The Big Lebowski

Starring: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman Director: Joel Coen Original UK Premiere: 1998 Dvd Release: 27th October, 1998 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen, Region 0 Encoding Subtitled In: French, Spanish

Article Index: [Background Info] [DVD Review] [Biographies] [Articles/Resources] [Link To This Article] Looking To Buy? Buy This DVD Here

The Big Lebowski is a 1998 film written & directed by Joel & Ethan Coen starring Jeff Bridges as the The Dude, or Jeff Lebowski. Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sam Elliott & Coen regulars John Goodman, John Turturro & Steve Buscemi are also featured. The Dude, Jeff Lebowski, has his home invaded & his rug urinated upon by thugs looking to collect a debt incurred by the wife of multi-millionaire Jeff Lebowski who is wheelchair-bound and, as the Dude points out, probably keeps a tidier house. At the insistence of his bowling buddy Walter, the Dude attempts to obtain a replacement rug from Lebowski & quickly becomes entangled in a kidnapping scheme involving Lebowskis wife. The Dude - cannabis-smoking anti-hero, whose ambition is limited to bowling & drinking White Russians. He is unemployed. Walter Sobchak - a Jewish convert & Vietnam War vet whose mental instability provides much of the comedy of the film; he is paranoid & his constant interference in the events of the story are the impetus for much of the action. Posters Of The Big Lebowski

The Coen brothers have done it again. Mixing in Leninist philosphy, mistaken identity, crazy characters, a kidnapping plot, & a deep love of bowling, they have unleashed upon an unsuspecting world the many glories of The Big Lebowski. Two mobsters break into the apartment of Jeff Lebowski in the errant belief that they are accosting a millionaire - not the laid-back, unemployed, stuck in the 70s Jeff Lebowski who calls himself Dude. Through a complex kidnapping plot, the Dude & his budy are swept up in a hilarious Coenesque comedy/thriller of extortion, double-cross, deception, embezzlement, sex & dope.

Jeffrey Leon Bridges is an American actor born in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of actor Lloyd Bridges & the brother of actor Beau Bridges. Some of Bridges more notable roles include starring in the 1982 movie Tron, where he played Kevin Flynn, a video game programmer. He gained repute in the mid- 80s for his roles in the sexy thriller Against All Odds & the crime drama Jagged Edge. He also took the leading role of The Dude in the Coen brothers film The Big Lebowski. He married Susan Geston in 1975. They have 3 children, all daughters, together. Posters Of The Big Lebowski

Editors Choice: The Big Lebowski, The Moguls, K Pax, The Door In The Floor, Masked And Anonymous, Seabiscuit, Arlington Road, Scenes Of The Crime, View DVDology

John Goodman is an American actor, best known for his many comic roles, including Fred Flintstone in the movie The Flintstones, Roseanne Barr s husband in the TV sitcom Roseanne, the voice of Sully in Monsters, Inc. & many roles in movies of The Coen Brothers. He had his own sitcom called Normal, Ohio in which he played an anti-typical gay man who returns to his small hometown to start a life. The show was panned & although it projected a positive message for homosexuals gay fans did not respond well. Goodman has also been a popular guest host a number of times on NBC TVs Saturday Night Live. Cliffords Really Big Movie as George Wolfsbottom. Father of the Pride TV Series as Larry the Lion. Monsters, Inc. as James P Sulley Sullivan. One Night at McCools as Detective Dehling. Saturday Night Live. Best of the Clinton Scandal as Linda Tripp. Normal, Ohio TV Series as William Butch Gamble/Rex Gamble. The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle as Oklahoma Cop. O Brother, Where Art Thou? as Big Dan Teague. What Planet Are You From? as Roland Jones. Now & Again TV Series as Michael Wiseman. Posters Of The Big Lebowski

Editors Choice: Father Of The Pride, The Jungle Book 2, The Big Lebowski, The Emperors New Groove, Collectors Edition, The Flintstones, The Jack Bull, Fallen, View DVDology

Joel & Ethan Coen, commonly called The Coen Brothers in the film business, are United States directors best known for their quirky comedies like Fargo & Raising Arizona ; the brothers write their own scripts & alternate top billing for the screenplay. Joel gets credit for directing the films, but the two brothers work so closely together & share such a strong vision of what their film is to be that actors report that they can approach either brother with a question & get the same answer. The brothers are known in the film business as the two-headed director. Joel Coen was born November 29, 1954 & has been married to actress Frances McDormand since 1984 ; they have an adopted baby named Pedro. Ethan Coen was born September 21, 1957 & is married to film editor Tricia Cooke. Both are frequently credited in their own films as editor under the name Roderick Jaynes. The Coen Brothers grew up in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. Their parents were both professors, with their fathers specialty in Economics & their mothers in Art History. Posters Of The Big Lebowski

Editors Choice: The Big Lebowski, The Ladykillers, Fargo, Intolerable Cruelty, Raising Arizona, Millers Crossing, Blood Simple, O Brother Where Art Thou, View DVDology

©2004-2008 DVDArk.co.uk