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Who is The Big Lebowski

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Times like these call for a Big Lebowski.

Let me explain something to you. Um, I am not "Mr. Lebowski". You're Mr. Lebowski. I'm the Dude. So that's what you call me. You know, that or, uh, His Dudeness, or uh, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing.

-- The Dude (Jeff Bridges)

Although not a commercial success when first released, THE BIG LEBOWSKI has gone on to become one of the most beloved films and a cult favorite from the writing-directing duo of Joel and Ethan Coen.

Contents at a Glance

Get The Big Lebowski
So, who is the Big Lebowski?
Big Lebowski Clips and Videos
The Dude Abides - t-shirts
The Big Lebowski Poll
I'm a Lebowski, You're a Lebowski... - p...

So, who is the Big Lebowski?

I'm a Lebowski.... your're a Lebowski...

This is a very complicated case, Maude. You know, a lotta ins, a lotta outs, a lotta what-have-yous. And, uh, lotta strands to keep in my head, man. Lotta strands in old Duder's head.

-- The Dude (Jeff Bridges)

The real "Big Lebowski" is Mr. Jeffrey Lebowski (David Huddleston). He's not the Dude (Jeff Bridges), although he too happens to be Jeffrey Lebowski. The Big Lebowski has a daugther named Maude (Julianne Moore) from his first marriage and he's also got a young second wife named Bunny (Tara Reid).

The Big Lebowski has some debt issues as it was his first wife who really was the wealthy one, so he's been embezzling from the Little Lebowski Achievers foundation, and the thugs sent to rough him up about it make a little mistake. Instead they wind up at the house of the Dude. They beat him up, and they pee on his rug. The rug that really tied the whole room together.

So the Dude goes to see the Big Lebowski about getting some compensation for his rug, and that's when things start to get a little weird...

Big Lebowski Clips and Videos

excerpts from the movie plus fan remixes and edits

Nobody calls me Lebowski. You got the wrong guy. I'm the Dude, man.

-- The Dude (Jeff Bridges)

The Dude Abides - t-shirts

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Chill out, smoke a J or look for a rug that really ties your whole room together in comfort with these fun Big Lebowski t-shirts.

The Big Lebowski Poll

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Fortunately, I'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug, uh, regimen to keep my mind, you know, uh, limber.

-- the Dude (Jeff Bridges)

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Lebowski Links

Way out west there was this fella I wanna tell ya about. Goes by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least that was the handle his loving parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. See, this Lebowski, he called himself "The Dude". Now, "Dude" - there's a name no man would self-apply where I come from.

-- The Stranger (Sam Elliot)

The Big Lebowski (1998): The Big Lebowski on IMDb: Movies, TV, Celebs, and more...
Obviously You're Not a Golfer :: The Jeff Lebowski (The Dude) Fanlisting: Welcome to Obviously You're Not a Golfer, the fanlisting for the character Jeff (The Dude) Lebowski, played by Jeff Bridges in the movie The Big Lebowski.
Combustible Celluloid film review - The Big Lebowski (1998), Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, dvd review: Even if you've seen all of Joel and Ethan Coen's movies to date, you still don't know what to expect from them. Their imaginations seem limitless. I walked into their seventh movie, The Big Lebowski, wondering if it would either be as great as Fargo, or as misguided as The Hudsucker Proxy. I was prepared for both, but I was not prepared for what I got.
Zen and the art of Dudeliness | Features | Guardian Unlimited Film: eople often ask me if I'm surprised at the amount of attention The Big Lebowski has received over the past few years. They usually seem to expect me to say "yes," but my answer is always "no". What surprises me is that it didn't do as well as I thought it would when it first came out. It was so damn funny, and the Coen brothers had just won the Academy award for Fargo - I thought people would flock to this thing. To tell you the truth, I was sort of disappointed. But now ... well ... I'm glad people are digging it, that it found its audience.
Big Lebowski Collectibles: Action figures and bobbleheads
The Big Lebowski Script: The Big Lebowski Script - Read the movie screenplay from Coens movie about The Dude
Dudeism.com - The Church of the Latter-Day Dude: Come join the slowest-growing religion in the world - Dudeism. An ancient philosophy that preaches non-preachiness, practices as little as possible, and above all, uh...lost my train of thought there. Anyway, if you'd like to find peace on earth and goodwill, man, we'll help you get started. Right after a little nap.

How to Mix a White Russian

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

-- The Dude (Jeff Bridges)

The basic recipe for making a White Russian cocktail, what the Dude calls "a Caucasian," is 2 parts vodka, 1 part coffee liqueur (most often Kahlúa) and 1 part cream. Serve with ice in a low ball glass.

For the cream, people have been known to use heavy cream, light cream, half and half or even just milk.

The movie has pretty much singlehandedly revived interest in this drink, often considered a beverage for beginners or hardcore alcoholics (due to its overt sweetness).

In the movie, the Dude drinks nine Caucasians, dropping a tenth beverage at Jackie Treehorn's house.

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Random Ramblings

So, you know... um, if you wanted to like, say something or maybe leave a comment, um, this would be where you could do that. Or not in case you're not into that sort of thing.

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