Hold Up

In 1998, the Coen brothers took us down an unexpected exploration of what happens when a lazy man -quite possibly the laziest in Los Angeles County, which would place him high in the runnin’ for laziest worldwide - has his rug peed on during a violent case of mistaken identity. Jeff Bridges stars as Jeffrey Lebowski, known now only as The Dude, a middle-aged stoner whose only job seems to be playing in a bowling league with his friends Walter, played by John Goodman, and Donnie, played by Steve Buscemi.  The Dude goes on a crazy voyage in an attempt to receive compensation from the individual whose rug should have been the victim of the peeing, the Big Lebowski. After all, that rug really tied the room together. The Dude ends up rolling through a diverse and rich adventure with a cast of amazing characters including performances by Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and John Turturro. Set against a stunning soundtrack, this movie made $47M on a $15M budget and has since received a massive cult following,