Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play It takes guys as simple as the Dude & Walter to make a story this complicated & they&d really rather be bowling & The Dude& Jeff Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) is unemployed & laid-back That is until he becomes a victim of mistaken identity two thugs breaking into his apartment in the errant belief that they are accosting Jeff Lebowski the Pasadena millionaire In hope of getting a replacement for his soiled carpet &the Dude& visits his wealthy namesake & with buddy ex ' Nam& vet Walter Sobchak (John Goodman) he is swept into a labyrinthine comedythriller of extortion embezzlement sex dope German Nihilists White Russians mysterious cowboys Shomer Shabbos bowling & severed toes Envisaged as a hommage to the musicals of Busby Berkley Robert Altman&s The Long Goodbye (adapted from Raymond Chandler&s novel) & the ritual of bowling The Big Lebowski has developed a massive cult-following with it&s hilarious dialogue & quirky characters Apparently the script was written with Jeff Bridges John Goodman & Sam Elliott in mind Jeff Bridges even went as far as to say he could have turned out like & The Dude& had he not been born into the movie business Sounds good to us! Actors Jeff Bridges John Goodman Julianne Moore Steve Buscemi John Turturro David Huddleston Philip Seymour Hoffman Tara Reid Mark Pellegrino Peter Stormare Sam Elliott Flea David Thewlis Ben Gazzara Jon Polito & Aimee Mann Director Joel Coen Certificate 18 years & over Year 1997 Screen Widescreen 1851 Fullscreen 43 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages French Subtitles English ; German Duration 1 hour & 52 minutes (approx)