# The Dude Abides **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 7, 2013, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dude-abides/652285 "2013-03-07T13:29:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DrumBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dude-abides/652285/1 "2013-03-07T13:29:41Z")
Yesterday marked the 15th anniversary of one of the finest movies made, namely [The Big Lebowski](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Lebowski). To celebrate, the missus and I are hosting a Cohen Brothers film festival. I have procured sufficient quantities of food, wine, spirits, and beer as well as some snacks. The generator was topped off yesterday although things have been pretty stable so we don’t anticipate any power outages. In addition to the feature film I have three other Cohen brothers movies to screen, and at the conclusion of this, my bandmates and I will make a little noise. For my fellow dopers who have not seen this masterpiece, may I suggest you go rent it and enjoy it over a few drinks. [Here](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118715/quotes)are several quotes from the movie that might whet your interest. I thought of putting this in Cafe Society but I thought this post contained more MPSIMS, with a smattering of IMHO, and less points of discussion. ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dude-abides/652285/2 "2013-03-07T13:31:52Z")
And the other three Coen flicks you’ve chosen are? ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dude-abides/652285/3 "2013-03-07T13:45:12Z")
Make sure and have plenty of Sioux City Sarsaparilla on hand… ---
**Author:** ![shiftless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dude-abides/652285/4 "2013-03-07T14:29:34Z")
Perhaps some Lebowski fans could explain what makes this movie so much better than other Cohen products. I can watch \*Raising Arizona \*, _O Brother, Where Art Thou?_ or even _Intolerable Cruelty_ on a continuous loop and never get tired of them. I should like _The Big Lebowski_ yet I just can’t get the love. Maybe it’s Jeff Bridges. What am I missing? ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dude-abides/652285/5 "2013-03-07T14:46:56Z")
> [@shiftless](#): > > What am I missing? Forget it, **shiftless**. You’re out of your element. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dude-abides/652285/6 "2013-03-07T14:58:46Z")
Perhaps I would learn to enjoy this movie if I also learned to enjoy pot. But the likelyhood of the latter is no better than the former, so… \ ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dude-abides/652285/7 "2013-03-07T15:19:14Z")
I’m not a really bif Coen Brothers fan (although I loved their first, **Blood Simple** , and their next, **Raising Arizona** , but many of their others leave me flat. So I didn’t see _The Big Lebowski_ for a long time. But, away from home with my family, I selected the film On Demand and watched it. My wife and daughter were drawn in, and now my daughter raves abiout this to her friends. I do like its engaging weirdness. ---
**Author:** ![DrumBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dude-abides/652285/8 "2013-03-07T15:23:46Z")
> [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](#): > > And the other three Coen flicks you’ve chosen are? “Raising Arizona”, “O Brother, Where Art Thou ?”, and “The Ladykillers.” I’ve enjoyed the others - “Fargo”, “True Grit”, and “No Country For Old Men” - but I wanted more humor than drama. > [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Make sure and have plenty of Sioux City Sarsaparilla on hand… Sadly, not on the shelves here. We will have to make do Castle Milk Stout and Eka. If you can get over here by Saturday, pick some up and I’ll meet you at the airport. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dude-abides/652285/9 "2013-03-07T15:52:12Z")
> [@shiftless](#): > > Perhaps some Lebowski fans could explain what makes this movie so much better than other Cohen products. I can watch \*Raising Arizona \*, _O Brother, Where Art Thou?_ or even _Intolerable Cruelty_ on a continuous loop and never get tired of them. I should like _The Big Lebowski_ yet I just can’t get the love. Maybe it’s Jeff Bridges. What am I missing? Because it’s funnier to talk about than to actually see. I like the Coens a lot, but _The Big Lebowski_ falls flat. It’s actually in Wes Anderson\* territory without Anderson’s ability to _do_ something with his quirky characters. \*Yes, I know it predated most of Anderson’s films, and I’d even agree that the Coens are better overall (though not by a wide margin). ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dude-abides/652285/10 "2013-03-07T16:24:58Z")
> [@DrumBum](#): > > The Dude Abides… I don’t know about you, but I take great comfort in that. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dude-abides/652285/11 "2013-03-07T16:30:15Z")
Moved MPSIMS --\> Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dude-abides/652285/12 "2013-03-07T16:32:17Z")
> [@DrumBum](#): > > I have procured sufficient quantities of food, wine, spirits, and beer as well as some snacks. What, no rope? That room isn’t going to tie itself together. ---
**Author:** ![AnthonyElite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dude-abides/652285/13 "2013-03-07T16:34:32Z")
First time I watched this movie I was real smoked up and had heard it was supposed to be great. When it finished I thought “WOW…I must be really messed up because that movie seemed like it was in slow motion.” Then when I was sober I realized what it was; boredom. Yuuuuuuuuuck. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dude-abides/652285/14 "2013-03-07T16:52:11Z")
If you’re in Tuscaloosa, AL on March 29th, drop by The Bama Theater. 😉 “Tuscaloosa Abides” > **[Tuscaloosa to abide again with 'Big Lebowski' screening March 29](https://www.al.com/entertainment/2013/03/tuscaloosa_to_abide_again_with.html)** > > Aside from a screening of Joel and Ethan Coens' masterpiece "The Big Lebowski," there will also be White Russian (aka "Caucasian") specials and a costume contest with prizes. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dude-abides/652285/15 "2013-03-07T16:59:43Z")
The evening won’t be complete without a marmot. ---
**Author:** ![phreesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@phreesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phreesh)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dude-abides/652285/16 "2013-03-07T17:00:32Z")
Wait. Just hold on here. Are you telling me that The Big Lebowski was released on March 6 - MY BIRTHDAY?! How have I not know this for the last 15 years? My fucking son’s birth announcement was a takeoff on the poster (The Big LeBeckski, as if you cared). Unrelated, but I need a toe. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dude-abides/652285/17 "2013-03-07T17:11:07Z")
> [@phreesh](#): > > I need a toe. Hell, I can get you a toe by 3 o’clock this afternoon. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dude-abides/652285/18 "2013-03-07T17:14:38Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > I’m not a really bif Coen Brothers fan I am. ---
**Author:** ![Kepler1571](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/db5fbb/32.png) [@Kepler1571](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kepler1571)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dude-abides/652285/19 "2013-03-07T17:15:37Z")
The more I watch it the more I like it. It’s the anti-Raising Arizona. ---
**Author:** ![Kepler1571](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/db5fbb/32.png) [@Kepler1571](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kepler1571)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2013, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dude-abides/652285/20 "2013-03-07T17:16:39Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > I am. I saw what you did there. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dude-abides/652285.md?page=2)