Watching *The Big Lebowski* for the FIRST TIME

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[@AwesomeUSMovies]

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[@DAMIENDMILLS]

A big reason why Steve Buscemi doesn't talk in this movie is because it's an inside joke between the directors. Their previous movie, Fargo, Steve played a motor-mouth who would annoy everyone for talking too much. So they thought it would be funny if he did a character that barely talked and everyone kept telling him to shut up.

[@flarrfan]

And of course the silent psycho from Fargo is the sword-wielding Nihilist.

[@riada4996]

He talks in this movie, just gets told to shut up alot. 😂

[@pigeonboy958]

He only gets told to shut up if he's talking to the dude I think. But anytime Walter asks him a question he's free to speak.

[@DAMIENDMILLS]

@@pigeonboy958 "Those are good burgers, Walter"

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Love that little detail thanks

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

When Walter tried to commit Donnie's ashes to the water, the wind blew them into the air. Even in death, Donnie was out of his element.

[@shainewhite2781]

The Dude Abides.

[@alanneel1369]

the first reactor that knew that was an iron lung

[@laudanum669]

That Iron Lung came from a surplus company I used to work for.

[@katrinacash6393]

The guy with the beautilful deep voice who narrates the film and has the fabulous mustache is Sam Elliott. He played Virgil Earp in the movie "Tombstone". Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare (one of the Germans) were both in the movie "Fargo", another Coen brothers film. All great movies!

[@zedwpd]

and Sam Elliot is married to Katharine Ross from The Graduate

[@helloweener2007]

"Sam Elliott. He played Virgil Earp in the movie "Tombstone"" And General John Buford in "Gettysburgh" and the Marlboro Man in "Thank You for Smoking"

[@laudanum669]

Sam Elliott is also in "Road House" and so is Ben Gazzara who plays "Jackie Treehorn" in this movie.

[@Andre-kg6fu]

I hated the narration parts. Especially when the narrator actually shows up. Took me right out of the movie - wouldn't it be better with a slightly straighter (regular) setup?

[@katrinacash6393]

@@Andre-kg6fu To each their own. The narrator didn’t bother me a bit showing up. I have watched other movies where one of the characters is narrating the story. Seems normal to me.

[@mikeyt3784]

"Smokey, this isn't 'Nam, it's bowling. There are rules." 😂😂

[@veggiesarefruits]

One of my all time favorite lines! That and, "you want a toe? I can get you a toe by 3:00 this afternoon...with nail polish". 😂😂😂

[@accordgolfer]

It really tied the room together

[@AlienDenzil85]

This movie really ties the channel together

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

That whole rug gag was really funny. I kinda brought the whole film together

[@adion24]

@@AwesomeUSMovies All the dude ever wanted was his rug back.

[@StephenLWilson]

@@AwesomeUSMovies My actual opinion is that, while the rug tied the room together, the car tied the movie together. 8-)

[@Markusewitz]

BTW: One of the nihilists is Flea, bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. And Smokey is US country singer Jimmie Dale Gilmore. 😊

[@vincegamer]

One is Peter Stormare, Buscemi's partner in Fargo

[@cactaceous]

@@Markusewitz The ‘nihilist woman’ that gives up her toe with the green nail polish is musician Aimee Mann.

[@EricAKATheBelgianGuy]

"He's fragile. Very fragile." "Hmm. I did not know that."

[@danielcameron9857]

Drinking game: Take a drink every time he says, "Bambi" instead of "Bunny" :)

[@jasonm8017]

I have a good buzz goin’ 🍹

[@thatswhatcheesehead]

Jellies!not sure if anyone else said it but Jeff Bridges was wearing shoes called jellies, very popular in the 80s and 90s. They were also his personal shoes! A lot of if not all of his wardrobe in fact

[@krisfrederick5001]

This is a literal quote fest occasionally interrupted by bowling. "You're out of your element Donnie!" Legendary. It will speak for itself. I'm going to finish my coffee....😂

[@reservoirdude92]

"Do you SEE what happens, Larry, when you F*CK a STRANGER IN THE ASS!" The delivery of that line in particular never EVER fails to obliterate me 😂

[@steffurness]

"Yeah, well, that's just like your opinion, man." 😉😂💚✌️

[@RemixedVoice]

Careful man, there's a beverage here!!

