I watched this movie (again) with a friend in a little theater in Copenhagen. They paused the movie and served White Russian shots every time the Dude took a sip. It was the best movie experience we ever had.
I saw it once in Washington state outside on a huge inflatable screen at a location that had a winery on one side of the street and a brewery on the other. My friend’s band played before they started the movie.
I'm honestly so jealous. Arguably my most favorite movie. My kids were raised on it and love it but nobody else around me really "gets" the show. It would be nirvana to be surrounded in a theater with other diehard Lebowski fans.
As an ordained Dudeist priest, I have to tell you that you forgot one. When Jesus is introduced throwing a strike, he celebrates by dancing to The Gipsy Kings’s version of Hotel California by the Eagles, the band that the Dude hates. May the Dude abide with you.
No mention of the tribute to Steely Dan's "Any Major Dude". The Dude's friends were Walter (Becker) and Donald (Fagen) and the bartender was Gary (Katz) long time producer.
As a member of The Church of the Latter-Day Dudes, I’m proud to see this masterpiece get its recognition time and time again. A classic and the Dude continues to hold his legend present in the Great Dudes in History.
A god damn masterclass of a movie! The fact my 14 year old cousin made a joke referencing this film not that long ago is a testimony to how genuinely brilliant it was.
A friend I worked with is a pro bowler. I asked him “ What’s the best bowling movie you’ve ever seen?” He said “ King pin” I asked if he’d seen “ The Big Lewbowski?” He said no. We watched it and he was in tears laughing. His name is Donny.😂
you failed to mention that the girl who was sitting at the table with the German niellists ,whos' toe they cut off for proof of a kidnapping of Bunny, to collect ransom ..was a cameo appearance of none other than Aimee Mann ,the singer from the 80's band Til Tuesday
One thing I’ve never seen mentioned in any of these sorts of videos is this: The Dude is the only one one who needs a key to get into his bungalow. Anyone else who gains entry into his abode just gets in - Maude, the rug pee-ers… They simply enter in. Repeatedly. But The Dude… he needs a key.
I became a The Big Lebowski freak from the git go. As my two sons grew up they watched it with me many times. We commonly reference lines when we're together to get some laughs going. One of my sons took me to a Big Lebowski fest in Seattle years ago. It was a riot, first the film and hundreds of folks repeating the dialogue as the movie played and then a bowling party, White Russians, folks dressed as the characters and bowling. Laughs aplenty.for those that get this style.
Its shameful how much I love and have seen this unique film. Comedy at its best. There once was a "Little Lebowski Shop" on Thompson in the East Village of NYC, with "the Dude" in a bathrobe as proprietor, a bowling alley, and all kinds of memorabilia. Only a true cult classic of a movie can inspire that. Thanks for the great video!
As for the pain in the arm - heart attacks can manifest as left arm pain . Right arm pain really is not a thing for heart attacks, and would more likely be pain from bowling with his right hand
@@tonym994 seriously? A guy not bowling is funny? Yeah...I think I have to bail after sitting through it twice. And I like a lot of Cohen brothers other movies
@@joesimon2018 no, it's not funny at all. but I guess if I'm the only one interested in the question, it's not likely to be answered. why the lead in the film, a bowler, doesn't bowl even once. does he not want to open himself up to a world of pain? the agony of defeat? seriously, tho, it is a great comedy. and David Huddleston ,Western acting veteran, makes his 2nd appearance w/ Bridges after 'BAD COMPANY'.
The Jewish sabbath/shabbos is Saturday, not Sunday, so Walter was upset about rolling on a Saturday. Brilliant way to end the vid, btw. "Eight year olds, Dude." 🤣
"see what happens when you find a stranger in the alps" is fantastic. i recall watching "Weird Science" on TV in 1989 or so and they replaced "asshole" in multiple spots with "eggroll" - "thats Wyatt's brother Chet, he's kind of an eggroll."
I never realized the Dude was just regurgitating words and phrases he'd recently heard. Then using them in the wrong context or alternate definition. Crazy!
Over 100 views and I still found things I never noticed in that movie. Delfino‘s car in the café, And the dude throwing a joint on the counter instead of change. Thank you for the laughs. I’m going to be looking into joining that church. Their beliefs are right up my alley.
@@prnoiawegf55 I run set for the Special Effects department. The working title for the film was the Untitled Road Comedy. It will probably get released about this time next year.
