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* The scene where the Dude meets the Big Lebowski while he's staring at his fireplace after Bunny's "kidnapping", with the Big Lebowski's overdramatic tone and speech about "strong men also cry" while the Dude is totally nonchalant and tignores the Big Lebowski crying "Cowards! Weaklings! Bums!" while reading the ransom note. Made even better with Mozart's Requiem in D MInor, Lacrimosa being played, only for it to be shuted up when the Dude and Brandt leave the room, meaning that the Big Lebowski truly played the most dramatic music possible to set the mood of the meeting.

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* The scene where the Dude meets the Big Lebowski while he's staring at his fireplace after Bunny's "kidnapping", with the Big Lebowski's overdramatic tone and speech about "strong men also cry" while the Dude is totally nonchalant and tignores ignores the Big Lebowski crying "Cowards! Weaklings! Bums!" while reading the ransom note. Made even better with Mozart's Requiem in D MInor, Lacrimosa being played, only for it to be shuted up muffled when the Dude and Brandt leave the room, meaning that the Big Lebowski truly played the most dramatic music possible to set the mood of the meeting.meeting.
** Brandt's sycophantry deserves a special mention, from the grandiose and theatrical way he open the door for the Dude, to his fake crying about Bunny's disappearance only for him to instantly drop the act the moment he has to hand the ransom note to the Dude.
** The Dude's reaction to the ransom note:
-->"'Bummer. This is a bummer man. That's, uh,that's a bummer."\\
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* The scene where the Dude meets the Big Lebowski while he's staring at his fireplace after Bunny's "kidnapping", with the Big Lebowski's overdramatic tone and speech about "strong men also cry" while the Dude is totally nonchalant and tignores the Big Lebowski crying "Cowards! Weaklings! Bums!" while reading the ransom note. Made even better with Mozart's Requiem in D MInor, Lacrimosa being played, only for it to be shuted up when the Dude and Brandt leave the room, meaning that the Big Lebowski truly played the most dramatic music possible to set the mood of the meeting.
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---> '''Walter:''' Larry... Have you ever heard of [[RunningGag Vietnam]]?"\\
'''The Dude:''' "[[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe Oh, for Christ's sake, Walter!]]"\\

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---> '''Walter:''' ---->'''Walter:''' Larry... Have you ever heard of [[RunningGag Vietnam]]?"\\
Vietnam]]?\\
'''The Dude:''' "[[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe [[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe Oh, for Christ's sake, Walter!]]"\\Walter!]]\\
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---> '''Walter''': Larry... Have you ever heard of [[RunningGag Vietnam]]?"\\
'''The Dude''': "[[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe Oh, for Christ's sake, Walter!]]"\\
'''Walter''': [[ImpliedDeathThreat You're entering a world of pain, son.]] We know that this is your homework. We know that you stole the car.\\
'''The Dude''': And the fucking money!\\
'''Walter''': And the fucking money! AND... [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment we know that this is your homework!]]\\
'''The Dude''': We're gonna cut your dick off, Larry!\\
'''Walter''': You're killing your father, Larry!

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---> '''Walter''': '''Walter:''' Larry... Have you ever heard of [[RunningGag Vietnam]]?"\\
'''The Dude''': Dude:''' "[[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe Oh, for Christ's sake, Walter!]]"\\
'''Walter''': '''Walter:''' [[ImpliedDeathThreat You're entering a world of pain, son.]] We know that this is your homework. We know that you stole the car.\\
'''The Dude''': Dude:''' And the fucking money!\\
'''Walter''': '''Walter:''' And the fucking money! AND... [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment we know that this is your homework!]]\\
'''The Dude''': Dude:''' We're gonna cut your dick off, Larry!\\
'''Walter''': '''Walter:''' You're killing your father, Larry!



--->'''Donnie:''' "What's a pederast, Walter?"\\

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--->'''Donnie:''' --->'''Donny:''' "What's a pederast, Walter?"\\



'''Walter:''' ...I'm calmer'n you are.
-->'''Walter:''' Am I wrong?\\

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'''Walter:''' ...I'm calmer'n you are.
-->'''Walter:'''
are.\\
'''Walter:'''
Am I wrong?\\



-->'''The Dude''': What was that shit about Vietnam? WHAT THE FUCK '''DOES ANYTHING HAVE TO DO WITH''' '''''VIETNAM!?!?! WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!?'''''

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-->'''The Dude''': Dude:''' What was that shit about Vietnam? WHAT THE FUCK '''DOES ANYTHING HAVE TO DO WITH''' '''''VIETNAM!?!?! WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!?'''''



--->'''Franz:''' "I FUCK YOU IN ZE ASS! I FUCK YOU!"
---> '''Dude:''' "Come on, man! Just take the four dollars!"

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--->'''Franz:''' "I FUCK YOU IN ZE ASS! I FUCK YOU!"
--->
YOU!"\\
'''Dude:''' "Come on, man! Just take the four dollars!"
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* The Dude himself gets one hell of an establishing character moment, where he's first seen wandering through a Ralph's looking half awake and like he just wandered off of a California beach from the 1970s, and opening a carton of half & half to check if it's expired before paying for this lone 69 cent purchase with a friggin' check.
** Even funnier is a detail which no doubt slipped by just about everyone on at least a first viewing: the TV he watches briefly while paying features a real press conference of George H. W. Bush's that occurred on August 5, 1990, but the check he's paying with just so happens to be post-dated for September 11, 1991. In other words, The Dude is so embarrassingly broke that he can't even afford to scrape three quarters together.

