The Making of The Big Lebowski (1998)

The Coen brothers (Joel and Ethan) talk about their 1998 comedy film 'The Big Lebowski'. Owned by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, this hilarious comedy stars Jeff Bridges, John Goodman and Julianne Moore.

[@PDizzleFoRizzle]

Best movie ever made...hands down.

[@jameshoward2576]

Yeah, well, that's just like your opinion man.

[@Loyal_Lion]

You're out of your element, James!

[@PDizzleFoRizzle]

@@Loyal_Lion -- James is not the issue here! It's about drawing a line in the sand, dude. You WILL not cross...by the way, "James" is not the preferred nomenclature. "Mr. Howard" please.

[@TheHunkyDory]

sure Man

[@cobnut6662]

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[@patrickvarine8476]

The two of them sitting there both picking their fingernails the exact same way is hilarious.

[@gloverelaxis]

it's like something from Documentary Now

[@benthus4259]

In another interview ( True Grit maybe) did exactly same thing

[@TeddScheckler]

Is it? Is it really?

[@MountainWoman68]

First thing I noticed.

[@channel.3.]

Wonder if they’re doing it as a bit

[@BenDover-kq7rl]

"Well, uh, you know, that's just like, your opinion man." Greatest comeback line ever.

[@arsenymun2028]

This documentary really tied everything together

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

Did it not.

[@tobyhart]

Should you be compensated every time a documentary gets micturated upon?

[@monkeyattackedmyass5435]

You're out of your element.

[@TravisBickle212]

Fuckin-A!

[@Hemulen40]

" Are you employed, sir ? " " E m p l o y e d ? "

[@ilya_bruh6626]

H E H

[@suewilkinson9629]

Love his scoff...

[@tonyclifton265]

is this a w- - what day is this?

[@rockysworld4872]

It's hilarious that Walter was right about everything in the investigation of the girl lol

[@eccentricity00]

Except the wheelchair

[@Molly-ss4fw]

@@eccentricity00 small details

[@andrewk2250]

Buncha amateurs

[@davidethridge5748]

And he was wrong about Smokey being over the line, and he bowled on Shabbos

[@robertosheldon9061]

@@eccentricity00 Walter's expression when he realizes his error is priceless though

[@julieoakman761]

John Goodman should have won an Oscar for this Gem.

[@lermberl]

Every single actor and crew member on this masterpiece should have.

[@thomaskurnas6582]

I agree. While everything in this movie is exceptional Goodman excels.

[@jasonspades5628]

He should have won a bowling trophy for this movie.

[@suewilkinson9629]

He’s the best yeller in Hollywood.

[@LuisSierra42]

You are entering a world of pain

[@TS50ER]

I love the way that The Dude reuses language that he has heard previously throughout the movie. Ex: This aggression will not stand. In the parlance of our times . . . .

[@adamjunod]

You mean vagina?

[@RobMarchione]

He tells walt to Take it Easy which I just realized is an Eagles reference.

[@TravisBickle212]

@@RobMarchionebut he “hates the fkn Eagles maaaan “

[@PANTERADAVE666]

The Greatest Film of All Time. From opening scene to close........GENIUS.

[@JWB86]

What's genius about it lol it's an okay film

[@jasonwoolsey7192]

Dave Shouse the dude abides

[@leo8273]

So well made

[@devodavis6454]

+Dave Shouse *Well, you know, that's, just, like, your opinion, man* Woolsey, take a hike; if you don't get TBL you have no taste. Of course, that's, just, like, my opinion... But I'm right.

[@DanielLDees]

Well, that is just your opinion, man.

[@chethanes7226]

are they trying to open pistachios?

[@Bdash52]

hahaha for real!

[@mitza420]

haahahahha

[@armend.shabani]

they are solving the worlds smallest rubik's cube 😂

[@StormDatIsApproaching]

They're special in all the best ways. Some quirks come with that

[@christovrea4273]

Artists are weirdos huh?