[@Little-Larry777]

@@RemixedVoice one of my favorite quotes! 👍

[@matthewmaas9031]

I love the fact that you go into these movies completely bind. Too many reviews read the box or synopsis, or even look at a poster first, which can spoil things. It's a lot more fun when people go in completely blind.

[@angelagraves865]

Philip Seymour Hoffman as Brandt is my favorite part of this movie. So funny.

[@mattpobursky850]

"But Grant can't watch or he's gotta pay $100" 😆

[@Markusewitz]

@@mattpobursky850 "That's marvelous!" 😄

[@justinrichards7822]

Well, dude, we just don't know.

[@RemixedVoice]

That's marvelous made me cry laughing the first time lmao

[@scipioafricanus5871]

"Her life is in your hands, Dude"

[@Paul77ozee]

I’ve never noticed before. How did these 3 ever get together and form a bowling team ? You have Jeff who is a laidback hippie who protested and occupied campas buildings during the war. Then you have Walter. A guy who served in the army or marines in Vietnam who is very extreme. And last of all we have Donnie, Mr John Q Public.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Good point

[@danielberg7644]

They could totally make a sequel to this movie. "The Little Lebowski".

[@gotyouatissue]

“He fixes the cable?”

[@mikemath9508]

chair against the door that opens the wrong way is the best joke in coen brothers history probably

[@rebo2610]

Sam Eliot (The Narrator) is in tons of my fave movies. Roadhouse and Mask come to mind.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.

[@AlienDenzil85]

Bunny (Tara Reid) was in American Pie

[@scipioafricanus5871]

Bunny LaJoya was also in "Logjammin'". The script was ludicrous.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

REALLY?? I totally didn't recognize her.

[@TheWaderick]

@@scipioafricanus5871 The guy never even fixes the cable. 🙁

[@alexhaas9653]

Great reaction to a great movie. Even the smallest role is written so well, so many great and unique characters. About Donny: Never missed a strike. Except the last one. Something was off then already, he felt something in his arm after the missed shot. A sign of an upcoming heart attack.

[@thewildgoose7467]

She's a rabbit not a deer.........as in Bunny not Bambi?😂

[@peterreist2882]

Sam Elliot’s character should be seen as “a higher power”

[@user-wr9ej6xe4j]

The Dude abides!

[@lia53233]

Technically, a Caucasian is a person from the Caucasus region of Russia, so you could say that the drink called a White Russian could also be called a Caucasian. 😂

[@surlycanadian]

21:49 oh man. One fbomb slipped through the cracks and it’s the perfect one in the context of the scene.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

WTH??? One did get through. Quack

[@joebalusikiii5811]

The female "nihilist" is Aimee Mann of Til Tuesday.

[@jasonm8017]

OMG, I never noticed, seen this 100 times.

[@scipioafricanus5871]

She got the part only cost her her right little toe.

[@Im_The_Dude]

This reaction really ties the channel together man. Far out

[@Little-Larry777]

😐

[@hawkeyegeorge]

James, several years ago there were Dude-a-Rama parties at the AMF Bowling Alley that used to be just north of E 14th & Euclid. Fun times! Won the best Walter costume contest 2 consecutive years!!

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

that's funny I can totaly see bolwing allys doing that. didn't the owner burn that place down? got convicted I think

[@hawkeyegeorge]

@@AwesomeUSMovies I'm not really sure, but that place was a dump!

[@laudanum669]

Uli's band "Autobahn" is a reference to a German band called "Kraftwerk" who had an album called "Autobahn". The album cover looks almost identical to the album in the movie.

[@d.t.nelson8805]

This movie takes a page from the play Waiting for Godot and runs with it. Like the play it is a comedy about nothing. In The Big Lebowski there is a LOT that happens, but in the end none of it had any significance. The Germans were simply taking advantage of Bunny's absence to fake a kidnapping. The Big Lebowski took advantage of the "kidnapping" to steal the $1M and get rid of Bunny. They weren't working together. The screenplay is a masterpiece of writing. Every single pause and "uh" was written in the script. You saw Jeff Bridges (The Dude) in Iron Man as the main villain (Obediah Stane).

