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Do you see what happens, Larry? Do you see what happens when you try to f*ck a Behind the Scenes Pic of the Day in the ass!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with today’s Behind the Scenes Pic!
Some movies need to grow on people. Mike Judge’s Office Space was like that for me. I saw it in theaters, I liked it, but it took some time and repeated viewings for me to fall in love with it. The Coens’ work does that to people. A lot.
I can proudly say that I was onboard with The Big Lebowski from the very first moment. It’s easy to look back with a distorted view, but I remember very clearly seeing the press screening where Harry and I were the only people laughing in the full house.
Seeing The Big Lebowski’s reputation grow with each passing year has been a joy. Now it’s regarded as one of the best comedies of the last couple of decades and rightly so. What a wonderfully cast, scripted and directed film.
You want to know just how good this movie? Even the edited for TV cut of the movie is hilarious. My understanding is the Coens had a big hand in writing the many, many, many dialogue dubs that had to be inserted for the film to be playable on network TV. I believe that story if only because who else would think of replacing “This is what happens when you fuck a stranger in the ass!” with “This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps!”
I could watch this movie a million times and never get tired of it. I was lucky enough to meet Steve Buscemi a while back, maybe about 6 or 7 years ago, and I brought up my love for Lebowski. He asked me why I thought there was such a following for that particular movie. He seemed genuinely perplexed as to the phenomenon.
Now on the spot, the only thing that popped into my mind was the feeling I have every time I rewatch the movie, which is the feeling of visiting old friends. For some reason the characters of The Dude, Donnie and Walter feel like real friends.
It doesn’t hurt that movie is about as funny as a movie can possibly be. That, too.
So, I had a few options for the BTS picture, some of them coming from Jeff Bridges’ own on-set photography, but those have been seen much more than this one, so I’m going with a shot of the Brothers going over the script with a certain bit player. You can click on it for a much bigger version!
Tomorrow’s Behind the Scenes Pic is totally dangerous.
-Quint
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first!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Best Coen Bros. movie, imo. Enjoying my coffee.
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For years (long ago) I was all over the internet trying to convince people/sites that he was in the movie. No one believed me. It looked like him, and even his scene is a great clue that it is him.
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There is NO funnier, more awesome movie. There isn't. I didn't see it in the theater - had no interest - but a good friend of mine DEMANDED I watch it with him when it came out on VHS. Thank god I did. Thank god I did.
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WooHoo! I was right!!! Quint you said it!!! The way you described your reaction to Lebowski was the same as mine. I didn't see it in theatres, but I did see it on home video, and yeah, from the moment it started, I was in, and couldn't stop laughing. Oh yeah. The characters, the directing, the dialouge, all the deeper meanings of it all if you wanted to really get into it. There's a couple of books out there on the subject if you're interested. Of course Dude,Donnie and Walter all feel like freinds. The Dude Abides. Lebowski, along with Goodfellas, Boogie Nights, Dazed And Confused, The Wild Bunch and The Good The Bad And The Ugly,oh and The Third Man, are titles I could watch over and over and not get sick of. They just have that magical effect on me. I love this shot and scene too. I think it stands out amongst the movie as a whole cause of the forced awkwardness between Dude and Walter, Larry and The Cleaning Lady, nobody knows exactly whats going on, and that makes it all the more funnier. I love Walters reaction upon meeting mr.sellers,oh yeah.
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And LAUGHED my ass off! And that's a lot of ass to laugh off, believe me! Hits every note perfectly.
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Obviously....you're not a GOLFER.
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I've only heard him on the Conan commentary, he does look like him but does he really act like him can anyone confirm? One of the funniest movies ever, like with Dr Strangelove and other great comedies the characters instantly put a smile on my face.
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Did I urinate on your rug?
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Excellent store in NYC. Proprietor rocks a robe every day.
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DUDE --had a rough night, and I hate the fucking Eagles, man-- DRIVER That's it! Outta this fucking cab
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in 1999 with my Dad when it came on one of the movie channels, Showtime, TMC or whatever. I was 14 at the time. We both laughed our asses off.
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I must watch that dubbed version!
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why would they be going over the script with him? He didn't say anything. Is there a mysterious cutting room floor scene that we are not privy too? Hmmmmm....? "FORGET THE FUCKING TOE!!"
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as in the royal we, man.
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Feb. 22, 2011, 8:14 p.m. CST
That's a great plan, Quint That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch.
by steve
That movie is just....it just....ahhhh
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Look sick!
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Just....ahhh....golden
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Bulk of the series.
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any good?
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I love the movie, though. I just don't find it very funny.
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I was the only one there. Where the fuck all were you guys? There. Douchebagery rant over.
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frank cotton reporting for KALI's FUCKED UP NEWS. according to, and verifiable @, WWW2.JOURNALNOW.COM (keyword 'elisa baker'), cel phone records can, and will, be used to verify the whereabouts of any US CITIZEN, anytime the authorities please. to paraphrase the story,' warrant also said that cellphone records indicate that Adam Baker was not in the locations where Zahra's remains were found on the day Elisa Baker indicated but that cellphone records showed she was). now, am i the ONLY one paying attention here, or do ANY you GET the unspoken inference that, it doesn't matter if you're USING THE PHONE OR NOT, IT ONLY NEEDS TO BE ON! WAKE UP, FUCKHEADS, or get your house in good order, before the NEW WORLD ORDER comes knocking on YOUR FUCKING DOOR! frank cotton, for KALI FUCKED-UP NEWS, 6.6.6 IM, where we NEVER sleep, so that YOU can.
