"The Big Lebowski" is a 1998 crime comedy film written, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars Jeff Bridges as Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker and avid bowler. He is assaulted as a result of mistaken identity, then learns that a millionaire also named Jeffrey Lebowski (David Huddleston) was the intended victim. The millionaire Lebowski's trophy wife is kidnapped, and millionaire Lebowski commissions The Dude to deliver the ransom to secure her release; the plan goes awry when the Dude's friend Walter Sobchak (John Goodman) schemes to keep the ransom money for himself. Sam Elliott, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, John Turturro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tara Reid, David Thewlis, Peter Stormare, Jon Polito, and Ben Gazzara also appear, in supporting roles.

The film is loosely inspired by the work of Raymond Chandler. Joel Coen stated, "We wanted to do a Chandler kind of story – how it moves episodically, and deals with the characters trying to unravel a mystery, as well as having a hopelessly complex plot that's ultimately unimportant." The original score was composed by Carter Burwell, a longtime collaborator of the Coen brothers.

"The Big Lebowski" received mixed reviews at the time of its release. Over time, reviews have become largely positive, and the film has become a cult favorite, noted for its eccentric characters, comedic dream sequences, idiosyncratic dialogue, and eclectic soundtrack.

In 2014, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

A spin-off, titled The Jesus Rolls, was released in 2020, with Turturro reprising his role and also serving as writer and director

Cast

• Jeff Bridges as Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski
• John Goodman as Walter Sobchak
• Julianne Moore as Maude Lebowski
• Steve Buscemi as Donny Kerabatsos
• David Huddleston as Jeffrey "The Big" Lebowski
• Philip Seymour Hoffman as Brandt
• Tara Reid as Bunny Lebowski
• John Turturro as Jesus Quintana
• Sam Elliott as The Stranger
• David Thewlis as Knox Harrington
• Ben Gazzara as Jackie Treehorn
• Peter Stormare, Torsten Voges, and Flea as Uli Kunkel/Karl Hungus, Franz, and Kieffer, the nihilists
• Jon Polito as Da Fino
• Philip Moon and Mark Pellegrino as Treehorn's thugs
• Jimmie Dale Gilmore as Smokey
• Jack Kehler as Marty, The Dude's landlord
• Dom Irrera as Tony, the chauffeur
• Harry Bugin as Arthur Digby Sellers
• Jesse Flanagan as Larry Sellers
• Leon Russom as the Malibu Police Chief
• Warren Keith as Francis Donnelly, funeral director
• Marshall Manesh as Doctor
• Asia Carrera as Sherry, porn actress
• Aimee Mann as Franz's girlfriend
• Richard Gant and Christian Clemenson as cops.

Thanks to Wikipedia for the full write-up at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Lebowski

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