[@flarrfan]

He should see Jeff Bridges in the Coens' True Grit, an Oscar-worthy performance...

[@philmakris8507]

Hey James, as a book guy you will be interested to know that t h e movie is based on the wildly popular detective novel THE BIG SLEEP (1939) by author Raymond Chandler. The novel has been adapted many, many times into movies, radio and TV shows and even comic books

[@0okamino]

It’s as though the story itself was looking to be adapted yet again, but got the wrong address, and ended up with a main character who was completely uninterested in being hardboiled or a detective, no matter how much the story insisted on being told.

[@dvsreed]

I didn't like this movie the first time I watched it but after a few viewings it became one of my favorites. I had a similar experience with Pulp Fiction

[@cactaceous]

I also was very confused and didn’t love it when I saw it at the campus movie theater my sophomore year of college. I oddly enough was high out of my mind when I saw it first. It wasn’t until maybe a year later that I saw it again when a flat mate brought the VHS from blockbuster video. I have seen it over 100 times since then.

[@tremorsfan]

Someone actually took the script for the film and turned it into a Shakespearean play. And he didn't just cut and paste either. He even went as far as finding an Elizabethan word for golf.

[@philmakris8507]

"Oh no, no he haz de 'ealth problams" lol

[@rx7dude2006]

One of my all time favorite movies, I put it on in the background all the time and it gets funnier every time:)

[@marcpoitras1785]

Watch this movie again and your rating will go up. After a few more viewings, it will be a 10/10. I hated this movie the first time I watched it. I didn't get it. Now, it's one of my favourites. It ties all the other movies together. Oh, and bambi is not the preferred nomenclature. It's bunny.

[@LordVolkov]

"Look at Phillip! He's all prim and proper like!" RIP to PSH He's so funny as Brand. His awkward laugh by the pool is classic.

[@WithTwoFlakes]

Love the bowling related details in this movie. Using the hand dryer on the ball return. Using the ball polishing bag. The poster of Richard Nixon bowling at the White house lanes. The Dude listening to a cassette tape of what perfect strikes sound like. Donnie's luck changing and a seemingly certain strike delivery was instead a 9 - foreshadowing his demise. Some of it doesn't make sense, but sometimes life doesn't make sense. Still hysterically funny, one of my favourite movies.

[@StephenDukenski]

Truly an awesome US movie! Fun watching with you.

[@EricAKATheBelgianGuy]

Trivia for The Big Lebowski: - Released in 1998; written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen (The Coen Brothers). - The Dude is based off a real-life friend of the Coen brothers, named Jeff "The Dude" Dowd. Walter is based off of a fellow filmmaker, John Milius, both in looks and politics. - The Coen brothers like their actors to stick to the script; according to John Goodman (Walter), the only improvised line in the film that made it in was The Dude's "human paraquat" line. Every other line was pretty close to the script, including the words "dude" and "man." - Jeff Bridges, who played The Dude, wore many of his own clothes for the film, especially the sandals, which he still has to this day. - The word "man" is used 147 times, almost 1.5 times per minute, and the word "dude" 161 times. - Jeff Bridges almost declined the role of The Dude because he thought it would set a bad example for his three daughters. But his middle daughter told him that they knew he was just acting. - The recurring joke of "Shut the f**k up, Donny" was a reference to Fargo, also done by the Coen brothers. There, Steve Buscemi played a character who wouldn't stop talking. - John Goodman said that Walter is his favorite role of his own, and the most fun he's ever had on a movie set.

[@bethdealmeida6789]

To sum up, the Dude is put in all kinds of weird, awkward situations but nothing affects him - he continues being the nonchalant, chilled out Dude! You need to watch more than once! :)

[@sandorclegane8164]

It's like the universe is trying to build a movie around the Dude and he just isn't having it lol

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

The Dude abides

[@ktotheramer]

💙💙💙💙 this is one of those rare movies that gets better every time you watch it!