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Feb. 22, 2011, 9:16 p.m. CST
El Duderino, if you're not into the whole brevity thing.
by Stereotypical Evil Archer
I saw this in the theater by myself, twice. None of my friends wanted to see it. None. Everyone of them refused. Now they all love it. I'll never understand why they refused, even the marketing was funny.
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Feb. 22, 2011, 9:21 p.m. CST
John Goodman jumping out of the car with the machine gun going off...
by Nasty In The Pasty
...might be the funniest thing the Coens have ever directed.
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As already said, these are some of the most lovable characters in all the Coen Brothers' movies! And not just Dude, Donny and Walter! What about Dafino the 'brother shamus' and the Dude's weird land lord with his dance cycle? There is so much in this film and everytime you watch it you see something else!
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really pulls the room together. "Do you have to use so many cuss words?" "What the fuck are you talkin' about?"
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Went with two other friends who were Coen fans. Story time.... Years prior I had caught Barton Fink on an hotel room late night on HBO and was totally like "what the fuck is this" and I told my friend about it and he was like "oh shit dude, you don't even know what awesome is!" and he promptly handed me the Laserdiscs ( yeah LDs ) of Miller's Crossing, Blood simple and Hudsucker Proxy. I loved every one of them. So then Fargo comes out and it's awesome... but... fast forward to Lebowski. We hear it's going to come out and I think it's one of the first trailers I ever watched on the internet. From the trailer alone we knew it was going to be great or a massive flop. It just looked fucking brilliant though. Within 5 minutes of the film we know what this movie is going to be. A totally awesome fucking movie. Only about 8 other people in the theater are actually "getting" the movie at this point. By the time we get to Jesus, I have never laughed so hard in my life. I still enjoy the movie more than I think is healthy. The coup de grace for me was going to New York last year to see the final showing of Two Gentlemen of Lebowski. A convergence of worlds so amazing, I was sitting there in awe the entire time. I know it will never happen, but I truly wish the Coens would support that play and get it an authorized run or ( even better ) an actual film.
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Feb. 22, 2011, 9:59 p.m. CST
The only thing I dislike about this movie: Juliane Moore
by Bobo_Vision
I like every scene in this movie except for the ones she's in.
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You're out of your element
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Holy shit, I have no idea how many times I've seen it, but every single time it gets even better. "Mind if I do a J?"
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Hooked at first viewing. thus is movie that gets better with time. and so imminently quotable. dont f@ck with The Jesus
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Feb. 22, 2011, 10:16 p.m. CST
Edited for television version audio tracks should be MANDATORY on the Blu-rays!
by SierraTangoFoxtrotUniform
Agreed?
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look at my username. Need I say more?
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...if you're not into that whole brevity thing. I wish the Coen's would do ten films following The Dude.
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Let me tell you something, pendejo. You pull any of your crazy shit with us, you flash a piece out on the lanes, I'll take it away from you, stick it up your ass and pull the fucking trigger 'til it goes "cleek."
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Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov!
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You would have told Buscemi to shut the fuck up Donny.
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Anyone remember an old PC game called Kingpin? you got to be a cussin' gangsta and at one time had to fight a gang boss called 'The Jesus'. There were other film references, in particular a Macellus Wallace main villain, but The Jesus was the only non gangster type that made it in, as far as I could tell.
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Bunch of fig-eaters wearing towels on their heads trying to find reverse in a Soviet tank. This is not a worthy adversary.
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I mean, say what you like about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos.
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Feb. 23, 2011, 4:39 a.m. CST
Strong men also cry, Mr. Lebowski, strong men also cry.
by Shubniggorath
My all time favorite. STAY OUT OF MALIBU LEBOWSKI! STAY OUT OF MALIBU SHITHEAD!
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He fixes the cable?
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....the occasional acid flash back
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We already know this. Every "on the lam" movie for the last 10 years has the chasee taking apart/smashing his/her phone. Tell us something new...
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Donnie, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules.
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You're entering a world of pain, son.
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Some Chinaman took them from me in Korea.
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Wu peed on my rug.
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You're not a golfer
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You mean coitus? In the parlance of out time.
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Years ago I was driving in heavy traffic down a city street when I caught something in my peripheral vision. A lone tumbleweed was slowly rolling down the sidewalk. WTF?! It just kept going and going. It must have gotten loose from a photo studio or something. I instantly thought of The Big Lebowski.
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Had to warm up to Office Space a bit but saw Lebowski in the theater and loved it
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the 'emperor' is going down
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Oh no. He has health problems, mike. What are you talking about, frank cotton?
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I had that huge poster with the dude and julianne moore in their dream sequence getup. My fiancee got it for me from the movie theatre. I must have thrown it away at some point. What a stupid thing to do.
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Me, a pal and 12 other people in the theater, so quiet you could hear crickets chirps. However, once the film starts rolling, I erupt with laughter at so many great moments: the marmot in the bathtub; Jesus and pal polishing their balls; the Dude crashing his car into garbage pails while dropping his jay in his crotch; that crazy fucking, giggling art freak at Maude's flat; and Donnie with "I am the Walrus". Too many to count and too many characters in this all time great comedy. Who would have guessed that this would be my favorite Coen brothers movie of all time and one of my very favorite comedy films? Like wine, it gets better with every viewing. Say what you will, Fargo or No Country for Old Men lovers; the Dude rocks and the Dude abides.
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Who gives a shit about the fucking marmet?!
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How are you gonna keep them down on the farm once they've seen Karl Hungus?
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Feb. 24, 2011, 1:39 a.m. CST
I just checked in to see what my condition my condition was in.
by little_lebowski
And if that whole thing didn't post, you owe me a white russian.
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