A laid-back Los Angeles bowler named Jeff Lebowski, nicknamed "The Dude", is beaten up by thugs who let him know that his wife owes money to Jackie Treehorn. One problem remains; The Dude has never been married and has never heard of Jackie Treehorn. Realizing the situation is a case of mistaken identity, The Dude discovers another Jeff Lebowski living in LA. This second Lebowski is a millionaire who throws The Dude out of his house, but not before he gets a glipse of Lebowski's wife Bunny. The next day, The Dude gets a call from Lebowski saying Bunny's been kidnapped for a $1 million ransom. Lebowski offers The Dude 20 grand to act as the courier for the money. The Dude agrees, taking along his bowling buddy Walter who suggests they blow off the kidnapping and steal the money for themselves. The Dude disagrees but when Walter hands the kidnappers a bag of laundry, they are in deep. Things only get worse when The Dude's car is stolen with the $1 million inside.

Director:
Joel Coen	Director
Cast:
Jeff Bridges	as Jeff 'The Dude' Lebowski
John Goodman	as Walter Sobchak
Julianne Moore	as Maude Lebowski
Steve Buscemi	as Donny
David Huddleston	as The Big Lebowski
Philip Seymour Hoffman	as Brandt
Tara Reid	as Bunny Lebowski
Philip Moon	as Treehorn Thug
Mark Pellegrino	as Treehorn Thug
Peter Stormare	as Nihilist
Flea	as Nihilist
Torsten Voges	as Nihilist
Jimmie Dale Gilmore	as Smokey
Jack Kehler	as Dude'S Landlord
John Turturro	as Jesus Quintana
James G Hoosier	as Quintana'S Partner
Carlos Leon	as Maude'S Thugs
Terrance Burton	as Maude'S Thugs
Richard Gant	as Older Cop
Christian Clemenson	as Younger Cop
Dom Irrera	as Tony--The Chauffeur
Gerard L'Heureux	as Lebowski'S Chauffeur
David Thewlis	as Knox Harrington
Lu Elrod	as Coffee Shop Waitress
Michael Gomez	as Auto Circus Cop
Peter Siragusa	as Gary--The Bartender
Sam Elliott	as The Stranger
Marshall Manesh	as Doctor
Harry Bugin	as Arthur Digby Sellers
Jesse Flanagan	as Little Larry Sellers
Irene Olga Lopez	as Pilar
Luis Colina	as Corvette Owner
Ben Gazzara	as Jackie Treehorn
Leon Russom	as Malibu Police Chief
Ajgie Kirkland	as Cab Driver
Jon Polito	as Private Snoop
Aimee Mann	as Nihilist Woman
Jerry Haleva	as Saddam
Jennifer Lamb	as Pancake Waitress
Warren David Keith	as Funeral Director
Tim Snowber	as Leadperson
Karen Agresti	as Co-Leadperson
Ilona Steingruber	as Performer
Anton Dermota	as Performer
Austrian State Radio Orchestra (Austrian State Radio Orchestra)	as Performer
The Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra And Choir (The Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra And Choir)	as Performer
Cinematography:
Roger Deakins	Director Of Photography
Ed Dally	Camera Loader
Ron Goodman	Aerial Cameraman
Dave Sale	Aerial Cameraman Assistant
Jeremy Braben	Aerial Cameraman Assistant
Ted Morris	Camera Operator
Andy Harris	1st Assistant Camera
Adam Gilmore	2nd Assistant Camera
Writer:
Roderick Jaynes	Screenwriter
Joel Coen	Screenwriter
T Kukowinski	Script Supervisor
Producer:
Roderick Jaynes	Producer
Tim Bevan	Executive Producer
Eric Fellner	Executive Producer
John Cameron	Co-Producer
Jane Frazer	Executive In Charge Of Production
Dawn Soler	Executive In Charge Of Music (For Polygram Filmed Entertainment)
Alan J. Schoolcraft	President Of Operations (For Mike Zoss Productions)
Jacquie Perryman	Senior Vice President (For Polygram Soundtracks)
Editing:
Roderick Jaynes	Editor (Credited As Roderick Jaynes)
Joel Coen	Editor (Credited As Roderick Jaynes)
Tricia Cooke	Editor
Lewis Goldstein	Effects Editor
Lisa Mozden	Assistant Editor
Alex Belth	Assistant Editor
Anne Pope	Transfer Assistant Editor
Magdaline Volaitis	Dialogue Editor
Rick Freeman	Dialogue Editor
Music:
