Jeff Bridges' Insane "Big Lebowski" Story | CONAN on TBS

During the Dude's big dream sequence, Jeff had a little prank played on him.
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[@Dongled]

All the Dude wanted was his rug back.

[@kaelang12]

+Dongled It really tied the room together.

[@plowed4weeks]

+kaelang12 He's still pretty pissed

[@mattofthemeadows6492]

It really tied the room together.

[@johnnytuups]

At least The Dude is housebroken.

[@AquaCulinarius]

Shut up, Donny!

[@thecowboy9698]

"He treats objects like women, man!"

[@jigrodrigues]

The Cowboy Dios mio, man

[@parsadolatabadi3965]

The Cowboy 😂

[@dr.bright2021]

Specifically bowling pins

[@cobnut6662]

kzbin.info/aero/PLALuZTZw4A3bde4PKpGYYlbCLwKjEc7h_

[@Ducksoup67]

"I know my rights, man. I want a lawyer. I want uuuhhh...Bill Kunstler or uh...Ron Kuby."

[@florisbackx1744]

The dude should receive an Oscar for playing Jeff Bridges 😂😂😂😂😂

[@aquadee91]

At this point I think Bridges is Lebowski and Lebowski is Bridges. They are one, man.

[@CockyPenisu]

For sure, man

[@diogeneslantern18]

Dude!

[@sigitsandriver3655]

he's the dude man. nobody calls him lebowsky

[@sebbe91]

or El Duderino, if you're not into the whole brevity thing

[@meatwax]

The end of tron legacy, was Jeff and the dude merging in real time on an acid rrip

[@hughtubecube]

"That dream sequence is one of my favourite movie sequences ever" That's just like, your opinion, man...

[@ResinLipBongFace]

hughtubecube lmao. nice one man, 21 thumbs up doesnt do that justice

[@nastynate434]

hughtubecube Shut the fuck up Donny!

[@carmichaelk.5214]

+hughtubecube It's not so much an opinion as a statement of fact. Nice try, though.

[@emanuelferrando407]

+Carmichael K. Shut the fuck up Carmichael, you're out of your element!

[@DrDeepstack]

+Carmichael K. You're obviously not a golfer

[@lawrencebader9399]

The dude abides

[@Ethan-de3we]

I don't knew about u, but I take comfort in tbat

[@joepermenter7228]

+Lawrence Bader Shouldn't you be doing two chicks at once by now?

[@VincentStevenStudio]

+Benjamin Chylla shut the fuck up youre out of your element.

[@jigmelingpa]

+Sgt. Nicholas Angel I think "mammary glands" are the preferred nomenclature.

[@futurespells]

Dude are you fuking this up??!!

[@Stringfreak]

No matter how many roles he plays, he will forever be remembered as the Dude.

[@tornamona]

The Dude abides.

[@Mark-wx6xr]

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

[@V8AmericanMuscleCar]

​@@Mark-wx6xr😅

[@shernigz]

I always think of him in the movie the vanishing.

[@jacobself1920]

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

[@chronocross2430]

+Splendid Pictures LOL, yeah highly classic movie, and for someone learning english it s just great , i abide to that, this movie is so good in english that it lost most of its juice in dub version, it just full of great quote, can t be translated, too idiomatic, plus the music of b dylan, that was over the top, but i m a fan of the coen s bro, and if i can select the top 3 for their movie i ll go the big lebov, barton fink and fargo but that s just mi opinion man

[@normichtrailrider.7343]

i have that shirt !

[@AA-sn9lz]

Someone has to make this reference, in every Lebowski video

[@ivobo6227]

Donnie, you're out of your element...

[@billyblackattacks]

he talks like the dude. I believe the dude was just jeff playing himself

[@somemajordude]

+billyblackattacks Woah! I never thought I'd see you in a comment section. I like your videos by the way.

[@davidparker9165]

+TheWumbonator #starstruck

[@nerthus4685]

+billyblackattacks He said that himself. Also, the Cohen brothers basically just let him ad lib the part.

