The Big Lebowski (1998)

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R | 1 hr 57 mins | Comedy, Thriller, Crime | Now Playing |Box Office Total: $17.4M

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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.

Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
3/6/1998

Director	Credit
Joel Coen	Director
Cast	Credit
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
Tara Reid	Bunny Lebowski
Philip Moon	Treehorn Thug
Mark Pellegrino	Treehorn Thug
Peter Stormare	Nihilist
Flea	Nihilist
Torsten Voges	Nihilist
Jimmie Dale Gilmore	Smokey
Jack Kehler	Dude's Landlord
John Turturro	Jesus Quintana
James G Hoosier	Quintana's Partner
Carlos Leon	Maude's Thugs
Terrance Burton	Maude's Thugs
Richard Gant	Older Cop
Christian Clemenson	Younger Cop
Dom Irrera	Tony--the Chauffeur
Gerard L'Heureux	Lebowski's Chauffeur
David Thewlis	Knox Harrington
Lu Elrod	Coffee Shop Waitress
Michael Gomez	Auto Circus Cop
Peter Siragusa	Gary--the Bartender
Sam Elliott	The Stranger
Marshall Manesh	Doctor
Harry Bugin	Arthur Digby Sellers
Jesse Flanagan	Little Larry Sellers
Irene Olga Lopez	Pilar
Luis Colina	Corvette Owner
Ben Gazzara	Jackie Treehorn
Leon Russom	Malibu Police Chief
Ajgie Kirkland	Cab Driver
Jon Polito	Private Snoop
Aimee Mann	Nihilist Woman
Jerry Haleva	Saddam
Jennifer Lamb	Pancake Waitress
Warren David Keith	Funeral Director
Production Credits	Credit
Ethan Coen	Producer
John Cameron	Co-Producer
Tim Bevan	Executive Producer
Eric Fellner	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Bitter Creek Productions Inc	Production Company
WT2	Production Company
Polygram Films International	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Village Roadshow Greece	Foreign Distribution Rights
Gramercy Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Bontonfilm	Theatrical Distributor
Cecchi Gori Pictures	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
PolyGram Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Entertain Group	Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Los Angeles, California, USA
Writer	Credit
Ethan Coen	Screenplay
Joel Coen	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Kris Soderquist	Assistant Accountant
Mindy Sheldon	Accountant
Jery Legget	Accountant - payroll accountant
Aillene Laure Bubis	Assistant Accountant - accounting production assistant
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Pattie Cooke	Wrangler - baby wrangler
Eileen Sullivan	Wrangler - baby wrangler
Art Department	Credit
Sydney Lunn	Art Assistant - art department assistant
David Fuhrer	Art Department - compositing artist
Lisa Corbin	Set Dresser - on-set dresser
John E Dexter	Art Director
J Todd Anderson	Storyboard Artist
Lori Ashcraft	Art Department Coordinator
Mariko Braswell	Set Designer
Chris Spellman	Set Decorator
Rick Heinrichs	Production Designer
Tim Snowber	Lead Person - leadperson
Karen Agresti	Lead Person - co-leadperson
Travis Baumann	Art Department - compositing artist
Beth Emerson	Set Dresser
Tim Park	Set Dresser
Donovan A Scott	Art Department - compositing artist
Katie Hecker	Art Department - painting artist
Susan Evans	Art Department - painting artist
Matt Dessero	Art Department - painting artist
Casting	Credit
John S. Lyons	Casting
Wendy Weidman	Casting Associate
Fonda Anita	Extras Casting Assistant
Cecily Jordan	Extras Casting - extras casting coordinator
Jenna Dupree	Casting Associate - casting assistant
Choreography	Credit
Bill Landrum	Choreographer
Jacqui Landrum	Choreographer
Craft Services	Credit
Clement Bacque	Catering - caterer
Gary Kramer	Craft Service
Eric Vignando	Catering - caterer
Film Camera	Credit
David Orr	Color Timer
Roger Deakins	Director of Photography
Alan Colbert	Lighting - assistant chief lighting technician
Ed Dally	Camera - camera loader
Andy Harris	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Bill O'Leary	Lighting Technician
Ted Morris	Camera Operator
Merrick Morton	Photography - still photographer
Marty Weight	Video Assist/Playback - video assist
Dave Sale	Camera Assistant - aerial cameraman assistant
Alan Frazier	Lighting - assistant chief lighting technician
Adam Gilmore	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Ron Goodman	Camera - aerial cameraman
Jeremy Braben	Camera Assistant - aerial cameraman assistant
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Polygram Films International	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Todd Kasow	Music Editor
Erich Wolfgang Korngold	Music Conductor
Happy Walters	Music Supervisor
Carter Burwell	Music
Carter Burwell	Original Music - original music orchestrator
Bob Dylan	Song
Bob Dylan	Song Performer
Emile Charlap	Music Coordinator
Ilona Steingruber	Music Performer
Yma Sumac	Song Performer
Moises Vivanco	Song
Missy Cohen	Music Editor - associate music editor
Sir Colin Davis	Music Conductor
Anton Dermota	Music Performer
T-Bone Burnett	Music - musical archivist
Spring Aspers	Music Coordinator
Sonny Kompanek	Original Music - original music orchestrator
Brian McCarty	Music - music playback
Booker T Jones	Song
Austrian State Radio Orchestra	Music Performer
Manish Raval	Music Coordinator
Booker T & The MGs	Song Performer
Townes Van Zandt	Song Performer
Tom Wolfe	Music Coordinator
The Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir	Music Performer
Steve Cropper	Song
Michael Farrow	Music - music engineer
Erich Wolfgang Korngold	Music
Captain Beefheart	Song Performer
Alan Jackson Jr	Song
Lewie Steinberg	Song
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Music
The Gipsy Kings	Song Performer
Alan Alch	Song
Nina Simone	Song Performer
Monks	Song Performer
Dominic Frontiere	Song
Mick Jagger	Song
Kenny Rogers	Song Performer
Keith Richards	Song
The First Edition	Song Performer
Creedence Clearwater Revival	Song Performer
Don Vliet	Song
Don Henley	Song
Henry Mancini	Song Performer
Glenn Frey	Song
Juan Garcia Esquivel	Song Performer
Don Felder	Song
Elvis Costello	Song Performer
Duke Ellington	Song
Carlos Santana (Santana)	Song Performer
Paul Francis Webster	Song
The Eagles	Song Performer
Gary Burger	Song
Teo Usuelli	Song Performer
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra	Song Performer
David Havlicek	Song
Roger Johnston	Song
Moondog	Song Performer
Dean Martin	Song Performer
Thomas E Shaw	Song
Larry Spangler	Song
Debbie Reynolds	Song Performer
Mickey Newburry	Song
Piero Piccioni	Song Performer
John Fogerty	Song - so