The Big Lebowski(1998)

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Synopsis

A laid-back Los Angeles bowler named Jeff Lebowski, nicknamed "The Dude", is beaten up by thugs who let him know that his wife owes money to Jackie Treehorn. One problem remains; The Dude has never been married and has never heard of Jackie Treehorn. Realizing the situation is a case of mistaken identity, The Dude discovers another Jeff Lebowski living in LA. This second Lebowski is a millionaire who throws The Dude out of his house, but not before he gets a glipse of Lebowski's wife Bunny. The next day, The Dude gets a call from Lebowski saying Bunny's been kidnapped for a $1 million ransom. Lebowski offers The Dude 20 grand to act as the courier for the money. The Dude agrees, taking along his bowling buddy Walter who suggests they blow off the kidnapping and steal the money for themselves. The Dude disagrees but when Walter hands the kidnappers a bag of laundry, they are in deep. Things only get worse when The Dude's car is stolen with the $1 million inside.
A laid-back Los Angeles bowler named Jeff Lebowski, nicknamed "The Dude", is beaten up by thugs who let him know that his wife owes money to Jackie Treehorn. One problem remains; The Dude has never been married and …
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In Theaters

  • March 6, 1998

MPAA Rating

R

Genres

Comedy, Thriller, Crime

Run Time

1 hour 57 minutes

Distributors

PolyGram Video

Box Office

$17,439,164

Director

Joel Coen

Director

CAST

Jeff Bridges

Jeff 'The Dude' Lebowski

John Goodman

Walter Sobchak

Julianne Moore

Maude Lebowski

Steve Buscemi

Donny

David Huddleston

The Big Lebowski

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Brandt
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