*The Dude Abides...* FIRST TIME WATCHING: The Big Lebowski (1998) REACTION (Movie Commentary)

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[@wfly81]

Why does nobody laugh at "Obviously you're not a golfer"? That's one of the funniest lines in the movie!

[@Rastafaustian]

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

[@justmeeagainn]

Maybe they're not golfers.

[@positivelynegative9149]

​@@justmeeagainn🤣

[@michaelriddick7116]

I havent watched his reaction yet but I can confirm that it is indeed one of the best lines in the film! 😂🤣 Even if he doesnt laugh, if his editor left it it I'll be grateful 😊 Many cut it out 😢😢😢

[@petercofrancesco9812]

If it makes you feel any better, I got the joke and I'm not even a golfer.

[@martinbraun1211]

Fun facts: the F-bomb is dropped over 260 times and you never see the Dude bowl!

[@All-Fur-Coat_No-Trousers]

"Uli doesnt care about anything. He's a nihilist." "Oh, that must be exhausting" 😂

[@camannwordsmith]

I once saw The Big Lebowski described as "A movie keeps trying to happen around The Dude, but he just can't be bothered enough to let it," and I think that's perfect.

[@cemarz]

Basically yes. This is a movie about stories. Plots are basically distractions to stories and the story is comically about the meaning of a rug.

[@Serai3]

Steve Buscemi was in the Coens' last film, "Fargo", where he played a guy who never stopped talking. So in this one, they cast him as a guy who was constantly being told to shut up. 😂

[@jfn2462]

Plus, if I'm not mistaken, I think one of German guys in this was the one in Fargo as well that was with Steve doing the hit job thing.

[@Serai3]

@@jfn2462 Indeed. Peter Stormare plays Karl Hungus, the nihilist/porn star, and he also played one of the kidnappers in Fargo, the one who kept killing people.

[@dallesamllhals9161]

..like a virgin? EDIT: The Madonna song FFS Google AI!!

[@TheJoshestWhite]

That's fucking interesting man

[@jakester455]

If you really pay attention, the Dude only addresses Donny once during the whole film and it could well have been because the Dude knows Walter so well that he knows what his imaginary friend (and dead Vietnam war buddy) would say. The Coen brothers say Donny is real, but then again they pull stuff like that all the time. Either Donny is a figment of Walter's imagination (and the Dude is the best friend Walter could ever have because he's willing to play along) or the Dude is a dickhead who always ignores Donny.

[@ingalola3404]

This movie is an absolute masterpiece. Not just a movie but a work of art. Big avant-garde artpiece.

[@Cifer77]

This movie has THE BEST network TV edit for swearing of all time. Instead of Walter saying "This is what happens what you F*** a stranger in the A**" he says.... This is what happens when you FIND a stranger in the ALPS!

[@Rastafaustian]

Don't ever feed a soldier scrambled eggs.

[@Charles_Gaba]

My favorite: In “The Running Man” when the little old lady says that Schwarzenegger’s character is “one mean mound of flesh.”

[@fixfalcon2628]

Die Hard with a Vengeance tv edit is great too. Instead of motherf**cker, Sam Jackson says "melon farmer." LOL.

[@markmcgee2417]

Lmfao!

[@jeffw7382]

I laugh thinking about Donnie so often. I'll be alone in my car and just start laughing at "Who's got your whities, Walter?"

[@danielberg7644]

My favorite gag is just after the dude gets his windows smashed they still went to the In and Out.

[@kevinjoy7728]

Those are good burgers, Walter

[@abracadabra1301]

The Dude Abides my friends. The Dude Abides.

[@nickc127]

In case you didnt pick up on this, it's basically a classic crime noir story except the main character has no interest in solving the case and just wants his rug.

[@theConquerersMama]

❤

[@petercofrancesco9812]

Goodman telling Donny to shutup is the Coens inside joke. Because he played a character who talks non stop in the previous movie Fargo

[@k.delpino1124]

I saw Raising Arizona (1987) as an kid with my dad and found it hilarious. Of course, i didn't know who The Coen Brothers were back then. But over 10 years later, i learned who and how great these sibling auteurs were. This was an incredible piece of work. Not your average caper and then some. Most would have not believed that this was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. Huge honor for any cult classic and it is much deserved. There is a spinoff, "The Jesus Rolls" (2020). It's also the remake of a French film Going Places (1974), John Turturro reprises his role as Jesus Quintana, also wrote and directed it.

