The Big Lebowski Cast Reunites For One Night Only

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You bet I want one.
Very. Cool.

On August 16, Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC was alive with the shouts of hundreds of excited fans celebrating the blu-ray release of the cult classic The Big Lebowski. A regular blu-ray release party would most likely not inspire such fervor amongst even the most ardent of fans, but this screening party was different. The majority of the Lebowski cast was there to celebrate with their fans.
After making their way through a red carpet overflowing with paparazzi and fans alike, the cast of Lebowski made their way to the stage for a Q&A with “Entertainment Weekly” writer, Clark Collis. Collis, admittedly an Achiever himself, appeared as excited as the fans while introducing T. Bone Burnett, John Turturro, Steve Buscemi, Julianne Moore, John Goodman and The Dude himself, Jeff Bridges.
The Q&A, which lasted about an hour, covered only Lebowski-related topics. Bridges revealed that he’d kept a good portion of The Dude’s wardrobe, which was his to begin with, but also held several bowling pin hats as souvenirs of filming. Buscemi hesitantly mentioned that he owned a bowling ball signed by all members of the cast, but was afraid of mentioning it for fear of having it stolen.
While battling problems with audio difficulties, the cast shared stories about their favorite moments from the set, including Turturro’s whirlwind sole day of filming and Buscemi’s confusion about why he would want to play a character who is treated so badly throughout the film. After followed an intense discussion on the idea that Buscemi’s character, Donny, might actually be a figment of Goodman’s character’s mind. They also agreed as a whole that they all knew the movie had jumped from film to “classic film” when people on the streets claimed they’d seen the movie ten times or more. The audience at the Hammerstein thought that number was low.
As the audience screamed line after line of dialogue at the actors, they gamely quoted their most beloved dialogue back to the crowd. Even a hesitant Goodman finally chimed in with a, “You’re out of your element, Donny” after a bit. In fact, the crowd’s enthusiasm grew so loud that Bridges felt the need to lead the room in a group chant to ground the conversation back to a workable level. It was an almost successful attempt.
The final question of the evening, before the film was screened for the excited crowd, was given to Bridges. Collis asked what message the audience should take from their time with The Big Lebowski. Bridges leaned back in his chair, flung his Dude-like hair and said, “That’s just, you know, like your opinion, man.”
You can check out video footage of the event, below.