Carter Burwell	Music
T-Bone Burnett	Musical Archivist
Brian Mccarty	Music Playback
Michael Farrow	Music Engineer
Erich Wolfgang Korngold	Music
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Music ("Requiem In D Minor")
Carter Burwell	Original Music Orchestrator
Sonny Kompanek	Original Music Orchestrator
Happy Walters	Music Supervisor
Erich Wolfgang Korngold	Music Conductor ("Gluck Das Mir Verblieb (From The Opera 'Die Tote Stadt')")
Sir Colin Davis	Music Conductor ("Pictures At An Exhibition" (The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra))
Bob Dylan	Song
Moises Vivanco	Song ("Ataypura")
Booker T. Jones	Song ("Behave Yourself")
Steve Cropper	Song ("Behave Yourself")
Alan Jackson	Song ("Behave Yourself")
Lewie Steinberg	Song ("Behave Yourself")
Alan Alch	Song ("Branded (Theme Song)")
Dominic Frontiere	Song ("Branded (Theme Song)")
Mick Jagger	Song ("Dead Flower")
Keith Richard	Song ("Dead Flower")
Don Vliet	Song ("Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles")
Don Henley	Song ("Hotel California")
Glenn Frey	Song ("Hotel California")
Don Felder	Song ("Hotel California")
Duke Ellington	Song ("I Got It Bad & That Ain'T Good")
Paul Webster	Song ("I Got It Bad & That Ain'T Good")
Gary Burger	Song ("I Hate You")
David Havlicek	Song ("I Hate You")
Roger Johnston	Song ("I Hate You")
Thomas E Shaw	Song ("I Hate You")
Larry Spangler	Song ("I Hate You")
Mickey Newburry	Song ("Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)")
John Fogerty	Songs ("Look Out My Back Door" "Run Through The Jungle")
Henry Mancini	Song
Juan Garcia Esquivel	Song
Elvis Costello	Song
Cait O'Riordan	Song ("My Mood Swings")
Tito Puente	Song ("Oye Come Va")
Jack Tempchin	Song ("Peaceful Easy Feeling")
Teo Usuelli	Song
Modeste Moussorgsky	Song ("Pictures At An Exhibition")
Louis Hardin (Moondog)	Song ("Stamping Ground")
Frank Loesser	Song ("Standing On The Corner")
Ray Evans	Song ("Tammy")
Jay Livingston	Song ("Tammy")
Piero Piccioni	Song
Bob Nolan	Song ("Tumbling Tumbleweeds")
Doc Pomus	Song ("Viva Las Vegas")
Mort Shuman	Song ("Viva Las Vegas")
Meredith Monk	Song
Bob Dylan	Song Performer ("The Man In Me")
Yma Sumac	Song Performer ("Ataypura")
Booker T & The Mgs	Song Performer ("Behave Yourself")
Townes Van Zandt	Song Performer ("Dead Flower")
Captain Beefheart	Song Performer ("Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles")
The Gipsy Kings (The Gipsy Kings)	Song Performer ("Hotel California")
Nina Simone	Song Performer ("I Got It Bad & That Ain'T Good")
Monks (Monks)	Song Performer ("I Hate You")
Kenny Rogers	Song Performer ("Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)")
The First Edition (The First Edition)	Song Performer ("Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In")
Creedence Clearwater Revival	Song Performer ("Look Out My Back Door" "Run Through The Jungle")
Henry Mancini	Song Performer ("Lujon")
Juan Garcia Esquivel	Song Performer ("Mucha Muchacha")
Elvis Costello	Song Performer ("My Mood Swings")
Carlos Santana (Santana)	Song Performer ("Oye Come Va")
The Eagles	Song Performer ("Peaceful Easy Feeling")
Teo Usuelli	Song Performer ("Piacere Sequence")
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)	Song Performer ("Pictures At An Exhibition")
Moondog	Song Performer ("Stamping Ground")
Dean Martin	Song Performer ("Standing On The Corner")
Debbie Reynolds	Song Performer ("Tammy")
Piero Piccioni	Song Performer ("Traffic Boom")
Son Of The Pioneers (Son Of The Pioneers)	Song Performer
Shawn Colvin	Song Performer ("Viva Las Vegas")
Big Johnson (Big Johnson)	Song Performer ("Viva Las Vegas")
Meredith Monk	Song Performer ("Walking Song")
Rustavi Choir	Song Performer ("We Venerate Thy Cross")