That was fun. Love the movie. I saw an interview where Jeff Bridges mentions getting a fan letter from someone who came up with a theory that Donnie is Walter's imaginary friend. Bridges found this notion compelling and went back and watched it as if that were the case. He said he never really realized that outside of the scene where his car get's stolen he never interacts with Donnie, never speaks to him directly. Jeff Bridges said that if you stayed with the whole Donnie's not real theme that could be the Dude being sarcastic with Walter since he's not looking at Donnie when he speaks. The heart attack and ash spreading scene's were the only problematic moments for the theory but if you wrote them off as figments of Walter's imagination it works. Try it. Watch the movie with the premise that Donnie only exists in Walter's somewhat tortured mind, it lends a unique, Beautiful Mind sort of perspective to the film. Then think about how he could actually get the Dude a toe. 🤔
Yeah, I saw that interview too. It’s out here somewhere. Those two scenes, ashes and heart attack, throw it off. Nice theory - and I bet the producer Coen is kicking himself for not thinking that through.
This "theory" is flatly contradicted by the movie on multiple occasions, also it would be a much worse movie if it were true. Other than that I guess..
#31- The Dudes apartment front door swings out, not in. This doesn't meet California fire code for single/multi family dwellings. But of course in the case of him nailing a plank to his floor and board against the door knob to prevent intruders would not have worked had the door swung inward. That and "you must not be much of a golfer" are two of my favorite parts.
They are good bits of the movie but when he says to the cop "I'm sorry I wasn't listening" and the cop just throws the mug from it's prone position right to his forehead has me in hysterics every time, plus just about any scene Walter is in, John Goodman should have been given the congressional medal of honour for the part he played in that movie, Am I wrong? Ok then, That rug really tied the room together did it not?.
2:28 thats because it was an album cover, of a band, the bad guys were involved in, something you should have mentioned. 7:00 when the dude is in bed near the end of the movie with Maude he explains to her he gets royalties from being a writer and was in the music business in the past as well
Having been an avid fan of this film since its release, I must commend you on a highly interesting video, there were several in here I'd never heard before. Well done.
Goodman's improv dubs for the tv version were hilarious. They reminded me of some solid R 90's movie dubbed the same way where every MFer was dubbed with melon farmer.
@@rjwh67220 The one I was thinking of was an early nineties in the heat of the night wanna be. I changed it after about 10 minutes because the melon farmer thing got old. I've seen Repo Man Many times but never dubbed for TV. "let's go do those crimes" . Yeah. Let's go eat sushi… and not pay".
Nice. Yeah I've done that 1 in my head. My go to is and John Carpenter's the thing when Keith David learns that they're dealing with an alien… " Do you expect me to believe that this melon farmer walked out of the ice after a hundred thousand years"?!?!
Very good. I knew somewhere around 20 things but it's been my favorite movie since i saw it maybe 20 years ago. I watched this as a sort of test for myself, i did well. Excellent video, excellent movie. I just want to add I think when the dude says he abides, he means he's very tolerant. The first definition. The Big Lebowski will not abide while The Dude habitually does.
Just a couple of notes, Bunny's real name in the movie Fawn Knutson not Gunderson. Also Bunny's license plate is "Lapin" which is French for a male castrated rabbit.
i love this movie as much as anybody. I'm turning 70. the Dude is somebody I could have hung out with and partied with. I want to point out one thing. He's much nicer than the hippies I knew (and knew quite well). e.g. when his nerdy landlord says, "I got the space for my dance sequence. I'd love it if you'd come and take notes" the Dude says, "I'll be there, man." AND HE ACTUALLY SHOWS UP. Most of the hippies I knew, even if they agreed, would likely not show up and, in fact, not even remember the whole interaction Lebowski is a nice guy, a good person. that's one of the reasons this movie wears so well when you watch it for the seventh time
I wonder if Jeff Bridges ,in part, was inspired to come up with the "human paraquat" line due to the influence of Los Angeles disc jockey, Pat "Paraquat" Kelley, who was on the air in the seventies at radio station KMET 94.7. Of course, I might be out of my element.
Sure that could be why. OTOH, if you were a stoner back in the ‘70s, which Bridges was, you would have been very aware of paraquat. The marijuana eradication program using paraquat caused a lot of fear and paranoia among stoners back then. I don’t think it actually kept anyone from getting high, but it was a concern that was brought up often.
re: Smokey at 6:12. Smokey is Jimmie Dale Gilmore one of the 3 founding members of The Flatlanders. He and the other 2 members are all solo legends in their own right. Also, the actual name of the group is: Eagles. No "The" with a capital "T". Love this movie!!! And a great video The Why! (Edit:Addition: Bowlers make that motion and look at their hands like that a lot when they roll badly.)