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* The Dude himself gets one hell of an establishing character moment, where he's first seen wandering through a Ralph's looking half awake and like he just wandered off of a California beach from the 1970s, and before opening a carton of half & half to check if it's expired before and then paying for this lone 69 cent purchase with a friggin' check.
''check''.
** Even funnier is a detail which no doubt slipped by just about everyone on at least a first viewing: the TV he watches briefly while paying features a real press conference of George H. W. Bush's that occurred on August 5, 1990, but the check he's paying with just so happens to be post-dated for September 11, 1991. ''1991''. In other words, The Dude is so embarrassingly broke that he can't even afford to scrape three quarters together.together or even guarantee that he'll be able to without more than a year's notice.
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* The Dude himself gets one hell of an establishing character moment, where he's first seen wandering through a Ralph's looking half awake and like he just wandered off of a California beach from the 1970s, and opening a carton of half & half to check if it's expired before paying for this lone 69 cent purchase with a friggin' check.
** Even funnier is a detail which no doubt slipped by just about everyone on at least a first viewing: the TV he watches briefly while paying features a real press conference of George H. W. Bush's that occurred on August 5, 1990, but the check he's paying with just so happens to be post-dated for September 11, 1991. In other words, The Dude is so embarrassingly broke that he can't even afford to scrape three quarters together.
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'''Walter''': [[ImpliedDeathThreat You're entering a world of pain, son.]] We know that you stole the car.\\

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'''Walter''': [[ImpliedDeathThreat You're entering a world of pain, son.]] We know that this is your homework. We know that you stole the car.\\
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'''Walter''': And the fucking money! AND... [[Department of Redundancy Department we know that this is your homework!]]\\

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'''Walter''': And the fucking money! AND... [[Department of Redundancy Department [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment we know that this is your homework!]]\\

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** "We're gonna cut your dick off, Larry!"



'''The Dude''': "[[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe Oh, for Christ's sake, Walter!]]"

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'''The Dude''': "[[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe Oh, for Christ's sake, Walter!]]"Walter!]]"\\
'''Walter''': [[ImpliedDeathThreat You're entering a world of pain, son.]] We know that you stole the car.\\
'''The Dude''': And the fucking money!\\
'''Walter''': And the fucking money! AND... [[Department of Redundancy Department we know that this is your homework!]]\\
'''The Dude''': We're gonna cut your dick off, Larry!\\
'''Walter''': You're killing your father, Larry!
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** Meanwhile, The Dude is frantically trying to ward off Franz's ridiculous yelling and kung-fu posturing by offering the little money that he has:
--->'''Franz:''' "I FUCK YOU IN ZE ASS! I FUCK YOU!"
---> '''Dude:''' "Come on, man! Just take the four dollars!"
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-->'''The Dude''': God-dammit, Walter! You fucking asshole! Everything's a fucking travesty with you!

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-->'''The Dude''': God-dammit, Walter! You fucking asshole! Everything's a fucking travesty with you!you, man!



-->'''The Dude''': What was all that shit about Vietnam? WHAT THE FUCK '''DOES ANYTHING''' '''''HAVE TO DO WITH VIETNAM!?!?!'''''

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-->'''The Dude''': What was all that shit about Vietnam? WHAT THE FUCK '''DOES ANYTHING''' '''''HAVE ANYTHING HAVE TO DO WITH VIETNAM!?!?!'''''WITH''' '''''VIETNAM!?!?! WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!?'''''
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-->'''The Dude''': What was all that shit about Vietnam? WHAT THE FUCK '''DOES ANYTHING''' '''''HAVE TO DO WITH VIETNAM!!!'''''

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-->'''The Dude''': What was all that shit about Vietnam? WHAT THE FUCK '''DOES ANYTHING''' '''''HAVE TO DO WITH VIETNAM!!!'''''VIETNAM!?!?!'''''
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-->'''The Dude''': God-dammit, Walter! You fucking asshole! Everything's a fucking travesty with you!\\

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-->'''The Dude''': God-dammit, Walter! You fucking asshole! Everything's a fucking travesty with you!\\you!

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'''The Dude''': "[[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe Oh, for Christ's sake, Walter!"

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'''The Dude''': "[[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe Oh, for Christ's sake, Walter!"Walter!]]"


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-->'''The Dude''': God-dammit, Walter! You fucking asshole! Everything's a fucking travesty with you!\\
* The Dude's ArmorPiercingQuestion.
-->'''The Dude''': What was all that shit about Vietnam? WHAT THE FUCK '''DOES ANYTHING''' '''''HAVE TO DO WITH VIETNAM!!!'''''
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** The mere fact that Walter, who is a huge man even outside of being an alleged war veteran, feels bested and "stonewalled" by Larry, a boy who doesn't even say a word.

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** The mere fact that Walter, who is a huge man even outside of being an alleged war veteran, feels bested and "stonewalled" by Larry, a boy who doesn't even say a word. In other words, Larry beats Walter by doing absolutely nothing and reduces him to a screaming man child.



** "Larry... Have you ever heard of [[RunningGag Vietnam]]?"

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** "Larry... ---> '''Walter''': Larry... Have you ever heard of [[RunningGag Vietnam]]?"Vietnam]]?"\\
'''The Dude''': "[[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe Oh, for Christ's sake, Walter!"
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-->'''Walter:''' Am I wrong?\\
'''The Dude:''' No, you're not wrong.\\
'''Walter:''' [[BrokenRecord Am I wrong?]]\\
'''The Dude:''' You're not wrong, Walter. You're just an asshole!\\
'''Walter:''' Okay then.
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