A spin-off, titled The Jesus Rolls, was released in 2020, with Turturro reprising his role and also serving as writer and director. In 2014, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Reviews have since become largely positive, and the film has become a cult favorite, noted for its eccentric characters, comedic dream sequences, idiosyncratic dialogue, and eclectic soundtrack. The Big Lebowski received mixed reviews at the time of its release. The original score was composed by Carter Burwell, a longtime collaborator of the Coen brothers. Joel Coen stated, "We wanted to do a Chandler kind of story – how it moves episodically, and deals with the characters trying to unravel a mystery, as well as having a hopelessly complex plot that's ultimately unimportant". The film is loosely inspired by the work of Raymond Chandler. 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 plan goes awry when the Dude's friend, Walter Sobchak ( John Goodman), schemes to keep the ransom money for the Dude and himself. The millionaire Lebowski's trophy wife is kidnapped, and millionaire Lebowski commissions The Dude to deliver the ransom to secure her release. He is assaulted as a result of mistaken identity, then learns that a millionaire, also named Jeffrey Lebowski ( David Huddleston), was the intended victim. It stars Jeff Bridges as Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker and avid bowler. The Big Lebowski ( / l ə ˈ b aʊ s k i/) is a 1998 crime comedy film written, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.
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