[@PerfectHandProductions]

A genuine classic. One of the best comedies ever made.

[@MisterMasterShafter1]

In a movie with many great parts, my favorite is when Walter opens the Folgers can w/Donnie's ashes, and the wind blows it right in Dude's face, and the look on his face. I just about pissed myself. lol

[@michaeljames6817]

This is a top 3 Jeff Bridges performance for me, along with True Grit and The Men Who Stare at Goats. But he has so many great movies.

[@dancarter482]

Fabulous Baker Boys!

[@markmcgee2417]

I commented about how he wore the same shirt in the Fisher King that he wore in this film. Absolutely love the Fisher King.

[@TheJoshestWhite]

Men who Stare at Goats is so good!

[@passtheblunt21]

This was my late sister's favorite movie in the world so to see you enjoy it makes me so happy !!

[@markmcgee2417]

My condolences to you and your family. Your late sister had great taste in films. :)

[@scottmoore1614]

My sister and I also used to loved watching films together. “Raising Arizona” is another Coen classic and is one of our favorites. ❤️

[@passtheblunt21]

I appreciate you both !!!

[@tolstoyed]

such a strong cast of established, amazing actors. i’ve watched many movies just because they were in them. most of them always pick super interesting movies to act in. torturro, seymour hoffman, gazzara, buscemi, bridges, moore, elliot, thewliss, goodman… just brilliant

[@0okamino]

And throw Flea in there for good measure because it can’t hurt to also have a talented bassist along for the show. Am I wrong?

[@antoinettelopes]

Jeff Bridges (the Dude) is Lloyd Bridges' son. Lloyd played the guy in AIRPLANE who picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue. 😁

[@Relayer56]

Two great movies you need to watch: "Oh, Brother, Where Art Thou?" and the remake of "True Grit". These have actors from this movie. You'll love them

[@JangTheKim]

Hell yes. One of my top 3 movies of all time. Nobody fu*ks with The Jesus!

[@verkpunk]

This and Fargo are my favorite Coen movies. That humor is so hard to replicate. You almost never see it anymore. Inherent Vice and Nice Guys are pretty close.

[@peterengelen2794]

''Blood Simple'', ''Raising Arizona'', ''Fargo'', ''The Big Lebowski'' and ''No Country For Old Men''' are most definitely Joel & Ethan Coen's masterpieces, but, ''Miller's Crossing'' and ''Barton Fink'' are still my favorite Coen movies (and imo masterpieces).

[@Slythe01]

The Coen brothers are so amazing, I mean just look at their entire resume

[@larindanomikos]

I love everyone of those movies. The only one I didn't love wss True Grit. But I have a childhood attachment to the original as well as the book.

[@tolstoyed]

when you ask film lovers, they’ll tell you millers crossing and barton fink (along with a serious man) are coens true masterpieces. so are all their other movies really, although those target bigger audiences, and are a bit easier compared to those three, which in the coen world is also amazing

[@markmcgee2417]

I absolutely love Barton Fink. And it was the first time I saw Steve Buscemi in a film. Chet!

[@kevinsieg2076]

I once read in a magazine that Miller's Crossing was the best Coen brothers movie and anyone who didn't agree should be hit in the face with a shovel, like the Dane. I was in a bar when I read that and burst out laughing and everyone else looked at me like I was crazy. Miller's Crossing is a fucking masterpiece.

[@drewshirleysports]

Your reaction is perfectly appropriate for the first viewing of this classic: thoroughly amused but completely bewildered.

[@dubugga]

I love the very beginning when the thugs leave, they're just like "thanks a lot asshole" and everytime I'm like "what did he do?!?" 😂😂

[@philmakris8507]

Based on the famous Raymond Chandler detective novel THE BIG SLEEP which has been adapted into movies, TV shows, radio shows etc many many times.

[@larindanomikos]

I had an epiphany about this flick a million years ago. It's like Sam Spade if Sam Spade was a pot head bowler.

