Dude abides

[@CO77938]

“That last day on that film, when I’m looking into the camera and talking to the audience, I’d done that scene eight [or] nine times and the brothers were [right there next to the camera],” the actor said. “I’d done the scene and I’d felt like I had nailed it more than once. And I just looked at them and said, ‘Hey, you guys gotta tell me what the f-k you want. And they said, ‘No, we got it on the third or fourth take, we just like seeing you do it.’” Amazing

[@tptvox]

😂😂😂😂

[@edwardfetner2513]

they do that all the time lmao

[@ShonenFreakTV]

does he have to use so many cuss words?

[@Santiagoacph]

@@ShonenFreakTVthe fuck you talking about?

[@tunerimpala5658]

@@ShonenFreakTVwhy is it such a big fuckin deal

[@20alphabet]

The fellow in the background bowling alone is none other than the famed professional bowler, Barry Asher. He was technical adviser for the movie, and actually struck on every ball he rolled in the movie. It is said he would strike every time the director called for it. Gotta think of Joe DiMaggio hitting a home run forty years after retirement on demand. Mr. Asher now gives lessons in Southern California.

[@Magy09able]

And I wondered why every time they showed a bowler there were only strikes.

[@20alphabet]

Now you know!

[@Rosco666]

20alphabet Donnie's last bowl before his heartatache isn't a strike dude !

[@20alphabet]

+Andrew Ross Sorry I wasn't clearer. He rolled a strike on que every time the director required. To my knowledge, he didn't bowl for anyone else. In fact, he was so good, and the director was so impressed with his ability that the director would actually request him to leave a pocket 8-pin or various other leaves. Yes, Barry Asher is THAT good... even 40 years after retirement.

[@Rosco666]

20alphabet its cool man I'm a dudeist n think that's the pivitol bowl in the film man, you just know something bad is coming, peace n stressless, relax and ABIDE man

[@artytoons]

Always respect the golden-voiced cowboy who hangs around the bowling alley.

[@LuisSierra42]

The dude abides

[@scottfeuerhammer3595]

Strikes and gutters man. He ONLY throws strikes.

[@benthemiester]

I had the fortunate experience of having breakfast with Sam Elliot a few years ago at a mutual friends house. He was one of the coolest and most humble person I ever met. He would show up with his lawn mower and cut my friends grass for him. His name was Raymond Garcia RIP, an old man who lived in Lincoln Heights in Los Angeles, which is pretty rough neighborhood. It was a real trip to see a well known movie star doing yard work for an old friend (and in a ghetto neighborhood for that matter). The day I met him, he showed up with a truck full of firewood. The whole family loved this guy and he seemed to love them to.

[@retandom]

now that is an awesome story.

[@TheFluffyPeacock]

What a great story!

[@psycho0815]

Nice anecdote... dude. ;-)

[@Littleandr0idman]

Michael Sykes I don't know about you...but I take comfort in that

[@DuderinoDeux]

Be cool to see him do a Who do you think you are.

[@OfficialJoeKingOne]

Sam made that monologue look easy. That was excellent acting.

[@davidhuber8779]

Sort of like C. Heston in Waynes world 2

[@PaulKretz]

That moment when he raises the eyes to talk to the audience... thirilling.

[@pmw8000]

@1:09

[@codytrail1228]

That mustache is epic.

[@pipenissen]

The moustache, slightly to big to be a wifebeater. Its epic yah, i cannot find another category.

[@lynnturman8157]

Yeah, I agree. In the whole vast scheme of things, the hair a man grows above his lip is what's truly important.

[@LuisSierra42]

I take comfort in that

[@goldmoutdog19]

His voice is also epic, if i had his voice i would never shut up

[@dougk2247]

@Thomas Callinan Sheesh

[@empjorium]

Sam Elliott is the manliest man alive.

[@tmac8892]

except for your moms

[@empjorium]

His mustache is more manly than most men.

[@leroylowe5921]

He's a dead ringer for a Texan, and he's really from Oregon.

[@CoolArrow78233]

Leroy Lowe Sacramento

[@Captain_Lockheed]

Don't forget Ron Swanson.

