The Big Lebowski
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| Directed by | Joel Coen[a] |
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| Produced by | Ethan Coen |
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| Cinematography | Roger Deakins |
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| Music by | Carter Burwell |
Production company | Working Title Films |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $15 million[4] |
| Box office | $48.3 million[5] |
The Big Lebowski (/ləˈbaʊski/) is a 1998 crime comedy film written, directed, produced and co-edited by Joel and Ethan Coen. It follows the life of Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski (Jeff Bridges), a Los Angeles slacker and avid bowler.
The film is loosely inspired by the work of Raymond Chandler. Joel Coen stated, "We wanted to do a Chandler kind of story – how it moves episodically and deals with the characters trying to unravel a mystery, as well as having a hopelessly complex plot that's ultimately unimportant."[6] The original score was composed by Carter Burwell, a longtime collaborator of the Coen brothers.
The Big Lebowski received mixed reviews at the time of its release. Reviews have since become largely positive and the film has become a cult film, noted for its eccentric characters, comedic dream sequences, idiosyncratic dialogue and eclectic soundtrack.[7][8] In 2014, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant."
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