"Has the whole world gone CRAZY?!?" says the man pointing a loaded gun in someone's face over a bowling match. The overly complicated plot was actually done on purpose. The basis for this story was a straight satire of noir mysteries such as Chandler's THE BIG SLEEP (which is where this film gets its name). In such stories the audience is bombarded with information directly related to the plot, most of it wrong and contradictary, with the desired effect of enhanced realism, confusion and fear. The only drawback is that the protagonist has to be extremely competent to sort everything out and save the day, and ends up becoming a cartoon. By complimenting the story structure with a ridiculous plot and a protagonist who is characteristically useless (or at least an unlikely hero), the Coens elevated the satire and created something wholly original, and absolutely hilarious.
I saw Jeff Bridges and John Goodman in an interview describing the scene with the crowbar and the fancy red sports car. They did that scene in a real neighborhood and apparently didn't notify the people in the area that they were filming a movie. Goodman said he felt very awkward and bad for doing that, but both were laughing their butts off describing the scene... LOL
There's so many videos but check out Jeff Bridges celebrating John Goodman did (I think his getting a star on Hollywood). The Dude Returns Redo, it is a celebration of John Goodman getting a star on the Hollywood.
I think the camera crew on a dolly track on the sidewalk and lawn would've cleared things up pretty quick, but they still would've been pissed about the noise at midnight without warning.
No, he said he didn't KNOW that the neighborhood had been "bought" (everyone notified and paid) before he did the scene, so he didn't think he could do it. But the neighborhood knew. John Goodman didn't. 😂
This movie is an homage to film noir, which explains the complicated nature of the plot. There's a gullible sucker who gets pulled into a nefarious plot, a couple of femme fatales to distract him, the rich guy with the oily manservant - hell, they've even got the Sidney Greenstreet character in a white suit! It's classic noir, and so of course it must be labyrinthine. :)
Peter Stormare was also in Coen Brothers's Fargo and they wrote a role for him in Miller's Crossing, a character called Eddie the Swede, but sadly Stormare had to decline because he was busy doing a broadway play (which I believe was Hamlet) and therefore the character was written out of the movie. I've actually meet him in real life in 2008, he was a guest singer for a 80's rock-esque band and they were playing in my hometown. I was star struck when I saw him! I went up to him, saying I was a big fan of his work and that the best role he ever did was in Fargo, I was trying to explain how great he played his character and all, but I was so nervous. And out of nowhere, he gave me a hug! =D I didn't expect that and in my mind I was like; Oh my god, Peter Stormare is giving me a hug! He's a really nice guy, a real down to earth person =)
Eddie the Dane, and the Coen's just recast the role. I'd suggest you not screw up his name, or maybe you got too many teeth. Man, J. E.Freeman created the most terrifying gangster in cinema - Pesci's Tommy isn't a patch on the Dane.
@@Carandini What's your problem?! I read the character was first called Eddie the Swede because they wanted Stormare in the role, but I guess they changed the name after Stormare declined. Get a life.
Another (I forgot) one of my favorites along Lebowski, Young Frankenstein, Airplane. Galaxy Quest, it has been said is one of the best Star Trek's non Star Trek movie. Oh I do have to mention a movie that pokes fun at Star Wars and Alien. The Ice Pirates (1984). Ron Perlman was in it. Some others here might not know the other actors though but I highly recommend it. Unfortunately it may be hard to find.
"OVER THE LINE!!! MARK IT ZERO!!" "I'm not Mr. Lebowski, you're Mr. Lebowski. I'm the Dude. Can't you at least call me duder, his royal dudeness, El duderino?" "The bums have lost! The bums have lost!"
“Obviously not a golfer”, perhaps my favourite line in a movie where every line is gold. The script is immaculate, the delivery is note-perfect and it improves with each viewing. Walter Sobchek is just an incredible creation
I watched someone else reviewing the film and he described it as like a plot keeps trying to form around the Dude, but keeps failing because he's, well, the Dude.
I think people find it confusing because they think of it as a comedy. It's not. It's a classic _noir._ All the elements are there, and it unfolds just like an old _noir._ Certainly _The Maltese Falcon_ wasn't any less confusing than the Dude's tale of whoa. :D
Serai3 That's true, old noirs had very confusing plots, and this film parodies that. In the classic Bogart movie The Big Sleep, the screenwriters themselves didn't know who killed the chauffeur, who appeared sunk in the docks inside a car, so they asked Raymond Chandler, the author of the novel. His answer: "They sent me a wire... asking me, and dammit I didn't know either."
I'd say Fargo and The Big Lebowski are the best movies of the Coen brothers. It's a movie that needs repeated viewings to sink in fully. I'd put it next to the Princess Bride as one of the most quotable movies of all times. The acting by Bridges and especially John Goodman was phenomenal. It's not a laugh loud comedy, Zucker brothers' style, but the quirky characters, situations and the snappy dialogue makes this movie a classic for the ages.
I was actually assigned to see this movie in a film class in college. I was already a huge fan of the Coen bros after Fargo. I was actually a little disappointed in the movie at first. But after a couple of more viewings it became one of my favorite flicks of all time. The Coens are absolute geniuses and my favorite writer/director alive today.
As Riley would say, "One more time..." This is a re-make of "The Big Sleep," (1946 Dir Hawkes, Story Chandler, Screenplay Faulkner) and the legend around the filming: Hawkes was so confused about the plot he had to call Faulkner while filming. Nice legend, though hard to believe. The Coen's like that stuff.
It wasn't Faulkner--it was Raymond Chandler. The way I heard it, the director called to ask who killed O (a minor character whose full name escapes me.) Chandler thought for a moment and then said, "Beats me."
@@jeandoten1510 Chandler wrote the story, Faulkner the Screenplay. That's the legend though-Hawkes, Chandler and Faulkner didn't know what what going on in a movie plot-while filming! Those three were not lightweights.
Cohen brothers definitely addressed your comments about the plot. "You know, a lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what-have-you's. And, uh, lotta strands to keep in my head, man. Lotta strands in old Duder's head". Has to be watched multiple times. Fortunately, it never gets old because it's so good.
@@scottjo63 - The main leads are all darn funny. Clooney's last scene cracks me up every time. Pitt's last scene kills me every time. Frances McDormand is just so ridiculously funny all throughout. But Malkovich's anger outbursts may still be the funniest of it all. But then you throw in Richard Jenkins with his Greek Orthodox congregation and, well, I love that movie. (And I maintain that the movie is overall very similar to Fargo plot-wise, though the would-be dramatic parts are still way more comedic in this one.)
The Big Lebowski is probably in my top three movies of all time, and a magnificent deconstruction of noir by the Coen Brothers. The second I saw that you had reviewed this one, I knew I had to drop everything and watch along with you.
My favorite Coen Brothers film and one of my favorite films period. Best way to explain the film is a Stoner Noir, with The Dude filling in for the hard boiled private detective like Sam Spade or Phillip Marlow. Brilliant film.
This is my favorite movie, perhaps all time. So colorful, shot well, amazingly acted, meant for additional viewings. Some of the best story telling I'm my opinion. I'm glad you had such fun watching it.
21:12 When I came back from Iraq, rented this VHS and heard Walter talk about, "Vietnam." I remember thinking, "Walter, the past is the past." I was so young. The past is the past, but only with Bourbon-combat will change you.