[@alecjones4676]

This movie is just so unbelievably goddamned awesome

[@TheBRUINS1337]

This movie is the one thing I had in common with my father. Growing up in his restaurant's kitchens as a child, I would watch him watch this movie on his ancient laptop over and over as he worked day in, day out. My parents split at my birth and things were rocky to say the least between them. I found comfort being with them at work, at times feeling like I had to choose between them. Watching this scene often makes me think of him and the fatherly relationship I wanted so bad growing up. I miss him and will never get that time back with him. This movie reminds me to work harder and the bits about my father I now see he tried to teach me. It reminds me of the good days with him, in all his glory even though I seem to only remember the bad ones. I watch this scene all the time to keep me in line with some semblance of myself that I know he might be proud of.

[@albal8946]

This is why I read comments. It's heartening to hear a snapshot of your life and how this movie and this scene in particular ties us all loosely together.

[@LeprachaunLucky]

What's fascinating about the line, "the Dude abides," is that this line is a variation of the biblical line from the book Ecclesiastes: 1:4 "One generation passes away, and another generation comes, but the earth abides for ever." This suggests that Sam Elliot (the cowboy) is God, and he is all seeing, and that the Dude is the earth, for he is everywhere all the time. You may not have noticed, but the Dude is in every single scene of this movie. The Dude is even the scene where the people who want the ransom money are eating in the diner, as the Dude's van and himself are in the background in the window. This single line really just shows the genius of the Coen Brothers, and also shows how much effort and creativity went into this film.

[@carminerossi6901]

+LeprachaunLucky Yeah That's how I like to interpret it. For one, Elliot's body is only in two scenes and yet he seems to know everything about the dude's life. Rather than partaking in any aspect of the film, he seems to be just observing and telling the story. Also, despite all the chaos and confusion in the film (jackie treehorn trashing his place, nihilists trying to cut of his johnson, Big lebowski promising to avenge him tenfold, sellers stealing his car) the dude is totally unchanged in any facet at the end of the film. Which, in a sense, is like the earth. spot on man.

[@Nickafterdark420]

very informative. interesting.

[@LieslIncorporated]

+LeprachaunLucky "...for all us sinners" suggests that the cowboy isn't god, though.

[@LeprachaunLucky]

MaximisedInsight If you think of God as a completely spiritual entity, then yes, you would be correct, but this movie focuses on the Catholic adaptation of the bible. This would mean that God is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost (the Holy Trinity). Jesus, the Son, would be a sinner himself, as he is the human form of God. This shows that Sam Elliot is indeed God, but not the spiritual form, and Sam can indeed be a sinner.

[@Nickafterdark420]

MaximisedInsight wow. I will forever look at this movie differently, makes it even better. Didn't think that was possible.

[@goodolarchie]

Holy shit, I just realized it's one continuous shot and that guy bowled two perfect shots in a row on top of Sam's awesome monologue

[@coach_yo]

Sam Elliot is a legend....that voice of his is pure testosterone. That stash makes him even more of a badass.

[@Saltly]

The dude is in the moment. He is in the now. That is why he doesn't care about status, wealth, attachment, love, or even his own name. (That's why he speaks in third person) Harmony is listening to music, bowling, enjoying being alive, breathing. His state of "One-ness" has more fulfillment than anything he can achieve, that is enlightenment. He only has hardships due to other peoples actions and interference, and even so it's only temporary til he returns to his "State of Dude", taking it easy like you know he will.

[@CyanideSublime]

I read that in Sam Elliott's voice.

[@rosenti]

I had the best dump of my life reading this.

[@GrayWoIf]

The Dude was the real Buddha

[@tmac8892]

watch the flick again. he's upset all the time.

[@MrWhite-pn7ui]

Yeah well, you know, sometimes you eat the bar and sometimes, uh, you know.

[@mindeloman]

I love that bowling alley. It reminds me of what was around when i was a teen. There's no flashing LED lights everywhere, no gargantuan auto-score board, and no blaring music you against which you can't hold a conversation. Just bowling with some friends, some beers, a score card, and a pencil.

[@thecast9175]

Sad they bulldozed it for a parking lot before the movie became famous.

