The Coen brothers’ irreverent cult hit comes to DVD as a Collector’s Edition, with all-new bonus material. The hilariously twisted comedy-thriller stars Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi and Julianne Moore. Join the “Dude” and his bowling buddies on their journey that blends unforgettable characters, kidnapping, a case of mistaken identity and White Russians. Enter the visually unique and entertaining world from the creative minds of the Coen brothers and remember: the Dude abides.
Bonus Content:
- Introduction by Mortimer Young
- Jeff Bridges’ Photography
- Making of The Big Lebowski
- Production Notes
Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
Product Dimensions : 7.75 x 5.75 x 0.53 inches; 3.2 ounces
Item model number : MCAD26741D
Director : Joel Coen
Media Format : Multiple Formats, Widescreen, Dolby, Collector’s Edition, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Run time : 1 hour and 59 minutes
Release date : September 15, 2009
Actors : Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, David Huddleston
Dubbed: : Spanish, French
Subtitles: : English, French, Spanish
Producers : Ethan Coen
Language : French (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
Studio : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
ASIN : B000A7DVR2
Writers : Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Country of Origin : USA
Number of discs : 1
Rock On! –
The California hippie life
This was a fun movie, with twists and terns, plot shifts, unexpected occasional full body female nudity, personality contrasts, Vietnam PTSD, LSD burnouts and bowling. It is not for the kids, maybe not for the wife, but I thought it was fun and filled with late 70’s California situations.
Fak Ename –
âThatâs just like my opinion man.
⦠and thatâs all I have to say about that.â
Mr.CarterII –
You will enjoy this movie
One of the most underrated movies on the world. It’s a cult classic if u haven’t seen it your sleep on it. Great movie.
Rich –
The Big Lebowski: The Must Watch Movie
As a college student with a very busy schedule, life can be very stressful at times. For me, when I get stressed I watch films. This has been my favorite pastimes for many years and, in those years, I have seen many movies. Some of the movies have been entertaining and well made, while others have been complete failures. One film that is among the more memorable is the Coen brothersâ film The Big Lebowski. This 1998 comedy is certainly one of the best, and most hilarious, films I have ever watched. The hilarious dialogue, enthralling story, and great acting are what make The Big Lebowski one of the most influential films in recent years. The dialogue is one of the most effective pieces in this film. It is certainly a film that I, and many people around me, quote frequently. One of the most memorable lines in the movie is the classic, âThe rug really tied the room together,â (The Big Lebowski), which is repeated numerous times throughout the film. This is funny because the rug, that is so frequently mentioned, was urinated on at the very beginning of the movie and, it is the only reason why the Dude pushes on through the madness during the film. Another, and equally memorable, quote in the film is at the very end of the film when the Dude utters, âYeah? Well, the Dude abides,â (The Big Lebowski). This laid back comment is so comical because the Dude has gone through so much at this point in the film, yet he is still content with the way things ended up. The memorable dialogue in The Big Lebowski is credited to the movieâs brilliant writers Joel and Ethan Coen, who also directed the film. Another great component of the Coen brotherâs writing can be seen in the filmâs outrageous story. There are so many twists and turns in this movie which just adds to the hilarity of it all. The film starts with a bang when the Dude returns to his home, after grocery shopping, and is attacked by two men asking, âWhereâs the money Lebowski?â (The Big Lebowski). The comedy in this scene comes from, the Dude getting mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, and being the inciting incident that throws the Dude immediately into his absurd quest for a new rug. Another hilarious part of the film is when John Goodmanâs character, Walter Sobchak the Vietnam War vet, destroys a Corvette he mistakenly thought was a young boysâ, with a crowbar, which resulted in the carâs true owner smashing the Dudeâs car. In any movie, no matter how good the writing is, the actors must be able to deliver it in a way that is believable. In the case of The Big Lebowski, it must also be funny, and that is exactly what the actors were able to accomplish. The acting is by far the most important aspect of the entire movie. Everyone who was cast in The Big Lebowski was able to deliver every joke with great timing, yet make their character believable even though the story is so off the wall. Jeff Bridgesâ portrayal of the Dude could not have been better because he was able to make the absurdity going on around him completely believable. A great example of Bridgesâ ability to do this is in the scene where the Dude gets one of his friends ashes thrown in his face while spreading them in the ocean. What makes Jeff Bridgesâ acting so funny in this scene is his stoic face and almost non-existent reaction. John Goodman also did a fantastic job as Walter in this film. As his character, Goodman had to go from being completely calm, to being furious, back to acting completely calm in an instant and thatâs exactly what he did. The scene that Goodman demonstrates this best is when he pulls a gun on one of his friends for not marking their foul while bowling. To this day, whenever I see Bridges in a film, I immediately think of the Dude. While there are many fans of the film, it is, of course, not for everyone. The biggest complaint I have heard from the people that I have recommended the movie to has been that, while there are many surprises in it, the film doesnât really go anywhere, which is exactly what I thought the first time I watched the film. Although I do see their point, I think the reason why somebody would say something like this is because, what the Dude is trying to do is get a new rug, since the two men from the beginning of the film peed on his first one. This, to most people, is not a story worth telling or watching, but the movie is more about the Dudeâs journey than what he is seeking.I would recommend The Big Lebowski to anybody looking for a good laugh. The one piece of advice I would give, though, is that if you donât like it the first time give it at least one more chance, if not two chances, all the way through. Because of the filmâs memorable dialogue, ridiculous story, and great acting, I would give The Big Lebowski a whole hearted A+.
