in 1998 exploring themes of vietnam veteran, white russian, bowling, carpet, nihilism, heart attack. Directed by Joel Coen, it stars Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore. Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.

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