[@alexandrebeaudry8377]

+billyblackattacks When reading the script it tought to himself, that me younger!

[@flatplant]

+billyblackattacks well it was written for and based off him.

[@justinblackfacetrudeau8943]

That rug really pulled the room together.

[@edancoll3250]

Obiwan Kenboi Tied** Damnit, Donny!

[@Malumbrus]

Obiwan Kenboi Shut the fuck up, Donny!

[@Malumbrus]

Faisal Masab Is this your homework, Larry?

[@skellymom]

Obiwan Kenboi Nice Marmot

[@Malumbrus]

Faisal Masab No, Donny, these men are Nihilists. They're cowards.

[@Bamalot99]

“I once dabbled in pacifism myself Dude, but not in ‘Nam of course.”

[@markschuth8036]

What does any of this have to do with Viet Nam, Walter?

[@sep420]

“This Is Not ‘Nam. This Is Bowling. There Are Rules.”

[@nijo5427]

He has problems, man. You mean, other than pacifism?

[@juniorsoprano7339]

The Big Lebowski: You don't go out looking for a job dressed like that? On a weekday? The Dude: Is this a... what day is this?

[@garrettkittel304]

Your revolution is over, bums loss

[@cobnut6662]

kzbin.info/aero/PLALuZTZw4A3bde4PKpGYYlbCLwKjEc7h_

[@rickiesanders453]

The Big Lebowski never had the makings of a varsity athlete.

[@TheMijman]

Looks over his shoulder at nobody love that scene

[@indoor_gangster]

"..is this a weekday?"

[@MrDick-kz8qc]

Big Lebowski is beyond phenomenal. Its not just a movie its a godly feel-good-entity of positive emotions

[@fookminofookuibeech1902]

Shut up and watch the bible...

[@XpVersusVista]

Fook Mi ? No Fook Ui Beech shaddap m8, u sux hard

[@THEPEN123434]

I don't know, man. I seriously don't know Shut the fuck up, Donny

[@chrishaugan8230]

I don't know, man. I seriously don't know Thats just like your opinion man

[@MrDick-kz8qc]

Yeah, keep 'em coming, keep 'em coming

[@fryfromfuturama9373]

The Big Lebowski is a masterpiece.

[@vitreo1363]

Well that's, like, your opinion, man.

[@unclechaos27]

Far out man...

[@onepunchgeorge9251]

"What's mine is MINE"! CATCH!

[@ivyking4149]

Yassssssss

[@parsadolatabadi3965]

Fry From Futurama yes best comedy ever

[@ChucksterOLove]

Their rugs really tied that prank together... X-D

[@ramseysaiymeh3377]

Underrated comment wins the internet

[@stevec6934]

LOL

[@dlmoore8996]

Jeff Bridges is one of the most underrated actors.

[@TheGoldcountry]

+dl moore Yeah, normally I hate actors with famous family, but he is good. "True Grit" and "The Big Lebowski" are two of my all-time faves.

[@dlmoore8996]

TheGoldcountry He has several fine films out there. I don't think I've ever disliked any of his films.

[@TheGoldcountry]

dl moore agreed

[@negativeindustrial]

Agreed. He was excellent in Ironman

[@dlmoore8996]

Haven't seen Ironman. I didn't know he was in it. I'll have to check it out.

[@Metlhed420]

Just dropped in to see what condition my condition is in

[@SuperRoo_22]

Metlhed420 Mr Kenny Rogers.

[@waynej2608]

Yeah, oh yeah...

[@mrbig1022]

@@SuperRoo_22 rip

[@RyderDavis]

Jeff Bridges has officially replaced Jack Nicholson as "The coolest man in Hollywood".

[@rightondude]

What's "cool" about Hollywood?

[@RyderDavis]

gatortailor Very clever.

[@Vilikki]

gatortailor What's cool about Hollywood you ask? Jeff Bridges is cool about Hollywood.

[@ivyking4149]

🤷🏻‍♂️

[@victoracosta4796]

I think Nicholson retired. He hasn't been active in like 10 years.