A T Anderson –
5 stars
5 stars
John Martinez –
One of the strangest time-travel movies constructed… or is it just a good old-fashioned farce?
I’m still not sure how to characterize this film, so I’ll try to keep it short and sweet, but with this film, I don’t think I can.To the outright disgust of many people I’ve talked to about it, I’m maintaining this is a pretty mediocre science-fiction film. Give me a chance to explain it to you without boring you to death like the other endless gushing/hating reviews.”The Stranger” (Sam Elliott) narrates throughout, and even his introduction tells you right off the bat this is HIS story, and it’s his re-telling of it: “Now this here story I’m about to unfold took place back in the early ’90s – just about the time of our conflict with Saddam and the Iraqis.”His main focus, however, is on Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski (Jeff Bridges). Now seeing as how the film was written about that time and filmed in late 1997, why use a cowboy to narrate this film? Because he is a traveler, a literal stranger to the entire film, therefore he has no name and is as removed from the rest of the cast as anyone else could be. Everyone else is from that time, singularly and with a linear time line and time frame.(It’s interesting that a copy of “Being and Nothingness” by French existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre is on his nightstand near his bed, a reminder by the Coen Brothers that all of this is nothing, and empty exercise, all created by nothing and going back to nothing. Sartre also wrote a novel titled “The Stranger,” about confusion, unresolved feelings and sexual confusion between men and women.)At one point The Stranger even decides to step in twice: halfway during the movie for a one minute interaction with The Dude at the bar in the bowling alley, to quickly compliment him and to chastise him (“Do you have to use so many cuss words?”), then easy as a summer breeze leaves the frame. In another 1 minute sequence he quickly appears and is happy for The Dude and even goes so far to say take it easy, and then says “I know that you will,” to which The Dude says “The Dude abides,” then walks away.It leaves The Stranger to end the film with a monologue about the future, how “the human comedy keeps perpetuating itself,” “across the sands of time until we…” and then he stops himself. And with that, the film is over.To be honest, the rest of the film in between the beginning and the end is a farce of sorts, and as the Coen Brothers have said in some interviews it’s a tribute of sorts to Raymond Chandler’s “The Big Sleep,” about double-crossing, the abuse of power and the sudden introductions of absurd characters for distraction purposes. The Dude and his friend Walter (John Goodman) go a little overboard on these points, but it’s understandable.This story is for the benefit of The Stranger, who as the narrator has told it his way, and is relaying it to an audience who accepts his version as the truth. It seems he has told the story before to others and is fascinated with character of The Dude, almost to the point of it being a worship. He even says at the end “It made me laugh to meet the man.”Is The Stranger a metaphor and nothing more? Is there a religious theme? Is The Dude a modern-day God and his “little Lebowski on the way” on the way his “only begotten son” by a woman who has obvious father issues?It can be said yes, and no, and both, but I still maintain at the center of the film is The Stranger, a Sartre-created no one, to take the whole of the story and shift it and tell it as he sees it, as if only an time traveler could tell it, as only someone who can back up and look at it over and over. Is he from the future, or the past? Does he purposely take on the persona of the American cowboy as the honest hero, to symbolize he is really telling a great story? In the end, does it matter?Time travel or not, this story leaves a lot more questions than answers, no matter how linear and simple the tale is told, there are so many scenes within the film which almost make zero sense (his hallucinations, the introduction of the German minimalist/porn stars) but within the context of the telling by The Stranger simply work.There are many versions out there, on DVD, on Blu-Ray, some good, some bad, and apparently a 10th Anniversary “bowling ball” case version sucks, so avoid that.What matters is that you open your mind to what may be one of the most mediocre time-travel movies ever made or an amazing retro romanticist/drama/comedy you’ve ever looked at. I’ll stay with my explanation, it makes the absurdity easier to swallow.