Give me one role where Mel Gibson was chill. This movie was made when Gibson was an established actor. He could've chose the role he wants, and people would've seen it, because it's Mel Gibsons. He can't do it. @@airgunfun4248
03:42 I've only just noticed that Walter breaks his glasses in this shot. Also only whilst watching this video I finally noticed (must have seen the film like 15+ times now) the hilarious fact that The Dude puts his bare feet into the bowling shoes 😂 No kidding about the repeat viewings. This film is a masterpiece with a surprising level of depth.
Jeff Bridges narrated the just-released Creedence docu-concert on Netflix, and when they show his name in the credits, "Looking Out My Backdoor" is playing, same song as when Dude's roach falls into his lap.
The very first scene that’s in this video is part of what I noticed a few years back; Donny goes on about the in-n-out burger place by the kids house. Fast forward to the kids place, they go outside, smash up the Vette, realise their mistake, and he next scene is them driving home in the dudes beat-up car, eating burgers from the in-n-out burger!
I’m surprised you didn’t mention that the picture the detective shows the Dude of Bunny Lebowski’s family farm is an actual picture of the Clutter farm, site of the murders depicted in In Cold Blood.
No it would havebeen criminal to make a sequel its like knowing when to let something beautiful just be and not tear it to tethers it would have ruined it imo it is perfect the way it is
Also The Dude’s Medina Sod shirt was originally a bowling shirt made in the 60’s from my hometown near Cleveland, Ohio. A costume designer somehow found it at a thrift store in Los Angeles
watched this movie so many times.. i was hoping for an explanation as to why in the scene where brandt is showing the dude all of mr lebowskis awards and hes describing the lebowski little achievers, his line was "with out the necessary means for a necessary means for a higher education". like why did he repeat himself like that? im watching it on netflix right now i just cant get over that, am i just missing how it makes sense or was that just overlooked ?
In an earlier script it was established that he inherited the fortune from the inventor of the rubiks cube. I like that the movie never addresses his money situation though.
Because of this video and the fact that I haven't seen this movie since it premiered at the movie theaters AND It's too cold today to do anything: the horses, livestock, chickens, ducks, rabbit, dogs and cats, have all been feed and there's still ice on the lawn so what a perfect day to curl up with my loving wife and watch The Big Lebowski this morning. THANK YOU!
Something I've always wondered about, around 11 minutes into the movie when Brandt is showing off the awards wall. He says "Inner-city children of promise, but without the necessary means for, necessary means for a higher education". Is there any reason or meaning behind him repeating "necessary means for"? It gets me every time because it sounds so weird!
this film is strange to be sure. but one of the biggest flaws with it IMO, is the dude never bothered to open the briefcase to look at the money before the drop off took place. now if someone handed you a suitcase with $1M in it, wouldn't you want to look at it the very first chance you got? i thought so.
I did not know that the actors were given creative freedom to replace their dialogue for the TV edits, making John Goodman a genius for coming up with maybe the most iconic line replacement of all time.
The first time I saw this movie…was on regular TV…; due to edits and commercial breaks, I had no idea what was going on…it took me another 4to 5 viewings before I had a remote clue as to what was happening. Now I can put it on as I go to bed and picture every scene in my head by the dialogue.
my gf works for a distributor as a product manager and sometimes asks me to write favorable comments when they have some sale going on. i use the username "the dude" and always write some variation of "product x really tied y together"..... so much for the cult following this movie has inspired
Fact 31: The Dude lives in the complex right across the street from my lift in Venice. They put lights in my building and left a total mess. You can see my orange BMW R80GS parked outside it during one of the exterior shots... from the limo (I think).
Great stuff thanks. I’ll add that the script is loosely based the film noir classic “The Big Sleep (big-get it?) and other Philip Marlowe stories. When the Dude says “my thinking on the case has been all up tight” at the end, the Coen Brothers put it out there.
When I was young I backpacked through Turkey and was exposed to the whole “rug” culture among many other things. I ended up with a rug in my pack that saw 6 cities in Turkey and many more in Greece on my way home. When I hear “it ties the room together” fuckin A I get it know. Just my 2 lira.
I watched this movie (again) with a friend in a little theater in Copenhagen. They paused the movie and served White Russian shots every time the Dude took a sip. It was the best movie experience we ever had.
That would be awesome 👍
I saw it once in Washington state outside on a huge inflatable screen at a location that had a winery on one side of the street and a brewery on the other. My friend’s band played before they started the movie.
That sounds FREAKIN AWESOME! What a great memory.
"Another Caucasian, Gary."
