The Big Lebowski

The Big Lebowski () is a 1998 independent crime comedy film written, directed, produced and co-edited by Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars Jeff Bridges as Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker and avid bowler. He is assaulted as a result of mistaken identity, then learns that a millionaire, also named Jeffrey Lebowski (David Huddleston), was the intended victim. The millionaire Lebowski's trophy wife is supposedly kidnapped, and millionaire Lebowski commissions The Dude to deliver the ransom to secure her release. The plan goes awry when the Dude's friend, Walter Sobchak (John Goodman), schemes to keep the ransom money for the Dude and himself. Sam Elliott, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, John Turturro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tara Reid, David Thewlis, Peter Stormare, Jon Polito, and Ben Gazzara also appear in supporting roles. The film is loosely inspired by the work of Raymond Chandler. Joel Coen stated, "We wanted to do a Chandler kind of story – how it moves episodically, and deals with the characters trying to unravel a mystery, as well as having a hopelessly complex plot that's ultimately unimportant." The original score was composed by Carter Burwell, a longtime collaborator of the Coen brothers. The Big Lebowski received mixed reviews at the time of its release. Reviews have since become largely positive, and the film has become a cult favorite, noted for its eccentric characters, comedic dream sequences, idiosyncratic dialogue, and eclectic soundtrack. In 2014, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

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Well, fuck it. Oh, fuck it. Yes, that's your answer. That's your answer to everything. Tattoo it on your forehead! Your revolution is over, Mr. Lebowski! Condolences! The bums lost! My advice to you is to do what your parents did! Get a job, sir! The bums will always lose! Do you hear me, Lebowski? The bums will always lose. How was your meeting, Mr. Lebowski? Okay» The old man told me to take any rug in the house.

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Well, enjoy. And perhaps we'll see you again sometime, Dude. Yeah, sure. If I'm in the neighborhood, you know, and I need to use the john.

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Blow on them. Huh?

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Go ahead. Blow. You want me to blow on your toes?

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Uh-huh. I can't blow that far. Are you sure he won't mind? Uli doesn't care about anything. He's a nihilist. Oh, that must be exhausting. You're not blowing. Our guest has to be getting along, Mrs. Lebowski. Oh!

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You're Bunny.

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I'll suck your cock for $1,000. Wonderful woman. We're all very fond of her. Very free-spirited. Brandt can't watch though, or he has to pay $100. That's marvelous. I'm just gonna go find a cash machine.

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I'm slamming them tonight!

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You guys are dead in the water. All right! Way to go, Donny!

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"lf you will it, it is no dream." Fucking 20 minutes late, man. What the fuck is that? Theodore Herzl. Huh? State of Israel. If you will it, Dude, it is no dream. What the fuck are you talking about, man? The carrier. What's in the fucking carrier? Huh? Oh! Cynthia's dog. Think it's a Pomeranian. Can't leave him home alone or he eats the furniture. I'm watching it while Cynthia and Marty Ackerman are in Hawaii. You brought a fucking Pomeranian bowling? What do you mean, brought it bowling? I didn't rent it shoes. I'm not buying it a fucking beer. He's not taking your fucking turn, Dude. Man, if my fucking ex-wife asked me to take care of her fucking dog while she and her boyfriend went to Honolulu, I'd tell her to go fuck herself. Why can't she board it? First of all, Dude, you don't have an ex. Secondly, this is a fucking show dog with fucking papers. You can't board it. It gets upset. Its hair falls out. Walter... Fucking dog has fucking papers. Over the line! Huh? I'm sorry, Smokey. You were over the line. That's a foul. Bullshit. Mark it eight, Dude. Excuse me. Mark it zero. Next frame. Bullshit, Walter. Mark it eight, Dude. Smokey, this is not Nam. This is bowling. There are rules. Hey, Walter, come on. Hey, man, it's Smokey. So his toe slipped over a little, you know. It's just a game, man. This is a league game. This determines who enters the next round robin. - Am I wrong? - Yeah, but I wasn't... Am I wrong? Yeah, but I wasn't over. Give me the marker, Dude. I'm marking an eight. Smokey, my friend, you're entering a world of pain. Walter, man. You mark that frame an eight, you're entering a world of pain. I'm not... A world of pain. Look,Dude, this is your partner. Has the whole world gone crazy? Am I the only one around here who gives a shit about the rules? Mark it zero! They're calling the cops, man. Put the piece away. Mark it zero! DUDE: Walter, put the piece away. Walter. You think I'm fucking around here? Mark it zero!

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All right. It's fucking zero. You happy, you crazy fuck? It's a league game, Smokey.

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You can't do that, man. These guys, you know, they're like me, they're pacifists. Smokey was a conscientious objector. You know, Dude, I myself dabbled in pacifism at one point. Not in Nam, of course. And you know he's got emotional problems, man. You mean, beyond pacifism? He's fragile. He's very fragile.

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I did not know that. Well, it's all water under the bridge. And we do enter the next round robin. Am I wrong? No, you're not wrong. Am I wrong? You're not wrong, Walter. You're just an asshole. Okay then. Play Quintana and O'Brien next week. They should be pushovers.

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Man, would you just... Just take it easy, man. You know, that's your answer for everything, Dude. Let me point out something. Pacifism is not... Look at our current situation with that camel fucker in Iraq. Pacifism is not something to hide behind. Just take it easy, man. I'm perfectly calm, Dude. Yeah, waving the fucking gun around? Calmer than you are. Will you just take it easy? Calmer than you are.

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Dude, this is Smokey. Look, I don't wanna be a hard-on about this, and I know it wasn't your fault, but I just thought it was fair to tell you that Gilbert and I will be submitting this to the league and asking them to set aside the round. I don't know, maybe forfeit it to us. So, like I say, just thought, you know, fair warning. Tell Walter. I'm sorry.

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Mr. Lebowski, this is Brandt at...

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Well, at Mr. Leb0wski's office. Please call us as soon as it's convenient.

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Mr. Lebowski, this is Mel Zelnicker of the Southern Cal Bowling League. I just got an informal report that a member of your team, a Walter Sobchak, drew a firearm during league play. If this is true, of course, it contravenes a number of the league's bylaws and also article 27 of the league...

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Dude. Hey, Marty. Dude, I finally got... I got the venue I wanted.

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I'm performing my dance quintet, you know, my cycle, at Crane Jackson's Fountain Street Theater on Tuesday night. And, well, I'd love it if you came and gave me notes.

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