JAMES P MCADAM –
My favorite!
My favorite movie!
Denise Allen –
Best
The best movie ever!!
Micka77 –
Livraison rapide et bon état. Belle qualité de blu-ray a un prix très intéressant. Film culte à avoir dans une collection
Nexxus –
“The Big Lebowski”, ein Film, der weit mehr ist als nur ein Kultklassiker; es ist ein zeitloses Meisterwerk, das die ungewöhnlichen Abenteuer von Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski erzählt. Diese komödiantische Noir-Odyssee, gesetzt in das Los Angeles der frühen 90er Jahre, ist eine seltene Perle, die sowohl zum Lachen bringt als auch zum Nachdenken anregt.Die skurrilen Charaktere sind die Seele des Films. Der Dude, verkörpert durch Jeff Bridges in einer seiner ikonischsten Rollen, ist der Inbegriff des entspannten, lebensbejahenden Slackers, dessen Leben sich um Bowling, White Russians und die einfache Kunst des Dahintreibens dreht. Seine Interaktionen mit dem explosiven Vietnam-Veteranen Walter Sobchak, brillant gespielt von John Goodman, und dem sanftmütigen Donny, dargestellt von Steve Buscemi, bieten einige der unvergesslichsten Momente der Filmgeschichte.Die Genialität von “The Big Lebowski” liegt in der Fähigkeit der Coen-Brüder, eine absurd komische Handlung mit tiefgründigen philosophischen Fragen und einer einzigartigen ästhetischen Vision zu verweben. Der Film spielt gekonnt mit den Konventionen des Film Noir, fügt aber eine Schicht des Surrealen und des Unvorhersehbaren hinzu, die ihn unverwechselbar macht.Die visuelle Ãsthetik des Films ist ebenso beeindruckend. Jede Szene ist sorgfältig gestaltet, um die Stimmung und den Charakter von Los Angeles in den 90er Jahren einzufangen, von den staubigen Bowlinghallen bis zu den opulenten Villen der Reichen. Die Traumsequenzen, inspiriert von der Liebe des Dudes zu Walgesängen und seinem ruhigen Dasein, sind visuell atemberaubend und tragen zur mystischen Aura des Films bei.Die musikalische Untermalung, eine eklektische Mischung aus Rock, Jazz und Pop, unterstreicht nicht nur die Zeitperiode, sondern dient auch als perfekter Hintergrund für die Reise des Dudes. Jeder Track ist sorgfältig ausgewählt, um die Atmosphäre und die Emotionen der jeweiligen Szene zu verstärken.In seiner Essenz ist “The Big Lebowski” eine Meditation über Identität, Zufall und die Suche nach Sinn in einem scheinbar sinnlosen Universum. Trotz seiner unzähligen komischen Momente vermittelt der Film eine tiefere Botschaft über die menschliche Existenz und die Bedeutung der Gemeinschaft.AbschlieÃend kann gesagt werden, dass “The Big Lebowski” nicht nur einen festen Platz auf der Liste der Filme verdient hat, die man gesehen haben muss, bevor man stirbt, sondern auch einen besonderen Platz im Herzen seiner Zuschauer. Es ist eine filmische Erfahrung, die mit jedem Ansehen reicher wird und deren Charme und Witz nie verblassen. Ein absoluter Meilenstein der Filmgeschichte, der zweifellos 5 von 5 Sternen verdient.
Giuliaus –
Mi fa schiantare da quanto è bello codesto film!
Christoph –
Artikel kam schnell an. Guter Film.
Eva M. –
Una edición metálica preciosa y el film es un clásico del cine. Muy contenta con él.