The Big Lebowski (1998) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!!

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    Shut the f*ck up, Donny.
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  • @TBRSchmitt
    @TBRSchmitt  2 роки тому +254

    All you need is some good pals, some good drinks and some bowling! What a wild movie haha!
    Thank you all for the support and the movie suggestions!

    • @OG_BioHax
      @OG_BioHax 2 роки тому +7

      Shoutout to the Big Lebowski bar in Iceland 🇮🇸🥛

    • @jjkcharlie
      @jjkcharlie 2 роки тому +3

      I don't know if I ever wrote this, but, Mrs. Schmitt looks like Dora, the Explorer grew up to marry a gringo.

    • @orion7677
      @orion7677 2 роки тому +1

      Can you put the movie “Paul” on your next comedy poll?
      It’s Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Seth Rogan as an Alien. It’s pretty funny.

    • @sean---the-other-one
      @sean---the-other-one 2 роки тому +4

      Great movie.
      I love how Philip Seymour Hoffman manages to avoid being typecast. He can be a stoner adrenaline junkie (Twister), a toadie (here in Tye Big Lebowski), or a suspect priest (Doubt), and he just 100% delivers and embodies the part.
      My favourite role of his is as Andy in Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead. That was an incredible performance in a sea of incredible performances in an incredible movie. If you guys haven’t seen that one, do yourselves a favour. You won’t regret it.

    • @sean---the-other-one
      @sean---the-other-one 2 роки тому +7

      @@jjkcharlie
      Dude. Have some respect.

  • @nicksticksrussoofficial6028
    @nicksticksrussoofficial6028 2 роки тому +142

    You know the rug really tied the room together man

    • @TBRSchmitt
      @TBRSchmitt  2 роки тому +13

      It definitely did!

    • @rabbitandcrow
      @rabbitandcrow 2 роки тому +3

      There's kind of in interesting subtext there too - the rug ties the crazy movie together too!

    • @faithshade1430
      @faithshade1430 Рік тому +8

      And this guy peed on it

    • @andrewburgemeister6684
      @andrewburgemeister6684 Рік тому +6

      @@faithshade1430 Donny, please…

    • @vincecommando7575
      @vincecommando7575 Рік тому +5

      @@andrewburgemeister6684 Forget it Donny! You're out of your element!

  • @BezoRazo
    @BezoRazo 2 роки тому +448

    Needless to say, this is a movie that does not suffer from being viewed multiple times :-)

    • @Corn_Pone_Flicks
      @Corn_Pone_Flicks 2 роки тому +42

      Well, you know, that's just like...your opinion, man.

    • @goldboy150
      @goldboy150 2 роки тому +1

      Corn Pone Flicks coitus?

    • @jaymorrison8419
      @jaymorrison8419 2 роки тому

      also, Raising Arizona

    • @sunyata999
      @sunyata999 2 роки тому +5

      I would say you need to watch it multiple times to figure out what the heck is
      going on ! Great film, the Coens never disappoint.

    • @bryanrowan3564
      @bryanrowan3564 2 роки тому +3

      I still laugh just as hard as the first time I seen it I absolutely love this movie

  • @user-ln4gd6hx7e
    @user-ln4gd6hx7e 2 роки тому +203

    Best description of this film I've ever heard: It's like watching a plot do everything it can to matter to a protagonist who just can't be bothered.

    • @jackthenarrator4735
      @jackthenarrator4735 2 роки тому +22

      It's like that episode of SOUTH PARK where the kids try to find their Okama GameSphere and instead stumble upon a global conspiracy but couldn't care less about the complex plot because they just want to play video games.

    • @lumpyfishgravy
      @lumpyfishgravy 2 роки тому +12

      The Dude abides ...

    • @M0rket
      @M0rket Рік тому +4

      @@lumpyfishgravy Just takin'er easy for all us sinners.

  • @chevand8
    @chevand8 2 роки тому +392

    One of my favorite little fun facts about this movie is that Steve Buscemi was in the Coen Brothers' previous movie, Fargo, and he played a character who was basically an impulsive talker... so when Buscemi returned for this role, the Coens decided he should play a character who constantly gets told to "shut the fuck up".

    • @rg3388
      @rg3388 2 роки тому +40

      And he says, "in & out" in both roles. Coens' films all interconnect and give me deja vu.

    • @donkfail1
      @donkfail1 2 роки тому +7

      @@rg3388 And almost all their movies is about people in pursuit of a big stack of money and how greed never pays off.

    • @dougpirko211
      @dougpirko211 2 роки тому

      @@tremorsfan He dies in Miller's Crossing (off screen) and we don't see the body (but it's referred to) -- I don't think he dies in Barton Fink, though.

    • @dougpirko211
      @dougpirko211 2 роки тому +1

      @@tremorsfan I've seen HP twice, but other than "a nice double stitch" and "you know, for kids" I really don't remember it at all.
      I really should watch it again.

    • @WhatsWrongWithTheStreet
      @WhatsWrongWithTheStreet Рік тому +2

      @@donkfail1 You're right. It never pays off but the ride is hilarious.

  • @Timeisaflat_O
    @Timeisaflat_O 2 роки тому +230

    No film will ever top this one. John Goodman's performance is effing legendary.

