History Fridge / TheBigLebowski

** Walter is also a Vietnam veteran, so hostage situations may have been common for him during the war, regardless of which side of the situation he was on.

* For a film class, I had to write a paper on the obsession with manhood in the film such as Lebowski Sr. asking about what makes a man and the references to castration. The film is technically Creator/HowardHawks' ''Film/TheBigSleep'' with the dude being Philip Marlowe, Maude as Vivien Sternwood, Bunny being the flirtatious little sister and Jeff Lebowski being the wheel-chair bound father. The idea of manliness in Creator/HowardHawks' films and Creator/RaymondChandler's books was about being assertive, having control of your women and situations. Does any of the male protagonist's fit this ideal? No, in fact the only people who do are Maude and presumably her mother before her. Who is the Big Lebowski of the title than? It's Maude!

* The two Music/CreedenceClearwaterRevival songs that are in the movie, "Lookin' Out My Back Door" and "Run Through The Jungle", were both originally from the same album. This is significant because both songs were playing on the Dude's car stereo - so the "Creedence tape" is evidently a copy of ''Cosmo's Factory'' [[note]]Though both songs were hit singles included on the GreatestHitsAlbum ''Chronicle'', so that's also a possibility[[/note]].

* Some time ago I became a Dudeist as a kind of joke. And then I ran across some of the literature that's out there, and they tied it to Taoism. Upon further reflection, many philosophical undertones became clear. The most important of which to me was the realization that the entire conflict of the movie is from the Dude not being very Dude-like. He references this later, when he says "I could be sitting here with just pee stains on my rug." The Dude allowed himself to be influenced by the infecting voice of anger and greed, and look what it got him. This led me to see it as a story of how one should deal with the problems of life. Not with anger, or seeking retribution. But to abide, and flow along the universe. There are now a number of great books on Dudeism, and I highly suggest looking into it. -Mitchell-

** "The Bums will always lose!" [[spoiler: And in the end, he gains absolutely ''nothing'' from this whole mess.]]

** His bowling team all wear ordinary purple polo shirts while he wears an entire elaborate outfit as their leader. They're his cult. He also wears his name on his shirt AND on his jacket: narcissism, or literally wearing the name like a cheap suit?

* The two Music/CreedenceClearwaterRevival songs that are in the movie, "Lookin' Out My Back Door" and "Run Through The Jungle", were both originally from the same album. This is significant because both songs were playing on the Dude's car stereo - so the "Creedence tape" is evidently a copy of ''Cosmo's Factory''.

* At the beginning of the movie, the Dude's landlord say that he'll be performing his dance number on a Tuesday. At that performance, Walter and the Dude discuss where Larry Sellers lives and make plans to go talk to him, and the dialogue and the cut heavily imply that they arrive at his house later that night. After Walter shows Larry what happens when you fuck a stranger in the ass, the Dude, Walter, and Donny are eating food from the In-and-Out burger near Larry's house, so this is still almost certainly the same Tuesday. In the next scene, the Dude is hammering a two-by-four into his floor and talking with Walter on the phone. Walter asks if the car made it home, implying that he's calling from his own house a few minutes after being dropped off there. Thus, it's still the night of Tuesday/Wednesday. Immediately after the phone call ends, the Treehorn thugs show up and take the Dude to Treehorn, who gives the Dude a roofie and hands him over to the police. He gets a cab home, but the cabbie kicks him out. When he arrives home, Maude is there, and they have sex. Still night-time, and thus still the night of Tuesday/Wednesday. After the sex, Maude reveals that her mother was the real millionaire, which causes the Dude to call Walter. The Dude tells Walter to come pick him up, and Walter says that he can't, because he's "shomer shabbos". On Wednesday. Why would Walter say this? No idea, but it's Fridge something, alright.

* For a film class, I had to write a paper on the obsession with manhood in the film such as Lebowski Sr. asking about what makes a man and the references to castration. The film is technically Howard Hawks The Big Sleep with the dude being Philip Marlowe, Maude as Lauren Bacall's character, Bunny being the flirtatious little sister and Jeff Lebowski being the wheel-chair bound father. The idea of manliness in Howard Hawk's films and Raymond Chandler's books was about being assertive, having control of your women and situations. Does any of the male protagonist's fit this ideal? No, in fact the only people who do are Maude and presumably her mother before her. Who is the Big Lebowski of the title than? It's Maude!

