The Big Lebowski
“Times like these call for a Big Lebowski.”
Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.
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Cast
43 people
Jeff Bridges
The Dude
Known for
Iron Man
True Grit
John Goodman
Walter Sobchak
Known for
Monsters, Inc.
10 Cloverfield Lane
Julianne Moore
Maude Lebowski
Known for
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Steve Buscemi
Donny
Known for
Wednesday
Monsters, Inc.
David Huddleston
The Big Lebowski
Known for
Crime Busters
Blazing Saddles
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Brandt
Known for
Mission: Impossible III
Moneyball
Tara Reid
Bunny Lebowski
Known for
American Pie
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
Philip Moon
Treehorn Thug
Known for
Batman Forever
Deadwood
Mark Pellegrino
Treehorn Thug
Known for
13 Reasons Why
Supernatural
Peter Stormare
Nihilist
Known for
Prison Break
22 Jump Street
Flea
Nihilist
Known for
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Baby Driver
Torsten Voges
Nihilist
Known for
Eastwick
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
Joel Coen Director · Ethan Coen Director Carter Burwell Composer
Worldwide gross $47M · Budget $15M · United States release March 6, 1998
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$47,010,480
Gross vs. budget
3.1×
Production
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Production
Working Title
Production
Universal Pictures
Production
Gramercy Pictures
Production
Working Title Films
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German · Hebrew · Spanish
Release dates
United States · January 18, 1998
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · March 6, 1998
Theatrical
United States · December 31, 1998
Physical · VHS
United States
February 26, 1998 · Premiere · New York City, New York
Argentina
April 15, 1999 · Theatrical
Australia
April 9, 1998 · Theatrical
Belgium
April 15, 1998 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 9, 1999 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
January 15, 1999 · Theatrical
Canada
March 6, 1998 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 23, 1998 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 21, 1998 · Theatrical
Estonia
July 9, 1999 · Theatrical
Finland
September 18, 1998 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
October 30, 1998 · Theatrical
France
April 22, 1998 · Theatrical
May 16, 2026 · Digital · Arte•tv
May 17, 2026 · TV · Arte
September 23, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
Germany
February 15, 1998 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
March 19, 1998 · Theatrical
May 16, 2026 · Digital · Arte•tv
May 17, 2026 · TV · Arte
Greece
October 30, 1998 · Theatrical
July 6, 2023 · Theatrical · Re-issue
Hong Kong SAR China
June 11, 1998 · Theatrical
Hungary
September 24, 1998 · Theatrical
Iceland
April 30, 1998 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 24, 1998 · Theatrical
Italy
May 1, 1998 · Theatrical
November 6, 2023 · Limited theatrical · Cinema Ritrovato 25th
Japan
September 19, 1998 · Theatrical
Lithuania
March 6, 2018 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 27, 1998 · Premiere · Muestra Internacional de Cine
Netherlands
May 14, 1998 · Theatrical
December 23, 2003 · TV · Nederland 3
May 24, 2007 · Physical · DVD
September 29, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
May 14, 2018 · Theatrical · Re-release
New Zealand
August 27, 1998 · Theatrical
Norway
September 11, 1998 · Theatrical
Philippines
March 24, 1999 · Theatrical
Poland
October 9, 1998 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 30, 1998 · Theatrical
Romania
November 17, 1999 · Theatrical
Russia
September 12, 2006 · Physical · DVD
November 10, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
March 28, 2013 · Theatrical
Singapore
August 27, 1998 · Theatrical
Slovakia
July 23, 1998 · Theatrical
Slovenia
October 8, 1998 · Theatrical
South Africa
August 21, 1998 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 24, 1998 · Theatrical
Spain
April 24, 1998 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 18, 1998 · Theatrical
March 3, 1999 · Physical · VHS, DVD
December 21, 2007 · Physical · HD DVD
October 19, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
October 15, 2018 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
Switzerland
March 20, 1998 · Theatrical · German
April 22, 1998 · Theatrical · French
Thailand
September 17, 1999 · Theatrical
Türkiye
September 30, 1998 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 24, 1998 · Theatrical
March 6, 2025 · Theatrical · Re-release for Day of the Dude
Uruguay
May 7, 1999 · Theatrical
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