Emile Charlap	Music Coordinator
Spring Aspers	Music Coordinator
Manish Raval	Music Coordinator
Tom Wolfe	Music Coordinator
Todd Kasow	Music Editor
Missy Cohen	Associate Music Editor
Assistant Direction:
Jeff Rafner	1st Assistant Director
Conte Matal	Key 2nd Assistant Director
Donald W Murphy	2nd 2nd Assistant Director
Dance:
Bill Landrum	Choreographer
Jacqui Landrum	Choreographer
Art Director:
John E Dexter	Art Director
Animation:
Kathy Kelehan	Animation Producer (Title Sequence And "Gutterballs"--Balsmeyer & Everett Inc)
Daniel Leung	Computer Animator (Title Sequence And "Gutterballs"--Balsmeyer & Everett Inc)
Amit Sethi	Computer Animator (Title Sequence And "Gutterballs"--Balsmeyer & Everett Inc)
Matt Mcdonald	Computer Animator (Title Sequence And "Gutterballs"--Balsmeyer & Everett Inc)
Gray Miller	Computer Animator (Title Sequence And "Gutterbals"--Balsmeyer & Everett Inc)
Robert Chapin	3-D Artist (The Computer Film Company)
Visual Effects:
Janet Yale	Visual Effects Producer (The Computer Film Company)
Janek Sirrs	Visual Effects Supervisor
Tom Chesney	Special Effects Foreman (The Computer Film Company)
Mick Duff	Special Effects Foreman (The Computer Film Company)
Peter Chesney	Mechanical Effects Designer (The Computer Film Company)
Make-Up:
Edouard F Henriques	Makeup
Jean Black	Makeup Supervisor
Daniel Curet	Hair Stylist
Costume-Wardrobe:
Mary Zophres	Costume Designer
Pamela Withers	Costume Supervisor
Sonya Ooten	Assistant Costume Designer
Art Department:
David Fuhrer	Compositing Artist (The Computer Film Company)
Travis Baumann	Compositing Artist (The Computer Film Company)
Donovan A. Scott	Compositing Artist (The Computer Film Company)
Katie Hecker	Painting Artist (The Computer Film Company)
Susan Evans	Painting Artist (The Computer Film Company)
Matt Dessero	Painting Artist (The Computer Film Company)
Lori Ashcraft	Art Department Coordinator
Bradford Richardson	Graphic Designer
Lisa Corbin	On-Set Dresser
Beth Emerson	Set Dresser
Tim Park	Set Dresser
Cookie Lopez	Key Set Costumer
Virginia Burton	Set Costumer
Chris Spellman	Set Decorator
Mariko Braswell	Set Designer
J. Todd Anderson	Storyboard Artist
Ron E Patterson	Assistant Property Master
Sydney Lunn	Art Assistant
Production Designer:
Rick Heinrichs	Production Designer
Sound:
Sam Sarkar	Utility Sound Technician
Skip Lievsay	Supervising Sound Editor
Igor Nicholich	Intern Sound Editor
Allan Byer	Sound Mixer
Kimberly R Mccord	Assistant Sound Editor
Wyatt Sprague	Assistant Sound Editor
Michael Barry	Re-Recording Mixer
Skip Lievsay	Re-Recording Mixer
Ben Cheah	Foley Supevisor
Marko Costanzo	Foley Artist
Jennifer Ralston	Foley Editor
Frank Kern	Foley Editor
Bruce Pross	Foley Mixer
Kenton Jakub	Adr Editor
Casting:
John S. Lyons	Casting
Wendy Weidman	Casting Associate
Jenna Dupree	Casting Assistant
Cecily Jordan	Extras Casting Coordinator
Fonda Anita	Extras Casting Assistant
Stunts:
Jennifer Lamb	Stunts
Vince Deadrick	Stunts
Lloyd Catlett	Stunts
Publicity:
Larry Kaplan	Publicist
Production Companies:
Bitter Creek Productions Inc	Production Company
Working Title Films	Production Company
Polygram Filmed Entertainment	Production Company
Framestore Cfc	Production Company
	Production Company
	Production Company
American Humane Association	Production Company
Clay Rand	Production Company
Cinema Vehicle Services	Production Company
Hollywood Star Lanes	Production Company
Amspec	Production Company
Senor Greaser	Production Company
Shays & Murphy	Production Company
C5, Inc.	Production Company
Sound One	Production Company
Effect House	Production Company
Cineric Inc	Production Company
Balsmeyer & Everett Inc	Production Company
Right Track Recording	Production Company