** Oh my God. That's... brilliant.

* At the beginning of the movie, the Dude's landlord say that he'll be performing his dance number on a Tuesday. At that performance, Walter and the Dude discuss where Larry Sellers lives and make plans to go talk to him. The dialogue and the cut heavily imply that they arrive at his house later that night. After Walter shows Larry what happens when you fuck a stranger in the ass, the Dude, Walter, and Donny are eating food from the In-and-Out burger near Larry's house, so this is still almost certainly the same Tuesday. In the next scene, the Dude is hammering a two-by-four into his floor and taling with Walter on the phone. Walter asks if the car made it home, implying that he's calling from his own house a few minutes after being dropped off at his own house. Thus, it's still the night of Tuesday/Wednesday. Immediately after the phone call ends, the Treehorn thugs show up and take the Dude to Treehorn, who gives the Dude a roofie and hands him over to the police. He gets a cab home, but the cabbie kicks him out. When he arrives home, Maude is there, and they have sex. Still night-time, and thus still the night of Tuesday/Wednesday. After the sex, Maude reveals that her mother was the real millionaire, which causes the Dude to call Walter. The Dude tells Walter to come pick him up, and Walter says that he can't, because he's "shomer shabbos". On Wednesday. Why would Walter say this? No idea, but it's Fridge something, alright.

* [[FridgeBrilliance Fridge Brilliance]]: The narrator orders sarsaparilla at the bowling alley bar, and at first glance his abstaining from alcohol fits his character's goodness (he hates swearing, he enjoys some parts of the movie but can't abide the violence and cussing, he's genuinely friendly to the Dude in both encounters etc). Then you remember that cowboys in the American west would order sarsaparilla after visiting a brothel as it was a folk cure for syphilis.

* [[FridgeBrilliance Fridge Brilliance]]: As he is urinating on The Dude's Rug, one of Jackie Treehorn's goons says "Ever thus to deadbeats". It is interesting to note that the classic [[PreMortemOneLiner "Sic Semper Tyrannis"]] is a Latin phrase meaning [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sic_semper_tyrannis "thus always to tyrants"]] (famously yelled at Lincoln by Booth). As Woo is currently under the impression that The Dude is The Millionaire Lebowski, Woo could feel that he is an excessively wealthy aristocrat, and by extension a tyrant. Intended or not, I think the connection is intriguing at the very least, but that's just like, uh, my opinion man.

* The music that introduces Jesus Quintana is a latin-cover version of "Hotel California by TheEagles. Which band does the Dude fucking hate again?

* [[FridgeBrilliance Fridge Brilliance]]: As he is urinating on The Dude's Rug, one of Jackie Treehorn's goons says "Ever thus to deadbeats". It is interesting to note that the classic [[PreMortemOneLiner "Sic Semper Tyrannis"]] is a Latin phrase meaning [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sic_semper_tyrannis "thus always to tyrants"]] (famously yelled at Lincoln by Booth). Intended or not, I think the connection is intriguing at the very least, but that's just like, uh, my opinion man.

* [[FridgeBrilliance Fridge Brilliance]]: As he is urinating on The Dude's Rug, one of Jackie Treehorn's goons says "Ever thus to deadbeats". It is interesting to note that the classic [[PreMortemOneLiner "Sic Semper Tyrannis"]] is a Latin phrase meaning "thus always to tyrants" (famously yelled at Lincoln by Booth)- despite it often being translated to merely "Death to Tyrants". Intended or not, I think the connection is intriguing at the very least, but that's just like, uh, my opinion man.

* As he is urinating on The Dude's Rug, one of Jackie Treehorn's goons says "Ever thus to deadbeats". It is interesting to note that the classic [[PreMortemOneLiner "Sic Semper Tyrannis"]] is a Latin phrase meaning "thus always to tyrants" (famously yelled at Lincoln by Booth)- despite it often being translated to merely "Death to Tyrants". Intended or not, I think the connection is intriguing at the very least, but that's just like, uh, my opinion man.

* As he is urinating on The Dude's Rug, one of Jackie Treehorn's goons says "Ever thus to deadbeats". It is interesting to note that the classic phrase "Sic Semper Tyrannis" is a Latin phrase meaning "thus always to tyrants"- despite it often being translated to merely "Death to Tyrants". Intended or not, I think the connection is intriguing at the very least, but that's just like, uh, my opinion man.

* The reason behind the trio's disdain for The Jesus? Well the Buddhist, (Dude) the Jew (Walter) and the Atheist (Donny) see no use for him.
** This is even less likely to be intentional, but Quintana's teammate's full name is Liam O'Brien, which is quite an Irish-sounding name. Most of the Irish-American community, if religious, is Catholic.

* The reason behind the trio's disdain for The Jesus? Well the Buddhist, (Dude) the Jew (Walter) and the Atheist (Donny) see no use for him.

* The two Music/CreedenceClearwaterRevival songs that are in the movie, "Lookin' Out My Back Door" and "Run Through The Jungle", were both originally from the same album. This is significant because both songs were playing on the Dude's car stereo - so the "Creedence tape" is evidently a copy of ''Cosmo's Factory''.

** Walter is also a Vietnam veteran, so hostage situations may have been common for him during the war, regardless of which side he was on in the situation.

* The two Music/CreedenceClearwaterRevival songs that are in the movie, "Lookin' Out My Back Door" and "Run Through The Jungle", were both originally from the same album. This is significant because both songs were heard in the Dude's car - so the "Creedence tape" is evidently a copy of ''Cosmo's Factory''.