[@vervor]

The Coen Brothers both picking their cuticles and looking sheepish is kinda perfect.

[@PJakaPrince]

If you read the plot or someone explained it to you, you would never think it would be as great as it was. I adore this movie and i'm not even sure why

[@JR-zi9vj]

Once u realize the plot doesnt matter it makes it all the more funny lol

[@puturro]

Well that's like your opinion, man

[@TheDudeAbides337]

It’s just a gnarly movie!

[@creativestrategyintersecti6268]

Nostalgic 😊

[@horaceb2614]

Holy shit, I just realized the Dude is in the second dream scene dressed like Karl Hungus in the Logjammer porno, only in his ideal world it's got a bowling theme.

[@clolane3312]

ive watched this movie more than 20 times and i just noticed this now while i was watching the scene

[@leonmateo15]

All the dude ever wanted was his rug back.

[@h.e.pennypacker4567]

Fucking A!

[@therealfronzilla]

China man peed on it

[@DanielLDees]

Yes, the rug tied the room together

[@mar10ssj1]

I think we all are trying to find a rug that would tie our room together. Some of us will never find such a rug.

[@DanielLDees]

Kevin, "Chinaman" is not the preferred nomenclature, it's Asian American, dude.

[@alexandernaeve1066]

They make the most rewatchable movies in my opinion. Knowing what is going to happen makes it even funnier sometimes.

[@TheBeezusjones]

Yeah they are masters of mood and dialogue..

[@ThePhilosopher-ww6jt]

This movie was the bomb, in the parlance of our times.

[@pikin2]

Jeff's part is not that far off his real personality..he always seems super chill

[@downhomesunset]

The car is a character all it’s own

[@davydevilution7297]

"THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS LARRY!!!"

[@Geo408]

Who is Larry?

[@devodavis6454]

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS, WHEN YOU FIND A STRANGER IN THE ALPS!!

[@devodavis6454]

+Geo408 In the film, *The Dude's* car is stolen. He finds a kid named Larry's homework in the seat when the car is returned, so The Dude & Walter seek out Larry in order try to recover the ransom money that had been in the trunk. Larry won't talk, so Walter shouts "THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS, LARRY!"* as he bashes (with a baseball bat) what he THINKS is Larry's new 'Vette, purchased, he figures, with the stolen loot. The quote is actually "THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS, WHEN YOU F*** A STRANGER IN THE ASS!" but for the seldom-needed TV edit, John Goodman dubbed in the bizarre and inappropriate Alps quote I typed above. You oughta watch the movie, man, it's great!

[@damionchrist]

SPOILERS!

[@mu99ins]

They're gonna cut your Johnson off, Larry

[@connorcolucci]

I love how both Coen brothers are both nervously playing with their fingers at the beginning.

[@Pemulis1]

These guys are like performance artists playing a couple of movie directors. The movies are actually part of the overall performance.

[@scottscottsdale7868]

Both brothers pick at their hands. Hilarious.

[@dalegriffin6768]

U have no frame of reference here Donnie

[@CashewBestofNuts]

There is humanity in the Coen Brothers films like there is in no other it's wonderful it's horrifying and yet it always shows you something that you may have been missing, overlooking, or detaining your heart from.

[@disabledanarchy]

Back when 'making ofs' were really engaging and informative.

[@craigyoung2261]

Rather than a montage of soundbite garbage... Looking at you Disney Wars

[@andrewhodges9647]

Hun King Longs. Seen that one?

[@friedpicklezzz]

Yeah nowadays it’s just advertisement where cast and crew are circle-jerking with compliments.

[@drivmo_]

I found this incredibly slow/boring.

[@diamondstar1200]

Jeff Bridges sounds like he's not entirely sure what the movies about.

[@DaDudeClub]

He's not goin' to break character now

[@mator2339]

Neither is anyone else.

[@idreamedmusic]

method acting...

[@diamondstar1200]

@@mator2339 Touche'

[@jimreily7538]

The original script actually refers to the narrator as "a Sam Elliott type". So I'm not sure if they knew they'd be able to get him for the role, but they based the character just on Elliot's performances in other movies.

