“This is not ‘nam, this is bowling…there are rules” is one of the greatest movie quotes ever. It’s hilarious and it *immediately* makes your brain go 🧐
Try looking only at Steve Buschemi in the background through the entire scene. His mimic and reactions are both magnificient and hilarious, a pure gem hiding in plain sight throughout the whole thing. I love the way he just slides out of the situation when Walter pulls out the piece.
@@ironleeFPS lmao funny you say that. Just like my dad as well, who also happened to be a cop. He was cool af when my friends were over but then ragey af other times haha
I've always loved the detail that after Walter has made his point, he takes out the magazine and empties the chamber before he puts it back in the bag, making sure that its unloaded, safety first, meaning that when he was pointing the gun at Smokey with his finger on the trigger, he was not in fact, f*cking with Smokey and Walter would have shot him if he marked it 8.
@@DoctorChained Agreed, you need to have the hammer cocked on a 1911 to fire a round - there's no double action mechanism on it. You generally also wouldn't lower the hammer on a live round with a 1911 so it was likely un-chambered.
Yeah the whole taking the clip out and getting the bullet out too is such a nice detail. People may think Walter is a crazy psychopath, but he takes care to do firearm safety properly at the end. Only strange thing was he was safe in unchambering, but his trigger discipline was bad since you really don't want your finger on the trigger with a live round in unless you're going to fire.
John Goodman is legit one of my favorite actors since I was a kid, I watched The Flintstones film and Monsters Inc. But I won't lie that whenever he does the more adult material he can be hilarious or even very scary and intimidating, I never saw The Big Lebowski but this scene here makes me want to check out the film.
@@santoshpradhan5985he doesn't have any PTSD, he never went to Nam. The Dude even calls him out on it later in the movie. He's just an angry loser trying trying to pass off as a veteran.
I went to see this with my girl freind at the time and she hated this and wanted to leave the theatre ,but I was blown away. Also saw fear and loathing with a different girl who also hated that and wanted out , i just couldnt believe it and they ended up as two of my favories of the decade for sure. The movies not the girls of course
I saw this in the theater as well with a buddy of mine and my older brother. We went to visit my brother at college and got high on the way into town before meeting him. Picked this movie at random. None of us had heard of it before. My friend and I loved it; he did not lol. 😅
Ok, so I'm not the only one. Broke up with a girl because she said Fear & Loathing was stupid & didn't have a plot. Immediately I was like yeah, this ain't gonna work...
"You are entering a world of pain." "Walter, man..." "You mark that frame an eight, you´re entering the world of pain." "I am not..." "A WoRLd OF PaiN."
The best part is when they're casually having a conversation while leaving the bowling alley after this scene. You can see the cops come sliding into the parking lot in the background.
@@fedormaximoff6587 Somehow "entering a world of pain" sounds better to me. Like, yeah it's going to hurt a lot, but it's a whole other world and you have NO IDEA how much it will hurt. It makes your imagination run wild like, that dude is so crazy he could do just about anything to me and take his time doing it... Walter sure had some serious issues.
Yup. I think Jeff told the story about how when they started filming he wasn't sure if he was doing a good job or if they really wanted him because he never got rewrites of the script. He voiced his concern to John, and John laughed and then told him, "This is a Coen Brothers movie. There are no rewrites."
John Goodman for this movie deserve a bounch of Oskars, any face, any simple gesture, the voice... all so perfect for Walter... really not just 1 Oskar, at least 3, and a couple of Lions too under a gold palm!!! the details of this amazing performance are over & over for the sory of the cinema forever. thanks
This guy is such an under rated actor!! He brings the character to life with such accuracy, that you get emmediatly sucked in. He also played a good role in "Flight"; were he co-starred with Denzel.
Y'see…Walter is the type of guy you need on your team, he's a winner by whatever means possible. I mean, he's totally correct, it isn't 'nam it's bowling. Yep the name Sobchack would be the first name on every teamsheet.
This scene is better than I thought. He gives the impression that he cares about the rules, the dog, or even his ex, but his actions prove that the only thing he cares about is the next petty win.
Not really, it means that he is a man gothernrd by systems, and these systems are the only thing helping him cling to his sanity. The win might be petty, but it helps him not think about things in life he had to think, but can not. What a sorry state to be in, both for you and for everyone around you.