    • @lampad4549
      @lampad4549 2 роки тому +3

      Cache, 81/2, no country for old men, a serious man, the lighthouse etc.

    • @randywhite3947
      @randywhite3947 2 роки тому +9

      @@lampad4549 cmon man the lighthouse really?

    • @joemfahey
      @joemfahey 2 роки тому +4

      All their performances wwre legendary. Its a film built on perfect writing and amazing chemistry between actors. Its fuckin awesome

    • @gonzorichards9459
      @gonzorichards9459 2 роки тому +2

      @@randywhite3947 yeah the lighthouse really? Wtf

    • @dr.juerdotitsgo5119
      @dr.juerdotitsgo5119 2 роки тому +3

      You're killing your father Larry!

  • @goldboy150
    @goldboy150 2 роки тому +71

    “Her co-star in the beaver picture”
    “You mean, vagina?”
    Gets me every time

    • @shawnthompson2303
      @shawnthompson2303 Рік тому +9

      The plot is ludicrous. I can imagine you know what happens next.
      *He fixes the cable?*

    • @michaelkrull3331
      @michaelkrull3331 10 місяців тому

      Beaver? I mean vagina. I mean, you know the guy?

    • @andrewburgemeister6684
      @andrewburgemeister6684 9 місяців тому +2

      @@shawnthompson2303Don’t be fatuous Jeffrey!

  • @harryballsak1123
    @harryballsak1123 2 роки тому +13

    I have have Donny saying "Phone's ringing dude." as my ringtone

  • @lburnhamesq
    @lburnhamesq 2 роки тому +12

    Maude: "The story is ludicrous." Very meta.

  • @secludedmisanthrope6388
    @secludedmisanthrope6388 2 роки тому +106

    When I was in the Marines in 2001, I was stationed at Marine Corps Base Hawaii with the 3rd Marines and we had a Hispanic NCO that was tall, skinny and his last name was DeJesus. The Big Lebowski was a popular movie in our barracks and when Sgt. DeJesus was bitching someone out for whatever reason, you'd hear "Nobody fucks with Da Jesus" from people in the formation. He hated this movie...

    • @rojopo1971
      @rojopo1971 2 роки тому +3

      Awesome, I was in 1/3 at kbay, I can completely see this happening, I was in 93-97

    • @Eirik_Bloodaxe
      @Eirik_Bloodaxe 2 роки тому +9

      8 year olds dude.

    • @secludedmisanthrope6388
      @secludedmisanthrope6388 2 роки тому

      @@rojopo1971 I was with CSSG-3, now it's called Combat Logistics Battalion 3. How'd you like serving in Hawaii?

    • @sinisterexaggerator3101
      @sinisterexaggerator3101 2 роки тому +1

      And I worked with a gay guy named Larry

    • @kaniksu6490
      @kaniksu6490 2 роки тому

      😂

  • @jamezmcc
    @jamezmcc 2 роки тому +28

    I could watch Jeff Bridges, John Goodman and Steve Buscemi arguing and playing bowling all day long 😆

  • @glennwelsh9784
    @glennwelsh9784 2 роки тому +205

    This movie is best enjoyed when you realize that the plot means nothing, as it ultimately resolves itself regardless of what The Dude does. The Big Lebowski is all about the funny collection of weird and quirky characters. Also, a lot of the characters are based upon actual people the Coens knew in real life.

    • @ThePartisan13
      @ThePartisan13 2 роки тому +3

      Kinda like Indiana Jones

    • @StevenRice
      @StevenRice 2 роки тому +5

      @@yt45204 John Milius - there's an amazing documentary on his life called "Milius" that was released back in 2013. While I don't align with his extreme political views, he is an amazing writer and good director - and it's sad that his Stroke stopped him from doing anything again in the film industry.

    • @jp3813
      @jp3813 2 роки тому +3

      @@ThePartisan13 If it wasn't for Indy, the Americans wouldn't have the Ark and Marion would've been tortured to death in Nepal.

    • @ThePartisan13
      @ThePartisan13 2 роки тому +1

      @@jp3813 Why is the Americans having the arc a good thing for you?

    • @jp3813
      @jp3813 2 роки тому

      @@ThePartisan13 Where did you see the word "good" in my previous post?

  • @StCerberusEngel
    @StCerberusEngel 2 роки тому +53

    Maude: You can imagine where it goes from here.
    Dude: He fixes the cable?
    Love that joke.

    • @lewstone5430
      @lewstone5430 2 роки тому +1

      “Logjammin’” *classic!* One my fav’s!

    • @FightingTorque411
      @FightingTorque411 2 роки тому +3

      "Don't be fatuous, Jeffrey."

    • @gamleskalle1
      @gamleskalle1 2 роки тому

      Not a joke, he fixes the cable. Asia Carrera, porn girl, is, a computer and musical genius in real life. Dont ask why i know this, lol.

    • @StCerberusEngel
      @StCerberusEngel 2 роки тому +2

      @@gamleskalle1 Same reason I know it?

  • @justinsherman9350
    @justinsherman9350 2 роки тому +89

    Goodman is fantastic in this, and there's something really sweet about his dependance on the Dude, and the Dude's boundless tolerance/forgiveness.
    He does indeed abide.