[@benjiross1]

Sam Elliott is so epic and manly, we’re all willing to forget about the headphone users that died at the end of the video.

[@JoshuaCastillo6309]

That buzz destroyed my ears

[@johnbongjoey5200]

The most fucking epic movie moustache in history

[@comicbookguy8586]

John Bong Joey what mustache ?

[@goatlib2338]

I'm sorry what ? Be careful before Ron f#cking Swanson corrects you.

[@cesargreif6910]

Color-coordinated with his shirt

[@GregoryTheGr8ster]

My first art teacher was just like Sam Elliot. His name was Doug. I remember him well. When I asked him about which watercolor brush to get, he knew just which one. "Just remember to keep it warshed," he advised.

[@Fermion.]

The real question here is, did you abide?

[@DarthVader-1701]

I know a guy for Oklahoma who has a voice similar to Sam Elliott and his name is also Doug, I don't know if it's the same perdon or not.

[@RealTreyOlds]

Two of my favorite actor Sam Elliott and Jeff bridges

[@dec23]

Sam Elliot is a big ball of testosterone. lol

[@EnchiladaMan360]

When Chuck Norris goes to bed at night, he checks his closet for Sam Elliott.

[@parrmar1]

+Raymond Lisle Dear Ray, you warmed up my face with your comment thanks.

[@davidcunningham2984]

Raymond lol

[@Keepingitrespectfulmostly.]

Alexandra A Have you seen Sam Elliot in a film called Mask with Cher?.. It's a great movie too...

[@godzilla964]

He makes a good sarsaparilla seem manly, but it's just root beer.

[@FAkemi-do7qn]

Sam Elliott your voice melts my heart.

[@cazeycroland4]

The movie ends with our narrator meeting our main character one last time, with dead roses playing in the background of a very chilled bowling alley. The narrator tells us what he thought about the film, goodbye to us, and kindly asks for more sarsaparilla

[@unloved5600]

why didn't this get some kind of award. it is so brilliant it shines!

[@user-iw4gz7vh4w]

I’ve seen the BL several times in my youth. Just watched it for the first time in maybe 5 years and I’ll be dammed if this scene didn’t make me shed a tear. God bless this movie. I hope the dude is still out there taking it easy for us sinners

[@Ronbo710]

This scene was just the icing on a Classic !!!

[@steveanderson1368]

This scene always makes me cry.

[@KarasuNoGoh]

I'd love to have an audio of this guy just talking for half an hour, it would be a great stuff to fall asleep to.

[@Osborne4Life]

The guy bowling the strike at the end is Barry Asher, who was also the bowling advisor for the film.

[@cleethogwallop]

***** new shit has come to light, kinda wondered about that coz the guy sure could roll, nice way to wrap her up, the perfect strike, wonder how many takes it took.

[@TreyMeans3]

What kind of advice does a bowling advisor give? "Hey, try to hit the pins again this time?"

[@cornellgreen3692]

Great the way Sam Elliott breaks the fourth wall in this scene.

[@sgtlamancha805]

Such an awesome scene and Elliot’s delivery….

[@trentbarker6572]

“ The Dude Abides, I don’t know about you but I take comfort in that” 😂

[@travissmith962]

A western with Jeff Bridges, Sam Elliot, John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, James Arness, and Chuck Conners would be the best thing in the history of westerns.

[@benitofranco372]

Except that it would've been better 30-40 years ago. Btw you forgot Robert Duvall, unless he's dead im not sure...

[@arthurdent549]

...He's not. He did "Get Low" in 2010, his most recent (and arguably best) movie ever...

[@blueberrycobbler]

Ben Johnson always has to be included in any western.

[@gcHK47]

Travis Smith Don’t forget the late James Stewart.

[@deadaccount6135]

@@arthurdent549 yep a real hidden gem, and also the absolute best ' dry wit ' comedic performance of Bill Murray's career thus far!

[@tycho_m]

Oat soda is easily the best term for a beer

[@gatlinggun8914]

Melle I'm carcosa rejoice death is not the end

[@GrosvnerMcaffrey]

The best I've heard was bread pop

[@Garblegox]

If Sam Elliott wanted to talk me into joining Scientology, I would.

