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The Big Lebowski is a 1998 crime comedy film written, produced, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen . It stars Jeff Bridges as Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker and avid bowler . He is assaulted as a result of mistaken identity, after which The Dude learns that a millionaire (also named Jeffrey Lebowski) was the intended victim. The millionaire Lebowski's trophy wife is kidnapped, and he commissions The Dude to deliver the ransom to secure her release; but the plan goes awry when the Dude's friend Walter Sobchak ( John Goodman ) schemes to keep the ransom money. Julianne Moore , Steve Buscemi , David Huddleston , and John Turturro also appear, in supporting roles. The film is loosely inspired by the work of Raymond Chandler . Joel Coen stated, "We wanted to do a Chandler kind of story – how it moves episodically, and deals with the characters trying to unravel a mystery, as well as having a hopelessly complex plot that's ultimate...