[@IllusiveCookie]

the dude abides

[@wizzlemane7308]

You know, Dude, I myself dabbled in pacifism. Not in Nam, of course.

[@jimreily7538]

I remember an anecdote that relates to what they're saying about the sort of lack of structure of The Big Sleep - when they were making the movie version of that book, they realised one of the characters died, but couldn't figure out from the book who had killed the character. So they called up Raymond Chandler, the author of the novel, and asked him. "Who killed this character ? Can you help us explain this ?" "I don't know", Chandler said, "I don't think it's in the novel". So nobody knew the intricacies of the plot, not even the original author. The anecdote is something like that, I might have a few details wrong but it's close.

[@irishdogclock]

The greatest Film Noir of all time with The Dude as the laziest detective in LA which would qualify him as one of the laziest detectives in the world.

[@muninraven3327]

5:36 "Oh, for fuck sake, he cut me off again! Guess I'll do my usual roll of the eyes and sigh, but gotta keep it only slight because they're filming this!" :(

[@grizzlywidow]

hahaha nice catch

[@FabFunty]

Those 2 guys are great, think about having a brother who shares and fuel your fantasies than being alone with it and nobody wants to hear your stories. That's why I think they are great writers / storytellers.

[@krishhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

The Big Lebowski is one of those very few movies that gets better and better on repeated viewings. It's probably the best of them all.

[@JK_Clark]

all of the cast are genuinely at the top of the tree, the photography is great, the story is a bit confusing, hard to follow sometimes. In my opinion, taking into account those three criteria, Magnolia is better.

[@krishhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

@@JK_Clark Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

[@keithwaynejones]

yeah i remember the first time i watched it i didn’t laugh when walter talks about being able to get a toe by 3 o’clock with nail polish and now it kills me. there’s other examples. the movie gets more as more hilarious and the years go by

[@Dead_ham]

lol they are both fuckin picking at their hands the same way. weird.

[@ZomKP]

I was thinking the same thing

[@DavidJackson-su9fu]

Probably planned! These guys are deeply weird. Praise Jesus.

[@brusexuelles]

so you think they are related in a way?

[@Sammy-te2xe]

I do the same thing because i have ecsema on my hands.

[@IIISWILIII]

It's a social anxiety tick.

[@danielchrist6519]

These bothers are pure genius. They write all their lines and allow no add libbing.

[@sealteamryx6758]

The best thing about it is walter was totally right the whole time 😂😂

[@UHFStation1]

The guy whose car he smashed didn't think so.

[@davidguiney1746]

Except for the Big Lebowski being disabled though

[@mu99ins]

I used to live in Venice, CA, on Venice Blvd., in a bungalow among a set of cottages set up exactly like in this film, where the landlord lived in the central bungalow. The only difference was the floor plan of the bungalows was slightly different. It may well have been the same bungalows, just that the movie transformed the bedroom into a bathroom. In which case, I lived in the same bungalow that they shot the movie in. It's always very strange seeing those scenes for me. I see on Google Earth that they've torn down those bungalows. Towards the last, they were painted purple and then still later, they were painted black. Also, I was a serious "pothead" for about a quarter century, so this film hit home for me.

[@garryroberts5106]

I was amused for days after watching this movie - I would just keep getting flashbacks of various scenes and just start chuckling out loud - usually when I was in a queue somewhere. I must have got the reputation of being the village idiot ... awesome performances from all the characters and simply unbelievable script !!!

[@jessfrankel5212]

This interview really tied the film together...

[@ericwisel7124]

"It's already posted" "WELL THEY CAN FUCKIN UNPOST IT!"

[@PaulKretz]

*The Dude was himself in the movie and he has to play Jeff Bridges since.*

[@goopah]

Yeah yeah, haha at all the quotes. Very good. But I've come here to impart words of wisdom of my own: Julianne Moore is blazing hot in this film.