I'm honestly so jealous. Arguably my most favorite movie. My kids were raised on it and love it but nobody else around me really "gets" the show. It would be nirvana to be surrounded in a theater with other diehard Lebowski fans.
As an ordained Dudeist priest, I have to tell you that you forgot one. When Jesus is introduced throwing a strike, he celebrates by dancing to The Gipsy Kings’s version of Hotel California by the Eagles, the band that the Dude hates. May the Dude abide with you.
Ha! I never got that!
And also with you!
@@RobertTrentGates We know man. That post wasn’t meant for smart guys like you, dude.
oooooo the irony, he definitely got the last laugh 😅😅😅
I have one: When he first meets Maude and makes himself a white russian, he makes it with powerdered milk; hilarious!
No mention of the tribute to Steely Dan's "Any Major Dude". The Dude's friends were Walter (Becker) and Donald (Fagen) and the bartender was Gary (Katz) long time producer.
GREAT CATCH!
As a member of The Church of the Latter-Day Dudes, I’m proud to see this masterpiece get its recognition time and time again. A classic and the Dude continues to hold his legend present in the Great Dudes in History.
A fucking men man
A god damn masterclass of a movie! The fact my 14 year old cousin made a joke referencing this film not that long ago is a testimony to how genuinely brilliant it was.
A friend I worked with is a pro bowler. I asked him “ What’s the best bowling movie you’ve ever seen?” He said “ King pin” I asked if he’d seen “ The Big Lewbowski?” He said no. We watched it and he was in tears laughing. His name is Donny.😂
That’s awesome…
@@actionfaction2558 Is it, though?
@@actionfaction2558 well thats just, like, your opinion, man
But Kingpin is funny as f#©k.
Well your friend is out of his element
The Big Lebowski is truly a masterpiece. It's that simple.
Might be my favourite movie of all time. It’s perfect.
I agree, I disagree with a couple of the review points, but that's just my opinion man.
@@archstanton_live Great comment!
Haha, masterpiece? Okay.
Name a Coen Bros. movie that isn't a masterpiece.
you failed to mention that the girl who was sitting at the table with the German niellists ,whos' toe they cut off for proof of a kidnapping of Bunny, to collect ransom ..was a cameo appearance of none other than Aimee Mann ,the singer from the 80's band Til Tuesday
One thing I’ve never seen mentioned in any of these sorts of videos is this: The Dude is the only one one who needs a key to get into his bungalow. Anyone else who gains entry into his abode just gets in - Maude, the rug pee-ers… They simply enter in. Repeatedly. But The Dude… he needs a key.
Also, the apartment door swings out, not in. This doesn't meet fire code in California, only in Florida in high hurricane areas.
@@driveman6490 What are you? A fucking park ranger now?
And let’s not forget that (BUNCHA FFFUCKIN’ AMATEURS!!) the Nihilists marched calmly in too, with a marmot on a leash.
"(you) think the carpet-pisseres did this?????"
Never noticed that before 👍
just watched it with my family on christmas eve, so now it’s gonna be a tradition. movie is amazing
I've been ordained in The Church of the Latter-Day Dude for over 3 years! The vows are easy to keep, if you keep abiding!
Me too. I go about my days preaching non-preachiness.
same here, man
I heard you dudes don't tolerate aggression. It simply doesn't stand
@@72thcking well, yeah? That's,, just... Like... Your opinion, man
That was Ferris Beuler's character. The improvised line: "The dude abides."
I have lost count of the times I have seen this masterpiece
This is one of the most brilliantly written and acted films.
I became a The Big Lebowski freak from the git go. As my two sons grew up they watched it with me many times. We commonly reference lines when we're together to get some laughs going. One of my sons took me to a Big Lebowski fest in Seattle years ago. It was a riot, first the film and hundreds of folks repeating the dialogue as the movie played and then a bowling party, White Russians, folks dressed as the characters and bowling. Laughs aplenty.for those that get this style.
My stoner room mate showed me this film back when It released on DVD. I have grown up to be a very content and happy, hippie art teacher. Thanks Troy!
I don’t remember doing this, but you’re welcome.
17:08 great point as to why the film has such a rewatch factor. The dialogue and individual scenes are more enjoyable than the overall story arc.
Leonardo DiCaprio said it doesn't matter what I have planned if I end up seeing Goodfellas on TV I will watch it again and again Forever ! 🤣
Its shameful how much I love and have seen this unique film. Comedy at its best. There once was a "Little Lebowski Shop" on Thompson in the East Village of NYC, with "the Dude" in a bathrobe as proprietor, a bowling alley, and all kinds of memorabilia. Only a true cult classic of a movie can inspire that. Thanks for the great video!
