The Big Lebowski (DVDrip - 1998)

Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski is the ultimate LA slacker, until one day his house is broken into and his rug is peed on by two angry gangsters who have mistaken him for Jeffrey Lebowski, the LA millionaire, whose wife owes some bad people some big money. The Dude becomes entangled in the plot when he goes to visit the real Lebowski in order to get some retribution for his soiled rug, and is recruited to be the liason between Lebowski and the captors of his now "kidnapped" wife.







After the tight plotting and quirky intensity of Fargo, this casually amusing follow-up from the prolifically inventive Coen (Ethan and Joel) brothers seems like a bit of a lark, and the result was a box-office disappointment. The good news is, The Big Lebowski is every bit a Coen movie, and its lazy plot is part of its laidback charm. After all, how many movies can claim as their hero a pot-bellied, pot-smoking loser named Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) who spends most of his time bowling and getting stoned? And where else could you find a hairnetted Latino bowler named Jesus (John Turturro) who sports dazzling purple footgear, or an erotic artist (Julianne Moore) whose creativity consists of covering her naked body in paint, flying through the air in a leather harness, and splatting herself against a giant canvas? Who else but the Coens would think of showing you a camera view from inside the holes of a bowling ball, or an elaborate Busby Berkely-styled musical dream sequence involving a Viking goddess and giant bowling pins? The plot--which finds Lebowski involved in a kidnapping scheme after he's mistaken for a rich guy with the same name--is almost beside the point. What counts here is a steady cascade of hilarious dialogue, great work from Coen regulars John Goodman and Steve Buscemi, and the kind of cinematic ingenuity that puts the Coens in a class all their own. Be sure to watch with snacks in hand, because The Big Lebowski might give you a giddy case of the munchies. Amazon review






El "Dude" (Fino/Nota - Jeff Bridges) es una vago que vive en los Angeles y que un día es confundido por un par de matones con el millonario Jeff Lebowski. Tras propinarle una paliza y orinarle en la alfombra, El "Dude" iniciará la búsqueda de El Gran Lebowski para que le compre una alfombra nueva. De su encuentro surgirá un trato por el que el gran Lebowski ofrece a El Dude una recompensa para que encuentre a su mujer.









Jeff Lebowski, prenommé le Dude (le tocard), est un paresseux qui passe son temps à boire des coups avec son copain Walter et à jouer au bowling, jeu dont il est fanatique. Un jour deux malfrats le passent à tabac. Il semblerait qu'un certain Jackie Treehorn veuille récuperer une somme d'argent que lui doit la femme de Jeff. Seulement Lebowski n'est pas marié. C'est une méprise, le Lebowski recherché est un millionnaire de Pasadena. Le Dude part alors en quête d'un dédommagement auprès de son richissime homonyme...