Actually, the plot being complicated or not is pretty irrelevant, just as life is for an entity like the Dude. Thanks for the reaction, though there are some details you can't catch on the first lecture.
Awesome reaction! You pick up on things that so many reactors don’t on first watch, and I really appreciate it. This movie gets better the more you watch it.
You have to watch the video of John Goodman getting his store on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Jeff Bridges gives a speech, and he dresses up as the Dude.
4:26 "That kind of wife..." :D 6:48 I have always liked how ordinary that other guy is. 13:50 That is visually wonderful scene, where he first comes in slowmotion and then says "Hello Dude, thanks for coming. I'm Jackie Treehorn." My favourite scene in the movie. 18:30 It's so funny that now he says the same line for the third time. :D
Another great movie from the Coen Brothers. They won the oscar for best picture with 'No Country for Old Men.' Javier Bardem won the oscar for best supporting actor
Everyone loves Lebowski and No Country, but I hope you check out: O Brother Where Art Thou (for the immaculate cinematography by Deakins), Barton Fink (for the sublime performances by Goodman, Tuturro, Michael Lerner, and Judy Davis), Fargo (I'm sure you've seen), and Intolerable Cruelty (perhaps their greatest screenplay ever in my opinion). Great video.
What's really great about this movie that took me one or two extra viewings to realize, is that it follows all the beats of a noir, subverting tropes basically throughout the whole thing. Once that clicked, the movie made a lot more sense. In general, it's a noir themed shaggy dog story.
Great movie, one of my favorite scenes is after the corvette owner beat up the Dudes car, and they are driving back with the broken windows, they are quietly eating In&Out Burgers.
"The Narrator's" language request was the biggest tell of "The Cowboy" being the deity looking over "The Dude" as he travels aimlessly through the creator's chaos.
If nobody's mentioned this, the Nihilists feature a couple of amazing recording artists: The shortest nihilist, the one Walter hit with the ball in the final fight, is played by the legendary bassist Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. And the blond woman with them at the diner, the one who cut off her toe, is a cameo by Aimee Mann, the former lead singer of Til Tuesday and an accomplished and award-winning solo artist.
If you haven't seen it give "o brother where art thou" a watch. It's one of my favourite coen brothers films. It's a modern adaptation of the odyssey and its absolutely hilarious. George Clooney, John Turturro and Tim Nelson are brilliant.
1000% agree. I went to see it in the theater with a friend and after we left the theater, we were standing outside on the sidewalk and he said, "I want to see that again right now. When's the next showtime?"
@@dianem8544 I didn't see it in the cinema but I probably would have done the same 🤣 as a person who loves Greek mythology (or any mythology really) I enjoyed just seeing how they would adapt it to a modern setting. The fact it was hilarious as well was a bonus
I know it's a classic Gavin but I don't think I can do it on the channel since it has so many songs. All of them would have to be cut from the youtube edit :(
I watched this 7 times in the theater when it came out. Hilarious film. I'm a grown man but I still tear up every time Walter finally begins to apologize for being a fuck. He stared at his feet while The Dude tells him he's had enough. After Donnies passing, Walter; the Veteran who is continuously not afraid to stare death in the face, couldn't even look his best friend in the eye. In that moment, the child in Walter speaks for him and he just keeps on apologizing hoping it will be okay. He's no longer apologizing for fucking up but rather who he is. The one thing he can't control.
This was one of those movies that I didn't like the first time I saw it but it was in the back of my mind the following weeks, nagging me to watch it again. I've seen it a good 15 times now and it keeps getting better!
Jeff Bridges said that all he'd ask the Coen brothers before a scene was, "Did the Dude burn a J before this scene happens?" and if he did, he'd just rub his eyes really hard for a few seconds to get in character.
0:49 - Roger Deakins is one of few longest collaboratest with Coen brothers. He's first movie working together was Barton Fink from 1991 and from this take cinematographed every Coens movie (except Burn After Reading - he was replaced by Emmanuel Lubezki; Inside Llewyn Davis and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs - both made by Bruno Delbonnel as DP).
One of the bits I really like in this film is the use of a barking dog in a scene to increase the tension. They use that technique in Miller's Crossing as well.
I'm so happy you enjoyed this movie! It somehow gets better with each viewing. My favorite movies with Jeff Bridges must be Starman, Tron and The Big Lebowski. What an actor!
One of my top few films and surely the film I've watched the most, probably over 60 times I'd guess. You should definitely go for a few views to really appreciate it. Such a good story, wonderful soundtrack and for a long time it held the award for the most amount of swear words in a film.
Another great review and reaction Shan! Regarding the confusing plot: This movie was an homage of Raymond Chandler, particularly Big Sleep (and especially the 1946 movie of the same name). This movie was legendarily confusing. There is a famous story about when the movie was being made, nobody knew who killed a chauffeur. Finally they called Chandler and he admitted to not knowing either.
Okay, Shan, you set me up. Weird protagonist, John Turturro, the Coen brothers, and we might even throw Rodger Deakins in but I'm too lazy to check. Barton Fink (1991). [Edit] Fink came to mind first, but another one which also checks the boxes, would be O Brother Where Art Thou (2000). Though, I have a suspicion you might have seen that one. Best. Leo.
Thank you for both the recommendations Leo! I haven't watched Fink yet so it's going on the list. I've heard the songs from O Brother Where Art Thou (long story) but never got to see the film. I'll add it to the list too!
@@ShanWatchesMovies Let me guess. One of the songs to which you refer would be Man of Constant Sorrow. This cover is not by the Soggy Mountain Boys but, then again, they don't have to pay George Clooney's salary. th-cam.com/video/-ew_bfFvros/w-d-xo.html Best. Leo.
@@ShanWatchesMovies Oh lawd, yes, please do O Brother Where Art Thou? 🙏🙏🙏 It's sooooo good, and yes, it has an excellent soundtrack, put together by T Bone Burnett!
Glad you liked this as much as me, Shan. FYI it gets better with rewatches too, since the many-faceted plot gets in the way less. Bit of trivia for you, Steve Buscemi’s surname is not pronounced ‘Boo-shemmy’, it’s pronounced ‘B’skeemy’. No one gets this right, though it is quite amusing hearing Buscemi talk about how no one gets it right in certain interviews!
Like most people, I classify my friends and acquaintances in little groups in my head. I have hockey friends; I have weightlifting friends; music friend, and The Big Lebowski friends. Me and my Big Lebowski friends, with no planning involved, communicate to one another using lines from this movie. When we make plans: "Mark it, dude." When I didn't quite catch what you're saying: "Who's got your undies, Walter?" When we find ourselves in the middle of a rant: "AND I SURE AS SH*T DON'T F*CKING ROLL! SHOMER SHABBOS!" When we see a stranger fail in some way: "Get a job, sir." This movie is as close to perfect as one can get (for my sensibilities). Every syllable, every gesture, every subtlety is well prescribed. The only "flaw" I've found is when Maude is talking about $1M of the foundation's money, she says "dollars" with a hard R, like she's from the south. Just that one word in the middle of a sentence doesn't fit her character's accent. That and Liam's inability to not look at the camera during Jesus' first rant. Flea didn't need to be in it. This movie will get even better over the next few times you watch it. Good reaction!
For some reason it gets funnier each time I watch it. There are loads of small details, for instance a Captain Beefheart song! One of my favorite films.
