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The Big Lebowski (1998)

R | | Comedy, Crime, Mystery | 6 March 1998 (USA)
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"The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire Lebowski, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.

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Nihilist #1, Uli Kunkel / 'Karl Hungus'
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Marty
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Storyline

When "The Dude" Lebowski is mistaken for a millionaire Lebowski, two thugs urinate on his rug to coerce him into paying a debt he knows nothing about. While attempting to gain recompense for the ruined rug from his wealthy counterpart, he accepts a one-time job with high pay-off. He enlists the help of his bowling buddy, Walter, a gun-toting Jewish-convert with anger issues. Deception leads to more trouble, and it soon seems that everyone from porn empire tycoons to nihilists want something from The Dude. Written by J. Lake

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rug | nihilism | white russian | death | drug | See All (312) »

Taglines:

(Israel, translated from Hebrew): Lebowski: Not a man, a way of life See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive strong language, drug content, sexuality and brief violence | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

6 March 1998 (USA)  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$5,533,844 (USA) (6 March 1998)

Gross:

$17,439,163 (USA) (29 May 1998)
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Trivia

People mention peeing on the dude's rug 17 times. They also mention that the rug "really tied the room together" 5 times. See more »

Goofs

Quite a few of the various bowling balls and shoes, both used and background props, were not commercially available until well after 1991. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
The Stranger: [voiceover] Way out west there was this fella... fella I wanna tell ya about. Fella 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. Mr. Lebowski, he called himself "The Dude". Now, "Dude" - that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I ...
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Left Behind ... Margareth Hayes See more »

Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Taylor Swift/Andrew Rannells/Ryan Adams and the Shining (2014) See more »

Soundtracks

I Hate You
Written by Gary Burger, Dave Day (as David Havlicek), Roger Johnston,
Eddie Shaw (as Thomas E. Shaw) and Larry Clark (as Larry Spangler)
Performed by The Monks (as Monks)
Published by Monktime Publishing (EMI) / Administered by Bug
Courtesy of Polydor GmbH, Hamburg
By Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Music
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Q: To whom was the line "Life does not stop and start at your convenience..." directed?
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Greatest movie ever made.
12 December 2004 | by (Vancouver) – See all my reviews

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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