Man, I was actually sad that this video ended. You did a fantastic job!
in no alternate dimension can I ever envisage Mel Gibson playing the Dude.
You know, I can for some reason. But no, not nearly as good as Jeff.
@@ArchGBUStantonreally? Jeff Bridges kind of is the Dude irl. Mel Gibson is a sociopathic antisemite alcoholic.
@@ArchGBUStanton And in that dimension, _The Jesus Rolls_ would have been a great success.
I'm glad he didn't. I love TBL, and would hate to tarnish it with that creepy anti-Semite.
Yeah no way lol
As for the pain in the arm - heart attacks can manifest as left arm pain . Right arm pain really is not a thing for heart attacks, and would more likely be pain from bowling with his right hand
The ashes coming back in their faces was was classically funny.
Easily my favourite movie, gets better with every rewatch
I've watched it twice and still don't get why people gush over it.
@@joesimon2018 because you’ve only watched it twice
if it wasn't down right hilarious, I probably wouldn't be so into it. but why doesn't the Dude ever once bowl in the film? even Nixon is seen bowling.
@@tonym994 seriously? A guy not bowling is funny? Yeah...I think I have to bail after sitting through it twice. And I like a lot of Cohen brothers other movies
@@joesimon2018 no, it's not funny at all. but I guess if I'm the only one interested in the question, it's not likely to be answered. why the lead in the film, a bowler, doesn't bowl even once. does he not want to open himself up to a world of pain? the agony of defeat? seriously, tho, it is a great comedy. and David Huddleston ,Western acting veteran, makes his 2nd appearance w/ Bridges after 'BAD COMPANY'.
Such a great movie. Brilliant casting. Goodman is epic
We do t need all the annoying bleeps. Yes, brilliant casting
The Jewish sabbath/shabbos is Saturday, not Sunday, so Walter was upset about rolling on a Saturday. Brilliant way to end the vid, btw. "Eight year olds, Dude." 🤣
No doubt I can't see how he missed it. HE says it in the movie
No he doesn’t lol
@@entheo6810 Yes, he does.
He told those fucks down at the league office...
Shabbat shalom, fuckers
"see what happens when you find a stranger in the alps" is fantastic. i recall watching "Weird Science" on TV in 1989 or so and they replaced "asshole" in multiple spots with "eggroll" - "thats Wyatt's brother Chet, he's kind of an eggroll."
I never realized the Dude was just regurgitating words and phrases he'd recently heard. Then using them in the wrong context or alternate definition. Crazy!
Over 100 views and I still found things I never noticed in that movie. Delfino‘s car in the café, And the dude throwing a joint on the counter instead of change. Thank you for the laughs. I’m going to be looking into joining that church. Their beliefs are right up my alley.
This is one of my favorite movies. I am currently working on a movie with Ethan Coen and his wife. It has been an absolute pleasure to work with them.
Wow, I'm envious! In what capacity? And what's the film?
@@prnoiawegf55 I run set for the Special Effects department. The working title for the film was the Untitled Road Comedy. It will probably get released about this time next year.
@@jakehays5475 good
@@leomogura hey, you're in this film, ain't ya?
@@St.Linguini_of_Pesto hell yeah man , one of my best performances
My son, now in his 30’s, still tells me he will love me forever for giving him the suggestion to watch this movie. 😂😂😂
Karl Hungus's band "Autobahn" is based on German band Kraftwerk, whose masterpiece album is titled "Autobahn"
I knew the check was post-dated because after he writes it, his landlord comes by and says, "tomorrow is already the tenth".
That was fun. Love the movie. I saw an interview where Jeff Bridges mentions getting a fan letter from someone who came up with a theory that Donnie is Walter's imaginary friend. Bridges found this notion compelling and went back and watched it as if that were the case. He said he never really realized that outside of the scene where his car get's stolen he never interacts with Donnie, never speaks to him directly. Jeff Bridges said that if you stayed with the whole Donnie's not real theme that could be the Dude being sarcastic with Walter since he's not looking at Donnie when he speaks. The heart attack and ash spreading scene's were the only problematic moments for the theory but if you wrote them off as figments of Walter's imagination it works.
Try it. Watch the movie with the premise that Donnie only exists in Walter's somewhat tortured mind, it lends a unique, Beautiful Mind sort of perspective to the film. Then think about how he could actually get the Dude a toe. 🤔
Dude, mind blown. Gonna have to try it
Yeah, I saw that interview too. It’s out here somewhere.
Those two scenes, ashes and heart attack, throw it off.