I like your analysis of movies. When I was younger I worked in a video store with over 10,000 movies. I have watched so many movies, probably more than 10,000, because I watched almost every video at the video store, and that was twenty years ago, and I watched a lot of movies since then. And, a lot of movies before then. I am also into music. Sometimes, people like to argue about what decade is best for music, or what decade is best for movies. I can't pick a decade for music, I can argue almost any decade in my head, and they all seem to come out even. Now movies on the other hand. The best decade for movies was the 80's. I just copied and will paste what I commented on someone else's page. You probably know these 80's movies. But, if you don't, these are all the movies I would suggest before any other movie, even from another decade. Unless it was somebody that never watched The Wizard of Oz or something like that. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- copied and pasted from another comment. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Back when movies didn't have to be so serious, or so believable. What a great time to be alive back then. When movies were just about fun, and a great story. Now movies are taken to seriously. That would never happen like that, but back then they said, this is movie and yes it can. 80s have all my favorite movies 1. Commando 2. Gremlins 3. Ghostbusters 4. Back to the Future 5. The Outsiders 6. Karate Kid 7. The Lost Boys 8. Porky's 9. Batman 10. Can't Buy Me Love 11. Sixteen Candles 12. The Breakfast Club 13.Labrytnth 14. Three Amigos 15. Short Circuit 16. Police Academy 17. Stripes 18. Pretty in Pink 19. Clue 20. Goonies 21. Fast Times at Ridgemont High 22. Christine 23. National Lampoons Vacation 24. Weird Science 25. Dead Poets Society 26. Weekend at Bernies 27. Major League 28. Scarface 29. The Golden Child 30. The Neverending Story 31. Flight of the Navigator 32. E.T. 33. The Last Dragon 34. Big Trouble in Little China 35. War Games 36. Who Framed Roger Rabbit 37. Pee Wee's Big Adeventure 38. Die Hard 39. Brewster's Millions 40. The Dark Crystal 41. Beverly Hills Cop 42. 48 Hours 43. Over the Top 44. Legend 45. Top Secret 46. Airplane 47. Naked Gun 48. UHF 49. Space Balls 50. Rain Man 51. Evil Dead 52. Zapped 53. Beetlejuice 54. Teen Wolf 55. Babes in Toyland 56. All Dog's go to Heaven 57. An American Tail 58. The Beastmaster 59. Heavy Metal 60. Batteries Not Included 61. Little Monsters 62. Mac and Me 63. Lethal Weapon 64. Red Dawn 65. The Wraith 66. Fletch 67. Real Genius 68. Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure 69. See No Evil, Hear No Evil 70. Big 71. Just One of the Guys 72. Stand By Me 73. Platoon 74. Lucas 75. Footloose 76. Dream a Little Dream 77. Innerspace 78. Killer Klowns from Outer space 79. The Last Starfighter 80. Howard the Duck 81. Honey I Shrunk the Kids 82. Full Metal Jacket 83. Good Morning Vietnam 84. Friday the 13th 85. Nightmare on Elm Street. 86. Caddyshack 87. Robo Cop 88. The Princess Bride 89. The Wizard and the list could go on and on and on. 80s had all the best movies. Theses are all movies any movie lover should love. --------------------------------------- edit: I am going to even add more movies from the 80's, and one other person commented some of them. 90. Ice Pirates 91. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 92. Yellowbeard 93. The Corsican Brothers 94. The Toxic Avenger 95. The Road Warrior 96. Krush Groove 97. Coming To America 98. Highlander 99. Purple Rain 100. Revenge of the Nerds 101. Willow 102. Top Gun 103. Dirty Dancing 104. Better Off Dead 105. Adventures in Babysitting 106. Sleep Away Camp 107. Field of Dreams 108. Time Bandits 109. Little Shop of Horrors 110. Indiana Jones 111. Poltergeist 112. Trading Places 113. The Blues Brothers 114. This is Spinal Tap 115. Risky Business 116. Planes Trains and Automobiles 117. Raising Arizona 118. Blade Runner 119. Die Hard 120. Raging Bull 121. The Shining 122. Children of the Corn 123. Child's Play 124. Problem Child 125. The Terminator 126. Pet Semetary 127. Cujo 128. Critters 129. Aliens 130. Cat's eye 131. The Peanut Butter Solution 132. No Retreat, No Surrender 133. Kickboxer 134. Blood Sport 135. Amityville 136. The Blue Lagoon 137. La Bamba 138. Look Who's Talking 139. K-9 140. Flash Gordon 141. Enemy Mine 142. Crocodile Dundee 143. Bachelor Party 144. Missing in Action 145. Mannequin 146. Splash 147. Cocoon 148. Scrooged 149. Uncle Buck 150. Maximum Overdrive 151. Fright Night 152. Turner and Hooch 153. Secret of my Success 154. Were No Angels 155. Twins 156. Annie 157. Armed and Dangerous 158. Young Guns 159. Prince of Darkness 160. Overboard 161. Harry and the Hendersons 162. Bull Durham 163. License to Drive 164. The Cannonball Run 165. Puppet Master 166. Warlock 167. The Man with two Brains 168. Summer School 169. Hot Dog 170. Ski School 171. Funny Farm 172. Mr. Mom 173. Teen Witch 174. Ernest Goes to Jail 175. Moving Violations and one of my all time favorites. 176. Real Men
When I first saw this film, I didn't get it. Then I watched it an unplanned second time totally out of the blue, and it just clicked. The first time, I think I was fixating on trying to track the story. The second time I was just absorbing the tone, personality, and craftsmanship. And like so many others, that absorbing has evolved with multiple interactions with the work (viewings, clips, quotes, discussions, etc.) into a feedback loop, that has amazing resonance and harmony. Thanks for another great video Shan. Thank you for sharing. Your work continues to both impress and provide great enjoyment.
What a treat here, you're reaction and review to one of my top 10 favorite comedy movies, right next to Young Frankenstein, All Of Me, and ALL the Abrams movies including Airplane. The Coen Brothers do have other best comedies including one with action called Raising Arizona starring Nicolas Cage (need I say more). Of course another comedy classic,, Oh Brother, Where Art Thou. All recommended. Oh I forgot this movie became as popular like a Star Trek convention they have some where a Great Lebowski week or weekend.
Great reaction! Literally every line of this movie is quotable. I must have seen it 50 times and I think I might be close to being able to recite the whole thing start to finish.
The musical director for this movie was T. Bone Burnett. Any time you see that name attached to a movie, know that it will have a top notch soundtrack. So keep in mind, the Coen Brothers did NOT choose the music for the film...they just knew who to hire for that job.
