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The Dudes Abide

The Coen Brothers and the Making of The Big Lebowski

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The Dudes Abide

By: Alex Belth
Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
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In the autumn of 1996, Joel and Ethan Coen were a few months from filming their seventh feature film, The Big Lebowski. Their sixth, Fargo, had been released that March to acclaim; awards would follow. Alex Belth, a 25-year-old aspiring filmmaker, landed a job as their personal assistant on Lebowski--and for the next year was the fly on the wall as the Coens created the movie that would become an enduring classic. First as their personal assistant and then as an assistant film editor, Belth observed everything from the preproduction work of location scouting, casting, and rehearsals all the way through filming and postproduction. Belth witnessed when Jeff Bridges and John Goodman met for the first time and rehearsed their iconic roles as The Dude and Walter; when a private screening was held for Alan Klein, the Rolling Stones' notorious former business manager; and long sessions with the Coen brothers in the editing room, as they tied their movie together.

The Dudes Abide is the first behind-the-scenes account of the making of a Coen Brothers movie and offers an intimate, firsthand narrative of the making of The Big Lebowski--including never-before-revealed details about the making of the film and insight into the inner workings of the Coen Brothers' genius.

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Big Big Lebowski fan here

I had to download this as soon as I saw it. It was mildly interesting but with not nearly as many inside stories as I’d been expecting.

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Dull and uninformative

What disappointed you about The Dudes Abide?

The author had only an outer fringe relationship with the Coens, mainly as a gofer for food etc. As a result, he can't tell you much that you didn't already know about the making of the Big L and the book consists mainly of polyfilla about other matters, such as the Coen's lunch preferences.

What could Alex Belth have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

He could have not bothered writing it.

How could the performance have been better?

A different narrator

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Disappointed.

Any additional comments?

Watch the movie again instead and save yourself some money.

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Not Very Good

The Author is just trying to cash in. Don't bother even if its free. I don't recommend

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