Nice theory - and I bet the producer Coen is kicking himself for not thinking that through.
Interesting idea. Just another of the endless layers you can put on this cake. Maybe that's were the idea of Fight Club comes from.
This "theory" is flatly contradicted by the movie on multiple occasions, also it would be a much worse movie if it were true. Other than that I guess..
@@jasonborn5645 The book "Fight Club" was written two years before the movie.
#31- The Dudes apartment front door swings out, not in. This doesn't meet California fire code for single/multi family dwellings. But of course in the case of him nailing a plank to his floor and board against the door knob to prevent intruders would not have worked had the door swung inward. That and "you must not be much of a golfer" are two of my favorite parts.
They are good bits of the movie but when he says to the cop "I'm sorry I wasn't listening" and the cop just throws the mug from it's prone position right to his forehead has me in hysterics every time, plus just about any scene Walter is in, John Goodman should have been given the congressional medal of honour for the part he played in that movie, Am I wrong? Ok then, That rug really tied the room together did it not?.
"what are you a park effin ranger???"😂🤣😂
@@andrewlowden322 city regulations say you can't keep rodents in a domestic dwelling dude 😎
2:28 thats because it was an album cover, of a band, the bad guys were involved in, something you should have mentioned. 7:00 when the dude is in bed near the end of the movie with Maude he explains to her he gets royalties from being a writer and was in the music business in the past as well
So thankful for new lebowski content, big ups.
Having been an avid fan of this film since its release, I must commend you on a highly interesting video, there were several in here I'd never heard before. Well done.
Having Sam Elliott do the background narrative was the finishing touch for me. Great film!
And Seth getting him to do a similar narrative for an episode of Family Guy was pretty darn funny as well!
The only other person they could have gotten who would have been as good would have been Wilford Brimley.
As a dudeist myself, i am happy to have our not-religion mentioned in this video! ✌️
Careful, man, theres a beverage here!
Goodman's improv dubs for the tv version were hilarious. They reminded me of some solid R 90's movie dubbed the same way where every MFer was dubbed with melon farmer.
Repo Man. 1984.
@@rjwh67220 The one I was thinking of was an early nineties in the heat of the night wanna be. I changed it after about 10 minutes because the melon farmer thing got old. I've seen Repo Man Many times but never dubbed for TV.
"let's go do those crimes" .
Yeah. Let's go eat sushi… and not pay".
@Breakfast in Bedlam _must_ use that.. I will, I will.
_"I am tired of these melon farming snakes on this melon farming plane!"_
Yep, works for me.
Nice. Yeah I've done that 1 in my head. My go to is and John Carpenter's the thing when Keith David learns that they're dealing with an alien…
" Do you expect me to believe that this melon farmer walked out of the ice after a hundred thousand years"?!?!
Very good. I knew somewhere around 20 things but it's been my favorite movie since i saw it maybe 20 years ago. I watched this as a sort of test for myself, i did well. Excellent video, excellent movie.
I just want to add I think when the dude says he abides, he means he's very tolerant. The first definition. The Big Lebowski will not abide while The Dude habitually does.
I loved when John Goodman recd his star on the walk of fame The Dude was there♥️♥️♥️
Throwing a briefcase *into* a moving car seems much harder than throwing a briefcase *from* a moving car
Why was the toe blurred out??
They spliced two shots together you ignorami.
Peas and rice!
That was exactly my thought. HOW can that be easier? I'm going to have to throw the bull-shit flag out on that one and do some research.
@@nfragala settle down dude.
Just a couple of notes, Bunny's real name in the movie Fawn Knutson not Gunderson. Also Bunny's license plate is "Lapin" which is French for a male castrated rabbit.
Lapin just French for any adult rabbit.
The video claimed that in the original script Bunny’s name was Gunderson but was changed to Knutson.
i love this movie as much as anybody. I'm turning 70. the Dude is somebody I could have hung out with and partied with. I want to point out one thing. He's much nicer than the hippies I knew (and knew quite well). e.g. when his nerdy landlord says, "I got the space for my dance sequence. I'd love it if you'd come and take notes" the Dude says, "I'll be there, man." AND HE ACTUALLY SHOWS UP. Most of the hippies I knew, even if they agreed, would likely not show up and, in fact, not even remember the whole interaction Lebowski is a nice guy, a good person. that's one of the reasons this movie wears so well when you watch it for the seventh time
I wonder if Jeff Bridges ,in part, was inspired to come up with the "human paraquat" line due to the influence of Los Angeles disc jockey, Pat "Paraquat" Kelley, who was on the air in the seventies at radio station KMET 94.7. Of course, I might be out of my element.
