The Big Lebowski

Released Date
March 6, 1998
Distributor
Gramercy Pictures (I)
Genre
Comedy
Rating
R
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$18,034,458 + $28,714,263 = $46,748,721
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David Thewlis

as Knox Harrington

66
Steve Buscemi

as Theodore Donald Kerabatsos

63
Julianne Moore

as Maude Lebowski

72
John Goodman

as Walter Sobchak

74
Jeff Bridges

as Jeffrey Lebowski

80
Sam Elliott

as The Stranger

1967-2014
Philip Seymour Hoffman

as Brandt

48
Tara Reid

as Bunny Lebowski

67
John Turturro

as Jesus Quintana

1930-2016
David Huddleston

as Jeffrey

1930-2012
Ben Gazzara

as Jackie Treehorn

About The Big Lebowski

Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.

About

The movie follows burnout and bowler Jeff Lebowski who has the same name as a millionaire whose wife has been kidnapped. Jeff then has to delivery the ransom but in the process ruins his rug and causes trouble. 

Trivia

The nickname for Jeffrey is "The Dude."  Many of The Dude's clothes are actually owned by actor Jeff Bridges