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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Joel Coen |
| Stars: |
John Goodman |
| Actors: |
Steve Buscemi |
| Genre: |
Comedies |
| Subgenre: |
Surreal · Comedy · Mystery |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS: Spanish Subtitled; Closed Captioned |
| UPC: |
025192838026 |
| Release Date: |
1998 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 53min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Closed Captioned, 1hr 53min
Release Company: USA Home Video (October 27, 1998)
UPC: 044005653922 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 38min
Release Company: Universal Studios Home Video (February 04, 2003)
UPC: 096896102737 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Joel Coen |
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Professional Reviews
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(03/06/1998, p.E31, Janet Maslin): "...Mr. Bridges finds a role so fit for him that he seems never to have been anywhere else. Watch this performance to see shambling executed with nonchalant grace and a seemingly out-to-lunch character played with fine comic flair..." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"Nobody calls me Lebowski. You got the wrong guy. I'm the Dude, man."--The Dude (Jeff Bridges) to Treehorn's thug
"That rug really tied the room together, did it not?"--Walter (John Goodman)
"Freakin' a..."--The Dude
"I don't roll on Shabbos!"--Walter to Donny (Steve Buscemi), upon realizing he's scheduled to bowl on the Jewish Sabbath
"All the Dude ever wanted was his rug back."--The Dude to Jackie Treehorn (Ben Gazzara)
"You're entering a world of pain."--Walter to a child
"Are these the Nazis, Walter?"--Donny
"No, Donny, these men are Nihilists. Nothing to be afraid of."--Walter
"The Dude abides. I don't know about you, but I take comfort in that."--The Stranger (Sam Elliott) |
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The Coen brothers have done it again. Mixing in Leninist philosophy, mistaken identity, crazy characters, a kidnapping plot, and a deep love of bowling, they have unleashed upon an unsuspecting world the many glories of THE BIG LEBOWSKI. Jeff Bridges plays Jeff Lebowski, known as the Dude, a laid-back, easygoing burnout who happens to have the same name as a millionaire whose wife owes a lot of dangerous people a whole bunch of money--resulting in the Dude having his rug soiled, sending him spiraling into the Los Angeles underworld. <br> <br> The film is beautiful to look at, especially the scenes in the bowling alley, which feature a vast array of bizarre characters--including Steve Buscemi, John Turturro, Sam Elliott, and the movie-stealing, riotously funny John Goodman as the Dude's crazy best buddy. As usual in Coen brothers films (BARTON FINK, RAISING ARIZONA), the dialogue is hysterically warped; the plot is confusing, complicated, and kinetic; the soundtrack is virtually another character; and th... |
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