[@laudanum669]

"Good-night, sweet Prince" is from William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet. "Now cracks a noble heart. Good-night, sweet Prince; And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest."

[@MarcosElMalo2]

For the amount of laughing you did while simultaneously experiencing shocked disbelief, this movie deserves better than 7/10. You rolled pretty well with the dream sequences. And you’re right about one thing: the kidnap schemes don’t make sense. Did the Nihilists know Bunny was going out of town? Did the Big Lebowski know or did he think she was really kidnapped? I do not think they were working together. I don’t know. You could construct a reasonable explanation, but it hangs together poorly. But ultimately it doesn’t matter, because the story is not the point. All the weird people having strange and funny interactions was the point.

[@Twisted_Logic]

My absolute favorite move! I'm glad you had fun with it, even if parts weren't to your taste

[@justinrichards7822]

Where are all of my Ordained Dudeist Priests? I'm abiding legitimately since November 2017.

[@ferdinandfischer760]

Follow your Channel for a time now and im really happy see you react to one of my favorite movies ^^ Keep going and greets from Germany

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@aredub1847]

Oh if you want to be confused, "Burn After Reading." Unless you have done that.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.

[@hollywhite7449]

I love your reactions (and your laugh) I'm so happy that you landed on one of my alltime favorites!!!

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Yay! Thank you!

[@joe-gs5bx]

Your laugh is contagious 😂❤ enough jibber jabbing lol

[@rpg7287]

First time watching this movie: What was that? Second time watching this movie: It’s pretty funny. 10th time watching this movie: This is the funniest movie I’ve ever seen!

[@greghartshorne6621]

I love how Flea and Aimee Mann were in this

[@lindataggart9076]

Hey James been waiting for this one all day..Needing your great laugh..Hope you loved it..

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@philmakris8507]

They backstory is the dude inherited a lot of money when his mom passed away. She had invented liquid paper

[@3DJapan]

Is his brother Mike Nesmith from The Monkees? His mom invented Liquid Paper. Edit: My mistake, it was Peter Tork from The Monkees.

[@glowormrdr6183]

@@3DJapan I was going to say the same thing. 🐒🙉🙈🙊

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

RIP Nez!

[@scipioafricanus5871]

Jeff Dowd is the Dude.

[@Lazbros666]

Super exited to see reactions to this movie. This is one of my favorite movies becuase of all of its killer one liners.

[@thomask8345]

The see through sandals were actually Jeff Bridges'.

[@katwebbxo]

I first saw this at a watch party in college where they made White Russians for everybody lol. The scene with the car "following" him while he's smoking gets me everytime. 😅

[@helloweener2007]

"Tell me why..." This is of course from Weird Al. ;) "Tell me why I need another pet rock Tell me why I got that ALF alarm clock Tell me why I bid on Shatner's old toupee They had it on eBay"

[@Iamtheiguana]

I was watching your Talladega Nights reaction last night before bed and was wondering if you had reacted to this. This worked out well

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Great timing

[@Slendergraham]

This is my favorite movie of all time!!!

[@Tygorgon12]

One of my favorite movies of all time, I feel like it gets better with each watch! Feels like they had a lot of fun making the movie too.

[@KrissyFace]

Sam Elliot, the narrator, made many gals swoon back in the day ❤

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Oh I bet with that voice

[@pmbbmp]

Also, his house got broken into 5 times Many Cohen Bros Movies are adaptations of ancient literature, including the bible

[@Kraev369]

"It almost feels like a movie is trying to form around the Dude, but he's just so nonchalant, that it's just not able to." a quote from another reactor, and honestly that sums it up for me! Lmao i never understood this movie as a kid, and even as an adult but yeah from the filmmakers side of it, that sounds about right :P great reaction though, loved the laughs haha, when he crashed his car...AGAIN haha :P

[@RemixedVoice]

Careful man, there's a beverage here!!

[@russellward4624]

The germans got into it through Bunny's costar from Logjammin.

