jeff dowd (in real life) was the main inspiration for "the dude" in the big lebowski.
jeff dowd (in real life) was the main inspiration for "the dude" in the big lebowski.
who (in real life) was the main inspiration for "the dude" in the big lebowski?
jeff dowd
section::::cultural references.









































in the movie "the big lebowski", the main character jeffrey "the dude" lebowski says, "did you ever hear of the seattle seven? that was me ... and six other guys." this refers to jeff dowd's involvement in the seattle seven, who was a friend of the coen brothers and the inspiration for the character "the dude".









































section::::references.









































bullet::::- federal bureau of investigation, "weather underground organization (weatherman)", (illinois: chicago field office 1976).









































bullet::::- susan stern, "with the weathermen: the personal journal of a revolutionary woman", (new york: doubleday & company, inc.) 1975.
seattle liberation front
bullet::::- robertson, william preston, tricia cooke, john todd anderson and rafael sanudo, "the big lebowski: the making of a coen brothers film" (1998, w.w. norton & company), .









































bullet::::- tyree, j. m., ben walters "the big lebowski" (bfi film classics, 2007, british film institute), .









































bullet::::- "the big lebowski" in feminist film theory









































section::::external links.









































bullet::::- "the big lebowski" official trailer









































bullet::::- decade of the dude: rolling stone's 2008 feature on ""the big lebowski"" in "rolling stone" magazine









































bullet::::- "is "the big lebowski" a cultural milestone?", bbc, october 10, 2008
the big lebowski