[@youteo3596]

I love how flea from the red hot chili peppers just pops up in 80s-90s movies, he was one of the nihilists

[@Charles_Gaba]

The best description I’ve heard of TBL is that a movie keeps trying to happen to The Dude but he just won’t have it.

[@Serai3]

I think it's more like it keeps trying to happen to him but he just can't be bothered. :D

[@paratus04]

Came to post this.

[@larindanomikos]

Hotel California-the Gypsy Kings. Everyone in NYC rocked this album when it came out around...'91 I think.

[@lisarainbow9703]

Another great movie that showcases Jeff Bridges's talent, is "The Fisher King".... It's pure brilliance. Added bonus that Robin Williams is the costar.....

[@mcgilj1]

And Michael Jeter is a small role.. But damn he was great...

[@lisarainbow9703]

@@mcgilj1 yes, he was absolutely brilliant in that role...

[@Hereticked]

I don't think I've ever seen you laugh this much in a reaction. This was great! 😆

[@samanthanickson6478]

the nice guys?

[@doctor8342]

Jeff Bridges is such a huge actor he was the main bad guy in the first MCU movie....

[@tec52]

FYI, Jeff Bridges has had a long and distinguished career. H comes from an acting family, son of Lloyd Bridges and brother of Beau Bridges,

[@markmcgee2417]

In one of the scenes the Dude is wearing a Japanese baseball shirt. This was one of Jeff Bridges' own shirts which he also wore in The Fisher King.

[@joerenaud8292]

If this was the first movie you've watched with Jeff Bridges then you might want to check out one of his earliest movies "Tron", which was a cutting edge early Disney film with animation woven into it that would end up only happening once and never again due to the super expensive and difficult method that was used to produce it. This movie in fact pulled Disney's ass out of oblivion into high tech movies and the story was fairly well done too. It's cool, ground breaking and it stood the test of time.

[@PerfectHandProductions]

Burn After Reading is another great Coen brothers film that's very underrated.

[@brianbelden2449]

"Do you see what happens Larry! This is what happens Larry!"....Best movie scene ever.

[@maxducoudray]

I love all Coen Brothers reactions! You should watch Raising Arizona.

[@kevindorn2508]

Man i love this movie. I wish i could see it again for the first time...but i guess thats what reaction channels are for.

[@theConquerersMama]

I remember feeling like I had discovered a secret, perfect beach cove when I came out of the theater. It was so fun & I immediately wanted all my friends to see it.

[@PhasersAndArrows]

A deconstructed film noir is the best way to categorize this brilliance.

[@qwi2311]

The Dude is the ultimate reluctant hero. The story happens around him, despite him, and he refuses to engage it.

[@justmeeagainn]

Anyone ever notice that neither Maude nor her father (the movie's other Lebowskis) ever call The Dude "Dude"?

[@jnagarya519]

The second "fantasy" was a take from the outlandish Busby Berkeley musicals of the 1930s-40s.

[@mcgilj1]

The genius of this film.. Tone, story is presented as an old style noir mystery.. Then you populate it with the oddest cast of characters. The dude the burn out hippie.. the damaged Vietnam vet... The introverted donny.. the nihilists.. lol. Everything is just so much "off center" which is what makes it great.

[@jnagarya519]

I you see "The Godfather II" you'll see a rug that tied the room together.

[@MagicianNoriginal]

One of my all time favourites! So funny. Thanks for the review Caped 😂

[@phunkjnky]

"You human paraquat." - The Dude I hear about the from old hippies and comedian Joey Diaz. Paraquat was an herbicide that the the government sprayed, ostensibly to stop outdoor pot grows... If you got pot that had paraquat on it, it had bad physical reactions. This sounds like a throwaway line, but in some ways given how The Dude views weed, this is the worst thing The Dude can call somebody.

[@christophergallacher1200]

"Brandt can't watch, or he has to pay a $100"..................... "That's marvelous"

[@mr_k4tz]

“ it is our most … moderately priced receptacle “ Every line is poetry

[@tatlertom3090]

interesting to me how much you liked it the first time. i didn't. i was probably twenty five or so. then i saw it again. then i caught it again. and suddenly, i found myself watching it and rewatching it, and suddenly realized "this is incredible." You got it right away.