Fun trivia The Coen Brothers were inspired by several sources and stories. Possibly the leading source was their friend Peter Exline, who coined the phrase "It really tied the room together" to describe one of his own rugs. Pete and a friend of his "Big" Lew Abernathy (a private detective whom the Coens didn't know) are considered to be the partial basis for the character Walter. Pete, a Vietnam veteran and college professor, once jokingly tried to scare his students by exclaiming "First Vietnam, now this?!" while hitting a chair, similar to the way Walter (non-jokingly) inappropriately compares everything to Vietnam. Pete also told the Coens about a story where his car was stolen and Abernathy helped him investigate. They found the homework of a fourteen-year-old, and instead of telling the police, they put the homework in a plastic bag and drove out to the kid's home to confront him (though unlike the movie, the kid did not actually steal the car, and Abernathy did not end the confrontation by bashing a car outside the kid's house). Another story related by Pete was the time that Abernathy was arraigned by a Santa Monica Sheriff, who, as in the movie, insulted him and told him to "stay out of my beach community!" Fun trivia To achieve the point-of-view of a rolling bowling ball, the Coen brothers mounted a camera "on something like a barbecue spit", according to Ethan Coen, and then dollied it along the lane. The challenge for them was figuring out the relative speeds of the forward motion and the rotating motion. CGI was used to create the vantage point of the thumb hole in the bowling ball. Fun trivia The "f" word or a variation of it was used 292 times Fun trivia T Bone Burnett acted as music consultant for the movie, and helped Joel Coen and Ethan Coen establish the Dude's taste in music. Burnett selected many of the existing songs in the movie, and also suggested the Dude's hatred towards The Eagles (Burnett himself is not a fan either). One of the band's members, Glenn Frey, was reportedly so dismayed about this that he once even angrily confronted Jeff Bridges when they met at a party. Fun trivia John Turturro originally thought he was going to have a bigger role in the film. When he read the script, he realized the part was quite small. However, the Coen brothers let him come up with a lot of his own ideas for the character, like shining the bowling ball and the scene where he dances backwards, which he says was inspired by Muhammad Ali. Fun trivia Think about the many things you love about The Big Lebowski: the performances, the musical sequences, the endless onslaught of brilliantly quotable lines, the Jesus. Strangely, the actual plot of the movie is secondary (or fifth-dary) to most people’s enjoyment of the movie. Do you remember what happens to the missing money in the end, or if there even was missing money to begin with? According to Joel Coen, they knew the plot would probably be a bit confounding to most viewers on the first watch, and they also knew that it probably wouldn’t matter. “The plot is sort of secondary to the other things that are sort of going on in the piece," he said in a DVD extra for the film. "I think that if people get a little confused it’s not necessarily going to get in the way of them enjoying the movie.”
The adult actress is in fact a genius with a membership in Mensa. Saw her in a blue film today in fact. Great film, funny as f... Now enjoy a white Russian
Thank you so much for reviewing this because I swear every time I see this I find it even funnier and funnier. Anything with John Goodman is going to be excellent especially when it includes Jeff Bridges. I also highly recommend o brother where out thou.
Saw this between shifts at my job when it came out. Saw it at downtown Disney theaters in fl. There weren't many people because it was early and a weekday, so that weren't many people laughing. When the dude decodes the piece of paper and its just a drawing of a guy with a boner, i screamed laughter and everyone turned and looked at me. Good times.
There is a little bit of foreshadowing in that something bad may happen to Donnie, hence the one bowling pin remained standing when he's used to always getting strikes. There's a look of shock and uncomfort on his face to that happening. It's basically a warning. And not 5 minutes later, he has a heart attack and dies.
I would argue that the rug is a bigger McGuffin than the money. The money doesn't actually exist, but the rug does..."All the Dude ever wanted was his rug back."
This movie is one of those rare ones that gets funnier the more times you watch it. Knowing the characters, and picking up on the subtitles that are littered throughout the film, just make it funnier with each viewing. Fun Fact: The Coen Brothers loosely based the Walter character on John Milus (whom they are friends with in real) who wrote Apocalypse Now and directed Conan: the Barbarian.
05:35 So basically this movie is the Coen Brothers doing a film noir in the style of Humphrey Bogart (The Big Sleep, The Big Lebowski) but with their eccentric buddy as the protagonist. The plot hits every film noir cliche if you think about it. That’s what’s kind of brilliant about it.
@@ShanWatchesMovies Okay, but it’s not a musical in the sense of the word. Like, there are music performances at concerts and such, but they don’t burst into song at mid speech. So I think you can still show your reaction to a lot of the movie’s plot points without including all performances.
The Dude has no character arc. The story just washes over him and the Dude abides.
"Jackie Treehorn treats objects like women, man."
Anyone who dislikes this film is a human paraquat.
“Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.”
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This is one of those movies that gets better with each viewing.
I have yet to find another like it.
You're right. I'm addicted. A Lebowskiholic!
"Has the whole world gone CRAZY?!?" says the man pointing a loaded gun in someone's face over a bowling match. The overly complicated plot was actually done on purpose. The basis for this story was a straight satire of noir mysteries such as Chandler's THE BIG SLEEP (which is where this film gets its name). In such stories the audience is bombarded with information directly related to the plot, most of it wrong and contradictary, with the desired effect of enhanced realism, confusion and fear. The only drawback is that the protagonist has to be extremely competent to sort everything out and save the day, and ends up becoming a cartoon. By complimenting the story structure with a ridiculous plot and a protagonist who is characteristically useless (or at least an unlikely hero), the Coens elevated the satire and created something wholly original, and absolutely hilarious.
Also The Maltese Falcon.
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*Me:* Yeah, well...I look forward to hearing, like, your opinions, man.
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I saw Jeff Bridges and John Goodman in an interview describing the scene with the crowbar and the fancy red sports car. They did that scene in a real neighborhood and apparently didn't notify the people in the area that they were filming a movie. Goodman said he felt very awkward and bad for doing that, but both were laughing their butts off describing the scene... LOL
There's so many videos but check out Jeff Bridges celebrating John Goodman did (I think his getting a star on Hollywood). The Dude Returns
Redo, it is a celebration of John Goodman getting a star on the Hollywood.
I think the camera crew on a dolly track on the sidewalk and lawn would've cleared things up pretty quick, but they still would've been pissed about the noise at midnight without warning.
No, he said he didn't KNOW that the neighborhood had been "bought" (everyone notified and paid) before he did the scene, so he didn't think he could do it. But the neighborhood knew. John Goodman didn't. 😂
We need to get you watching more comedies, your laugh is a cure all tonic to all the bad news in the world.
Yeah, and less corny nostalgic films that don't hold up too well.
Isn't it though?
@@littleboxxes Your username makes me wish there were more of the Shan's of TH-cam reacting to Weeds....or anyone.
Raising Arizona!!!!!!
the cure to the bad news is the good news
2:35, "it's down there somewhere, let me go get it." Lol!
This movie is an homage to film noir, which explains the complicated nature of the plot. There's a gullible sucker who gets pulled into a nefarious plot, a couple of femme fatales to distract him, the rich guy with the oily manservant - hell, they've even got the Sidney Greenstreet character in a white suit! It's classic noir, and so of course it must be labyrinthine. :)
Dude, you're making my day with this reaction.
Thank you for watching my man!
Peter Stormare was also in Coen Brothers's Fargo and they wrote a role for him in Miller's Crossing, a character called Eddie the Swede, but sadly Stormare had to decline because he was busy doing a broadway play (which I believe was Hamlet) and therefore the character was written out of the movie. I've actually meet him in real life in 2008, he was a guest singer for a 80's rock-esque band and they were playing in my hometown. I was star struck when I saw him! I went up to him, saying I was a big fan of his work and that the best role he ever did was in Fargo, I was trying to explain how great he played his character and all, but I was so nervous. And out of nowhere, he gave me a hug! =D I didn't expect that and in my mind I was like; Oh my god, Peter Stormare is giving me a hug! He's a really nice guy, a real down to earth person =)
Eddie the Dane, and the Coen's just recast the role. I'd suggest you not screw up his name, or maybe you got too many teeth. Man, J. E.Freeman created the most terrifying gangster in cinema - Pesci's Tommy isn't a patch on the Dane.
