Project Detail

The Big Lebowski

Synopsis

When Dude Lebowski is attacked and threatened by two gangsters demanding the repayment of a loan, he just assumes it's a case of mistaken identity, but he quickly realises things are not that simple. Before long he finds himself mixed up in a complex kidnap plot and with everything spiralling dangerously out of control, Dude is soon fighting for his life as well as his sanity.

Details

Year: 1998
Type of project: Features
Format: 35mm
Director: Joel Coen
Producer: Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan
Director of Photography: Roger Deakins BSC
Principal cast: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi and Julianne Moore
Executive Screen Writers: Joel and Ethan Coen

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Working Title Films

c/o Polygram Film International
Oxford House
76 Oxford Street
London W1N 0HQ
UK

T +44 (0)20 7307 1300

Sales Company

as Production Company

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