[@simonphoenix5768]

Jeremy Kean lol

[@ammamaw]

Ahahahahahaa!!!!

[@namekiz3199]

What's that ?

[@Roman-zz4ep]

@@namekiz3199 It's a very unusual religion. Look it up sometime.

[@fawaz008]

Strikes and gutters, ups and downs well this is life buddy

[@42976675]

this is life dude

[@skylinerunner1695]

That narration really tied the movie together.

[@brianmaiden1185]

_"Take it easy, Dude. I know that you will."_ God I love that line. Comparing Sam's bowling alley bar scene w/ Walter's cafe scene makes for an amusing contrast. If you pay attn, the way Walter double hammer-fists the bar in the cafe is hilariously (and more than a touch craftily) evocative of an alpha male silverback Gorilla's threat display, slamming both arms down against the ground or an object at the same time with an almighty thump (Walter's display is more low key, but f'n funny with the above in mind). The little tappity-tap dance he does just before he lays into Larry's nextdoor neighbour's new car with the Dude's crow bar (genius sound editing BTW), is another example of John Goodman's hilarious (yet surprisingly subtle) body English. The way he tilts his head right as he says the line _"think it's a Pomeranian"_ slays me every time without fail; somehow I failed to notice it before my 20th odd viewing :) If you've watched TBL half a dozen or more times, check out the above scenes next time you watch it; I think you'll enjoy my little observations. Aw heck... _I know that you will. ;)_

[@scott-ci5is]

I like your style, Dude.

[@olivierletellier8280]

I dig yours too man...the whole cowboy thing going..you know..

[@navblue20]

The Dude abides......and so does Sam Elliott.

[@michaelmiller9483]

As an old bastard of about 71, lets just say it's an honor to have grown up around that old cowboy Sam Elliot

[@paultincher4748]

Best version of “Dead Flowers” ever.

[@map3384]

And sometimes you miss the 90s so much it hurts.

[@markwilken2492]

He could make a shopping list sound cool

[@ranchump]

I love how his face turns on a dime when he said “parts, anyway”

[@NoDak888]

"hey good friend you got any more of that sasparilla

[@Hippiefunz]

I didn't think anybody could suck as bad as you do, god damn how do you fuck that line up?

[@slowfaller]

Zac Dunlap check your micro-aggressions bro!

[@jirapatthaenphromrat2910]

Pc Principal "Say friend, you got any more of that good sasparilla?"

[@AMM1998]

Seriously how do you fuck up a line that you're directly quoting? You didn't even get the first word correct. Wtf man

[@KingLich451]

it's an old film...

[@junjiejunjie8917]

Quelle voix, quelle présence ! Bravo Monsieur Elliott !

[@majikmessiah]

3 minute video and now I have to watch the whole movie again. It has to be one of my favorites

[@ianfravel5756]

Sam Elliot would make a great narrator for any kind of movie. He has the perfect narrator voice. Although not all narrators have that cowboy accent like he does

[@e.m.g.s4os251]

i feel his mustache power!

[@davidelago3391]

I've always thought he represents the audience… All of us… Becuase he knows Lebowski and says things that he wouldn't be able to know if he was a simple stranger… He is not a character like the others… He is basically the audience or the critics “entering" in the movie, it is like a wonderful experience. In the middle of the movie there is this sort of “break" in which the directors give us the oportunity to break the 4th wall. The only thing is that the dude doesn't know it.. For him he is just like a stranger, maybe drunk, speaking with him… This is the magic of cinema. The stranger first of all says: “how're you doing there, dude?” He asks him how he is… I mean, after all the troubles even we, the audiece, want to know how he feels… And the dude answers without being so interested, which is quite correct, as he doesn't know the stranger, and so he doesn't know us (the audience)…Then the cowboy says: “I like your style, dude" without knowing him… That means a lot. It is the audience telling the dude that WE like his style as a character of a movie… Because… Who honestly doesn't like the dude? Then the stranger says something more, something that all of us share… He says: “Do you have to use so many cuss words?” Because it is a fact, he really uses a lot of bad words.. It's his character… It is just like we saying the dude something that cannot be changed at all, becuase he is a character obviously. And then, of course, the cowboy is even the narrator, like if Joel and Ethan Coen were there talking to us about the story and the characters they've created. They are genius

[@SKYDORMER]

I watch this scene every morning to remind myself to take it easy. 😎

[@guitarguy5]

"We will charge valiantly, and be butchered valiantly!"