[@Robzmadrigal]

Jeff is a national treasure and should be protected at all cost

[@ryetim32]

Agree 100%

[@annafugagnoli5866]

Me too

[@malafakka8530]

Why? Is there a bounty on his head or something?

[@jamesmullen3601]

@@malafakka8530 Seth Rogen has had a contract on him for years. He keeps hiring stoners though, so I think Jeff is safe for the time being.

[@michaeljohnston980]

We need to protect his Johnson. He needs his Johnson

[@UnusualTastes]

According to Google, his daughters would have been like 12-17 at the time. I love how parents never remember how old their kids were at specific times in their lives. lol

[@clareswinney1087]

What I find more amazing is you actually looked that up lol! 🤦‍♀️

[@UnusualTastes]

@@clareswinney1087 And I find it even more amazing. Who was I 5 years ago?

[@tuckertrucker3444]

@@UnusualTastes Same

[@contentinternational]

I don't even know who I am right now

[@justinmillard8196]

I think he embellished for the joke. I was wondering about that myself as it seemed an odd prank for a girl under 10 to be playing.

[@rupertcornholio209]

"And have you occasionally worn these?" "Not as the dude, but as... me"

[@fangsabre]

Considering who Jeff bridges is, it's basically one and the same. Idk if Jeff smokes weed tho

[@NormAppleton]

+fangsabre Does the sun rise in the east? Not sure, better check tomorrow morning.

[@Nautilus1972]

+Rupert Cornholio Do you have TP?

[@666cornholio666]

+Rupert Cornholio GIVE ME YOUR TP

[@janberkemeier7406]

Jeff Bridges has this amazing quality that he wouldn't look out of place in any of the last three centuries

[@CalebTrask]

Such a magnificent and entertaining film. The roles that Bridges and Goodman were born to play, and Buscemi was flawless as Donny ... and numerous other characters that were unforgettable.

[@Christie_Love]

Buscemi is flawless in everything...imo.

[@merrylderrickson3147]

Conan’s face once The Dude starts telling his story is priceless.

[@charlie-obrien]

begins at 2:01 and then just gets better and better.

[@tabza]

Jeff Bridges is one of the manliest men ever. A great dude!

[@andrewfender3539]

i hope that pun was intentional.

[@DEVIL555666]

TabZa123 or, the dudest dude alive?

[@DCMill]

Not a dude, THE DUDE is great!

[@dr.rockzo]

Rock Hudson, Robert Reed & Richard Simmons should be on the list also

[@PaulKretz]

*Feels like Dude was himself in the movie and he has to play Jeff Bridges all the time since.*

[@calowenby1654]

That noise Jeff makes at 1:32 is spectacular. I also love the way he says "That is wonderful" at 0:28.

[@dark14life]

I was 18 in 1998 when The Big Lebowski came out and my best friend and I at the time LOVED IT. I still love it to this day and will watch it if I see it on TV. It's a piece of American cultural history and it deserves all of the praise it gets.

[@TheWarriorSongProject]

Jeff is the dude. The movie was just filming the dude while he pretended to live a different life.

[@Dr.White_PHD]

I worked on that set and one of the girls farted while he was riding under them.

[@danielmccauley3884]

I know youre joking but it is actually based on a guy the cohen bros knew

[@Dr.White_PHD]

@@danielmccauley3884 no your wrong. Jeff is the dude. He even admitted in a NY times article that he liked sniffing farts and said he loves hairy buttholes. Not an exact quote but you get the point.

[@renragged]

"Not as 'The Dude' but as... me." Hahaha He's so awesome.

[@tonyaddams]

I am The Dude and 'The Dude' is...ME!

[@alliedatheistalliance6776]

The part was actually written specifically for him, based on him. But when he read it he apparently refused it saying he couldn't possibly play that character. lol

[@tockicohi7703]

Wait...let me explain something to you..... I am not Mr Lebowski. YOU'RE Mr Lebowski! I'm the Dude, so that's what you call me...

