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An American Cult comedy movie by Ethan and Joel Coen following Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski and the series of events set in motion after a couple of thugs confuse him with Jeffrey "The Big" Lebowski.

The Big Lebowski is a 1998 American Cult comedy movie by Ethan and Joel Coen following Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) and Walter Sobchak (John Goodman) and the series of events set in motion after a couple of thugs confuse him with Jeffrey "The Big" Lebowski (David Huddleston).

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What is the meaning of the phrase 'sometimes the bar eats you' in The Big Lebowski?

In The Big Lebowski, when the Dude meets the narrator, the latter says to the Dude: A wiser fella once said, sometimes you eat the bar, and sometimes, well, the bar eats you and then the Dude asks if this is some kind of eastern thing. This…
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What's Saddam Hussein doing in the Dude's dream?

It was a weirdly funny moment, but I could not understand it. In The Big Lebowski, when the Dude's White Russian cocktail is drugged, he sees a weird dream involving Bowling, dancing, Julian Moore's character and for a shocking moment appears - one…
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The Big Lebowski -- the dog character arc

I only just now noticed something: could the dog in the bowling alley be the same dog as seen in the Big Lebowski's house? When Dude and Walter leave the Bowling alley, the dog is seen barking at Walter's legs -- outdoors and loose; and when they…
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Did the Dude ever have an occupation other than unemployed?

Did "The Dude" ever hold a job or a mention of him having an occupation in his past? More context - "The Dude" is played by Jeff Bridges in the Big Lebowski - movie credits show his character name as "The Dude"
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Did the Dude ever get paid?

The Dude gets promised substantial amounts of money throughout The Big Lebowski. The Big Lebowski promises him $20,000 to deliver the ransom. WALTER: Anyway. How much they offer you? DUDE: Twenty grand. And of course I still keep the rug. WALTER:…
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Where did The Big Lebowski's briefcase end up?

So, we learn through the course of the movie that The briefcase The Dude was given was a fake, The Dude kept The Big Lebowski's case in his car, his car got stolen by Larry, Larry abandons the car, and a vagrant sleeps in the car. All well and…
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Why didn't Walter in The Big Lebowski pull his gun in the fight with the nihilists?

We know that Walter Sobchak carries a handgun from the time he threatened Smoky with it during league play. So when the nihilists came at them with a sword, why didn't he use his weapon?
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