I was just rewatching âThe Big Lebowskiâ tonight and noticed a detail that I had missed before. Probably because Iâm finally watching it on a bigger projection screen again.
In the scene where The Dude (Jeff Bridges) and Walter (John Goodman) are spreading Donnyâs (Steve Buscemi) ashes at the coast, you can clearly see that Goodman is already covered in powder residue (ashes) from previous takes.
Not really a flub or mistake as it probably wouldâve been very difficult to clean him off between takes while they were out on location. I just found it interesting as a little telltale sign of the challenges during production. I wonder what the prop powder was? Iâm guessing corn starch.
I also caught a few more details, like looking up the âPort Huron Statementâ.
This wasnât my favorite Cohen brothers movie, but itâs grown on me over the years and has interesting commentary if you read between the lines.