    • @TBRSchmitt
      @TBRSchmitt  2 роки тому +20

      They are truly soulmates!

    • @michaelceraso1977
      @michaelceraso1977 2 роки тому +12

      @@TBRSchmitt its a nutty film thats for sure , and you take notice that you never see Jeff Bridges even bowl one time? lol

    • @tonyyul703
      @tonyyul703 2 роки тому +12

      @@TBRSchmitt great touch making that *White Russian* 😎

    • @tonyyul703
      @tonyyul703 2 роки тому +6

      @@TBRSchmitt one thing about Jeff Bridges is that most of the time he really is like Jeff Labouski (The 😎 Dude)

    • @andrewburgemeister6684
      @andrewburgemeister6684 2 роки тому +3

      @@michaelceraso1977 yeah, that’s one my favourite details, The Dude is so lazy he doesn’t even pick-up a bowling ball and participate in his “preferred” sport lol.

  • @thrawn5k
    @thrawn5k 2 роки тому +40

    My favorite movie. It gets better with each re-watching. The Dude abides.

  • @matthewganong1730
    @matthewganong1730 2 роки тому +92

    One great detail that becomes more apparent on repeat viewings is the way The Dude adopts phrases and speech patterns from the people he meets in the movie (“This aggression will not stand,” “The Dude abides,” “in the parlance of our times,” etc). Another great similar touch is when Walter corrects him for saying “Chinaman,” then a scene later the Dude visibly reacts when the Big Lebowski uses that word.

    • @jfox9126
      @jfox9126 2 роки тому +17

      That is one of the best parts of this movie - such an interesting little touch that adds so much to the character.

    • @ianjohnston7617
      @ianjohnston7617 2 роки тому +15

      After Maud uses word "Johnson", he adopts that word as well.

    • @hoopsmccann639
      @hoopsmccann639 2 роки тому +1

      and his dream sequences are all things he has seen and are burned into his subconscious, like the giant scissors the germans have are from a painting in the background at maude's house and saddam being the shoe man at the bowling alley, etc.

  • @Jeff_Lichtman
    @Jeff_Lichtman 2 роки тому +122

    "His car can't get much worse." - Just wait. . .
    The Dude is one of the most passive protagonists I've ever seen. Stuff just happens to him. He gets buffeted from one situation to another by forces outside his control. Walter, The Big Lebowski, Maud, Jackie Treehorn, all contribute to the chaos, while The Dude is at the center of it all. His passivity is almost a weapon in itself.
    Did you notice that at one point The Dude made a White Russian using non-dairy creamer?

    • @paulcurran4786
      @paulcurran4786 2 роки тому +3

      Did u notice the date on The Dudes check in the opening sequence?

    • @ThePartisan13
      @ThePartisan13 2 роки тому +3

      Yeah I tried that once, I do not recommend it

    • @ablacklakeawhitelake
      @ablacklakeawhitelake 2 роки тому +5

      Well.... that´s like..... your opinion, mann......

    • @stobe187
      @stobe187 2 роки тому +9

      The plot is trying its hardest to form around the Dude, but he is so nonchalant it's not working.

    • @Flup2
      @Flup2 2 роки тому

      @@paulcurran4786 What about the date?

  • @jeffp2x443
    @jeffp2x443 2 роки тому +170

    This is definitely a movie you have to watch multiple times. It really gets better with each viewing. Thanks for the reaction, you guys really analyzed it well! Keep up the great work on your channel!

    • @PacDork
      @PacDork 2 роки тому

      Truth. I’ve seen it 80 billion times.

    • @ScottyDoesntKnow69
      @ScottyDoesntKnow69 2 роки тому

      Also at the beginning when dude writes the .69 check the date was 9/11 with George bush sr on the tv. Pretty crazy coincidence

    • @Docjonel
      @Docjonel 2 роки тому +4

      Totally agree. This a movie that gets funnier each time I watch it. Eminently quotable. I love how it just does one big giant circle back to the start with nothing much having really happened- no kidnapping, no stolen money. It's about the journey, not the destination and the journey is about all the unique characters and how they interact.
      Fun flick!

  • @gr1mrea9er82
    @gr1mrea9er82 2 роки тому +56

    Jeff Bridges played this part to perfection. The oafish slacker living in a haze of pot and white Russians, that the times have left behind. Whalesong music was big in the 80's yuppie culture. It's like he is in Patrick Bateman's universe, but at the opposite coast, in a very different lifestyle. The dude is the greatest character in a movie ever. I watch this movie once a year at least. You will notice new things every time.

    • @aleatharhea
      @aleatharhea 2 роки тому +2

      The Coens wrote the part with Jeff Bridges in mind.

    • @timkpunkt8171
      @timkpunkt8171 Рік тому +4

      Have you noticed that the dude just repeats phrases he hears from other characters or the TV? Just like "this aggression will not stand" bit.

    • @agdgdgwngo
      @agdgdgwngo 9 місяців тому +1

      ​@@timkpunkt8171I do that, I think everyone does to some extent

  • @StinkyGreenBud
    @StinkyGreenBud 2 роки тому +27

    "The best way I've heard this described is that there's a movie trying to happen to The Dude but he just isn't having it."

