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Name: The Big Lebowski
Director: Joel Coen
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 1998-03-06 00:00:00
Duration: 117 minutes
Rating: 7.9

Total quotes: 15

The Big Lebowski

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, ad

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Publisher:	Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Genres:	Comedy, Crime
Production Companies:	Gramercy Pictures, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films, Universal Pictures
Publication Date:	March 6, 1998
Budget:	$15,000,000
Runtime:	117
Tagline:	Times like these call for a Big Lebowski.
User Score (votes):	7.9 / 10 (4511)

Full production credits:

Communicator Joel Coen

Communicator Ethan Coen

Character The Stranger

Communicator Sam Elliott

Actor Jeff Bridges

Actor John Goodman

Actor Julianne Moore

Actor Steve Buscemi

Actor David Huddleston

Writer Joel Coen

Producer Ethan Coen

Writer Ethan Coen

Director Joel Coen

Character Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

Communicator Jeff Bridges

Producer Universal Studios

Director Eric Fellner

Communicator Test

Producer Universal Studios

Character Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski

Character Jeff Bridges

Character John Goodman

Character Steve Buscemi

Character Julianne Moore

Character Philip Seymour Hoffman

Character David Huddleston

Character John Turturro

Character Tara Reid

Character Sam Elliott

Character Ben Gazzara

Character Peter Stormare

Character Torsten Voges

Character Flea

Character Aimee Mann

Character Philip Moon

Character Mark Pellegrino

Character Jimmie Dale Gilmore

Character Jack Kehler

Character James G. Hoosier

Character David Thewlis

Character Jon Polito

Character Carlos Leon

Character Richard Gant

Character Christian Clemenson

Character Dom Irrera

Character Lu Elrod

Character Mike Gomez

Character Peter Siragusa

Character Marshall Manesh

Character Harry Bugin

Character Irene Olga López

Character Luis Colina

Character Leon Russom

Character Ajgie Kirkland

Character Jerry Haleva

Character Jennifer Lamb

Character Jesse Flanagan

Character Wendy Braun

Character Asia Carrera

Character Kiva Dawson

Character Anthony J. Sacco

Director of photography Roger Deakins

Original music composer Carter Burwell

Production design Rick Heinrichs

Casting John S. Lyons

Editor Ethan Coen

Editor Joel Coen

Editor Tricia Cooke

Executive producer Tim Bevan

Executive producer Eric Fellner

Still photographer Merrick Morton

Co-producer John Cameron

Costume design Mary Zophres

Set decoration Chris L. Spellman

Art direction John Dexter

Production supervisor Gilly Ruben

Script supervisor T. Kukovinski

Music supervisor Happy Walters

Music editor Todd Kasow

Production sound mixer Allan Byer

Supervising sound editor Skip Lievsay

Sound re-recording mixer Skip Lievsay

Sound re-recording mixer Michael Barry

Sound effects editor Lewis Goldstein

Costume supervisor Pamela Withers

Casting associate Wendy Weidman

Assistant editor Lisa Mozden

Assistant editor Alex Belth

Camera operator Ted Morris

Stunt coordinator Jery Hewitt

Rigging gaffer Martin Bosworth

Transportation captain Thomas Vilardo

Transportation captain Timothy P. Ryan

Transportation coordinator Don Tardino

Production coordinator Gregg Edler

Producer Joel Coen

Makeup department head Jean Ann Black

Key hair stylist Daniel Curet

Makeup artist Edouard F. Henriques

Makeup artist Selina Jayne

Hairstylist Lori McCoy-Bell

Makeup effects Myke Michaels

Unit production manager John Cameron

Executive in charge of production Jane Frazer

Set costumer Virginia Burton

Set costumer Cookie Lopez

Thanks Liz Young

Music supervisor Spring Aspers

First assistant camera Andy Harris

Art department assistant Sydney Ann Lunn

Art department coordinator Lori Ashcraft

Construction coordinator Tim R. Lafferty

Greensman Philip C. Hurst

Leadman Tim Snowber

Painter Wayne Nycz

Set designer Mariko Braswell

Standby painter John Railton

Additional camera Charles Schner

Grip Tony Boura

Aerial camera Ron Goodman

Assistant costume designer Sonya Ooten

Set dressing artist Beth Emerson

Choreographer Bill Landrum

Craft service Gary Kramer

Dialect coach Elizabeth Himelstein

Driver Michael Cain

Loader Ed Dally

Post production supervisor Charlie Vogel

Production intern Lauren Lapham

Propmaker David Boucher

Property master Ritchie Kremer

Set production assistant Rita Lisa Danao

Stand in Ken Kells

Stunts Loyd Catlett

Video assist operator Martin Weight

Electrician Roman Jakobi

Lighting technician Mike Gerzevitz

Rigging grip Philippe Aubry

Location manager Robert Graf

Publicist Larry Kaplan

Boom operator Peter F. Kurland

Assistant sound editor Kimberly R. McCord-Wilson

Foley Marko A. Costanzo