@@Carandini What's your problem?! I read the character was first called Eddie the Swede because they wanted Stormare in the role, but I guess they changed the name after Stormare declined. Get a life.
@@JW666 yeah, that was a crazy response! What is wrong with that guy???
The classical music around 5:39 is Lacrimosa from Mozart's Requiem in D Minor.
4:48, Walter is based on filmmaker John Milius, right down to the wire rim glasses and vest.
And carrying a .45 pistol
Check out a movie called Galaxy Quest. That's a fun one from around the same time as this
Another (I forgot) one of my favorites along Lebowski, Young Frankenstein, Airplane. Galaxy Quest, it has been said is one of the best Star Trek's non Star Trek movie. Oh I do have to mention a movie that pokes fun at Star Wars and Alien. The Ice Pirates (1984). Ron Perlman was in it. Some others here might not know the other actors though but I highly recommend it. Unfortunately it may be hard to find.
gotta watch star trek iv: the voyage home (the one with the whales) before doing Galaxy Quest imo... two of my favourites
what a great film. Youre gonna appreciate the hell out of all the quality filmmaking, story and acting in this one.
One of the best comedies of the 90s man... Just my opinion maaan
@@ShanWatchesMovies I couldnt agree more.
Is it now time for the Cohen brother's adaptation of Homer's Odyssey, O'Brother, Where Art Thou?
Yes! Great movie
Great music in that one!
"OVER THE LINE!!! MARK IT ZERO!!"
"I'm not Mr. Lebowski, you're Mr. Lebowski. I'm the Dude. Can't you at least call me duder, his royal dudeness, El duderino?"
"The bums have lost! The bums have lost!"
Smokey, this is not 'Nam. This is bowling. There are rules.
... Excuse me, I wasn't listening.
“Obviously not a golfer”, perhaps my favourite line in a movie where every line is gold. The script is immaculate, the delivery is note-perfect and it improves with each viewing. Walter Sobchek is just an incredible creation
I watched someone else reviewing the film and he described it as like a plot keeps trying to form around the Dude, but keeps failing because he's, well, the Dude.
I think people find it confusing because they think of it as a comedy. It's not. It's a classic _noir._ All the elements are there, and it unfolds just like an old _noir._ Certainly _The Maltese Falcon_ wasn't any less confusing than the Dude's tale of whoa. :D
Serai3 That's true, old noirs had very confusing plots, and this film parodies that. In the classic Bogart movie The Big Sleep, the screenwriters themselves didn't know who killed the chauffeur, who appeared sunk in the docks inside a car, so they asked Raymond Chandler, the author of the novel. His answer: "They sent me a wire... asking me, and dammit I didn't know either."
That was James vs Cinema I believe, and yes I think that explains this movie perfectly.
I'd say Fargo and The Big Lebowski are the best movies of the Coen brothers.
It's a movie that needs repeated viewings to sink in fully.
I'd put it next to the Princess Bride as one of the most quotable movies of all times.
The acting by Bridges and especially John Goodman was phenomenal.
It's not a laugh loud comedy, Zucker brothers' style, but the quirky characters, situations and the snappy dialogue makes this movie a classic for the ages.
It IS laugh-out-loud.
I was actually assigned to see this movie in a film class in college. I was already a huge fan of the Coen bros after Fargo. I was actually a little disappointed in the movie at first. But after a couple of more viewings it became one of my favorite flicks of all time. The Coens are absolute geniuses and my favorite writer/director alive today.
Corn brother films demand re-watches. I'm going to watch this again on my own time soon!
As Riley would say, "One more time..." This is a re-make of "The Big Sleep," (1946 Dir Hawkes, Story Chandler, Screenplay Faulkner) and the legend around the filming: Hawkes was so confused about the plot he had to call Faulkner while filming. Nice legend, though hard to believe. The Coen's like that stuff.
The “Big Sleep” is an incredible movie, but it is hard to follow.
It wasn't Faulkner--it was Raymond Chandler. The way I heard it, the director called to ask who killed O (a minor character whose full name escapes me.) Chandler thought for a moment and then said, "Beats me."
The Coen's also liked the movie and re-made it. It's obvious.
Yep. I'm pretty sure people find it confusing because they think of it as a comedy instead of as a _noir._
@@jeandoten1510 Chandler wrote the story, Faulkner the Screenplay. That's the legend though-Hawkes, Chandler and Faulkner didn't know what what going on in a movie plot-while filming! Those three were not lightweights.
19:30 Just remember, Walter(who had been in combat), is a guy you want on your side in a fight.
Two interesting facts: the f-bomb is dropped 260 times and you never see the Dude bowl !
Holy F! 260 times!
Cohen brothers definitely addressed your comments about the plot. "You know, a lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what-have-you's. And, uh, lotta strands to keep in my head, man. Lotta strands in old Duder's head". Has to be watched multiple times. Fortunately, it never gets old because it's so good.
Burn After Reading might be my personal favorite of theirs, but I also love one that everyone seems to hate, The Ladykillers.
Worst 2 of them
Raising Arizona is my favorite of theirs.
Burn After Reading, Brad Pitt's turn to steal a movie like John Goodman does in T G L. Oh John Malkovich is a trip too
@@scottjo63 - The main leads are all darn funny. Clooney's last scene cracks me up every time. Pitt's last scene kills me every time. Frances McDormand is just so ridiculously funny all throughout. But Malkovich's anger outbursts may still be the funniest of it all. But then you throw in Richard Jenkins with his Greek Orthodox congregation and, well, I love that movie.
(And I maintain that the movie is overall very similar to Fargo plot-wise, though the would-be dramatic parts are still way more comedic in this one.)
Please react to "The Jerk" (Directed by Carl Reiner...Rob Reiner's Father)
And All Of Me, another my favorite classics
The Big Lebowski is probably in my top three movies of all time, and a magnificent deconstruction of noir by the Coen Brothers. The second I saw that you had reviewed this one, I knew I had to drop everything and watch along with you.
Thank you for taking the time to watch Benjamin!
My favorite Coen Brothers film and one of my favorite films period. Best way to explain the film is a Stoner Noir, with The Dude filling in for the hard boiled private detective like Sam Spade or Phillip Marlow. Brilliant film.
This movie is a masterpiece, nothing else needs to be said! Also Jeff Bridges made a role that will be remembered for eternity 🙂
This is my favorite movie, perhaps all time. So colorful, shot well, amazingly acted, meant for additional viewings. Some of the best story telling I'm my opinion. I'm glad you had such fun watching it.
21:12 When I came back from Iraq, rented this VHS and heard Walter talk about, "Vietnam." I remember thinking, "Walter, the past is the past." I was so young. The past is the past, but only with Bourbon-combat will change you.
For more Jeff Bridges , watch ‘the Fisher King’
4:16, "The old man told me I can take any rug in the house "
Actually, the plot being complicated or not is pretty irrelevant, just as life is for an entity like the Dude. Thanks for the reaction, though there are some details you can't catch on the first lecture.
Awesome reaction! You pick up on things that so many reactors don’t on first watch, and I really appreciate it. This movie gets better the more you watch it.
You have to watch the video of John Goodman getting his store on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Jeff Bridges gives a speech, and he dresses up as the Dude.
