| Year: |
1998 |
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| Genre: |
Comedy |
| Director: |
Joel Coen |
| Cast: |
Jeff Bridges - Jeff Lebowski (The Dude)
John Goodman - Walter Sobchak
Julianne Moore - Maude Lebowski
Steve Buscemi - Donny
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Drugs used: Marijuana
Tagline: Times like these
call for a Big Lebowski.
The Story: Althoug The Big
Lebowski is not really about drugs or marijuana, it is a
favourite movie of many smokers, so that`s the reason it is on
our list.
The Big Lebowski is the follow-up to the
highly acclaimed thriller Fargo from Ethan and Joel Coen. The
film opens with a clever narrative, which introduces the
laid-back, unemployed slacker "the Dude" played by Jeff Bridges.
The film is about "the Dude" and his bowling buddies Walter
(John Goodman) and Donnie (Steve Buscemi)
The Big Lebowski is about a mistaken identity when "the Dude"
is caught up in a kidnapping with his bowling buddy Walter (John
Goodman). Though the plot is not the main focal point of the
film. This movies highlight is the clever dialogue, the witty
lines, the twisted and hilarious characters and the brilliant
music. Though that's not to say the story isn't filled with
entertaining twists and turns that keep you on the end of your
seat until the very end.
The superb script was also backed up with a brilliant cast,
with a great performance from Jeff Bridges as "the Dude",
Julianne more, John Goodman as the Vietnam veteran Walter
Sobchak, and Steve Buscemi. There was also a notable appearance
from John Turturro, a Coen brother's regular. All of the
characters are highly characterized from the robe and sunglasses
wearing "Dude" to Walter with a bandanna and cigarette bringing
up memories of Vietnam in any occasion.
The soundtrack of The Big Lebowski is defiantly a highlight
with music that sets the mood and the pace of the film with
tracks from Bob Dylan, the Creedence and Kenny Rogers. The music
plays a big part in some scenes in creating the feeling of the
movie, and there is a heavy emphasis on the music during "the
Dude's" hallucinations where you get to hear the tracks in full.
Though The Big Lebowski may not appeal to everyone, there are
enough witty lines, captivating plot twists and interesting
characters to make this movie worth checking out if you are a
fan of comedy or thriller, and a must-see movie for fans of the
Coen brothers.
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