  • @NorthGaReptile
    @NorthGaReptile 2 роки тому +15

    The re-watchability of this movie is astronomical. Its the perfect movie for a Tuesday night and you just want to chill and enjoy yourself for the evening.

  • @tarlane
    @tarlane 2 роки тому +27

    My favorite description of this is that the movie is trying so hard to form a plot around the dude, but he resists it through sheer force of will.

    • @arconeagain
      @arconeagain 2 роки тому +5

      The dude 'does not' abide.

  • @jjsdad4952
    @jjsdad4952 2 роки тому +10

    “Raising Arizona” & “Oh Brother Where Art Thou” are also in the pantheon of masterfully quirky Coen Bros flicks.

  • @Dinkdownn
    @Dinkdownn 2 роки тому +14

    That rug really tied the room together.

  • @brettschacht4183
    @brettschacht4183 2 роки тому +81

    This brilliant film is only the tip of the iceberg in the Coen Brothers catalog. Other can't-miss watches include:
    No Country for Old Men
    Miller's Crossing
    Fargo
    Blood Simple
    O Brother Where Art Thou
    Raising Arizona
    Burn After Reading
    Each of these films is a classic, and endlessly rewatchable!

    • @gregall2178
      @gregall2178 2 роки тому +8

      Where's The Hudsucker Proxy?

    • @brettschacht4183
      @brettschacht4183 2 роки тому

      @@tsogobauggi8721 That's another great one!

    • @insiddious
      @insiddious 2 роки тому +1

      True Grit

    • @jeeveseventynine9263
      @jeeveseventynine9263 2 роки тому +1

      No Country for Old Men is one of my all time favorites. Fargo is a classic for sure, Barton Fink was great as well.

    • @adgato75
      @adgato75 2 роки тому

      I think "No Country" is one of the best films ever made.

  • @Arya_Amir
    @Arya_Amir 2 роки тому +69

    The Coen Brothers are so good at mixing comedy and drama. Fargo, Barton Fink and A Serious Man are some of my favorites.
    They are also good at making straight up dramas like No Country for Old Men.

    • @pixiesyay
      @pixiesyay 2 роки тому +5

      A serious man is definitely my favorite, and love the others you listed.

    • @NorthGaReptile
      @NorthGaReptile 2 роки тому

      You forgot O, Brother, Where Art Thou?.

    • @kaniksu6490
      @kaniksu6490 2 роки тому +1

      God, this film along with A Serious Man and Burn After Reading make me laugh, literally so hard 😂

    • @potterj09
      @potterj09 2 роки тому

      Alone at 3am in the morning I found Barton Fink more disturbing than Emily Rose :| heh

  • @AndrewS17
    @AndrewS17 2 роки тому +28

    That damn coffee cup throw gets me every time.

    • @Nite37
      @Nite37 2 місяці тому

      I know, who thinks that one up? Comedic genius.

  • @garyd3900
    @garyd3900 2 роки тому +2

    Dude liked more than just his friends and bowling, he liked his rug too... it tied the room together

  • @blackwolf6082
    @blackwolf6082 2 роки тому +7

    If you like this one, watch Raising Arizona. Cohen Brothers are genius

  • @luc410
    @luc410 2 роки тому +10

    the term dude comes from the 1800's, referring to a guy, typically, who was fashionable, or fancy. nowadays its basically just a slang greeting for anyone, but some places its still considered an insult lol.

    • @Carandini
      @Carandini 2 роки тому +2

      The connotation in the 1800s also meant a city-slicker, somebody utterly at a loss when placed on a cattle ranch, for instance. A dude ranch was essentially a place to teach urbanites how to ride, rope, and punch cattle due to the intense popularity of cowboys in the first half of the 20th century.

  • @reservoirdude92
    @reservoirdude92 2 роки тому +24

    Very few comedies are as consistently hilarious as this. I can't understand how Joel and Ethan Coen can write damn near anything. Comedies (Raising Arizona, The Ladykillers, O Brother, Where Art Thou?), existential dramas (Barton Fink, Inside Llewyn Davis), gangster flicks (Miller's Crossing) crime films (Blood Simple, Fargo, No Country for Old Men, hell, it's most of their filmography anyway), Westerns (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, True Grit)...
    Their writing genius and almost supernatural command of the cinematic medium is what makes the Coen Brothers so damn special.

    • @NeilLewis77
      @NeilLewis77 2 роки тому +2

      They even nail the musical elements in Hail Caesar.
      Best film makers going.
      Everytime I sit down to watch the newest coen brothers movie I'm so happy because you just don't know what's going to happen.

    • @joshhoodrat451
      @joshhoodrat451 2 роки тому +1

      If you liked “ No Country For Old Men” , see Cormack McCarthy

    • @travishall6442
      @travishall6442 2 роки тому +1

      Best American filmmakers. They capture everything about our country

  • @MrFrog-yg9dp
    @MrFrog-yg9dp 2 роки тому +17

    the best way I've heard this movie described is that there's a movie trying to happen to The Dude but he just isn't interested

    • @ghostofyourmom
      @ghostofyourmom 2 роки тому +3

      Yeah, specifically a detective noir movie.