Oh man, I hope you keep watching Coen bros movies! O Brother Where Art Thou is absolutely amazing.
THANK YOU for doing this film. THis is an absolutely ESSENTIAL watch! Such a quotable movie. And the acting from EVERYONE in it is amazing.
4:26 "That kind of wife..." :D 6:48 I have always liked how ordinary that other guy is.
13:50 That is visually wonderful scene, where he first comes in slowmotion and then says "Hello Dude, thanks for coming. I'm Jackie Treehorn." My favourite scene in the movie.
18:30 It's so funny that now he says the same line for the third time. :D
Another great movie from the Coen Brothers. They won the oscar for best picture with 'No Country for Old Men.' Javier Bardem won the oscar for best supporting actor
Javier Bardem playing one of the best villains ever.
Probably some of their best work!
Everyone loves Lebowski and No Country, but I hope you check out: O Brother Where Art Thou (for the immaculate cinematography by Deakins), Barton Fink (for the sublime performances by Goodman, Tuturro, Michael Lerner, and Judy Davis), Fargo (I'm sure you've seen), and Intolerable Cruelty (perhaps their greatest screenplay ever in my opinion). Great video.
In case you haven't seen them yet, I am hoping you check out the rest of the Coen Brother's best ... "Fargo" and "No Country For Old Men" ...
What's really great about this movie that took me one or two extra viewings to realize, is that it follows all the beats of a noir, subverting tropes basically throughout the whole thing. Once that clicked, the movie made a lot more sense. In general, it's a noir themed shaggy dog story.
Great movie, one of my favorite scenes is after the corvette owner beat up the Dudes car, and they are driving back with the broken windows, they are quietly eating In&Out Burgers.
"The Narrator's" language request was the biggest tell of "The Cowboy" being the deity looking over "The Dude" as he travels aimlessly through the creator's chaos.
If that's so, then who's he telling the story to?
@@Serai3 The audience. "Zeus! Great welcome voice of Zeus, what do you bring?"
If nobody's mentioned this, the Nihilists feature a couple of amazing recording artists: The shortest nihilist, the one Walter hit with the ball in the final fight, is played by the legendary bassist Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. And the blond woman with them at the diner, the one who cut off her toe, is a cameo by Aimee Mann, the former lead singer of Til Tuesday and an accomplished and award-winning solo artist.
One of my fav quotes not shown here but everyone can probably guess where it is, "Well they finally did it, they killed my fcuikng car".
Never has an actor better fit a role. Bridges was born to be The Dude.
If you haven't seen it give "o brother where art thou" a watch. It's one of my favourite coen brothers films. It's a modern adaptation of the odyssey and its absolutely hilarious. George Clooney, John Turturro and Tim Nelson are brilliant.
1000% agree. I went to see it in the theater with a friend and after we left the theater, we were standing outside on the sidewalk and he said, "I want to see that again right now. When's the next showtime?"
@@dianem8544 I didn't see it in the cinema but I probably would have done the same 🤣 as a person who loves Greek mythology (or any mythology really) I enjoyed just seeing how they would adapt it to a modern setting. The fact it was hilarious as well was a bonus
I know it's a classic Gavin but I don't think I can do it on the channel since it has so many songs. All of them would have to be cut from the youtube edit :(
@@ShanWatchesMovies Fair.
I watched this 7 times in the theater when it came out. Hilarious film. I'm a grown man but I still tear up every time Walter finally begins to apologize for being a fuck. He stared at his feet while The Dude tells him he's had enough. After Donnies passing, Walter; the Veteran who is continuously not afraid to stare death in the face, couldn't even look his best friend in the eye. In that moment, the child in Walter speaks for him and he just keeps on apologizing hoping it will be okay. He's no longer apologizing for fucking up but rather who he is. The one thing he can't control.
ONE OF MY 10 FAVORITE MOVIES..AND AS FOR BRIDGES AND GOODMAN THEY BOTH DESERVED AN ACADEMY AWARD!
This was one of those movies that I didn't like the first time I saw it but it was in the back of my mind the following weeks, nagging me to watch it again. I've seen it a good 15 times now and it keeps getting better!
Same. I saw it when it came out and hated it then saw it one late night on cable and liked it. Now I have seen it so many times lol.
This is my favorite movie of all time! you should do Hail Ceaser! next
Jeff Bridges said that all he'd ask the Coen brothers before a scene was, "Did the Dude burn a J before this scene happens?" and if he did, he'd just rub his eyes really hard for a few seconds to get in character.
0:49 - Roger Deakins is one of few longest collaboratest with Coen brothers. He's first movie working together was Barton Fink from 1991 and from this take cinematographed every Coens movie (except Burn After Reading - he was replaced by Emmanuel Lubezki; Inside Llewyn Davis and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs - both made by Bruno Delbonnel as DP).
The complexity of the plot keeps it new. I've seen it 25 times and I still spot nuances and jokes that I previously missed.
One of the bits I really like in this film is the use of a barking dog in a scene to increase the tension. They use that technique in Miller's Crossing as well.
I'm so happy you enjoyed this movie! It somehow gets better with each viewing. My favorite movies with Jeff Bridges must be Starman, Tron and The Big Lebowski. What an actor!
It's a classic man! I haven't watched Starman yet though!
One of my top few films and surely the film I've watched the most, probably over 60 times I'd guess. You should definitely go for a few views to really appreciate it. Such a good story, wonderful soundtrack and for a long time it held the award for the most amount of swear words in a film.
The moment with Donny's ashes is still the funniest thing I've seen on film. Great reaction!
The dude abides 🤘🤘
Another great review and reaction Shan!
Regarding the confusing plot: This movie was an homage of Raymond Chandler, particularly Big Sleep (and especially the 1946 movie of the same name). This movie was legendarily confusing. There is a famous story about when the movie was being made, nobody knew who killed a chauffeur. Finally they called Chandler and he admitted to not knowing either.
Okay, Shan, you set me up. Weird protagonist, John Turturro, the Coen brothers, and we might even throw Rodger Deakins in but I'm too lazy to check. Barton Fink (1991). [Edit] Fink came to mind first, but another one which also checks the boxes, would be O Brother Where Art Thou (2000). Though, I have a suspicion you might have seen that one. Best. Leo.
Thank you for both the recommendations Leo! I haven't watched Fink yet so it's going on the list. I've heard the songs from O Brother Where Art Thou (long story) but never got to see the film. I'll add it to the list too!
@@ShanWatchesMovies "Miller's Crossing" is also a top Coen Bros. movie!
@@ShanWatchesMovies Let me guess. One of the songs to which you refer would be Man of Constant Sorrow. This cover is not by the Soggy Mountain Boys but, then again, they don't have to pay George Clooney's salary. th-cam.com/video/-ew_bfFvros/w-d-xo.html Best. Leo.
@@ShanWatchesMovies Oh lawd, yes, please do O Brother Where Art Thou? 🙏🙏🙏 It's sooooo good, and yes, it has an excellent soundtrack, put together by T Bone Burnett!
Glad you liked this as much as me, Shan. FYI it gets better with rewatches too, since the many-faceted plot gets in the way less. Bit of trivia for you, Steve Buscemi’s surname is not pronounced ‘Boo-shemmy’, it’s pronounced ‘B’skeemy’. No one gets this right, though it is quite amusing hearing Buscemi talk about how no one gets it right in certain interviews!
