The Dude Abides: Part 2

How much time passed over the course of the movie?

- For a number of reasons it was difficult to track. However, depending upon how much time elapsed between Donnie’s death and the scattering of his ashes, I am going to say 2 weeks. And yes I spent some time on this. A lot went down in 2 weeks.

Alcohol/Drug Regimen

- 1 Miller Lite
- 7 White Russians
- 5 joints
- 2 unidentified beers

To be fair that's all we saw. I'd say it's safe to assume that he smoked and drank more. A lot more.

Unanswered Questions

- Did he buy the carton of half and half he drank from or an unopened carton in the opening scene?

- What is the police response time in LA? Following the confrontation with Smoky Walter had enough time to finish the match, leisurely stroll out, and avoid the police.

- How thorough was the league’s investigation into the gun incident? I assume there were numerous witnesses, as it occurred during league play. And yet the Dude and company made it to the next round. Similarly how thorough was the police investigation?

- Was The Dude violated when guy in the short jean shorts knocked him out and when Jackie Treehorn drugged him? Based upon Maude Lebowski accompanying the guy in jean shorts and Treehorn’s general aura, I’d say no to the former and yes to the latter.

- Did Walter ever buy new underwear? Did he go commando for more than half of the movie?

- What happened to Walter’s Uzi? Did he leave it in the street? Was it in the car when Larry Sellers stole it?

Most Ironic Moment

Tara Reid appeared in Logjammin. I’m still a little surprised that she was never in a real porn.

2 Most Forced Moments

- The Dude wrote a check for 69 cents. Haha I get it, 69.

- In response to Sam Elliot’s request that he cut down the profanity the Dude said, “what the fuck are you talking about?”

My top Ten Favorite Quotes/Exchanges

I'm going to run these in no particular order and point out that the scenes with Donny, Walter, and the Dude in the bowling alley are elite. Their interactions were superb.

“Lord. You can imagine where it goes from here.” - Maude
“He fixes the cable?” – The Dude

“Jesus Christ!” – The Dude
“Tomorrow vee come back und cut off your chonson.” – First Nihilist
“Excuse me?” – The Dude
“I SAY VEE CUT OFF YOUR CHONSON!” – First Nihilist
“Just sink about zat, Lebowski.” – Second Nihilist

“He looks like a fuckin' loser.” - Woo
“Hey. At least I'm housebroken.” – The Dude

What the fuck are you talking about?! This Chinaman is not the issue! I'm
talking about drawing a line in the sand, Dude. Across this line you do not, uh--and also, Dude, Chinaman is not the preferred, uh. . . Asian-American. Please.” - Walter

“Say what you like about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos.” – Walter
“Yeah.” – The Dude
“And let's also not forget--let's not forget, Dude--that keeping wildlife, an amphibious rodent, for uh, domestic, you know, within the city--that isn't legal either.” – Walter
“What're you, a fucking park ranger now?” – The Dude

“When he moved down to Venice he had to go door-to-door to tell everyone he's a pederast.” - Walter
“What's a pederast, Walter?” - Donny
“Shut the fuck up, Donny.” – Walter

“And you know Smokey has emotional problems!” – The Dude
“You mean--beyond pacifism?” – Walter

“It's all a goddamn fake. Like Lenin said, look for the person who will benefit. And you will, uh, you know, you'll, uh, you know what I'm trying
to say—“ – The Dude
“I am the Walrus.” - Donny
“That fucking bitch!” - Walter
“Yeah.” – The Dude
“I am the Walrus.” – Donny
“Shut the fuck up, Donny! V.I. Lenin! Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov!” – Walter

“Well, okay, you're not privy to all the new shit, so uh, you know, but that's what you pay me for. Speaking of which, would it be possible for me to get my twenty grand in cash? I gotta check this with my accountant of course, but my concern is that, you know, it could bump me into a higher tax...“ – The Dude - The accountant thing killed me.

“Fucking Germans. Nothing changes. Fucking Nazis.” - Walter
“They were Nazis, Dude?” - Donny
Come on, Donny, they were threatening castration!” – Walter
“Uh-huh.” - Donny
“Are you gonna split hairs?” – Walter
“No—“ - Donny
“Am I wrong?” – Walter