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Jun 20, 2021 · John Goodman, who played the volatile Walter Sobchak in the film, actually turns 70 today and is celebrated for his brilliant performance as the husband to Roseanne, Dan Conner on the television show Roseanne, as well as for his frequent collaborations with the Coen Brothers in their films, namely Barton Fink, Inside Llewyn Davis, Raising ...
- The Script Was Inspired by Raymond Chandler’s Detective Stories
- Jeff Bridges Rubbed His Knuckles in His Eyes If The Dude Was High
- The Briefcase-Throwing Scene Was Filmed in Reverse
- The Wardrobe Department Got The Dude’S Clothes from Local Thrift Stores
- Walter Sobchak Was Partially Based on Apocalypse Now Screenwriter John Milius
- The Coens Let John Turturro Bring His Own Ideas to Jesus
- An Early Draft of The Script Revealed The Dude’S Source of Income
- The Coens Had No One in Mind For The Dude While Writing
When they first conceived The Big Lebowski, the Coen brothers wanted to write their own take on a Raymond Chandler detective story. Instead of a hard-boiled private eye like Philip Marlowe, the protagonist would be a pot-addled slacker named the Dude. Chandler's influence was the reason behind the movie being set specifically in Los Angeles. The Co...
Jeff “the Dude” Lebowski has become of the most iconic stoners in film history, and Jeff Bridges went to great lengths to sell that. Before he filmed any scene for The Big Lebowski, Bridges would approach the Coen brothers and ask them, “Did the Dude burn one on the way over?” If the directors told him that he had, and the Dude was supposed to be m...
The scene in which Walter tosses the ringer briefcase full of his “dirty undies” out the car window was a tricky one to film. No matter how many times they threw the briefcase out the window, they could never get it to fly through the air in a perfect arc. So, they decided to shoot it backwards. Instead of driving forward and throwing out the brief...
The Dude has a very specific fashion sense in The Big Lebowski– from his beige patterned cardigan to his checkered shorts – and it’s a style that has inspired hipsters for years to come. According to Mary Zophres, a costume designer working on the film, the Dude was described as being “terminally relaxed” in the script. Zophres says that this was “...
John Goodman’s character from The Big Lebowski, Walter Sobchak, was partially inspired by the Coen brothers’ friend, filmmaker John Milius. Milius is famous for his extreme right-wing political views, his obsession with guns and the military (he’s the screenwriter behind such military-based movies as Apocalypse Now and Red Dawn), and his bad temper...
Due to his longstanding working relationship with the Coen brothers, John Turturro expected to have a bigger role in The Big Lebowski. When he was sent the script, he was surprised to find that the character the Coens wanted him to play, Jesus Quintana, was a pretty minor role. However, since the Coens trusted Turturro’s instincts, they gave him th...
One of the funniest running gags in The Big Lebowski is that the Dude’s source of income is never revealed, a little like Kramer in Seinfeld. But in an early draft of the script, it was revealed that the Dude is the heir to the Rubik’s Cube fortune, as a descendant of its inventor. This led to the character being conceived as Hungarian, and he woul...
Since the Coen brothers have a roster of regular collaborators, they tend to write their characters with certain actors in mind. When they were writing The Big Lebowski, they wrote Walter with John Goodman in mind, Donny with Steve Buscemi in mind, and Jesus with John Turturro in mind. But they didn’t have anyone in mind for the Dude. They consider...
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Mar 7, 2013 · Most infamously, Milius is the real-life inspiration for Walter Sobchak, the gun-toting Vietnam vet in the Coen Brothers’ cult hit “The Big Lebowski,” which just celebrated its 15th...
The plan goes awry when the Dude's friend, Walter Sobchak ( John Goodman ), schemes to keep the ransom money for the Dude and himself. Sam Elliott, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, John Turturro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tara Reid, David Thewlis, Peter Stormare, Jon Polito, and Ben Gazzara also appear in supporting roles.
The character is based in part on the screenwriter/director John Milius . Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. "Am I wrong?" ―Walter Walter Sobchak (born June 20, 1945) is a Vietnam War veteran, and The Dude's best friend and bowling teammate.
Jul 4, 2019 · It has been suggested that the character of Walter Sobchak was based on John Milius, the screenwriter behind such intense, testosterone-fueled Vietnam-era movies as Apocalypse Now and Big Wednesday. Milius didn’t serve in Vietnam himself, unlike Walter (who mentions his stint in ‘Nam a few times), but he did want to serve and tried to sign up.
May 27, 2015 · Based on screenwriter John Milius, whose credits include Apocalypse Now, Conan the Barbarian and Red Dawn, Walter stands in sharp contrast to The Dude. Walter is loud, impulsive, and...
