Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Learning from Movies: The Big Lebowski

In this, one of the 50 Greatest Comedies of All Time, the word “dude” is used roughly 161 times.

The Dude says “man” roughly 147 times (almost 1.5 times/minute).

The F-word, or some variation of it, however, is used 292 times.


The way the whole durned human comedy keeps perpetuatin’ itself after the break.


  • I can’t say I’ve seen London, and I’ve never been to France, and I’ve never seen no Queen in her damned undies, so the feller says, but I tell you what – After seeing Los Angeles, and this here story I’m about to unfold, well, I guess I’ve seen something every bit as stupefying as you could see in any of those other places, and in English, too.
  • Sometimes there’s a man, well, he’s the man for his time and place.
  • It’s tough to make “loser” stick after you pee on the guy’s carpet.
  • Walter takes league games seriously.

  • Being ready to do the right thing, no matter what the cost, makes a man. That, and a pair of testicles.
  • Nobody fucks with the Jesus.
  • Saturday, Donny, is Shabbos, the Jewish day of rest. That means that I don't work, I don't drive a car, I don't fucking ride in a car, I don't handle money, I don't turn on the oven, and I sure as shit don't fucking roll!
  • A rug can really tie a room together.
  • Always respect the beverages.
  • I can get you a toe by three o’clock this afternoon. With nail polish.
  • Nihilists are worse than National Socialists.
  • Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes, well, he eats you.
  • You’re not dealing with morons here.
  • Regrettably, it’s true, standards have fallen in adult entertainment.
  • You need a pretty strict, uh, drug regimen to keep your mind, you know, uh, limber.
  • Strong men also cry.
  • The only time Donny doesn't get a strike is before the confrontation with the Nihilists.
  • During filming, they used two 4-door Ford Torinos for the Dude’s car. One was destroyed during filming. The other was destroyed in Season 8 of The X-Files in an episode called "Salvage". 
     
The Dude abides. I don't know about you but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' 'er easy for all us sinners.

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