The Big Lebowski
1998 film by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
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Summary
The Big Lebowski is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.5% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40,229 views/month, #472 of 94,065).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Joel Coen[3], Ethan Coen[4]
- Screenwriter: Joel Coen[5], Ethan Coen[6]
- Composer: Carter Burwell[7]
- Genre: comedy film[8], crime film[9], comedy of error[10], film noir[11]
- Named after: Jeffrey Lebowski[12]
- Cast member: Julianne Moore[13], Steve Buscemi[14], Jeff Bridges[15], John Goodman[16], John Turturro[17], David Huddleston[18], Philip Seymour Hoffman[19], Ben Gazzara[20], Tara Reid[21], Sam Elliott[22], Mark Pellegrino[23], Peter Stormare[24], Flea[25], Aimee Mann[26]
- Producer: Tim Bevan[27], Eric Fellner[28], Joel Coen[29], Ethan Coen[30], Coen brothers[31]
- Production company: Working Title Films[32], PolyGram Filmed Entertainment[33]
- Director of photography: Roger Deakins[34]
- Part of: National Film Registry[35]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[36], German[37], Hebrew[38], Spanish[39]
- Commons category: The Big Lebowski[40]
- Distribution format: video on demand[41]
- Review score: 7.5/10[42], 79%[43], 71/100[44]
- Color: color[45]
- Country of origin: United States[46], United Kingdom[47]
- Publication date: February 26, 1998[48], March 6, 1998[49], March 19, 1998[50]
- Characters: The Dude[51], Walter Sobchak[52], Theodore Donald Kerabatsos[53], Jeffrey Lebowski[54], Bunny Lebowski[55], The Stranger[56], Uli Kunkel[57], Jackie Treehorn[58], Maude Lebowski[59], Jesus Quintana[60]
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Cultural Impact
Things named for The Big Lebowski include Anelosimus biglebowski[61], a taxon[62].
Why It Matters
The Big Lebowski has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
Entities named for it include Anelosimus biglebowski[61], a taxon[62].