Coolest part of this scene, The Monks - I Hate You playing in the background. Wouldn’t have expected a 90s movie to include such an obscure German garage rock song
I love how she can't board it cause the will get stressed out but then Walter proceeds to immediately stress the dog out. Cynthia Ackerman would not be happy about this, I mean the dog is a show dog with papers!
I love how Walter goes from 0 to 120 and then very quickly back to 0, calmly saying "It's a league game, Smoke."
Hahah "I'm perfectly calm, dude" 😂
Calmer than you are dude
In that span of time he pulls a gun, chambers a round, calmly sits back down and empties the gun... 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Well yea I mean you expect to have guns pointed directly at your brain in a league game.
@@djgiga2 well of course this is not nam this is a bowling league there are rules and things like this happen if you don't follow the rules.
“This is not ‘nam, this is bowling…there are rules” is one of the greatest movie quotes ever. It’s hilarious and it *immediately* makes your brain go 🧐
True 😆
ya right
Yes!
"You are entering a world of pain" flashes piece.
its only a league game sparky
Try looking only at Steve Buschemi in the background through the entire scene. His mimic and reactions are both magnificient and hilarious, a pure gem hiding in plain sight throughout the whole thing. I love the way he just slides out of the situation when Walter pulls out the piece.
Seen this movie literally over 100 times and never paid attention. What a masterpiece of a film.
Exactly what I noticed, so good
@@jordanowens6253 So many layers! One of the few movies that simply gets better every time you watch.
Never noticed this, what a legend :D
It’s like watching Larry in a Three Stooges short and Zeppo in either of the first five Marx Brothers movies.
In Walter's defense...it was a league game.
Why did he show up 20 min late then??
I always felt like he was uncomfortable talking about his ex, and poor smokey was just a welcome distraction
Hear hear!
@keithmichael112 first of all dude, you dont have an ex. secondly this a fkin show with fkin papers
Right!
"This isn't Vietnam, there are rules"
Jesus Christ Walter...
it's a league game, smokey
It's a league game winner goes to the next round
@@bmass4915 you're not wrong
Only one rule in nam ! Dont come home in a body bag !
@@darrenagnew7098 only rule in Nam is no safety
John Goodman is like your friends dad who is either super nice or extremely angry. No in between 😂
John Goodman is what you call neutral, he doesn't take any sides at all.
He is exactly like my own father was. And he was even a cop.
@@ironleeFPS John Goodman was a cop?
My dad wasn’t around so I don’t know what that feels like. Hold me 😢
@@ironleeFPS lmao funny you say that. Just like my dad as well, who also happened to be a cop. He was cool af when my friends were over but then ragey af other times haha
The way Walter screams "Over the line!" after a nonchalant conversation makes me laugh
There are rules!
@@asphaltphilosophy It`s not Nam!
I've always loved the detail that after Walter has made his point, he takes out the magazine and empties the chamber before he puts it back in the bag, making sure that its unloaded, safety first, meaning that when he was pointing the gun at Smokey with his finger on the trigger, he was not in fact, f*cking with Smokey and Walter would have shot him if he marked it 8.
Yup I immediately noticed that. And he initially didn’t have a round in the chamber when he pointed the 1911 at him
@@clownworld4655 Hammer wasn’t cocked either until he chambered a round pretty good attention to detail for a comedy.
@@kbeam418 1911s don't require pulling the hammer for the first round. What the hell are you talking about?
@@cwtrain You don't need to pull back the slide like on a Glock to chamber a round?
@@DoctorChained Agreed, you need to have the hammer cocked on a 1911 to fire a round - there's no double action mechanism on it. You generally also wouldn't lower the hammer on a live round with a 1911 so it was likely un-chambered.
Might be one of the few times Walter actually praises Donny.
😂 that's so true I never thought about that 🤣
There was a theory that Donny never really existed he’s just a imaginary character
@@BrianSmith-yq7ys Yeah but that theory falls flat on it’s face since they cremated Donny’s body.
Unfortunately it was under the pretense of trying to have them overlook the fact he was 20 minutes late
because he only cares about how their bowling team is doing xD
This movie was ahead of it's time.
A real gold.
This movie was a "head" of its time.
@@willrothfuss8470 just noticed the error.
Thanks mate.
English is not my first language, sorry for the mistake.
This film is timeless.