Sure that could be why. OTOH, if you were a stoner back in the ‘70s, which Bridges was, you would have been very aware of paraquat. The marijuana eradication program using paraquat caused a lot of fear and paranoia among stoners back then. I don’t think it actually kept anyone from getting high, but it was a concern that was brought up often.
re: Smokey at 6:12. Smokey is Jimmie Dale Gilmore one of the 3 founding members of The Flatlanders. He and the other 2 members are all solo legends in their own right. Also, the actual name of the group is: Eagles. No "The" with a capital "T". Love this movie!!! And a great video The Why! (Edit:Addition: Bowlers make that motion and look at their hands like that a lot when they roll badly.)
The bowler during the opening credits is also the police officer from the junk yard.
Was coming here to post this.
They got us working in shifts........'leads'!!
Holy… man there’s so much to pick up on in this movie
Leeeeeeeeeeeeds 😂
@@marclynch314 They got us working in shifts!
When the dude rushes to the phone pad to see what the other guy was writing only to find a naked figure drawn out 😂😂😂😂I died.
Mel Gibson might’ve been the least Dude person to ever be considered to play the Dude
Walter would have had a serious problem with him I'm sure.
I think he could pull it off for sure. I'm glad it's Jeff but that would be interesting
@@duderama6750 good one
they would have had to change it to douche. that's what I am, so that's what you call me. F gibson.
Give me one role where Mel Gibson was chill.
This movie was made when Gibson was an established actor.
He could've chose the role he wants, and people would've seen it, because it's Mel Gibsons.
He can't do it.
@@airgunfun4248
03:42 I've only just noticed that Walter breaks his glasses in this shot. Also only whilst watching this video I finally noticed (must have seen the film like 15+ times now) the hilarious fact that The Dude puts his bare feet into the bowling shoes 😂
No kidding about the repeat viewings. This film is a masterpiece with a surprising level of depth.
Every scene in the movie is just perfectly tied together!
That is because of the rug.
Jeff Bridges narrated the just-released Creedence docu-concert on Netflix, and when they show his name in the credits, "Looking Out My Backdoor" is playing, same song as when Dude's roach falls into his lap.
good flick
wouldnt hold out much hope for the tape deck--OR THE CREDENCE
How can anyone not like this movie it's one of the classics of all time Jeff Bridges Steve buscemi and John Goodman did an excellent job
New shyt has come to light!
One small correction: the scene with the Nyalists in the pancake house is the ONE scene in the movie without The Dude.
It's also weird that they leave out it's Aimee Mann as the one who ACTUALLY lost her toe and she's only in the one scene with the nihilists..
The only facts we need to know. The rug really tied the room together and nobody f...ks with The Jezuz
The game was scheduled on Saturday not Sunday
The very first scene that’s in this video is part of what I noticed a few years back; Donny goes on about the in-n-out burger place by the kids house. Fast forward to the kids place, they go outside, smash up the Vette, realise their mistake, and he next scene is them driving home in the dudes beat-up car, eating burgers from the in-n-out burger!
I’m surprised you didn’t mention that the picture the detective shows the Dude of Bunny Lebowski’s family farm is an actual picture of the Clutter farm, site of the murders depicted in In Cold Blood.
Holy shit!
I always knew it was familiar from something! Thank you!
I know where his Pendleton Woolen Mills cardigan came from. I was their seamstress for 6 years back in the 70s.
This movie is amazing, it would be criminal to make a sequel.
Much like Oh Brother, KingPin, Raising Arizona, I can go on.
but there is a little lebowski running around out there somewhere...
No it would havebeen criminal to make a sequel its like knowing when to let something beautiful just be and not tear it to tethers it would have ruined it imo it is perfect the way it is
Love the movie and this was icing with the tidbits I never noticed or knew about. Awesome
Great review of one of my most favorite movies, Dude.
Wow, I actually did learn new things about this movie I have seen about 500 times!
To illustrate that he isn’t married, the Dude hold up his ringless right hand.
Just found your channel, love what you do, subscribed and thumbs up! Thank you!
The Rolling Stones version of Dead Flowers isn’t the one used. Townes Van Zandt’s recording was
Yea, but that guy still owns the rights to the song since the Stones wrote it, and hence would have to give permission.
One of the classics. I use to bowl league at that bowling alley (Hollywood Star Lanes)
Even though I've seen this movie at least 10 times, I appreciate this vid for inspiring me to watch it again
Also The Dude’s Medina Sod shirt was originally a bowling shirt made in the 60’s from my hometown near Cleveland, Ohio. A costume designer somehow found it at a thrift store in Los Angeles
Nice job. One correction, shabbos is on Friday night through Saturday night. Not Sunday as you mentioned.