[@vronica84]

@renragged That’s so Dude! :D

[@BuckeyeFan0792]

“Careful man there’s a beverage here!”

[@rickiesanders453]

Considering the circumstances he was in. That might be my favorite line from any movie ever.

[@ryanduffey4069]

"What about the toe!?" " Oh I'll get you a toe, I can get you a toe by 2 this afternoon" love that scene when their in the diner

[@ivyking4149]

*they... are...

[@serchizm]

It’s 3pm

[@arynnritter4293]

With nail polish!

[@cctx573-nz6zu]

Did you notice he drops a "cigarette" on the table when he pays in change.

[@TheHealdroad]

"These guys gonna hurt us walter?" "No Donny, these men are cowards"

[@goodtoad5233]

idk man, they said they believed in nothing lebowski, nothing

[@arynnritter4293]

@@goodtoad5233 Sounds exhausting.

[@SandyNickk]

Jeff Bridges IS The Dude, I feel like it goes a lot farther than just a role in a movie. The movie embodies who he is as a person

[@fraserthomson5766]

El Duderino. I'm into the whole 'brevity' thing.

[@tantzer6113]

I am glad you ‘felt” that; otherwise, I would have thought it has a chance of being false.

[@calisongbird]

@@fraserthomson5766😂😂😂😂

[@brian7becker]

The Dude is one of my heroes!

[@gertrudemcfuzz74]

Nice carpet background, man. It really ties your profile together.

[@dasein9980]

Well, that's like, just your opinion, man.

[@seahawks1185]

No, woo, woo peed on my carpet.

[@gertrudemcfuzz74]

Sea Hawks Did I urinate on your carpet?!

[@gertrudemcfuzz74]

Sea Hawks Hello! Do you speak English sir? Parla usted ingles? I'll ask you again, did I, urinate, on your rug?!

[@carminerossi6901]

His first meeting with the big lebowski is the best scene in the movie... Is it a weekday? what day is this? LOL

[@mrabrasive51]

that story had a lot of twists and turns...lots of ins and outs!..

[@marknoel8674]

a lot of what-have-yous

[@jrsinsf]

luckily I'm sticking to a strict drug and alcohol regimen to keep my mind limber...

[@thegoldenshiningstar]

yep, the old in & out

[@AubEi7]

But the rug tied it together.

[@stevenpaulortiz9076]

a lot of interested parties involved, man

[@hotelalphawhiskeykilogrunt7925]

Jeff’s high pitch laugh is so amazing 😂

[@jlarsson1978]

Huge respect to Jeff Bridges for giving us the dude. Love you man!

[@ttothep1]

The Dude abides.

[@bean-nighe]

"You're being very undude"

[@MeAuntieNora]

Never knew things got so hairy on set.

[@range567W]

I really wish xfm was still going on.

[@GlennWillsee]

Have you stopped farting yet ?

[@MeAuntieNora]

range567W GlennWillsee Play a record!

[@TokyoKazama]

I bet he saw so many ripped tennis balls that day.

[@ChickSage]

ZING!

[@GrayWoIf]

They should totally make a sequel The Old Lebowski with the Older Dude

[@BossGalka]

Did you not see the mess that is Dumb and Dumber Too? That is all that can ever happen to a movie sequel 10+ years later.

[@0Ska0]

Nah man, keep it a classic it's great just as it is.

[@AttilaTheHun333333]

NO

[@rbeck3200tb40]

They need to make a sequel but make the sequal abotu other characters in the movie like "The Adventures of Walter and Jesus at the bowling competition" or somethign liek that

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

I shall forever be grateful to "The Big Lebowski" for learning the word "micturate".

[@reverendrider]

I used that word yesterday

[@rickiesanders453]

Just as I am grateful to "The Big Lebowski" for learning the word paraquat.

[@po2143]

What a magnificent head of hair! After all these years, Mr. Bridges gets to walk around with that coif, while I strut about with about 6 follicles. That's touch of the great Wheel of the Universe, Mr. Bridges! Keep rocking those locks, man.