Cnn	Production Company
	Production Company
Paskal Lighting	Production Company
Otto Nemenz International, Inc.	Production Company
Spacecam System Inc	Production Company
Eastman Kodak	Production Company
Haskolabio	Theatrical Distributor
Ascot Elite Entertainment Group	Theatrical Distributor
Polygram Filmed Entertainment	Theatrical Distributor
Scanbox Entertainment	Theatrical Distributor
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International	Theatrical Distributor
Gramercy Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Bontonfilm	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Cecchi Gori Pictures	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Polygram Filmed Entertainment	Foreign Distribution Sales
Village Roadshow Greece	Foreign Distribution Rights
Polygram Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Film Production - Main:
Michael E Cain	Production Van Driver
Anthony K Riedel	Production Van Driver
Karyn Anonia	Production Goddess
Gilly Ruben	Production Supervisor
Gregg Edler	Production Coordinator
Keenan Wyatt	Boom Operator
Peter Kurland	Boom Operator
Chris Reddish	Rigging Best Boy Electric
Bill Green	Rigging Best Boy Grip
Tom Elkins	Assistant Production Coordinator
Bruce Hamme	Dolly Grip
Dennis Junt	Honeywagon Driver
Les Percy	1st Company Grip
Wayne Kosky	2nd Company Grip
Charlie Edwards	Grip
Tony Boura	Grip
Charles C Smith	Grip
Alvaro Martinez	Rigging Grip
Phil Aubry	Rigging Grip
R. Michael Stringer	Rigging Grip
Robert E King	Rigging Grip
Jerry Day	Key Riggin Grip
Merrick Morton	Still Photographer
Derek Martin Wade	Transportation Estimator
Tom Vilardo	Transportation Captain
Timothy P Ryan	Transportation Captain
Don Tardino	Transportation Coordinator
Gary Kramer	Craft Service
Karyn Anonia	Apprentice Editor
Alan Zaleski	Apprentice Sound Editor
Film Production - Unit:
John Cameron	Unit Production Manager
Film Production - Construction/Set:
Kathleen Walker	Construction
Tim Lafferty	Construction Coordinator
Carolyn Lassek	Property Handler
David Boucher	Prop Maker Foreman
Franklin R Healy	Prop Maker Foreman
Douglas Dewaay	Prop Maker Gang Boss
Mark Haber	Prop Maker Gang Boss
Aaron Harney	Prop Maker Gang Boss
Brett Hernandez	Prop Maker Gang Boss
Steven D Powell	Prop Maker Gang Boss
Rita Lisa Danao	Set Production Assistant
Randol Perelman-Taylor	Set Production Assistant
Tammy Dickson	Set Production Assistant
Ritchie Kremer	Property Master
Film Production - Lighting/Electrical:
Alan Colbert	Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Alan Frazier	Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Billy O'Leary	Chief Lighting Technician
Roman Jakobi	Electrician
Jon Salzman	Electrician
Duncan Sobel	Electrician
Abbe Wool	Electrician
Craig A Brink	Rigging Electrician
David Diamond	Rigging Electrician
Jimmy Ellis	Rigging Electrician
Jenifer Galvez	Rigging Electrician
Kevin Brown	Rigging Electrician
Martin Bosworth	Rigging Gaffer
Film Production - Video:
Martin Weight	Video Assist
Post Production:
Charlie Vogel	Post-Production Supervisor
David Orr	Color Timer
Mo Henry	Negative Cutter
Location Manager:
Robert Graf	Location Manager
Location Assistant:
Chris Fuentes	Location Assistant
Valerie Jo Burnley	Location Assistant
Assistant Location Manager:
Kim Jordan	Assistant Location Manager
Misc. Crew:
Mindy Sheldon	Accountant
Jery Legget	Payroll Accountant
Kristina Soderquist	Assistant Accountant
Aillene Laure Bubis	Accounting Production Assistant
Angela Morrison	Legal Advisor
Rachel Holroyd	Legal Advisor
Patricia Douglas	Assistant (To John Goodman)
Juliette Dow	Assistant (To Tim Bevan)
Amelia Granger	Assistant (To Eric Fellner)
Lara Thompson	Assistant (To Eric Fellner)
Clement Bacque	Caterer (Entertainment Motion Picture Catering)
