The Big Lebowski (1998)

"Times like these call for a Big Lebowski."Movie
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78
The Big Lebowski
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R 1 hr 57 minMar 6th, 1998Comedy, Crime
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Plot
Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:March 6th, 1998 - Buy Tickets
On DVD & Blu-ray:October 27th, 1998 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$15,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$47,010,480 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner
Production Companies:PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films

The Big Lebowski Quotes

Exploiting Others for Personal Gain

The Dude: [[money; [w:paraquat|paraquat] You thought that Bunny had been kidnapped and you were fuckin glad, man. You could use it as an excuse to make some ] disappear. All you needed was a sap to pin it on! You'd just met me! You f— you human ]! You figured "oh, here's a loser", you know? A deadbeat, someone the square community won't give a shit about.

Cultural Identity and Personal Beliefs Clash

Walter Sobchak: I'm saying, I see what you're getting at, Dude. He kept the money. My point is: here we are. It's shabbos, the sabbath, which I'm allowed to break only if it's a matter of life or death.
The Dude: Will you come off it, Walter? You're not even fucking Jewish, man.