
When "the dude" Lebowski is mistaken for a millionaire Lebowski, two thugs urinate on his rug to coerce him into paying a debt he knows nothing about. While attempting to gain recompense for the ruined rug from his wealthy counterpart, he accepts a one-time job with high pay-off. He enlists the help of his bowling buddy, Walter, a gun-toting Jewish-convert with anger issues. Deception leads to more trouble, and it soon seems that everyone from porn empire tycoons to nihilists... (Full plot summary below)
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When "the dude" Lebowski is mistaken for a millionaire Lebowski, two thugs urinate on his rug to coerce him into paying a debt he knows nothing about. While attempting to gain recompense for the ruined rug from his wealthy counterpart, he accepts a one-time job with high pay-off. He enlists the help of his bowling buddy, Walter, a gun-toting Jewish-convert with anger issues. Deception leads to more trouble, and it soon seems that everyone from porn empire tycoons to nihilists want something from The Dude.
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| IGN DVDR.L. ShafferOne of the funniest, coolest, most absurd cult films ever made, and one of the best from the dynamic duo - Joel and Ethan Coen. |
| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesBridges does more with his deflated body language than many comedians can manage by chewing the furniture. |
| Apollo GuideDan JardineNot that The Big Lebowski is without its charms, but, like its central character, it is occasionally aimless and incoherent. |
| Arizona Daily StarPhil VillarrealIn many ways, The Big Lebowski has surpassed Fargo as the Coens' high-water mark. |
| Goatdog's MoviesMichael W. Phillips, Jr.It's the actors that make this film: without the perfect casting ... and without their perfect comic timing, it wouldn't work. But it does work, every minute. |
| IGN DVDR. L. ShafferOne of the funniest, coolest, most absurd cult films ever made, and one of the best from the dynamic duo - Joel and Ethan Coen. |
| The GuardianPeter BradshawIt’s a great performance from Bridges, and he seems weirdly young in this film, certainly compared to the brilliant craggy oldsters that later became his acting birthright. You can still see the boyish, vulnerable figure that he was in Peter Bogdanovich’s The Last Picture Show. One of a kind. [20th Anniversary] |
| Solzy at the MoviesDanielle SolzmanIf one were to examine the entire cinematic resume of the Coen Brothers, The Big Lebowskiwould assuredly rest within the top five spots. |
| Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)Judith EgertonLike meeting the Three Stooges after they've blasted their brains with mind-altering drugs, time-traveled into the 1990s and landed in a vintage bowling alley. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonIt put a smile on my face that never left for 117 minutes. |