[@specialk9424]

And afterwards, men in tall hats and gold watch fobs will thump their chest and say what a brave charge it was.

[@BassGuitarGuy128]

Wow, all in one take too. Good acting!

[@chilliout177]

like you would really know....

[@Coowallsky]

@@chilliout177 Like we know you're an asshole.

[@Tuneman1984]

This movie is such a cinematic masterpiece.

[@dominicpetruzzelli3134]

Sam Elliot.....you can listen to that guy talk all day !

[@JediPhoenix1976]

Jeff Bridges and Sam Elliott in the same scene? I'm lucky my phone doesn't explode from the awesomeness...

[@chrisvandeninden1995]

My favorite , he can talk with his eyes .....!

[@antoyal]

Sam Elliot's is one of the best depictions of God in a movie. "Catch ya later on down the trail," indeed. Also, that old timer in the background can roll, man.

[@johnfrancis0063]

The Cohen Brothers need to make a movie of the Dude's kid called "The Young Lebowski."

[@seermayton-el3488]

Damnit I wanna sit by a campfire at night and just hear Sam ramble on about anything. Just sit and share a drink with him. He has the prescense of "anywhere is home if you make it your home"

[@TheThejpmshow]

I love this movie, one of the greatest fourth wall breaks of all time

[@Meelaze]

I just saw this movie for the first time the other day while I was high 🤣🤣🤣 couldn’t stop laughing at the parts with the cowboy dude in it. He’s a legend.

[@gastondoumerc7863]

That mustache deserves its own ZIP Code. It’s legendary.

[@debrajacobsparkerson599]

Amazing People Amazing story's/movies/music

[@cjc9827]

I, as many do, adore this film. But I don't understand the point of any of it, and after much deliberation I'm almost 100% certain that I'm not supposed to.

[@usclaxx10]

Good job, you understand this movie better than most movie critics

[@gilbertobm]

No, you are not supposed to make any sense of it. Is a movie about characters, not about plot.

[@mlilly24]

Were you listening to the Dude’s story?

[@gamleskalle1]

Relax, enjoy the moment

[@KingLich451]

because it's not a "great" movie, maybe real good, but people are seriously overreacting I think.

[@ElSteve-ORadioTM]

🤠: "But sometimes there's a man, sometimes, there's a man." "Aw. I lost my train of thought here." "But... aw, *hell!* "

[@hamarbiljungskile8953]

The Dude abides... and the Emperor protects!

[@eredain1]

I wonder how many times they had to reshoot that scene, on account of the bowler missing the strike afterwards :)

[@rogerworthington8862]

Love this scene. Love Sam Elliott

[@pmarati]

I was just waiting for him to say "WOOOOO Froggy went a courtin, he did ride... Crambone!!"

[@thebrucechannel8061]

I had to watch it a few times to really appreciate the comedy and true talent in this movie, one of the all-time funniest films.

[@dalehunt9082]

It is considered to be in the all-time Top 10 list for comedic movies. Rarified air. Masterpiece by the Coen Brothers and all of the actors. It is my favorite movie. I'm 70 and my old high school classmates call me The Dude because I resemble the character, hair and beard and all.

[@abc64pan]

"Say friend, got some of that good sarsaparilla?" Sam Elliot, coolest cowboy ever.

[@frenchycapalini1061]

Some time ago I stopped by at a remote being done by a local "country" radio station that had set up at a suburban shopping center. They had swag and were doing contests. One of the attractive and well dressed young ladies at the booth asked who my favorite country artist was I told her the "Rolling Stones" She looked at me like I was being a smartaleck and discontinued the conversation. Thanks for the dead flowers.