[@MrFrampo56]

goopah Yeah. I’d have fucked her.

[@andriealinsangao613]

No truer words have ever been spoken!

[@Svezhaja_struja]

How i love love love every second of this movie!!!! Funny as hell)

[@brandong1811]

Loved it from day one! I remember watching it for the first time in the living room with a bunch of my older family and I was rolling in the floor and no one else as much as chuckled.. I just remember thinking you guys can't be serious this is the greatest thing ever.lol

[@Stringfreak]

We'll be forever grateful to you guys for gifting us this masterpiece!

[@nahomgirma5095]

This film, alongside Shrek and Monty Python and the Holy Grail, are my favourite comedy films ever.

[@mhaze210]

Fargo is probably my favorite of their films and No Country for Old Men, but The Big Lebowski is one of the best comedies and all 3 films are some of the best films of all time.

[@toma5153]

These are the best. But I also have a soft spot for Burn After Reading. Parts of that film make me laugh so hard. I think I've watched it 4 or 5 times.

[@terminator324343]

Don’t forget Miller’s Crossing

[@charlie-obrien]

Isn't it wonderful how this story by the Cohens, that was based on a Dude they met, some actors they wanted to use and wrote parts for, an insane director in hollywood everyone knew (Goodman's character), all were thrown into a cheesy 1950's Film Noir detective plot along with a lot of 70's drug culture influence and it became this masterpiece that hangs together and presents a cohesive film, even though it has no earthly reason for doing so? I don't know about you, but I take comfort in knowing that they are out there, just tying it all together for us.

[@keithwaynejones]

john goodman is pure gold in this film

[@RenataBee]

At 20:20 or so I thought the director was going to say that "getting his rug back would have really tied the movie together". lol He kinda missed out on a great reference opportunity.

[@kz1000ps]

Ha, I think if this had been recorded years after the fact, once the lore had set in, they may not have missed the opportunity. As it is, you can tell this was taped around the time of its release and they probably didn't grasp just yet how iconic that phrase would be.

[@aptonymic3014]

@@kz1000ps the phrase is repeated across the film

[@StanHowse]

I don't understand a word you're saying in your videos, but you are Gorgeous!

[@BibiTheLinkBuilder]

I've watched this movie about 10 times now and every time it gets better

[@AlysounRI]

one of the greatest films ever made.

[@WarriorMigs24]

The big lebowski is a classic thanks jeff.

[@zovalentine7305]

27 December 2020 channeling Health & Healing to THE DUDE ✌ 🙏 💖 ❣ ⚘ ⚘ 🎶 👊

[@kurtdewitt460]

Funniest movie ever made.. And because the characters are so believable.

[@gamiej2357]

All the dude ever wanted was his rug back

[@Cordelia4219]

Absolutely! I agree with blueparrot's comments below. This film is priceless. And I adore Jeff Bridges.

[@andrewt248]

There's a very short list of men who, by my estimation, should not consider leaving the house without a mustache: 1. Tom Selleck 2. Sam Elliot 3. Alex Trebec

[@soultrane126]

and what about frank zappa?

[@revsharp777]

Burt Reynolds

[@devodavis6454]

Sam's upper lip is *VERY* strange.

[@devodavis6454]

Seriously, look at this tse1.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.g9UUWFGQS6O7BdwxYe9T3AHaIt

[@davidkornblatt991]

Or even Groucho Marx

[@barrymorrow9316]

This movie is at the very top of my list for go to movies when I need some laughs. Simply hilarious

[@ernestolombardo5811]

Man... I wish this documentary had gone on for two hours. The Coens should have a UNESCO Heritage seal stamped on their foreheads. Something not mentioned - surely The Long Goodbye served as inspiration for The Big Lebowski, there are many private eye noir films to draw from, but the Robert Altman classic adaptation on the genre had an iconoclastic and hilarious streak to it, which the Coens took five steps further.