Ahead of it's time implies that movies have generally gotten better though... 🤔
@@hanef8852 exactly
The little dog jumping and barking, as if it's trying to de-escalate the situation and help Walter to calm down, just adds more hilarity to the scene!
Funny movie
Great movie
@@marioiacolucci It really ties the room together.
Arguably one of John Goodman's best ever scene in a continuing highly illustrious acting career.
The funniest part of the whole scene is that the goddamn dog is most decidedly NOT a pomeranian
His ex wife probably told him it was a pomeranian just to shut him up
its yorkie
And the ferret in a later scene is not a marmot.
"And this is NOT Vietnam."
When he's got a gun, you put down a zero, and pet the "Pomeranian".
It’s also definitely not a show dog considering how it got all excited when he was screaming. Show dogs would be way better trained than that lol
"Has the whole world gone crazy?"
Pulls out a piece over a frame in bowling. Lol
I"m literally haven drinking a White Russian. I'm trying not laugh so much.
@@nicholeperry64 Me trying to explain how to make a white russian in Croatia was a real gold too, She made something equally good after all xD
I think I was usually laughing too hard to notice he unloads and unchambers it after. He really was ready to blast Smokey
The attention to detail with unchambering after unloading really makes the scene for me!
And straightening his vest.
Yeah the whole taking the clip out and getting the bullet out too is such a nice detail. People may think Walter is a crazy psychopath, but he takes care to do firearm safety properly at the end. Only strange thing was he was safe in unchambering, but his trigger discipline was bad since you really don't want your finger on the trigger with a live round in unless you're going to fire.
It was a league game.
@@dark_rit that's the joke - he was going to fire.
Goodman deserved an Oscar nomination for this. One of the greatest comedic performances of all time.
"It's a league game, Smoke." Perfectly logical explanation right there.
It's a league game but he was late 20min.😂
You gotta love how he doesnt take the gun off Smokey's head until he physically sees him write a zero.
John Goodman is legit one of my favorite actors since I was a kid, I watched The Flintstones film and Monsters Inc. But I won't lie that whenever he does the more adult material he can be hilarious or even very scary and intimidating, I never saw The Big Lebowski but this scene here makes me want to check out the film.
Watch it asap
Ahh to be in your shoes! I wish I could watch this movie for the first time haha
This is a great film I saw it for the first time few months ago on Netflix.
He’s also great in “O Brother Where Art Thou?” as Big Dan.
100% worth a watch mate. Get to it!
“They’re calling the cops, man. Put the piece away.”
Every single bar conversion in a Western States xDDD
The quotability of every single phrase in this scene (and for that matter in the whole movie) is plain amazing.
That "over the line" scream is just so well executed
I love how confident Donny is when he rolls a strike. He's the complete opposite when he's not playing.
"Alright! Way to go Donny!"
Now that's a true friend
Jeff bridges and John Goodman is a hell of a duo 🤣
“It’s a league game smoke” 🤣
League game
@@alanthebulwark thanks freakn automatic text
@@awebuelo also it's "Smokie"
@@zumis1011 who fuckn cares I’m wasted dude
@@awebuelo right on haha
I need a friend like Walter in my life. He's protective, funny, passionate, and you know he's gonna have your back 😂
Donnie's bowling so well at the start because he doesn't have to deal with Walters stressful personality.
Walter's ptsd
@@santoshpradhan5985he doesn't have any PTSD, he never went to Nam. The Dude even calls him out on it later in the movie. He's just an angry loser trying trying to pass off as a veteran.
- "You're entering a world of pain."
- "I'm not."
😂😂😂
-“A world of pain.”
I went to see this with my girl freind at the time and she hated this and wanted to leave the theatre ,but I was blown away. Also saw fear and loathing with a different girl who also hated that and wanted out , i just couldnt believe it and they ended up as two of my favories of the decade for sure. The movies not the girls of course
But then they'll drag you to something like Love Actually and act like it's the best thing since The Godfather, chicks amirite
I saw this in the theater as well with a buddy of mine and my older brother. We went to visit my brother at college and got high on the way into town before meeting him.
Picked this movie at random. None of us had heard of it before.
My friend and I loved it; he did not lol. 😅
Women come and go; timeless Art remains with you even in your deathbed. ❤
Ok, so I'm not the only one. Broke up with a girl because she said Fear & Loathing was stupid & didn't have a plot. Immediately I was like yeah, this ain't gonna work...