[@lynnturman8157]

Ha ha! Having recently been on an Alison Krauss/Union Station kick, I was curious as to who was singing Dead Flowers when I watched this movie again recently. I thought maybe Gram Parsons or Townes Van Zandt or maybe the Band. I was pleasantly surprised to learn it was the Stones.

[@DaveTrowbridge]

That reminds of the time a girlfriend and I went to a restaurant on Super Bowl Sunday and requested a table as far from the TV as possible. When the waitress expressed surprise that we weren't interested in the Super Bowl, my friend said, "No, I don't follow basketball." Same reaction.

[@arthurdent549]

+Lynn Turman...No, it was not. It was Townes Van Zandt. He wrote the song...the Stones made it famous. It's in the movie credits...

[@lynnturman8157]

Arthur Dent Yeah. That's what I said.

[@arthurdent549]

+Lynn Turman...I was actually wrong about the movie credits, as much as it pains me to admit that but hey, we all make mistakes. As a result though, I dug deeper and found a vast gray area. It seems credit is given, and taken from him. Which in a sad way reflects much of his life. Townes was an unknown (except in country music) and poor, and he got ripped off many times. I've loved the Stones from the Sixties, so it pains me to think that they may have been involved in that BS, but the music business can be mercenary...

[@TheBaltimoreDude]

that's a solid ending man. the Dude abides.

[@drewstephens8576]

A little Lebowski on the way 👀 The Big Lebowski 2 confirmed!

[@UncleAnaesthesia]

I just played with him in a PUBG squad last night. No foolin'!

[@karaokeduncan]

Great scene. And that high pitched 'ffft' at the end reminded me that my ears are working well.

[@RogersGirl88]

“Didn’t like seein’ Donny go in the wood chipper…especially on such a beautiful day 🌨🌨🌨❄️

[@aaronbarry4608]

And just when i thought this scene couldn't get any better they added a TVZ song.

[@jimmybrungus2552]

The first time I ever watched this movie I was on lsd. I don’t think I would recommend watching this on acid because it created this hyper loop of existential dread and slice of life comedy shit I wasn’t ready for.

[@dinosaurcj]

I can somewhat relate, I've never done any drugs but I was in an utterly terrible state of mind when I watched this movie for the first time, I could seldom be a peace with it and it just troubled me throughout.

[@DanWotanBarrett]

hysterical. and brilliant.

[@Zardoz4441]

No better cowboy than Sam Elliot.

[@thegreathadoken6808]

I seen that guy in various things, playing everything from this easy-going, old-time cowboy-philosophy fella we see before us today, all the way up to a hardass Sargeant-Major in the Vietnam War leading men in the Battle of Ia Drang Valley, and he's been absolutely convincing every time.

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

Sam Elliott...voice like melted butter.

[@jsn1970]

Sam Elliott is the man for everyone's time and place. He gives perspective.

[@mayadelmoral1016]

Guapísimo Sam Elliot!

[@seanyiscubsfan1]

Just for curiosity I would love to see Sam Elliot narrate something you would never expect ala March of the Penguins similar to how Morgan Freeman did.

[@chriswelcome8102]

It really tied the room together man..

[@chadstephens88]

So if Big Lebowski is a retelling of Alice in Wonderland then Sam Elliot’s Stranger is the Cheshire Cat, narrating wisdom, waxing poetic and always, always smiling.

[@khfan4life365]

The birth of many memes.

[@betterbee1304]

Sam Elliot you can ramble to me all damn day...

[@notgaryoldman1178]

Man the pressure was on for that bowler to land that strike at the end of the long take!

[@radinsyah1574]

That’s one long take... sure must’ve been a lot of pressure for that guy to hit that strike 😂

[@debrajacobsparkerson599]

I love you Mr sam You are one of my favorite as well as bo

[@JocieFox53]

Y’all this ending monologue always makes me cry lol

[@lillbrittz]

I fucking love this movie Who wouldn’t lol

[@berenthebear1313]

The Bear Abides....

[@sentientcurse7478]

The dude abides.. Great tombstone quote..get it..tomb..ill leave

[@Nola213]

"The dude definitely abides:. Sam Elliot is rocks.

[@emmpeach8316]

Who doesnt love a cowboy!? Off to Almeria soon go see those old spaghetti western sets