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Overview

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Director:
Joel Coen
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Writers (WGA):
Ethan Coen (written by) &
Joel Coen (written by)
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Release Date:
6 March 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime 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
Awards:
1 win & 7 nominations more
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(186 articles)
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Greatest movie ever made. more (846 total)

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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
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

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Trivia:
Possibly uniquely for an American movie, a bad guy wields a cricket bat rather than a baseball bat. more
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: In the toilet-dunking scene, The Dude says "W-w-wife? D-do you see a ring on my finger?" He's showing the blonde his right hand. Typically, the wedding ring is worn on the left ring finger. But one could easily understand why the Dude wouldn't know this - he's never been married. 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:
Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) more

FAQ

A NOTE REGARDING SPOILERS
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Was Donny imaginary?
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277 out of 418 people found the following comment useful.
Greatest movie ever made., 12 December 2004
10/10
Author: Rob Lycar from Vancouver

With the combination of the writing of the Coen brothers and the Cinematography of Roger Deakins, they created a film as beautiful as it is funny. The Coen brothers consistently impress me with their ability to write an interesting story with fascinating yet quirky characters. Without resorting to gratuitous sexual scenes like many other writer/directors of R rated films the Coen brothers manage to add the right amount of language and violence that is necessary to the story without it becoming the only reason for watching. 'The Big Lebowski' has so many clever and hilarious lines that you have to watch it over and over again.

Nothing else needs to be said about it other than it is the greatest movie ever made.

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