[@chrissibersky4617]

The movie has a strange effect on me. First time I just thought it was ok. But some friends were obsessed about it and I watched it again and thought it was really good. And the more I watch it the more addicted I get. Now I'm obsessed too.

[@albertupardsnipec5988]

Only film I know which has a similar quality is Withnail and I.

[@depaola63]

One of my all~time TOP 3 movies! Just CLASSIC!

[@wyattserviss992]

This movie is absolutely top 50 movies ever made. I mean man, every line in this movie is delivered and written perfectly. It’s just a perfect movie. Not a complaint.

[@maxthlatv]

wtf they doing with their nails?

[@carbajal8283]

You're out of your element!

[@RYN988]

You have no frame of reference!

[@ahill7684]

Over the line!

[@_JellyDonut_]

They were sort of rubbing their nails while they were sort of talking and sort of saying sort of like sort of over and over again

[@dmkenosis8155]

To answer your question: Messing with you. They like to do annoying stuff like this to mess with people. They think it's funny. Pretty weird, huh?

[@peteortiz65]

Awesome movie, still watching 2021!

[@fante6812]

The most beautiful thing I've ever seen!

[@tigerjonn]

Whoa the Coen Brothers mentions Chandler novels a lot. Raymond Chandler is one of my favorite novelist. Also 2 of my favorite TV characters!

[@blacknight2149]

I’ll have to check those novels out

[@TheUltimateCrash1990]

"Are you employed sir?"

[@lysdexsick]

One of my favourite film!!! I'm a big fan of the Cohen's brothers

[@mountainbikelife2526]

I love this movie from start to finish

[@moviereviewer6530]

I agree, one of the funniest movies I have ever seen!

[@grendel2827]

I think I might start to write a movie about these brothers , they have identical mannerisms when thinking 🧐

[@gwasgray9309]

You should watch Dead Ringers where Jeremy Irons plays indentical twins.

[@RawLu.]

Funniest movie of all-time for me ;-)

[@zekelucente9702]

I had three friends that were just like the Dude, Walter and Danny and this movie is my favorite Coen brothers movie hands down.

[@JoeRivermanSongwriter]

A very special and unique film.

[@ShivaShaktification]

The reason the movie is popular , in my opinion, is that it creates a stark contrast between the antagonist (boomer , hard worker, pillar of society , the rich Mr. Lebowski) and our hero (and what's a hero, really) , the dude , who is a stoner, slacker, and one of the laziest people. People resonated with that because the dude's portrayal as a hero , is helping to taking the pressure off of conforming to parental and societal expecations, for everyone who views this film. It's giving people an alternative to conforming with the status quo and just be a cookie cutter, well oiled cog in the machine. Not to mention all the destruction on a planetary scale that mindless boomer work ethics like those of Mr. Lebowski has already wrought, for profit everything, and now 70% of the arctic ice caps are gone because the puppet masters who park their 100 ft yachts in Monaco harbor needed to buy a 120 ft Yacht this year, so they continuously churned the workers and resources of the planet , ultimately to its peril.

[@Gilliganfrog]

You're leaving out the part where the "hard-working boomer" Lebowski is actually a total hypocrite poser fraud, indifferent to wrecking the lives of others while making other people's money disappear, and acting pompously like a pillar of society the whole time.

[@circuh1981]

you kinda missed part of the point of the movie.. the rich/big lebowski is not a hard worker

[@ShivaShaktification]

@@circuh1981 true, and ironic but he's still putting up that image

[@jakeviolet2195]

Mr. Lebowski is not a Boomer. The Dude is a Boomer and he embodies the "Boomer Work Ethic" perfectly.

[@robertcombs55]

My FAVORITE Movie of ALL time....

[@tucker3065]

freaking love this movie

[@Blondfoxy24]

Jeff Bridges is the Perfect Man

[@alancrafton2004]

The Best Behind The Scenes! Ever!!

[@joy078]

Donny is a PTSD figment of Walters experience in Viet Nam; no others really interact with Donny, except Walter with 'THE DUDE'

[@consciousmachine4138]

I just heard about this theory and it is wild! Even if the bros didn't intend it this is amazing...the dude never genuinely talks to donny!

