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21 Things About The Big Lebowski
1. The movie was made in 1998, but while in the store at the beginning of the film, The Dude writes a check dated September 11th while George Bush talks on a TV in the background
2. Bunny's license plate says LAPIN, French for Rabbit
3. Most of The Dude's clothing came directly from Jeff Bridges' own closet
4. The "F*ck a stranger in the ass" scene with Walter had to be edited for TV
5. The photo of Bunny's Home Ranch was taken directly from Truman Capote's film In Cold Blood. By coincidence, Phillip Seymour Hoffman played Capote in 2005
6. Charlize Theron nearly played Bunny
7. Donny's bowling shirt has the name "Austin" embroidered on it
8. Jackie Treehorn's thugs (who peed on The Dude's rug) are seen twice in the film. The second time they're seen, they're wearing each other's clothes
9. The Dude is seen drinking White Russians 9 times
10. The Dude says "Man" 147 times
11. The word "Dude" is spoken/seen 161 times
12. The F word is used 292
13. Independent movie producer Jeff Dowd was the inspiration for The Dude's look
14. Rock guitarist Aimee Mann plays the poor German girl with a missing toe
15. John Turturro who played Jesus ("The Jesus") Quintana stuck a packet of bird-seed down the front of his trousers to give an odd looking bulge in his pants
16. The coffee shop where Walter gets told to keep his voice down... was used in Reservoir Dogs and American History X
17. Steve Buscemi's character in Fargo never knew when to shut up, which is why Wlater is constantly telling Donny to "Shut the f*ck up, Donny"
18. The Dude gets his money from being an Heir to The Rubik's Cube
19. Anarchist and gun-lover John Milius, who wrote Dirty Harry and Apocalypse Now, was the inspiration for Walter Sobchak
20. The Dude is never actually seen bowling
21. Bridges method acted throughout the production... always being The Dude... even when he was at home on his time off, he dressed and acted like The Dude, drank White Russians and smoked weed. He also rarely bathed or showered.