Film: The Big Lebowski
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Fri, Apr 11, 10:00 pm; Sat, Apr 12, 10:30 pm; Tue, Apr 15, 9:40 pm; Thu, Apr 17, 9:30 pm "The Dude abides." A case of mistaken identity embroils slacker Jeff "the Dude" Lebowski (a sublimely comic Jeff Bridges) in a kidnapping case and throws him into the role of hapless detective in the Coens' cockeyed homage to Howard Hawks' THE BIG SLEEP. The shaggy-dog shenanigans and pixilated dialogue deliver gut-busting hilarity from start to finish; the stellar cast, all playing with great comic gusto, includes John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, Sam Elliott, Philip Seymour Hoffman and John Turturro as bad-ass bowler "Jesus." The Coen’s excellent casting choices are mirrored by a wonderland of vivid locations, most notably Jackie Treehorn’s modern mansion. The Sheats-Goldstein Residence, located in Beverly Crest, was built in 1963 by the hugely influential architect John Lautner. On the opposite end of the spectrum is the Dude’s ramshackle Venice Beach cottage and the oft-filmed Googie coffee shop, Johnie’s. DIR/SCR Joel Coen; SCR/PROD Ethan Coen. US/UK, 1998, color, 117 min. RATED R Ticket Information: Date:
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