[@pinverarity]

Well……Donny does kind of interact with The Dude’s face in his final scene. 😉

[@estebank4592]

I agree. The best film of all times. No doubt. Coen genius

[@soculese]

This is one of the funniest movies ever made.

[@tsfurlan]

brilliant guys

[@surfraptor]

best ever comedy man!

[@seansanford6396]

Isn’t it incredible that many many peoples arguably favorite movies(TBL/No Country/O Brother) are all just, just incredible, each in its own way. And all 3 are made by the same two “dudes”. Like between the 3, idk if I could pick a favorite. However, all 3 are my very favorite movies. No Country is so very tense at times, many times. And yet, TBL is just so relaxed. The pacing of the movie is just so, friggin, relaxed, lol. I’d think O Brother, is somewhere between the 2. It’s relaxed and fun and adventurous. When the conflicts enter into the story tho, it becomes very tense when needed……again, all 3(and that’s not to discount Fargo and couple others either) of these brilliant 5 star movies. All made by the same guys and each with its own spectacular mosaic of specific elements that really “tie the movie/s together”

[@paradear]

More of a masterpiece of proportions, its a good "mood" movie, good stoned watching and couchlounging.

[@grungepants]

I need more couch lounging movies.

[@davidguiney1746]

A friend of mine named his dog Donnie so every time the dog would bark, he could say "Shut the fuck up, Donnie!"

[@richardgillin3024]

My family in LA in the 80’s. My cousin looked just like him. Good time’s.😎

[@Mafon2]

I think, I didn't get it on my 1st viewing, but it was soooooo looooong ago (Perhaps, I was too young). I rewatched it recently, and it's a madterpiece :----).

[@renadenison6759]

Favorite movie. Coulda gone my whole life without actually seeing the Coen brothers speak.

[@teemooshka]

The Big Lebowski and SNATCH are my favorites movies

[@ke4ieq]

De Oggo yes, can not turn either off, lost my Lebowski dvd bummed

[@manuelpuente7336]

i prefer rockanrola over snatch, but snatch is pretty funny too ...

[@marshallzane7735]

De Oggo I agree with your opinion 50%

[@Geo408]

Good Movies

[@blacjackdaniels200]

Сашка SHUT UP AND SIT DOWN YOU BIG BALD FUCK

[@831BeachBum]

I can relate to the scene of the cremated ashes blowing back into The Dude's face. Happened to me while I was filming two people pouring of ashes out a small hole in a plexiglas window in B-25 Mitchell in flight. We were doing an ash drop. When friends went to dump ashes out the window most of the ashes ended up on my face while I was filming. The show must go on.

[@ZaGoudou]

Take a drink every time one of the Coens says "Sort of"

[@trymefatso5813]

This came out in 98? I thought it was a bit earlier than that. 98 reminds me of Jackie Brown and I know insaw the Big Lebowski a while before Jackie Brown...but-i was pretty much smoking weed morning noon and night those years so...

[@Mac-ix4qp]

Bridges makes the lines come alive like no one else.

[@TheSpendrup]

Walter is a guy I could imagine as a grown Cartman from Southpark.

[@afonsolucas2219]

Walter is too nice a guy to be Cartman.

[@losttango]

Allegedly this guy is the model..... kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6eQeJKZactsiK8

[@williamferland3829]

I love the floor coverings weekly story

[@user-ts5zo8qv1o]

I saw an interview where Jeff Bridges recounted a fan’s theory that the character of Donny was just a figment of Walter’s imagination. Yeah it actually makes a lot of sense. Next time you watch it, you’ll notice that The Dude never actually interacts with Donny.

[@biggiebaby3541]

No. Silly theory.

[@badad0166]

0:57 They have matching fidget "tics". That's so cute. 😀

[@mergingmarky8274]

This/they r so brilliant that the first min. whole pitch of it all is so hilarious and genius at the same time..