The Big Lebowski on DVD

"The Dude" is back!

The Big Lebowski, from Academy Award® winners Joel and Ethan Coen (O Brother Where Art Thou?, Intolerable Cruelty) returns in a Collector's Edition DVD and "Achievers Edition" gift set October 18, 2005.

The Coens' follow-up to their Oscar®-winning film Fargo, The Big Lebowski is a whacked out film noir about life, death, bowling and slacking off. Jeff Bridges stars as the unforgettable Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, an unrepentant L.A. stoner who just wants someone to pay for his stained rug. Bridges is joined by a spectacular ensemble cast including John Goodman (Monsters Inc., "Roseanne"), Julianne Moore (Hannibal, The Hours), John Turturro (Anger Management, Mr. Deeds), Steve Buscemi (Fargo, Reservoir Dogs), Philip Seymour Hoffman (Magnolia, Cold Mountain), Tara Reid (American Pie, Van Wilder), Sam Elliot (The Hulk, Mask) and many more.

The Big Lebowski's faithful followers have created dozens of Web sites devoted to the film, and every year flocks of fans attend "Lebowski Fests" in cities across the U.S. to bowl, sip White Russians and, of course, enjoy their favorite film.

The Big Lebowski: Collector's Edition DVD is also available in "Achiever's Edition" gift set ($49.98 SRP) featuring eight exclusive Jeff Bridges' photographs taken from the set, a bowling towel and coasters.

Bonus Features

· An introduction to the film by Mortimer Young - Produced and directed by the Coen Brothers.
· Jeff Bridges' On-Set Photos - A brilliant photographer, Jeff Bridges captures life on the set of "The Big Lebowski."

· The Making of The Big Lebowski

Synopsis

When thugs break into L.A. slacker Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski's shabby apartment, stick his head in the toilet and ruin his favorite rug, he decides someone has to pay - for the rug at least. Especially when he realizes the gangsters have mistaken him for one of the richest men in town, a wheelchair-bound millionaire who also happens to be named Lebowski. So "The Dude" and his bowling buddies Walter (John Goodman), a devoutly Jewish Vietnam vet with a salty vocabulary, and Donny (Steve Buscemi), a pensive surfer, set out to solve a mystery that only seems to deepen as they uncover more clues. Along their uproarious journey they encounter Lebowski's sexy trophy wife (Tara Reid), an artist who paints in the nude (Julianne Moore), a flamboyant, trash-talking Hispanic bowler (John Turturro), a ruthless porn kingpin (Ben Gazzara) and a rapacious funeral director.

CAST & FILMMAKERS
Director: Joel Coen
Screenwriters: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Producer: Ethan Coen
Executive Producers: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner
Director of Photography: Roger Deakins
Production Designer: Rick Heinrichs
Editor: Roderick Jaynes, Tricia Cooke
Costume Designer: Mary Zophres
Original Music: Carter Burwell, Elvis Costello, Townes van Zandt
Cast: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, David Huddleston, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tara Reid, Philip Moon, Peter Stormare, Flea, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, John Turturro, Ben Gazzara