"The Grand Budapest Hotel" directed by Wes Anderson and starring Ralph Fiennes and an All-Star cast.
Another film that shows how versatile Turturro is: Secret Window costarring Johnny Depp.
Like most people, I classify my friends and acquaintances in little groups in my head. I have hockey friends; I have weightlifting friends; music friend, and The Big Lebowski friends. Me and my Big Lebowski friends, with no planning involved, communicate to one another using lines from this movie.
When we make plans: "Mark it, dude."
When I didn't quite catch what you're saying: "Who's got your undies, Walter?"
When we find ourselves in the middle of a rant: "AND I SURE AS SH*T DON'T F*CKING ROLL! SHOMER SHABBOS!"
When we see a stranger fail in some way:
"Get a job, sir."
This movie is as close to perfect as one can get (for my sensibilities). Every syllable, every gesture, every subtlety is well prescribed. The only "flaw" I've found is when Maude is talking about $1M of the foundation's money, she says "dollars" with a hard R, like she's from the south. Just that one word in the middle of a sentence doesn't fit her character's accent. That and Liam's inability to not look at the camera during Jesus' first rant. Flea didn't need to be in it.
This movie will get even better over the next few times you watch it.
Good reaction!
For some reason it gets funnier each time I watch it. There are loads of small details, for instance a Captain Beefheart song! One of my favorite films.
I like your analysis of movies. When I was younger I worked in a video store with over 10,000 movies. I have watched so many movies, probably more than 10,000, because I watched almost every video at the video store, and that was twenty years ago, and I watched a lot of movies since then. And, a lot of movies before then. I am also into music.
Sometimes, people like to argue about what decade is best for music, or what decade is best for movies.
I can't pick a decade for music, I can argue almost any decade in my head, and they all seem to come out even.
Now movies on the other hand. The best decade for movies was the 80's. I just copied and will paste what I commented on someone else's page. You probably know these 80's movies. But, if you don't, these are all the movies I would suggest before any other movie, even from another decade. Unless it was somebody that never watched The Wizard of Oz or something like that.
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Back when movies didn't have to be so serious, or so believable. What a great time to be alive back then. When movies were just about fun, and a great story. Now movies are taken to seriously. That would never happen like that, but back then they said, this is movie and yes it can.
80s have all my favorite movies
1. Commando
2. Gremlins
3. Ghostbusters
4. Back to the Future
5. The Outsiders
6. Karate Kid
7. The Lost Boys
8. Porky's
9. Batman
10. Can't Buy Me Love
11. Sixteen Candles
12. The Breakfast Club
13.Labrytnth
14. Three Amigos
15. Short Circuit
16. Police Academy
17. Stripes
18. Pretty in Pink
19. Clue
20. Goonies
21. Fast Times at Ridgemont High
22. Christine
23. National Lampoons Vacation
24. Weird Science
25. Dead Poets Society
26. Weekend at Bernies
27. Major League
28. Scarface
29. The Golden Child
30. The Neverending Story
31. Flight of the Navigator
32. E.T.
33. The Last Dragon
34. Big Trouble in Little China
35. War Games
36. Who Framed Roger Rabbit
37. Pee Wee's Big Adeventure
38. Die Hard
39. Brewster's Millions
40. The Dark Crystal
41. Beverly Hills Cop
42. 48 Hours
43. Over the Top
44. Legend
45. Top Secret
46. Airplane
47. Naked Gun
48. UHF
49. Space Balls
50. Rain Man
51. Evil Dead
52. Zapped
53. Beetlejuice
54. Teen Wolf
55. Babes in Toyland
56. All Dog's go to Heaven
57. An American Tail
58. The Beastmaster
59. Heavy Metal
60. Batteries Not Included
61. Little Monsters
62. Mac and Me
63. Lethal Weapon
64. Red Dawn
65. The Wraith
66. Fletch
67. Real Genius
68. Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
69. See No Evil, Hear No Evil
70. Big
71. Just One of the Guys
72. Stand By Me
73. Platoon
74. Lucas
75. Footloose
76. Dream a Little Dream
77. Innerspace
78. Killer Klowns from Outer space
79. The Last Starfighter
80. Howard the Duck
81. Honey I Shrunk the Kids
82. Full Metal Jacket
83. Good Morning Vietnam
84. Friday the 13th
85. Nightmare on Elm Street.
86. Caddyshack
87. Robo Cop
88. The Princess Bride
89. The Wizard
and the list could go on and on and on. 80s had all the best movies. Theses are all movies any movie lover should love.
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edit: I am going to even add more movies from the 80's, and one other person commented some of them.
90. Ice Pirates
91. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
92. Yellowbeard
93. The Corsican Brothers
94. The Toxic Avenger
95. The Road Warrior
96. Krush Groove
97. Coming To America
98. Highlander
99. Purple Rain
100. Revenge of the Nerds
101. Willow
102. Top Gun
103. Dirty Dancing
104. Better Off Dead
105. Adventures in Babysitting
106. Sleep Away Camp
107. Field of Dreams
108. Time Bandits
109. Little Shop of Horrors
110. Indiana Jones
111. Poltergeist
112. Trading Places
113. The Blues Brothers
114. This is Spinal Tap
115. Risky Business
116. Planes Trains and Automobiles
117. Raising Arizona
118. Blade Runner
119. Die Hard
120. Raging Bull
121. The Shining
122. Children of the Corn
123. Child's Play
124. Problem Child
125. The Terminator
126. Pet Semetary
127. Cujo
128. Critters
129. Aliens
130. Cat's eye
131. The Peanut Butter Solution
132. No Retreat, No Surrender
133. Kickboxer
134. Blood Sport
135. Amityville
136. The Blue Lagoon
137. La Bamba
138. Look Who's Talking
139. K-9
140. Flash Gordon
141. Enemy Mine
142. Crocodile Dundee
143. Bachelor Party
144. Missing in Action
145. Mannequin
146. Splash
147. Cocoon
148. Scrooged
149. Uncle Buck
150. Maximum Overdrive
151. Fright Night
152. Turner and Hooch
153. Secret of my Success
154. Were No Angels
155. Twins
156. Annie
157. Armed and Dangerous
158. Young Guns
159. Prince of Darkness
160. Overboard
161. Harry and the Hendersons
162. Bull Durham
163. License to Drive
164. The Cannonball Run
165. Puppet Master
166. Warlock
167. The Man with two Brains
168. Summer School
169. Hot Dog
170. Ski School
171. Funny Farm
172. Mr. Mom
173. Teen Witch
174. Ernest Goes to Jail
175. Moving Violations
and one of my all time favorites.
176. Real Men
Wow! Thanks for the wall of movies! I haven't gone through it yet but I will!
@@ShanWatchesMovies Thanks, you will probably know most of them. But I bet there is one here or there that you don't or maybe forgot about.
The next Coen Brothers movie, Raising Arizona? It's a hoot and a half.
I second that (and as said in my comment stars Nicholas Cage, need I say more)
I haven't watched that one yet!
@@ShanWatchesMovies definitely recommended.... and john goodman is in that one too 👍😉
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I find it funnier than The Big Lebowski. Of course thats me.
When I first saw this film, I didn't get it. Then I watched it an unplanned second time totally out of the blue, and it just clicked.
