The Big Lebowski
Comedy
Universal Studios  (1998) 113 mins R

8.2 (136,392 votes) Top 250: #152
The Dude. One cool guy. Who one day comes home to find two thugs have broken in and ruined his favorite carpet-the one that made the room "hang together". Thing is, they did it because he's got the same name as one of the richest men in town. Lebowski. But, hey, no problem. He'll get even. At least he'll get someone to pay for the carpet....

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Cast and Crew
John Turturro  ...... 
John Goodman  ......  Walter Sobchak
David Huddleston  ......  Jeffrey Lebowski - The Big Lebowski
Julianne Moore  ......  Maude Lebowski
Steve Buscemi  ......  Theodore Donald 'Donny' Kerabatsos
Jeff Bridges  ......  Jeffrey Lebowski - The Dude
Director  .....  Joel Coen; Ethan Coen
Producer  .....  Tim Bevan; Eric Fellner; John Cameron; Ethan Coen; Joel Coen
Writer  .....  Ethan Coen; Joel Coen
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: During the "Careful man, there's a beverage here!" scene, The Dude spills his White Russian all over the back seat. In subsequent shots, the glass is nearly full. (more)

Trivia:
The screenplay was written with Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi and S Elliott in mind. (more)

Filming Locations:
Beverly Hills, California, USA (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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Awards:
1 win & 7 nominations (more)