  • @Noggahide
    @Noggahide 2 роки тому +57

    This movie is a modern masterpiece. So quotable, so hilarious. John Goodman is so freaking good. I love this film, seen it dozens of times!

  • @jimtatro6550
    @jimtatro6550 2 роки тому +11

    John Goodman kills me in this movie.
    “Shut the fu&@ up Donny!!!”
    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👍

  • @eliberdinner4808
    @eliberdinner4808 2 роки тому +7

    This movie has some of the best censored overdubs for television, my favorite being, "This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps!"

  • @scottjo63
    @scottjo63 2 роки тому +6

    Just wanted you to know, on another video on UA-cam, John Goodman gets his star on the Hollywood Hall Of Fame, and Jeff Bridges pays tribute...as The Dude. A must watch.

  • @Flup2
    @Flup2 2 роки тому +3

    Dude: It's like what Lenin said: you look for the person who will benefit and uh...
    Donny: I am the walrus.

  • @PILLGATESUBEEZY
    @PILLGATESUBEEZY 2 роки тому +9

    Just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in..

    • @mrwomby5007
      @mrwomby5007 2 роки тому

      I actually bought that 45 when it first came out. Sung by Kenny Rogers before he got famous.

  • @seamustheplatypus
    @seamustheplatypus 2 роки тому +36

    This movie is an absolute classic, and it actually gets better with each viewing. 😀

  • @emenem6131
    @emenem6131 2 роки тому +7

    What is so genius and funny is how the Dude uses liners he’s recently heard starting with the news clip at the start of the movie like “….this aggression will not stand” 😁

  • @76marex
    @76marex 2 роки тому +22

    "we're over 21" .. 🤣 these Guys are pure gold

  • @wal-swgl6334
    @wal-swgl6334 2 роки тому +10

    You’re killing your father, Larry!!!!!

    • @barn_ninny
      @barn_ninny 2 роки тому +1

      @@LumpyAdams Not exactly a lightweight.

  • @captjackp
    @captjackp 2 роки тому +30

    “AM I THE ONLY ONE HERE WHO GIVES A SHIT ABOUT THE RULES, MARK IT ZERO!” Hahaha I love this movie, great choice

    • @TBRSchmitt
      @TBRSchmitt  2 роки тому +8

      Haha Walter was truly unique!

    • @captainnyet9855
      @captainnyet9855 2 роки тому +3

      "Smokey this isn't Nam; there are rules"

    • @andrewburgemeister6684
      @andrewburgemeister6684 2 роки тому +1

      @@captainnyet9855 “Hey, it’s Smokey, man, so what, he’s toe’s a little over a bit, it’s just a game man…”

  • @YankeeBlues21
    @YankeeBlues21 2 роки тому +41

    Definitely check out another Coen Brothers classic “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” It’s a loose retelling of “The Odyssey”, set in the Depression-era South starring George Clooney (with several usual Coen Brothers contributors, like John Turturro and John Goodman). It’s not as laugh out loud funny as this, but it’s a really fun movie with a similar case of main characters wandering through a plot encountering a bunch of bizarre characters.
    Also, not sure if you two recognized him (since you didn’t mention him like most of the notable supporting actors & cameos), but Maude’s weird, giggling friend is played by David Thewlis, who plays Lupin in Harry Potter.

    • @Eirik_Bloodaxe
      @Eirik_Bloodaxe 2 роки тому +4

      Damn, we’re in a tight spot.

    • @YankeeBlues21
      @YankeeBlues21 2 роки тому +4

      @@Eirik_Bloodaxe
      “Well ain’t this place a geographical oddity? Two weeks from everywhere!”

    • @jaysuscrass9119
      @jaysuscrass9119 2 роки тому

      what an absolute GOLDEN soundtrack on that movie too, hell yes i'd love to see a reaction to this dude

  • @highstimulation2497
    @highstimulation2497 2 роки тому +33

    Do you guys know about LEBOWSKI FEST?
    this movie, and rocky horror, have bizarre large afterlives. quite an honor, I'd imagine.

    • @donkfail1
      @donkfail1 2 роки тому +1

      I think I'll start applying the Rocky Horror motto "Don't dream it, be it!" on this movie and become The Dude in real life. ;)

    • @highstimulation2497
      @highstimulation2497 2 роки тому

      I thought it was "Be it, don't dream it!" (I know it repeats, maybe I just heard the start of the phrase in the wrong place, it happens.)

  • @stevem.1853
    @stevem.1853 2 роки тому +14

    I think we should get around to "Raising Arizona" some day. Plot is pretty simple for the Cohen brothers, but it is still hilarious 😆

  • @rrmenton8016
    @rrmenton8016 2 роки тому +8

    Fun fact, John Goodmans character was based on Director John Milius, who directed Conan The Barbarian.

    • @Penguins569
      @Penguins569 2 роки тому

      that is a great fact! I've never heard that before.

    • @conureron3792
      @conureron3792 Рік тому

      Did the screenplay for Apocalypse Now too

  • @clash5j
    @clash5j 2 роки тому +35

    A few other Coen films to check out - Raising Arizona, Miller's Crossing, O Brother Where Art Thou. Burn After Reading is fun also, but not not for everyone. Lots more terrific Coen brothers movies too. You need to check out some more of their work

    • @lethaldose2000
      @lethaldose2000 2 роки тому +5

      TBR and Sam please do more Coen Brother movies and do more white russian drinks.

