I'm a Lebowski, You're a Lebowski: Life, "The Big Lebowski," and What-Have-You Book

Contents

Instructions for Enjoying This Book Foreword by Jeff Bridges Introduction: Lotta Ins, Lotta Outs, Lotta What Have Yous Chapter 1: I Won't Say a Hero, 'Cause What's a Hero? Quiz: How Dude Are You? Dude-ify Your Office Space Dude-ify Your Car Dude-ify Your Living Space At Least It's an Ethos Duderonomy: Rules to Live By, and Sometimes Break Dude Libs Chapter 2: Parts, Anyway. The Actors and Their Roles Jeff Bridges-The Dude John Goodman-Walter Sobchak Julianne Moore-Maude Lebowski John Turturro-Jesus Quintana, aka the Jesus Sam Elliott-The Stranger Philip Seymour Hoffman-Brandt David Huddleston-The Big Lebowski Peter Stormare-Uli Kunkel/Karl Hungus/Nihilist #1 Jack Kehler-Marty the Landlord Jon Polito-Da Fino (Private Snoop) Jimmie Dale Gilmore-Smokey Tara Reid-Bunny Lebowski/Bunny Lajoya/Fawn Knudsen Asia Carrera-Sherry from Logjammin' Jesse Flanagan-Little Larry Sellers Jim Hoosier-Liam O'Brien (The Jesus's Bowling Buddy) Jerry Haleva-Saddam Robin Jones-Ralphs Checkout Girl Steve Buscemi-Donny Chapter 3: Way Out West. Origins and Inspirations A (Not Quite) Interview with the Coen Brothers Jeff "The Dude" Dowd: He's the Dude, So That's What You Call Him. Peter Exline-His Rug Really Tied the Room Together. His Car Was Also Stolen. (Separate Incidents.) "Big" Lew Abernathy-"We'll Brace the Kid. Should Be a Pushover." Jaik Freeman-The Real Little Larry John Milius-Inspiration for Walter. He's Not Housebroken. Chapter 4: Are We Alone? or, How The Big Lebowski Became a Cult Classic Times Like These Call for a Big Lebowski? That and a Pair of Testicles Shut the Fuck Up, Donny! And We Do Enter the Next Round-Robin Zat's Why Zay Sent Me ... I UmExphurt. Chapter 5: The Achievers. And Proud We Are of All of Them Patton Oswalt-Los Angeles Oliver Benjamin-Chiang Mai, Thailand Tony Hawk-Carlsbad, California Craig McCracken-Los Angeles Johnny Hickman-Fort Collins, Colorado Alysha Naples-San Francisco The Academic Symposium-Louisville, Kentucky Chapter 6: Lebowski Fest: If You Will It, Dude, It Is No Dream First Annual Big Lebowski What-Have-You Fest Second Annual Lebowski Fest Lebowski Fest West Las Vegas Third Annual Lebowski Fest Lebowski Fest West Los Angeles Chapter 7: Reference Materials A By-Your-Side Guide to Watching The Big Lebowski Parla Usted "Achiever"? In the Parlance of Our Times The Big Lebowski Ultimate Soundtrack Lebowski Locations The Best of the Eagles Art Credits