The first time, I think I was fixating on trying to track the story. The second time I was just absorbing the tone, personality, and craftsmanship. And like so many others, that absorbing has evolved with multiple interactions with the work (viewings, clips, quotes, discussions, etc.) into a feedback loop, that has amazing resonance and harmony.
Thanks for another great video Shan. Thank you for sharing. Your work continues to both impress and provide great enjoyment.
I love, when other people love this movie. Everything you said in this video I thought "this guy gets it"
It was only a matter of time before these two worlds collided! The Dude abides, Shan. The dude abides.
The dude abides indeed!
Yours is my favorite film reaction channel. I truly enjoy your very thoughtful analysis each and every time.
Dammit Shan, I wanted to go to bed, I have work in the morning and then you post one of my favourite films.
What a treat here, you're reaction and review to one of my top 10 favorite comedy movies, right next to Young Frankenstein, All Of Me, and ALL the Abrams movies including Airplane. The Coen Brothers do have other best comedies including one with action called Raising Arizona starring Nicolas Cage (need I say more). Of course another comedy classic,, Oh Brother, Where Art Thou. All recommended. Oh I forgot this movie became as popular like a Star Trek convention they have some where a Great Lebowski week or weekend.
Great reaction! Literally every line of this movie is quotable. I must have seen it 50 times and I think I might be close to being able to recite the whole thing start to finish.
This film is so influential, it inspired a religion...
Zen Buddhism > Dudeism
Seriously?!
@@AcornRiot And neo-pagan Druidry, Wicca, or witchcraft trump them both... (shrug)
The musical director for this movie was T. Bone Burnett. Any time you see that name attached to a movie, know that it will have a top notch soundtrack. So keep in mind, the Coen Brothers did NOT choose the music for the film...they just knew who to hire for that job.
Another quality reaction, you deserve a lot more views and followers.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it :)
That man is David Thewlis from 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' as Professor Lupin
Thanks for this Patrick! I had a feeling he looked familiar
This film is an emotional roller coaster of epic proportions.
Fun trivia The Coen Brothers were inspired by several sources and stories. Possibly the leading source was their friend Peter Exline, who coined the phrase "It really tied the room together" to describe one of his own rugs. Pete and a friend of his "Big" Lew Abernathy (a private detective whom the Coens didn't know) are considered to be the partial basis for the character Walter. Pete, a Vietnam veteran and college professor, once jokingly tried to scare his students by exclaiming "First Vietnam, now this?!" while hitting a chair, similar to the way Walter (non-jokingly) inappropriately compares everything to Vietnam. Pete also told the Coens about a story where his car was stolen and Abernathy helped him investigate. They found the homework of a fourteen-year-old, and instead of telling the police, they put the homework in a plastic bag and drove out to the kid's home to confront him (though unlike the movie, the kid did not actually steal the car, and Abernathy did not end the confrontation by bashing a car outside the kid's house). Another story related by Pete was the time that Abernathy was arraigned by a Santa Monica Sheriff, who, as in the movie, insulted him and told him to "stay out of my beach community!"
Fun trivia To achieve the point-of-view of a rolling bowling ball, the Coen brothers mounted a camera "on something like a barbecue spit", according to Ethan Coen, and then dollied it along the lane. The challenge for them was figuring out the relative speeds of the forward motion and the rotating motion. CGI was used to create the vantage point of the thumb hole in the bowling ball.
Fun trivia The "f" word or a variation of it was used 292 times
Fun trivia T Bone Burnett acted as music consultant for the movie, and helped Joel Coen and Ethan Coen establish the Dude's taste in music. Burnett selected many of the existing songs in the movie, and also suggested the Dude's hatred towards The Eagles (Burnett himself is not a fan either). One of the band's members, Glenn Frey, was reportedly so dismayed about this that he once even angrily confronted Jeff Bridges when they met at a party.
Fun trivia John Turturro originally thought he was going to have a bigger role in the film. When he read the script, he realized the part was quite small. However, the Coen brothers let him come up with a lot of his own ideas for the character, like shining the bowling ball and the scene where he dances backwards, which he says was inspired by Muhammad Ali.
Fun trivia Think about the many things you love about The Big Lebowski: the performances, the musical sequences, the endless onslaught of brilliantly quotable lines, the Jesus. Strangely, the actual plot of the movie is secondary (or fifth-dary) to most people’s enjoyment of the movie. Do you remember what happens to the missing money in the end, or if there even was missing money to begin with? According to Joel Coen, they knew the plot would probably be a bit confounding to most viewers on the first watch, and they also knew that it probably wouldn’t matter. “The plot is sort of secondary to the other things that are sort of going on in the piece," he said in a DVD extra for the film. "I think that if people get a little confused it’s not necessarily going to get in the way of them enjoying the movie.”
All summed up in a neat single comment! Thanks man!
The adult actress is in fact a genius with a membership in Mensa. Saw her in a blue film today in fact. Great film, funny as f... Now enjoy a white Russian
Thank you so much for reviewing this because I swear every time I see this I find it even funnier and funnier. Anything with John Goodman is going to be excellent especially when it includes Jeff Bridges. I also highly recommend o brother where out thou.
Thank you for watching man!
Saw this between shifts at my job when it came out. Saw it at downtown Disney theaters in fl. There weren't many people because it was early and a weekday, so that weren't many people laughing. When the dude decodes the piece of paper and its just a drawing of a guy with a boner, i screamed laughter and everyone turned and looked at me. Good times.
I love this reaction, it really ties the channel together.
This was my favorite movie in the 90s!!!
its a tiny detail but my favorite little thing is Phillip Seymour Hoffman dramatically opening and closing the big double doors
Peter Stormae... a Swedish countryman, whom I have met. Very nice man.
A fantastic actor!
There is a little bit of foreshadowing in that something bad may happen to Donnie, hence the one bowling pin remained standing when he's used to always getting strikes. There's a look of shock and uncomfort on his face to that happening. It's basically a warning. And not 5 minutes later, he has a heart attack and dies.
I would argue that the rug is a bigger McGuffin than the money. The money doesn't actually exist, but the rug does..."All the Dude ever wanted was his rug back."
This movie is one of those rare ones that gets funnier the more times you watch it. Knowing the characters, and picking up on the subtitles that are littered throughout the film, just make it funnier with each viewing.
Fun Fact: The Coen Brothers loosely based the Walter character on John Milus (whom they are friends with in real) who wrote Apocalypse Now and directed Conan: the Barbarian.
05:35 So basically this movie is the Coen Brothers doing a film noir in the style of Humphrey Bogart (The Big Sleep, The Big Lebowski) but with their eccentric buddy as the protagonist. The plot hits every film noir cliche if you think about it. That’s what’s kind of brilliant about it.
I don’t know if you have already watched A Star Is Born (2018), but Sam Elliott is fantastic in that. Highly recommend.
I still haven't but since it's a musical I think I'd have to cut most of the movie for youtube like the Willy Wonka video...
@@ShanWatchesMovies Okay, but it’s not a musical in the sense of the word. Like, there are music performances at concerts and such, but they don’t burst into song at mid speech. So I think you can still show your reaction to a lot of the movie’s plot points without including all performances.
The shortest nihilist is actually played by Flea, the bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. He also played Needles in the Back to the Future trilogy.
The classical music is not, strictly speaking, opera... it's Mozart's Requiem... so obviously it's meant to signify a funereal vibe
Makes sense!
Greatest movie ever.