Eric Vignando	Caterer (Entertainment Motion Picture Catering)
Bradford L Hohle	Dolby Consultant
Rashid Chinchanwala	Financial Consultant
Elizabeth Himelstein	Dialect Coach
Marty Houston	Office Assistant
Christopher A. Nelson	Other
Wendy Braun	Other
Thomas W Foster	Other
David Diliberto	Other
Nina Khoshaba	Other
Jonas C. Matz	Other
John Alagna	Other
Phillip Vargas	Other
Lauren Lapham	Other
Gary Osborn	Other
Bree Turner	Other
Natalie Webb	Other
Philip C Hurst	Other
Kimberly Rach	Other
Charles Reyes	Other
Anthony Gaudio	Other
Wayne Nycz	Other
Janos Pilenyi	Other
Randall Balsmeyer	Other
Barry Beaulac	Other
Julie Bond	Other
John Railton	Other
Ken Kells	Stand-In
Frank Turner	Stand-In
Pattie Cooke	Baby Wrangler
Eileen Sullivan	Baby Wrangler
Kimberly Rach	Various
David Diliberto	Various
Christopher A. Nelson	Various
Barry Beaulac	Various
Barry Asher	Various
Thomas W Foster	Various
Jonas C. Matz	Various
Charles Reyes	Various
Phillip Vargas	Various
Larry Wise	Various
Anthony Gaudio	Various
John Railton	Various
Wayne Nycz	Various
Gary Osborn	Various
Philip C Hurst	Various
Nina Khoshaba	Various
Stacy Minkowsky	Various
Lauren Lapham	Various
William Preston Robertson	Various
Margaret Hayes	Various
John Alagna	Various
Janos Pilenyi	Various
Randall Balsmeyer	Various
Holly Copeland	Various
Julie Bond	Various
Lori Jo Boltauzer	Various
Melissa Aggeles	Various
Danielle Nicole Parish	Various
Caitlin Mclean	Various
Joelle Martinec	Various
Sandra Plazinic	Various
Jacqui Landrum	Various
Wendy Braun	Various
Karen Christen Berry	Various
Kim Yates	Various
Alison Simpson	Various
Katherine Slay	Various
Jennifer Strovas	Various
Michelle E Swanson	Various
Amy Tinkham	Various
Bree Turner	Various
Martina Volpp	Various
Amy Warren	Various
Natalie Webb	Various
Elizabeth A Eaton	Various
Lindsay Fellenbaum	Various
Jennifer S Garett	Various
Jamie Green	Various
Laurel Kitten	Various
Mary Lee	Various
Carrie Macy	Various
Danielle Marcus Janssen	Various
Michelle Rudy-Mirkovich	Various
Sam Sarkar	Sound
Special Thanks:
Brian Biles	Special Thanks
Emil Moscowitz	Special Thanks
Patrick Sheedy	Special Thanks
Gary Spero	Special Thanks
Liz Young	Special Thanks

Released in United States December 1998

Released in United States February 1998

Released in United States January 1998

Released in United States July 1998

Released in United States March 1998

Released in United States on Video August 11, 1998

Released in United States Spring March 6, 1998

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 11-22, 1998.

Shown at Havana Film Festival in Havana, Cuba December 1-11, 1998.

Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 3-11, 1998.

Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival (Opening Night) March 5-15, 1998.

Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Special Screening) in Park City, Utah January 15-25, 1998.

Began shooting January 27, 1997.

Completed shooting April 25, 1997.

Released in United States January 1998 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Special Screening) in Park City, Utah January 15-25, 1998.)

Released in United States February 1998 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (in competition) February 11-22, 1998.)

Released in United States March 1998 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival (Opening Night) March 5-15, 1998.)

Released in United States Spring March 6, 1998

Released in United States July 1998 (Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 3-11, 1998.)

Released in United States on Video August 11, 1998

Released in United States December 1998 (Shown at Havana Film Festival in Havana, Cuba December 1-11, 1998.)