National Building Museum
 

Film: The Big Lebowski
Presented at AFI Silver Theater

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:
The National Building Museum is proud to partner with the American Film Institute (AFI) Silver Theatre and Cultural Center on this film series, "L.A. Modern, 1960–2000," which surveys mid-century to postmodern views of Los Angeles as the city of angels evolved into the nation’s second largest, and most modern, metropolis. The AFI Silver Theatre is located at 8633 Colesville Road in Silver Spring, Maryland, Silver Spring Metro, Red Line.

BUY TICKETS THROUGH AFI.com/Silver. $8.50 AFI and NBM members | $12 General Admission | $10 Seniors (65+), Students (with valid ID), and Military | $7 Children (12 and under). Tickets may also be purchased at the box office (opens 30 minutes before the first show of the day). Please note that tickets are not available for purchase through the National Building Museum.

Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future, 1940-1990 is generously supported by the Milton and Dorothy Sarnoff Raymond Foundation, ZGF Architects LLP, Lois England, and the Reinsch Pierce Family Foundation, Lola C. Reinsch and J. Almont Pierce.

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Time: 10:00 PM - 12:00 PM

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