  • @GordoFunk555
    @GordoFunk555 2 роки тому +35

    You can never go wrong with a Cohen Brothers movie. I recommend you watch it again. It gets better and funnier each time.

  • @stobe187
    @stobe187 2 роки тому +37

    Watch it again and pay attention to the facial expressions. Brandt in the car is amazing for example.
    Maude's actual indignation towards the porn movie because "the story is ludicrous" will not stop being funny to me. Her speech cadence is also incredible.
    What a film. Not a bad performance in the entire movie.

    • @RandyHall324
      @RandyHall324 2 роки тому +10

      Glad you pointed that out...Apparently Philip Seymour Hoffman was doing everything he could to stifle his urge to burst out laughing in that scene. It's amazing to watch once you know that.

    • @izzonj
      @izzonj 2 роки тому +11

      Julianne Moore is brilliant as Maude. The way she says things like, "Without batting an eye they'll refer to their dick, their rod or their...Johnson, " with that little look-away in the pause. I've rewatched her scenes over and over.

    • @ralfkohler3671
      @ralfkohler3671 2 роки тому +3

      Yeah, THAT'S THE THING! Leave the plot alone for a second: THE PERFORMANCES (!!!) are epic! Every fucking character kills it!!!

    • @sircdrom
      @sircdrom 2 роки тому +2

      Totally! The attention to detail in the acting is stellar. Almost every character is hilarious in some way. I always imagine doing roles like this is 10/10 for the actors themselves. Must be such a joy!

    • @floralevario5084
      @floralevario5084 Рік тому +1

      Never could figure out Maude's speech cadence or accent. So hilarious though! Julianne Moore's performance is as great as all the others.😊

  • @marcuscato9083
    @marcuscato9083 2 роки тому +33

    Interesting musician cameos in this: Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers (one of the nihilists), Aimee Mann (who loses a toe), and Jimmy Dale Gilmore (Smokey, who gets Walter’s gun pointed at his head). All worth checking out.

    • @adgato75
      @adgato75 2 роки тому +2

      Awesome , no one else ever recognizes Aimee Mann. She's great.

  • @bigredtlc1828
    @bigredtlc1828 2 роки тому +11

    The Coen brothers have the most original films. Amazing. Their filmography is worth getting into. Raising Arizona, Fargo are 2 great Coen classics.

  • @K_esco
    @K_esco 2 роки тому +11

    John Goodman is my favorite with all his PTSD. So many quotable lines.😂🤣

    • @andrewburgemeister6684
      @andrewburgemeister6684 Рік тому

      I HAD BUDDIES DIE FACE DOWN IN THE MUCK, SO YOU AND I COULD ENJOY THIS FAMILY RESTAURANT!!! 😂

  • @znk0r
    @znk0r 2 роки тому +4

    There is only one person who could play the Dude.

  • @rhill49849
    @rhill49849 2 роки тому +2

    The girl who gets a toe cut off is Aimee Mann, a talented and beautiful musician. She was in a band called Til Tuesday that was popular in the 80's and had a big hit called Voices Carry.

  • @rickdaniel3230
    @rickdaniel3230 2 роки тому +1

    my favorite exchange in this film:
    Maude: Lord, you can imagine where it goes from here.
    Dude: He fixes the cable?

  • @donnal1891
    @donnal1891 2 роки тому +15

    May I suggest another bowling comedy for you guys to react to: Kingpin staring Woody Harrelson and Bill Murray :)

  • @Uncle_T
    @Uncle_T 2 роки тому +5

    The scattering of Donny's ashes makes me lol every time I see it. 🤣

  • @3DJapan
    @3DJapan 2 роки тому +2

    In the original script Walter never went to 'nam. He was a gun nut who tried to go but was rejected for medical reasons.

  • @filmfreak7682
    @filmfreak7682 2 роки тому +1

    “What the hell is going on with that rug?”
    It ties the room together man

  • @tchoupitoulos
    @tchoupitoulos 2 роки тому +6

    John Goodman's character was fashioned after the look and persona of screenwriter and director John Milius, who wrote and directed Conan the Barbarian, and wrote the screenplays for Apocalypse Now, Jeremiah Johnson, Dirty Harry and Magnum Force, and Red Dawn.

    • @andrewburgemeister6684
      @andrewburgemeister6684 2 роки тому +3

      Milius is also a big right-wing conservative, and wanted desperately to fight in ‘Nam, but alas had asthma and was excluded from service.
      Originally it was going to be revealed Walter never went to Vietnam during the ashes and argument scene which would have been even funnier.

  • @aldepal
    @aldepal 2 роки тому +4

    The Coen Bros also Directed Jeff Bridges in one of the best Westerns ever TRUE GRIT

  • @chanahasnomana
    @chanahasnomana 10 місяців тому +1

    "the story is ludicrous" is probably the funniest line to me lol

  • @PerfectHandProductions
    @PerfectHandProductions 2 роки тому +4

    The Dude is one of the best film characters of all time.