The fact that Walter "makes safe" his weapon just shows how much attention the Coen Brothers pay to the details.
Walter is so similar to my father mix with my uncle it’s scary. Looks like him, talks like him, got angry about stuff like this. So intense.
"You are entering a world of pain."
"Walter, man..."
"You mark that frame an eight, you´re entering the world of pain."
"I am not..."
"A WoRLd OF PaiN."
They calling the cops Walter.
In the Russian translate there is just “it’s going to hurt. It’s going to hurt A LOT” I think it’s even more terrible.
The best part is when they're casually having a conversation while leaving the bowling alley after this scene. You can see the cops come sliding into the parking lot in the background.
@@fedormaximoff6587 Somehow "entering a world of pain" sounds better to me. Like, yeah it's going to hurt a lot, but it's a whole other world and you have NO IDEA how much it will hurt. It makes your imagination run wild like, that dude is so crazy he could do just about anything to me and take his time doing it... Walter sure had some serious issues.
@@Brimst0ne_XB haha, that’s true.
The absolute irony of Walter making a point about the dog getting upset riding an airplane, and then proceeding to shout and pull out a gun
its hair falls out
Love it when Walter clears the chamber, ad's a degree of realizm to the scene!😊
I'm surprised they let Walter come to the alley after this
It's a movie...
Work a zero!
They knew they would be entering world of pain if they didnt
its 1990
@@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401 he said "Mark it zero"
"Fu*king dog has fu*king papers...OVER THE LINE!!!" 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I love how Walter justifies it at the end “It’s a league game Smokey” 😂😂😂
One of the most underrated movies ever. To quote Major Payne, Walter’s “agent orange was acting up.” 😂
Goodman is just incredible as Walter, so funny.
It's amazing that every word they say was written down exactly the way they say it. Coen Bros genius.
Yup. I think Jeff told the story about how when they started filming he wasn't sure if he was doing a good job or if they really wanted him because he never got rewrites of the script. He voiced his concern to John, and John laughed and then told him, "This is a Coen Brothers movie. There are no rewrites."
2:06 The gun actually follows Smoky's head as he leans down 🤣
"This isn't Vietnam. There are rules."
I love those off-handed jokes that take a minute to process.
The more times I watched this movie the funnier it gets. What a classic flick..
He’s right you know, respect the rules.
".........it's a *league game* Smokey."
Absolute perfection.
These guys have done some amazing films between them, but I feel this is the best film they've both ever done, its a real classic.
I love how Donnie just leaves when walter pulls the gun out
I like how smokey still doesn't give in after all of this and leaves a voicemail telling Lebowski he's reporting Walter to the league board.
*dude
I love that the Coens cast Jimmy Dale Gilmore for his role. I've been a fan since he was selling his cassettes out of the trunk of his car.
This is the best movie ever and I can't even explain why
And this is the greatest scene in the greatest movie.
@@SingleTrack66 Agreed
In germany we say: Du begibst dich in die Welt des Schmerzes! One of the best scene, i love it❤️❤️❤️
Dude what are the odds? I literally just watched this movie the day before this video came out, dude. Far out, man.
John Goodman for this movie deserve a bounch of Oskars, any face, any simple gesture, the voice... all so perfect for Walter... really not just 1 Oskar, at least 3, and a couple of Lions too under a gold palm!!! the details of this amazing performance are over & over for the sory of the cinema forever. thanks
1:01 OVER THE LINE!!!!
Walter: This is not ‘Nam, this is bowling.
Also Walter: You’re entering the world of pain.
A worthy adversary, the man in the black pajamas
Watching Donnie's reactions as the silent third person throughout the scene is 50% of the fun!
Don't go bowling with John Goodman🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
The best part in this scene is how they just casually leave as the cops come storming in 😂 😂
Let’s be honest, Smokey WAS over the line
If you zoom in on Smokey's foot at the crucial moment... he almost certainly wasn't over the line
Come on man his toe slipped
“It was over the goddam line! … mark it zero”
No he wasn't, because if he was, the lane would beep or something.