3d artist Robert Chapin

Digital compositors Johnathan R. Banta

Visual effects producer Janet Yale

Visual effects supervisor Janek Sirrs

Storyboard J. Todd Anderson

Dolby consultant Bradford L. Hohle

Color timer David Orr

Dialogue editor Rick Freeman

Dialogue editor Magdaline Volaitis

Adr editor Kenton Jakub

First assistant director Jeff Rafner

Character Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski

Character Walter Sobchak

Character Theodore Donald "Donny" Kerabatsos

Character Maude Lebowski

Character Brandt

Character Jeffrey "The Big" Lebowski

Character Jesus Quintana

Character Bunny Lebowski

Character Jackie Treehorn

Character Nihilist #1, Uli Kunkel / "Karl Hungus"

Character Nihilist #3, Franz

Character Nihilist #2, Kieffer

Character Nihilist Woman, Franz's Girlfriend

Character Woo, Treehorn Thug

Character Blond Treehorn Thug

Character Smokey

Character Marty

Character Liam O'Brien, Quintana's Partner

Character Knox Harrington

Character Da Fino

Character Maude's Thug #1

Character Older Cop

Character Younger Cop

Character Tony the Chauffeur

Character Coffee Shop Waitress

Character Auto Circus Cop

Character Gary the Bartender

Character Doctor

Character Arthur Digby Sellers

Character Pilar, Sellers' Housekeeper

Character Corvette Owner

Character Malibu Police Chief

Character Cab Driver

Character Saddam Hussein

Character Pancake Waitress

Character Little Larry Sellers

Character Chorine Dancer (uncredited)

Character Sherry in 'Logjammin' (uncredited)

Character Dancer (uncredited)

Character Cook (uncredited)

Communicator John Turturro

Last updated: 2018-12-06

Characters in ‘The Big Lebowski’

“Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes, well, he eats you.”

— The Stranger, The Big Lebowski

Tagged: eat or be eaten, Darwin, Bear

“Nobody fucks with the Jesus!”

— Jesus Quintana, The Big Lebowski

Tagged: Fuck, jesus

“Oh, the usual. I bowl. Drive around. The occasional acid flashback.”

— Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, The Big Lebowski

Tagged: Drugs, Bowling, acid flashback

“Walter, I love you, but sooner or later, you're going to have to face the fact you're a goddamn moron.”

— Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, The Big Lebowski

Tagged: Love, Moron, Goddamn

“Hey, careful, man, there's a beverage here!”

— Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, The Big Lebowski

Tagged: Careful, Beverage, Drinking

“I do mind, Jeffrey ‘The Dude’ Lebowski minds. This will not stand, ya know, this aggression will not stand, man.”

— Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, The Big Lebowski

Tagged: Aggression, bothered

“Goddamn you Walter! You fuckin' asshole! Everything's a fuckin' travesty with you, man! And what was all that shit about Vietnam? What the FUCK, has anything got to do with Vietnam? What the fuck are you talking about?”

— Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, The Big Lebowski

Tagged: Goddamn, Shit, Fuck, Vietnam

“Blond Treehorn Thug: [holding up a bowling ball] What the fuck is this?

Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski: Obviously you're not a golfer.”

— Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, The Big Lebowski

Tagged: bowling ball, Golf, Fuck

“Yeah, well, the dude abides.”

— Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, The Big Lebowski

Tagged: The Dude, Bowling, Coen Brother Movies

“Oh you know, strikes and gutters, ups and downs.”

— Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, The Big Lebowski

Tagged: The Dude, Bowling, Coen Brother Movies

“I'm the dude, that's what you call me. Ya know. That or his dudeness, duder, or el duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.”

— Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, The Big Lebowski

Tagged: The Dude, Bowling, Coen Brother Movies

“I've got some information, alright. Certain things have come to light. Has it ever occurred to you, instead of running around blaming me, given the nature of all this new shit. Ya know, this could be a lot more, uh, uh, complex. It might not be such a simple, ya know.”

— Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, The Big Lebowski

Tagged: The Dude, Bowling, Coen Brother Movies

“Yeah, well, you know, that's just like, uh, your opinion, man.”

— Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, The Big Lebowski

Tagged: The Dude, Bowling, Coen Brother Movies

“Obviously you're not a golfer.”

— Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, The Big Lebowski

Tagged: The Dude, Bowling, Coen Brother Movies

“Well, a wiser fella than myself once said sometimes you eat the bar, and - much obliged - sometimes the bar, well, he eats you.”

— The Stranger, The Big Lebowski

Tagged: Drinking, comedy

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