  • @galbaum33
    @galbaum33 2 роки тому +4

    'A Serious Man' is the best Coen's brothers film. You should watch it and 'Fargo' too.

  • @sugelite5068
    @sugelite5068 2 роки тому +3

    The script originally stated the narrator had a "sam elliot" voice before sam was even cast

  • @leonardshevlin7260
    @leonardshevlin7260 2 роки тому +2

    The owner of the toe is one of the best singer-songwriters in the world: Aimee Mann.
    Her husband is Michael Penn, brother of Sean Penn.

  • @conureron3792
    @conureron3792 2 роки тому +6

    I love how the dude adopts phrases throughout the movie, even uses some of his landlord’s dance moves in his dream sequence

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 2 роки тому +17

    The Dude Abides! Love this movie! It's one of the funniest and most underrated, but memorable movie from the Coen Brothers, the guys whom brought us FARGO.

    • @TBRSchmitt
      @TBRSchmitt  2 роки тому +6

      Absolutely wild!

    • @lewstone5430
      @lewstone5430 2 роки тому

      @Randy Bobandy not to mention a religion/spiritual movement.

  • @matthewganong1730
    @matthewganong1730 2 роки тому +10

    There was a guy who rewrote this entirely as a Shakespeare play called “Two Gentleman of Lebowski.” I think it’s been performed at Lebowski Fest once or twice.

    • @boshooda
      @boshooda 2 роки тому

      I completely forgot about that! it's so good!

  • @rosshall6475
    @rosshall6475 2 роки тому +17

    This is my absolute favorite film of all time. I bet I've seen it 40 times. Thank you for watching it.

  • @nealnoir
    @nealnoir 2 роки тому +26

    When you guys busted out the drinks I literally loled. So awesome.

  • @pixiesyay
    @pixiesyay 2 роки тому +11

    You made white russians

    • @TBRSchmitt
      @TBRSchmitt  2 роки тому +5

      Actually pretty good! Will drink them again haha!

  • @Yora21
    @Yora21 2 роки тому +1

    This is definitely one of the Top 100 movies ever made.

  • @pwmel1
    @pwmel1 2 роки тому +1

    The girlfriend who gave up her toe was Aimee Mann, leader singer and bassist for the 80s band 'til Tuesday. She's Sean Penn's sister-in-law.

  • @clarkmiller3042
    @clarkmiller3042 2 роки тому +3

    There’s a theory that Donnie only exists in Walter’s head. Apart from a couple instances, it holds up pretty well.

  • @Penguins569
    @Penguins569 2 роки тому +5

    No-one else could have made this film other than the Coens. Some of the best and most memorable characters considering not much really happens in the whole film- a real little gem.

  • @misterlou4207
    @misterlou4207 2 роки тому +1

    I've noticed one thing about The Coen Brothers' movies is that if there's a huge amount of money involved, nobody, no matter who they are, will ever get it. *Possible spoiler alert, for any Coen Brother movie you have yet to see.* Please check out 'Hail, Cesar!' it's so GOOD!

  • @KatzenbachNYC
    @KatzenbachNYC 16 днів тому

    I can NEVER get enough of this movie! I cry from laughing so hard each time I view it. It’s crazy. I know almost all the lines and yet I still laugh hysterically. This has to be one of the funniest movies ever made IMO. 😂😂

  • @theprofessor8517
    @theprofessor8517 2 роки тому +5

    One of my fav movies. AS a person who has played in PBA sanctioned leagues, this is very... familiar - sans the crazy. As for Donny - it depends on the league rules.

  • @russellh.3150
    @russellh.3150 2 роки тому +7

    Every reaction i've seen of this movie where there's a woman watching, they always get the most quizzical "What is that woman doing?" look on their faces when Maude is nonchalantly doing her conception exercises. I wasn't disappointed this time either lol. Love the channel!

  • @TheNOJUSTICEJUSTUS
    @TheNOJUSTICEJUSTUS 2 роки тому +2

    This is my favorite comedy. It gets better every time you watch it.

  • @jaymorrison8419
    @jaymorrison8419 2 роки тому +1

    you get it - the dude basically sails through the madness and stress
    it's so funny

  • @orlandoruizjr3834
    @orlandoruizjr3834 2 роки тому +25

    This movie is fun to see with an audience in a theater. My local downtown theater shows it once a year and they serve white Russians. So much fun. People dress up like characters from the movie too. One my my all time favorites.

    • @clutchpedalreturnsprg7710
      @clutchpedalreturnsprg7710 2 роки тому

      Cool! We only saw it one time at the theater and were flabbergasted. Seen it many times since. This viewing I connected that Donny Terrabatsu and Dude's car were killed on the same night. Donny's death always overshadowed that before. I'm reminded of that slogan: " Built Ford Tough! ".

    • @22013
      @22013 2 роки тому

      What town is this theater in?

    • @orlandoruizjr3834
      @orlandoruizjr3834 2 роки тому

      Crest Theater, downtown Sacramento in California

  • @adubs3851
    @adubs3851 2 роки тому +8

    You're out of your element, Donny!

  • @CharlieCanfield
    @CharlieCanfield 2 роки тому +1

    love that the coen bros wanted the film to be the tone of the raymond chandler-type sprawling LA private detective crime novel, with way too many characters, where even the author can't really explain what happened.