@@michaelsong5555yeah, well , that’s just like you opinion, man
OVER THE LINE!!!! YOUR ENTERING WORLD OF PAIN!!!!!😂😂😂😂😂
I’ve always been too twisted to notice he calls that dog a Pomeranian. lol. Love it
I love Walter cheering "Way to go, Donny!" near the beginning, it's so unexpectedly supportive and wholesome
I use to watch this movie over and over…… yep I forgot about this clip…. Back at it! 😂
This movie will stay with me forever. So many memorable lines! 😂
This guy is such an under rated actor!! He brings the character to life with such accuracy, that you get emmediatly sucked in.
He also played a good role in "Flight"; were he co-starred with Denzel.
John Goodman is a national treasure.
the funniest part to me easily is “brought it bowling? i didn’t rent it shoes.”
''The f*ckin dog gets f*ckin papers...''😅
God I love this movie. Greatest comedy of all time imo.
My Cousin Vinny
1:45 his face like oh man i can never take you anywhere
"Pain"
Y'see…Walter is the type of guy you need on your team, he's a winner by whatever means possible. I mean, he's totally correct, it isn't 'nam it's bowling. Yep the name Sobchack would be the first name on every teamsheet.
Walter understands the words of General Douglas MacArthur; "In war there is no substitute for victory."
He's really the Marcus Smart of bowling.
@@dars5229 Also in bowling.
@@brucetucker4847 Indeed. Bowling, unlike war, has rules.
“It’s a league game smoke.”
Jimmy Dale Gilmore is truly that mellow. That wasnt acting, that was him ;) Still the funniest scene in the film!!
I’m the same way when people are talking in the library
John Goodman is such a highlight in this movie.
The uneasy “..W-Walter..” gets me every time 😂
1:40 I love how Donny slowly backs away when he sees the gun
Donny was too pure for this world
Wow! I didn't notice that the first time I watched this movie. If I saw a guy pull out a gun, and they didn't notice me, I'd too would leave.
And the grimace on his face is priceless
Yeah because you watch it so many times you start to see things you would have never noticed.
This scene is better than I thought. He gives the impression that he cares about the rules, the dog, or even his ex, but his actions prove that the only thing he cares about is the next petty win.
Not really, it means that he is a man gothernrd by systems, and these systems are the only thing helping him cling to his sanity. The win might be petty, but it helps him not think about things in life he had to think, but can not. What a sorry state to be in, both for you and for everyone around you.
You have the same energy as a substitute English teacher trying to give your own symbolic takes on The Princess Bride.
@@cwtrain Lmao
@@riveteye93 Spot on. Reducing Walter to just wanting to win the bowling game completely misses the emotional distress of the character.
@@cwtrain You got the same energy as Hilary Clinton with all this bitching🤣
Writing these lines starting from a blank page is incredible.
John Goodman is an extremely under-rated actor. This scene is brilliant.
👏👏👏👏
He has never been under-rated lol. He is in fact considered one of the best supporting actors in the world, and has been for 30 years or so.
Underrated? What in the hell are you talking about? Go find a dictionary.
Love how Donny slips away reaaaal quiet n quick
Coolest part of this scene, The Monks - I Hate You playing in the background. Wouldn’t have expected a 90s movie to include such an obscure German garage rock song
TIL.
Favorited in Spotify 😂
Thanks for providing the song title, I was wondering what song was playing in the background.
“Has this whole world gone crazy!!!”
bro steve buscemi reaction 1:40 lol😂
It's a league game, Smokey.
Smokey my friend, you're entering a world of PAIN!
I love how she can't board it cause the will get stressed out but then Walter proceeds to immediately stress the dog out. Cynthia Ackerman would not be happy about this, I mean the dog is a show dog with papers!
I didn’t even catch that. 😂
and its hair falls out if it travels
absolutely memorable movie scene, among the best ever
Legit one of the very best scenes in movie history I believe 😆
Walter & The Dude might be the funniest 2 characters I've seen in my 42 yrs! 💪🏽👌🏽
1:02. Visibly not over the line lmao.
The man-spreading in this scene is off the charts
0:09 Me With My Dog 😂
One of the best scenes in a fantastic movie
How did Donnie manage to NOT have a heart attack in this scene?
“It gets stressed, its hair falls out!”
*immediately starts screaming and waving a gun around*
Mark it zero or enter a world of pain.
Man, there are so many great, great movies but this one is the greatest ❤
At a certain point in life we all become Walter Sobchak