The
Big Lebowski (1998)
Rating:
R
Runtime:
117 minutes
Box
Office (in today’s dollars): 25 million (approximately)
Characters:
The Dude, Walter Sobchak, Donny, Maude Lebowski, Brandt, Jeffrey “Big”
Lebowski, Bunny Lebowski, Jesus Quintana, Jackie Treehorn, Da Fino, Marty,
Smokey, Larry, The Stranger
Favorite
Quote: “Hey, careful man, there’s a beverage here.”
Favorite
Scene: “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)” dream
sequence
Favorite
Character: Walter Sobchak
Other need-to-see nineties movies directed by the Coen Brothers: Fargo (also on Salty Chewbacca’s Necessary Nineties list!!)
Other need-to-see nineties movies directed by the Coen Brothers: Fargo (also on Salty Chewbacca’s Necessary Nineties list!!)
Finally,
the debate can begin. This is the second of the Coen Brothers movies on my list
(Fargo being the other). How does
Salty feel about this movie?? I had better be careful, because I know a lot of
people who love this movie. Everybody wants to be The Dude, and, well, why
wouldn’t you?? He wears a robe, he’s in a bowling league, drinks white
Russians, loves Creedence, hates the Eagles, and owns a rug that really ties
the room together. He also lives in a world with several fantastic characters:
Donny always has something to say, Maude wants to have his baby, Bunny will
suck your cock for $1,000.00, and Jesus licks his balls. But my favorite is
Walter Sobchak. He’s a bit racist, but he don’t roll on Shabbos, so you have to
respect that.
Speaking
of being racist, the language is off the charts. When trying to choose a
favorite quote, I had to sort through some stuff that is “not safe for the
younger Salty fans”. Even though they get a good laugh, and are probably quoted
often, “The Chinaman is not the issue”, “Chinaman is not the preferred
nomenclature”, “Shut the fuck up, Donny”, “This is what happens when you fuck a
stranger in the ass”, and “Well, I still jerk off manually” did not make the
cut. I almost went with “You’re out of your element”, but since The Dude always
seems to be drinking, “Hey, careful man, there’s a beverage here” just makes
the most sense to me. Not surprising, my favorite scene is the “Just Dropped In
(To See What Condition My Condition Was In)” dream sequence. What is surprising
is that it’s freakin’ Kenny Rogers!!
So,
which movie does Salty like better?? I am not going to reveal my answer,
because the two may be matched up in my nineties movie bracket tournament at
some point. Instead, I am going to hit up the In-N-Out Burger next to Larry,
and queue up “Logjammin’” in the DVD player ... because The Dude abides.
Next
movie to review: The Truman Show