[@thefourty-yearoldgamer8289]

This movie definitely is one that gets better with multiple viewings. :D :D you'll catch more and more little things that are so funny and good.

[@drewshirleysports]

I laughed out loud when Maude and her goons showed up and you said “who are these people?”

[@tigrecito48]

Jeff Bridges - TRON - STARMAN - THE FISHER KING to name a few

[@korycoster3586]

I would love to see you watch "from dusk till dawn". One of Tarintino's early films

[@billhicks808]

Quentin only did the first half of that movie which is why it isn't officially numbered as Quentin movie who insists he'll only do ten movies in his life. Robert Rodriguez did the second half.

[@markmaioli4]

No - Tarantino co-wrote the screenplay, he didn't direct😊

[@bashab3098]

There’s a joke that one Cohen brother asks the other what are our movies about , and the other says I thought you knew !

[@shesemerald2011]

The In-N-Out reference killed me when I saw this since John Goodman was the voice for their radio commercials since the 80's.

[@5hanesBoard]

I love how The Jesus's bowling partner is so plain looking.

[@trespasserswill7052]

I've wondered about that. Looks normal but is likely the real child molester. Just a thought.

[@patrickcrippen880]

He also plays Captain Turner in Deadwood

[@Cifer77]

This isn't a movie, it's a lifestyle and a religion. "Dudeism" is a real thing, look it up.

[@mcgilj1]

I'm an ordained minister in the church of Dudeism... Been meaning to get my card laminated.

[@stevegyles3190]

@@mcgilj1Same.

[@mintjulius275]

This is definitely a classic for a reason and among the best Coen Brothers films. You liked no country, and Jeff bridges, you should really check out 'he'll or high water'. A great Jeff bridges performance, gives no country vibes, and a super slept on great movie

[@amberhoward7807]

I think everyone kind of wonders what they got themselves into at many points during this movie... But make sure to watch this movie again because once you know the plot you can really enjoy the humor more and start noticing things you didn't before. Such a classic movie!

[@TCHC85]

I love that he goes to his landlords dance show. ☺

[@theConquerersMama]

❤

[@trespasserswill7052]

Sort of a reference to the theater scene in Oh Brother...

[@aaronpearson2389]

I think you failed to see how well the rug tied the room together. Way more important than his head being shoved in a toilet! 😂

[@goathair33]

“Phones’ ringing dude” gets me every time. 🤣

[@michaelnuzzo5698]

"If he's from Korea how did he...?" The People's Republic of China sent forces into the Korean War when UN forces got too close to their border. This swung the war and eventually led to the stalemate that still exists on the Korean peninsula today.

[@wfly81]

Yeah, but I think the joke is that he just calls all Asians Chinamen.

[@GeorgeEugeneBarrett]

@@wfly81- no he doesn’t.

[@wfly81]

@@GeorgeEugeneBarrett Yeah? Well, that's...just...like...you're opinion, man.

[@angelagraves865]

As many times as I've seen this I've never been able to warm up to Walter. I think Philip Seymour Hoffman's Brandt is priceless, though. Lol I think the Coen brothers' Burn After Reading (2008) is their best movie.

[@mr_k4tz]

Burn after reading is totally underrated

[@stobe187]

Brandt's facial expressions are worth the price of admission alone.

[@aaronwolf3587]

The dialogue is second to none. It’s a better and more genuine kind of laughter I get out of this than I do from slap stick comedy. I’m 44 so my 2 favorite from this era are this and Office Space. They’re both a little ridiculous but worth the watch✌️

[@thefatman2780]

IT REALLY TIED THE ROOM TOGETHER

[@youngThrashbarg]

"I know nothing what this movie is about" After several viewings, neither do I.

[@TheNeonRabbit]

The actor who played the Big Lebowski (the rich one) was in Blazing Saddles

[@mysticramen1721]

I wish they would make a sequel about his and Maude's kid. Call it "The Little Lebowski"

[@Serai3]

Kinda sounds like a porn film. 😅

[@samanthanickson6478]

@@Serai3perfect!😆

[@HaraQuinn]

the Hotel California Cover is by an older Spanish duo called the Gypsy Kings.. they have a ton of good songs in the similar vein. highly recommend.. ofc starting with Gypsy Kings- Hotel California.. I always find it incredible so many never heard of this cover bc i feel like i grew up with it, lol. but It's def amazing.

