The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski is a 1998 crime comedy film written, directed, produced and co-edited by Joel and Ethan Coen, and starring Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi and John Turturro. It follows the life of Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker and avid bowler who is assaulted as a result of mistaken identity, then learns that a millionaire who shares the same name was the intended victim.
Plot
In 1991, slacker and bowler Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski is attacked in his Los Angeles home by two enforcers for porn kingpin Jackie Treehorn, to whom a different Jeffrey Lebowski's wife owes money. One enforcer urinates on the Dude's rug before they realize they have the wrong man and leave.
Cast
- Aimee Mann
- Asia Carrera
- Ben Gazzara
- Christian Clemenson
- David Huddleston
- David Thewlis
- Dom Irrera
- Flea
- Harry Bugin
- Jack Kehler
- Jeff Bridges
- Jesse Flanagan
- Jimmie Dale Gilmore
- John Goodman
- John Turturro
- Jon Polito
- Julianne Moore
- Leon Russom
- Mark Pellegrino
- Marshall Manesh
- Peter Stormare
- Philip Moon
- Philip Seymour Hoffman
- Richard Gant
- Sam Elliott
- Steve Buscemi
- Tara Reid
- Torsten Voges
- Warren Keith
More details
| author | Ethan Coen Joel Coen |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Los Angeles |
| director | Ethan Coen Joel Coen |
| editor | Roderick Jaynes Tricia Cooke |
| events | slacker |
| genre | comedy crime |
| keywords | arrest ash attack bowling alley brand heart attack kidnap mickey finn myocardial infarction nihilism nihilist pacific ocean porn pornography ptsd ransom severed toe shomer shabbat shomer shabbos spiked drink television show trophy wife vietnam veteran wait wander |
| musicBy | Carter Burwell |
| nomination | European Film Award for Best Non-European Film |
| producer | Ethan Coen |
| productionCompany | Working Title Films |
| publisher | Gramercy Pictures PolyGram Filmed Entertainment |
| recordedAt | Los Angeles Malibu Santa Monica |
| theme | buddy comedy crime comedy independent |