  • @johnnyjohnny2650
    @johnnyjohnny2650 2 роки тому +1

    'are you surprised at my tears sir?'
    'oh, fuckin a'
    lol one line always cracked me up for some reason

  • @desmoove
    @desmoove 2 роки тому +3

    Whenever I click on your page I always shout "TBR Scmitt!" like I'm announcing your entrance into the room. I don't really know why but it's fun to do before watching movies with ya'll.

  • @michaeljames6817
    @michaeljames6817 2 роки тому +4

    John Goodman is one of the most underrated actors ever. He's great in everything.

  • @rickmoreno7166
    @rickmoreno7166 Рік тому

    Favorite moment of this video: Sam gasps and looks concerned at the Dude's car in impound, "Oh wait, it already looked like that!" 🤣🤣🤣

  • @YouHaventSeenMeRight
    @YouHaventSeenMeRight 2 роки тому +1

    I've heard people describe this movie as "A slacker stumbles into a Film Noir"

  • @dwarfwithattitude1723
    @dwarfwithattitude1723 2 роки тому +6

    Speaking Honestly about my favourite movie here. The first time I watched it, it was confusing and certainly wierd. But every time I watched it after that, I picked up something I missed the time before. Such a good cult film. Went to a Big Lebowski one-off screening years ago, so good to see that the film still has a strong following.

  • @aderftard
    @aderftard 2 роки тому +8

    Every aspiring story/script writer should study this film.

    • @harrymarshall
      @harrymarshall 2 роки тому

      *Raymond Chandler

    • @ghostofyourmom
      @ghostofyourmom 2 роки тому

      There's literally a multi-layered, hilarious joke or line on EVERY page of the screenplay.

  • @blopblop7311
    @blopblop7311 2 роки тому +1

    Another awesome little tidbit is that I’m pretty sure every quotable thing the dude says throughout the movie he heard in a previous scene from someone else. Watch it again and you’ll notice it. One of the million genius little things about this movie.

  • @MrUndersolo
    @MrUndersolo 2 роки тому +1

    This reaction is just, like, your opinion, man...
    Seriously, I am so glad to see the cult of the Dude grow like this.

  • @LordToddtastic666
    @LordToddtastic666 2 роки тому +19

    Love Coen films, and this is definitely a-list. You have to watch The Hudsucker Proxy. It's so underrated and so very good! Their whole catalog is masterful.

    • @flyingardilla143
      @flyingardilla143 2 роки тому +2

      You know... ...for kids!

    • @michaelbeasley5783
      @michaelbeasley5783 2 роки тому

      Underrated gangster movie worth multiple viewings: Miller's Crossing. Don't miss it if you haven't seen it. "Look into your heart!"

    • @jaymorrison8419
      @jaymorrison8419 2 роки тому

      Raising Arizona

  • @christinadoxstader3004
    @christinadoxstader3004 2 роки тому +31

    You two need to check out some other Coen Brothers movies. most of them are enjoyable. I believe you watched Fargo so I won't recommend that but I would suggest Raising Arizona and O Brother Where Art Thou, both also feature Mr Goodman, and I'd also recommend The Hudsucker Proxy, Blood Simple and Barton Fink.

    • @Timeisaflat_O
      @Timeisaflat_O 2 роки тому +7

      Oh Brother Where Art Thou is so underrated. Hilarious movie. It's even better when you know it's the Coen's interpretation of The Odyssey.

    • @lewstone5430
      @lewstone5430 2 роки тому

      @ac999, yes so funny and poignant.

    • @3DJapan
      @3DJapan 2 роки тому +5

      Nobody talks about The Hudsucker Proxy and it was hilarious.

    • @jksgameshelf3378
      @jksgameshelf3378 2 роки тому

      You forgot 'No Country for Old Men', my personal favorite film of all time and a master class in filmmaking. Everything else you mentioned is great (well, 'The Hudsucker Proxy' was just okay, as I remember), and 'Miller's Crossing' is also great. John Goodman is great in 'Barton Fink', too.

    • @_AlejandroVega1
      @_AlejandroVega1 2 роки тому +4

      Blood Simple and No Country For Old Men!

  • @rubbersole79
    @rubbersole79 2 роки тому +2

    Walter is always reminding everyone of his service in Vietnam and is always interrupted by something......

  • @terdellferguson216
    @terdellferguson216 2 роки тому +2

    Saw Lebowski almost by accident, when it was first in theaters. We went to see another film, but it was sold out. We had movie passes which had to be used by the end of that particular weekend, and so we chose this as the replacement, and what a great choice. It has become iconic over the years and gets better after two or three viewings.
    Number 8 on my top 100 movie list and my top-rated comedy. The word great doesn't do it justice. Coen brothers are geniuses.
    I'm so happy you two watched this one. Keep up the great work.

    • @andrewburgemeister6684
      @andrewburgemeister6684 Рік тому +2

      I saw it on a plane flight, and was like “What the hell is this?!” but loved it!

  • @jeeveseventynine9263
    @jeeveseventynine9263 2 роки тому +4

    I totally forgot Philip Seymour Hoffman is in this, I miss him. :(