год 1998
страна США, Великобритания
режиссер Джоэл Коэн
сценарий Итэн Коэн, Джоэл Коэн
продюсер Тим Беван, Джон Камерон, Итэн Коэн
оператор Роджер Дикинс
композитор Картер Бёруэлл, Don Van Vliet, Билл Данофф
жанр комедия, криминал

Лос-Анджелес, 1991 год, война в Персидском заливе. Главный герой по прозвищу «Чувак» считает себя совершенно счастливым человеком. Его жизнь составляют игра в боулинг и выпивка. Но внезапно его счастье нарушается, гангстеры по ошибке принимают его за миллионера-однофамильца, требуют деньги, о которых он ничего не подозревает, и, ко всему прочему, похищают жену миллионера, будучи уверенными, что «муж» выплатит за нее любую сумму.

Director: Joel Coen
Writers (WGA): Ethan Coen (written by) & Joel Coen (written by)
Release Date: 6 March 1998 (USA)
Genre: Comedy | Crime | Mystery
Awards: 1 win & 7 nominations

When "The Dude" Lebowski is mistaken for a millionaire Lebowski, two thugs urinate on his rug to coerce him into paying a debt he knows nothing about. While attempting to gain recompense for the ruined rug from his wealthy counterpart, he accepts a one-time job with high pay-off. He enlists the help of his bowling buddy, Walter, a gun-toting Jewish-convert with anger issues. Deception leads to more trouble, and it soon seems that everyone from porn empire tycoons to nihilists want something from The Dude. Written by J. Lake

Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski is the ultimate LA slacker, until one day his house is broken into and his rug is peed on by two angry gangsters who have mistaken him for Jeffrey Lebowski, the LA millionaire, whose wife owes some bad people some big money. The Dude becomes entangled in the plot when he goes to visit the real Lebowski in order to get some retribution for his soiled rug, and is recruited to be the liason between Lebowski and the captors of his now "kidnapped" wife. Written by Alex Barron {resevoirdog@earthlink.net}

Dude Lebowski is met by two mobsters wanting repayment of a loan that he knows nothing about. This simple case of mistaken identity entangles him into a complex kidnaping plot. Written by Mike Arndt {clayton@hooked.net}

The Dude and his bowling buddies (Walter and Donny) find themselves doing Philip Marlowe's Job in this complicated story that owes a lot to The Big Sleep. Written by Peter Macfarlane {p_macfarlane@hotmail.com}

Cast:
Jeff Bridges ... Jeffrey Lebowski - The Dude
John Goodman ... Walter Sobchak
Julianne Moore ... Maude Lebowski
Steve Buscemi ... Theodore Donald 'Donny' Kerabatsos
David Huddleston ... Jeffrey Lebowski - The Big Lebowski
Philip Seymour Hoffman ... Brandt
Tara Reid ... Bunny Lebowski
Philip Moon ... Woo, Treehorn Thug
Mark Pellegrino ... Blond Treehorn Thug
Peter Stormare ... Nihilist #1, Uli Kunkel / 'Karl Hungus'
Flea ... Nihilist #2, Kieffer
Torsten Voges ... Nihilist #3, Franz
Jimmie Dale Gilmore ... Smokey
Jack Kehler ... Marty
John Turturro ... Jesus Quintana

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