[@wonderweasle2212]

It's about time they need a small lebowski movie

[@Andre-kg6fu]

Anybody remembers what this movie starts with - the burnt film original intro?

[@Andre-kg6fu]

Also, IMDB used to have discussions on movies that I miss greatly - different times altogether...

[@glowormrdr6183]

You need to see Jeff Bridges in Starman, and K-PAX. John Turturro: O Brother Where Art Thou. John Goodman: King Ralph. Phillip Seymour Hoffman: Scent of a Woman. Julianne Moore: Hannibal.

[@flashxdoe295]

those sandals hes wearing are called jelly shoes

[@MissAmy108]

Please consider reacting to Burn After Reading!

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.

[@chimpinaneckbrace]

You’re killing your father, Larry!

[@zimnizzle]

Movies you have to watch: Fargo (Steve Buscemi), Tombstone (Sam Elliot - the mustache guy), and O Brother Where Art Thou (John Turturro - purple suit bowler)

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Already reacted to O Brother, go check it out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKKVnpZ-odN3jrc

[@zimnizzle]

@@AwesomeUSMovies Oh, that’s right! I went back and watched it again. Such a great movie - and your reaction was fantastic! I saw that you read the Odyssey. Hope you enjoyed it!

[@MOS650]

I highly suggest the comedy/ drama Life starring Eddie Murphy and Matin Lawrence with Bernie Mac. The emotional movie Radio starring Ed Harris and Cuba Gooding Jr… great classics.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.

[@RaymondvanGelderen]

This movie is so much fun James. I’m honderd to see this with you.

[@vanlifeoasis2921]

is car got crashed (multiple times), shot , stolen- joyride then B O , vandalized, then burned...

[@wordygirlandco]

😂This movie just gets better over time. If you love a kooky Philip Seymour Hoffman performance you would love Along Came Polly 2004 with PSH, Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston. It is hilarious.

[@trevorsmith9162]

For the list (Reign of fire 2002).

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.

[@TikiRainbows]

For John Goodman movie, you've got to see King Ralph!

[@sandorclegane8164]

Awww yesss here we go boys

[@BDogg2023]

I woulda swore he did this before. Is this a reupload?

[@cog4life]

14:02 un-dude 😂😂😂

[@yetisburgeadress]

James.. you need a pair of Jellies sandals like the Dude wears... while you settle in and watch jfk!😀

[@michaeljlyons5565]

The rug really tied the room together, did it not?

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

It was a great setup for the movie. I love him stealing one.

[@Bothorth]

Now I can recommend the great golf classic, _Kingpin_ (1996)!

[@flarrfan]

I prefer the bowling movie with Costner, Tin Cup.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.

[@floppyblanket2587]

I love everything John Goodman has done ❤

[@pricemoore2022]

Awesome reaction of my favorite movie!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊

[@bsquizzle100]

18:07 Uh, sir, they’re called jellies, man.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

they are a "thing"??

[@bsquizzle100]

@@AwesomeUSMovies apparently 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@sollatzo]

Careful there’s a beverage here

[@aredub1847]

some of us just dont look at any notifcations.

[@flarrfan]

The only Tell Me Why I know is by the Beatles! Yes, I'm old...

[@bsquizzle100]

New shit has come to light

[@niconiemi34]

It needs all the odd moments to be the crazy idea that life is crazy.

[@BDogg2023]

This movie is about The Dude’s small role in the story of Maude and Jeffrey Lebowski’s power struggle over the money and control of the Lebowski Foundation.

[@PaulWinkle]

I would pay the 1000 bucks

[@vincegamer]

You should also have recognized Jesus (John Turturro) as one of the three escaped convicts in o brother where art thou

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Missed um

[@vincegamer]

@@AwesomeUSMovies you remembered him from Mr deeds. I just thought you might not have realized it was the same guy

[@mindcrome]

The Dude is also a real person that the Directors knew about. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5Pbf4aKqqeaoKM&ab_channel=AriGoldFilms

[@entropyfun]

Beaver pictures!

[@philmakris8507]

Not Bambi -🦌 buy Bunny - 🐰