[@johnran6015]

You must be going bald, how sad

[@ivyking4149]

🙏🏼 I feel your pain

[@lightningmcdweeb]

relatable

[@shadypelican]

I'm perfectly calm, Dude. Calmer than you are.

[@SossarHatarSverige]

"Might stretch'em man." "As me, you know." He really is The Dude

[@Ch3ri0]

Love jeff bridges, amazing actor.

[@kevinjorgensen1046]

One of the finest actors of his generation. I've loved everything he's starred in.

[@Pieandpunch7]

Trying to navigate Jeff Bridges website... is exactly as I should have expected.

[@Uncletoast52]

The scene where the dude drops the roach and runs into the dumpster is so dang funny.

[@florianadolf2256]

Man... I don't know where exactly the dude ends and Jeff Bridges begins, but he is living it, lol

[@Toersk1]

I love Jeffs voice, could hear him talk for hours!

[@alemedina4243]

"Her life is in your hands, Dude."

[@hadiputraw8083]

This is our concerns,dude

[@VLAD_P_]

Ale Medina easy dude . You’re being very in dude !

[@garrettkittel304]

Don’t say that man

[@DavidOwens-qz3lr]

Hey careful man thers a beverage here hey hahaha hey man nothing is fucked here

[@russellmakar579]

I love the part that his family played a trick on him with the pubic hair, I was laughing my ass off.

[@FelipeUebio]

Someone please give this dude a White Russian X)

[@carbajal8283]

You never refer to him as "this dude." He's THE Dude.

[@FelipeUebio]

carbajal8283 So sorry, Sir! Of course he is the dude... THE DUDE!

[@carbajal8283]

Felipe Uebio Just don't let it happen again! lol

[@FelipeUebio]

carbajal8283 YES, SIR!

[@Amhlair]

What do you mean a White Russian? I think you mean a Caucasian.

[@ricochofsky8293]

Dude: "It's like Lenin said..." Donny: "I am the Walrus."

[@purugigi]

Man, that movie always cracks me and my dad up, amazing movie.

[@thesprawl2361]

What I love most about that dream sequence is the bit right at the start, where the camera is pulled right back and the dude's doing that weird walk into some huge cavern...always spooks me out because it's filmed in such a strange way.

[@diananogir7146]

Jeff Bridges is more than 40 years older than me, but i find him so attractive and hot

[@robert2624]

+Diana Nogir "Attraction ISN'T a choice. It goes beyond biology.

[@wennethicus5212]

+Diana Nogir You're younger than 16...

[@niedec]

+The Veneficus nope. The Dude is 66 now. She's younger than 26.

[@niedec]

The Veneficus lol It's all good. I had to use a calculator, because I don't trust myself around numbers.

[@wennethicus5212]

niedec *Phew* I'm ashamed at myself.

[@jwalker6260]

John Goodman as Walter is my absolute favorite! He reminds me of an old friend who past away... he was crazy AF!

[@socomredbull]

Jeff Bridges what a LEGEND...…. MY favorite movie of all time The Big Lebowski !

[@BrettMorin]

That was like a movie that when it came out you watched it and you were like okay, it's okay. Then you said a line to a friend and they knew the line. Then you realized that pretty much most of the people knew the lines to the movie. Still probably the most quotable movie ever made.

[@umachan9286]

The longer Jeff Bridges goes on, the more he just becomes The Dude.

[@88MaGiiCzZ88]

Even the song " I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in" is just so, the dude man

[@jamlym4974]

Jeff Bridges: One of the coolest actors in Hollywood.

[@richardisdorky7411]

At 2:34 Conan looks at the camera as if to say. "Shit what have I gotten myself in to"?

[@intotheabyssoftheunknown4479]

You're spilling my refreshment man!

[@rwbmusic]

This is a priceless interview!

[@Robin-kp1nv]

I am the Walrus!

[@garrettkittel304]

And the walrus

[@RCraig-ly7wx]

I mean.. that's like your opinion, man.

[@The-Cat]

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[@robertholtz]

I just love Jeff Bridges. He's just so awesome.

