Behind the Scenes
Director
The Coen Brothers, unlike many siblings, tend to work pretty well together. Some might say eerily well. They write their screenplays together and direct their films together, although Ethan is more...
Production Studio
The Big Lebowski was backed by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Working Title Films, with a not-too-big-but-not-too-small budget of $15 million. So IndieThe Coen Brothers already had a reputation...
Production Design
Third PersonAlthough this film may give you the sneaky impression that we're seeing everything from The Dude's point of view (probably because The Dude is such a chill and righteous guy), we're act...
Music (Score)
The original score was composed by Carter Burwell, who had worked with the Coen Brothers on Blood Simple (1984), Raising Arizona (1987), Miller's Crossing (1990), Barton Fink (1991),...
Fandoms
We all know The Big Lebowski has a huge cult following, but it's not like it spawned a religion or anything, right?Wrong.DudeismBelieve it or not, a religion devoted entirely to spreading the teach...