7:18 #14 Also, Donnie's wearing a red shirt, a-la star trek 🥸
The tie-ins with Fargo are hilarious and brilliant, i never ever would've noticed.
watched this movie so many times.. i was hoping for an explanation as to why in the scene where brandt is showing the dude all of mr lebowskis awards and hes describing the lebowski little achievers, his line was "with out the necessary means for a necessary means for a higher education". like why did he repeat himself like that? im watching it on netflix right now i just cant get over that, am i just missing how it makes sense or was that just overlooked ?
Great list. I knew almost none of these things having seen it countless times.
Nice catch on Steve's bowling shirts!!
Well done! 30 more, please? Them Coens is talented! Where the hell are they? We need em. (Just checked: working on horror film. Hmm.)
I always assumed that the dude got his money from some obscure lawsuit.
I Imagined him like Kramer on Seinfeld,,,,always seemed to have money with no job
In an earlier script it was established that he inherited the fortune from the inventor of the rubiks cube. I like that the movie never addresses his money situation though.
Bunny isn't a Gunderson, she's a Knutson.
Because of this video and the fact that I haven't seen this movie since it premiered at the movie theaters AND It's too cold today to do anything: the horses, livestock, chickens, ducks, rabbit, dogs and cats, have all been feed and there's still ice on the lawn so what a perfect day to curl up with my loving wife and watch The Big Lebowski this morning. THANK YOU!
The "Human paraquat" was the best line ever
“Frank can’t watch though or he has to pay $100. I’m just gonna go find a cash machine!” 😂
Brandt
@@elizabethsucher1562 that’s the guy 🤣
Something I've always wondered about, around 11 minutes into the movie when Brandt is showing off the awards wall. He says "Inner-city children of promise, but without the necessary means for, necessary means for a higher education". Is there any reason or meaning behind him repeating "necessary means for"? It gets me every time because it sounds so weird!
this film is strange to be sure. but one of the biggest flaws with it IMO, is the dude never bothered to open the briefcase to look at the money before the drop off took place. now if someone handed you a suitcase with $1M in it, wouldn't you want to look at it the very first chance you got? i thought so.
I did not know that the actors were given creative freedom to replace their dialogue for the TV edits, making John Goodman a genius for coming up with maybe the most iconic line replacement of all time.
"This is what happens when you feed a stoner scrambled eggs."
The first time I saw this movie…was on regular TV…; due to edits and commercial breaks, I had no idea what was going on…it took me another 4to 5 viewings before I had a remote clue as to what was happening. Now I can put it on as I go to bed and picture every scene in my head by the dialogue.
Perfection in cinema. Now I have to watch it. AGAIN
my gf works for a distributor as a product manager and sometimes asks me to write favorable comments when they have some sale going on. i use the username "the dude" and always write some variation of "product x really tied y together"..... so much for the cult following this movie has inspired
Cinematic masterpiece. Enough said.
Fact 31: The Dude lives in the complex right across the street from my lift in Venice. They put lights in my building and left a total mess. You can see my orange BMW R80GS parked outside it during one of the exterior shots... from the limo (I think).
...and 7:01 in this clip.
Thank You! All your videos are awesome and I F*ckin' love this movie man! I Want to learn how you do your research!!!!
Great stuff thanks. I’ll add that the script is loosely based the film noir classic “The Big Sleep (big-get it?) and other Philip Marlowe stories. When the Dude says “my thinking on the case has been all up tight” at the end, the Coen Brothers put it out there.
When I was young I backpacked through Turkey and was exposed to the whole “rug” culture among many other things. I ended up with a rug in my pack that saw 6 cities in Turkey and many more in Greece on my way home. When I hear “it ties the room together” fuckin A I get it know. Just my 2 lira.
I thought everyone knew what Paraquat was. Used to be quite a common way to commit suicide, by drinking it.
Good video...however I thought Fawn's last name in the movie is revealed, by DiFino to be "Knutsun", not Gundersun.
overdub of the car smashing the best! haven't seen in years. At one point he says something about the oregon trail
Nice job on this one. There were definitely a few I didn't know / notice.
Around this time of year (October) I get my Walter costume ready. I have the vest, shorts, glasses, beard. Goodman is my idol.
I DID know about 29 of them. I wasn't 100% sure about Number 8
I think the dude can afford things because this is only one of his adventures, he probably gets himself into schemes that end in him making money
oh lol never noticed donny's shirts! awesome