[@Amhlair]

Honestly, it never dawned on me that the ladies in the dream sequence were going commando.

[@thegoldenshiningstar]

yeah, right

[@theindiediary5950]

Because they weren't.

[@05ginOski05]

That is why the Big Lebowski will remain as one of my favorite movies.. it's a stress reliever

[@fee68]

Recently re-watched the movie, never gets old

[@kittenhasclaws3006]

Excellent. Love all the little inside knowings of the Dude.

[@Surfncoop1]

You're like a small child who wanders into the middle of a movie....

[@ivyking4149]

Walter....., 🤣epic

[@keithgraham4747]

The Big Lebowski isn't a movie. Jeff just walked around for a week and they made a documentary.

[@tedl7538]

I read once that Bridges had a sign on his office wall that just said "BB9" which stood for "be benign." In other words, a reminder to himself to not be hurtful to others or our planet. The world would be a much better place with millions more like him.

[@Bobogoobo]

Is that the upgrade to BB-8?

[@tedl7538]

Viisbyax No, it's an upgrade to Justin B-Ber.

[@garthnewman5859]

hahaaaa :D

[@petermgruhn]

@@tedl7538 Be the beer that you want other people to be.

[@oldpossum]

Brilliant! @Team Coco, you made my day!

[@feiwong3634]

Jeff is a legend, always love him.

[@tommymorgan73]

Jeff is the man! What a wonderful human being. I really hope that he's doing well.

[@TatankaTaylor]

Jeff beat cancer in 2023! And COVID too.

[@tommymorgan73]

@@TatankaTaylor I know! He is such a legend!!!

[@Jophime]

The progressions through Conan's facial expressions...

[@Sci-Fi-Mike]

Awesome interview!

[@jeffmoxness5295]

When he nailed the board on the floor, when it opened out! 😂😂 classic!😂

[@TheSuperQuail]

His laugh is amazing.

[@nonbiz1520]

Love this story, they pop corned him! His pictures are great!

[@Olivier-cr8ri]

Que de plaisir m'a donné ce film et ses acteurs...MERCI !

[@rabmccudden683]

What a legend that man is 🙌🏻

[@jonathanwood8575]

Got to mention Walter(John Goodman) here. The Dude is AWESOME all by himself, but adding Walter made this movie one of the best comedies of all time.

[@redrobot001]

i remember coming home from work after having a completely sh*tty day. I cracked open a tall boy and re-watched the Big Lebowski on dvd. I was in a completely better mood after watching the movie.

[@EphemeralProductions]

Lmao. This is too funneh. Love the way he tells it and love Conan’s reactions. Lol

[@jackkramer9101]

That was enjoyable. Thank you.

[@jaydesigns1236]

We all have some part of the dude in ourselves who no matter how difficult the situation is, tells us to take it easy.

[@connorferrand527]

The world can use more of the Dude, or Jeff Bridges. Pretty much the same guy.

[@ryanlemley4866]

Jeff is a legend and needs to be talked about way more.

[@superdavidss]

"Well, that is like... your opinion, man" 🤣

[@Nyla19]

I love Conan's facial expressions. And Jeff Bridges? He's hilarious :)

[@pastohh]

Technically not a dream sequence, he was tripping, not sleeping.

[@kurziieee]

+penny farthing arent dreaming and tripping the same ;)

[@grottphd9090]

What is it, if not a dream?

[@negativeindustrial]

+Cpt. Planet No at all - no

[@kurziieee]

Neg Ative Then you don't know what tripping is :)

[@negativeindustrial]

Cpt. Planet I've eaten thousands of hits of acid, hundreds of tabs of X and somewhere around 100 doses of mushrooms plus I've done Peyote, Mescaline and DMT - I'm pretty sure I know what tripping is LOL

[@cameltoeinspector6015]

"Hey careful man, there's a beverage here"

[@joseserna2432]

The dude is the best man Jeff Bridges has become one of my favorite actors for a long time, and now that I hear him laugh it's even more of a fan that I've become!