[@samanthanickson6478]

fun fact: the dude’s entire wardrobe comes from jeff bridges’ personal collection. even the jelly shoes. 😆

[@kevinkuptz7397]

"why he fall asleep on the floor" did u miss 30 seconds before when he got knocked out from the punch which was the whole dream sequence?

[@geraldmorgan6906]

I remember when I was a teen me and my buddies used to get wasted and watch this movie over and over again while laughing our asses off. Good times.

[@what-yo2wz]

We also fought the Chinese in the Korean War. They were allied with North Korea.

[@Shnonan]

"...we found it last night lodged in an abutment." "Oh, man! Lodged where?!"

[@robbob5302]

“I don’t how this man kept me intrigued for five,ten minutes saying almost nothing.” And that’s why America loves Sam Elliot! 😀

[@scottmelville3476]

Probably the best movie rewatch ever.

[@MarcosElMalo2]

The genre: Hard Boiled Defective story. That’s not a typo.

[@chrispittman8854]

It's "film noir" meets "ancient Greek comedy," which is why it's so "trippy."

[@btraven7536]

It's similar to The Big Sleep with Humphrey Bogart in the sense that both films are complex and confusing but ultimately they're about nothing

[@tubularap]

Happy to see you enjoying this classic so much. Please, please watch O Brother Where Art Thou, also by the Coen brothers.

[@GeorgeEugeneBarrett]

The US did fight a few battles against the Chinese in Korea as well, so he might have been correct on how he lost his legs.

[@trespasserswill7052]

Correct but more than a few.

[@debbyemerson3877]

Thanks for the reaction! My neighbor has a bumper sticker that just says "The Dude Abides" 😂

[@larindanomikos]

Oh...wow...this has been in my library like...25 yrs. now. I mean, when the Coen's drop a flick, I drop what I'm doing.

[@CoachJasonCurtis]

Top 10 funniest movies ever. Everyone in this film nailed it and the Coen brothers directed a masterpiece. TIME FOR KINGPIN IF YOU WANNA LAUGH

[@MrJethroq]

Took me until about the 4th viewing for me to pick up on the joke where Creedence is playing “Lookin Out My Back Door” in the car just after Dude’s “thorough” medical exam

[@axx6435]

This one gets even better the more you watch it.

[@d4mdcykey]

To be perfectly honest, if one is a truly dedicated, life-long stoner very few things in this film seems out of place or unlikely. Things regularly happen that defies logic and without apparent reason, but by the end of the day all of it comes together and makes perfect sense.

[@johnposes6164]

O' brother where art thou and Raising Arizona are equally random and hilarious

[@harryanders2877]

Very nice to see you discover this amazing film. It gets you deep, makes you laugh, and keeps you glued. It is superb, sublime. Great reaction indeed.

[@Tijuanabill]

The directors trolled him by having his wife and daughter on set, for the scene where he had to look up all those skirts, on the bowling lane. Nicely done. 😂😂🤣🤣😂😂

[@neuvocastezero1838]

"Why is he so animated?" Did you see the nail on his little finger?

[@nataliep6385]

YES!!!!! I have been hoping on for you to do a reaction to this one! 🥰😃

[@rcfreakamit]

Great reaction video! I first noticed Jeff Bridges in the 1974 'Thunderbolt and lightfoot' movie (with Clint Eastwood), a somewhat underrated movie IMO, Jeff Bridges performance in it was outstanding.

[@helmsly2010]

This is one of my favorite movies of all time, its great seeing your reaction to all of these hilarious scenes

[@ShaDHP23]

This film has a message that's both very simple, but incredibly hard to do well: sometimes okay is okay. Leave it to a satire of detective noir to sell this kind of message as well as it does.

[@brentfreeland5834]

In 2020 John Turturro made a movie called The Jesus Rolls. He reprises his role as Jesus Quintana. His character is the only connection to The Big Lebowski. But it is actually a good story. It's worth looking at. ✌️

[@kelsosemail]

"What if we took these WAAAAY out-there characters and put them in a Phillip Marlowe-type old-time noir story?" But with the kinds of twists and turns that THESE freaks might encounter... That's how The Big Lebowski happened.