Production note The panel says the movie was released 20 years earlier to the week and was written, produced, edited, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.
Production note Roger Deakins shot the film and reportedly later won his Oscar after many nominations.
Production note The soundtrack was music supervised by T-Bone Burnett.
Production note Walter Sobchak is described as partly based on filmmaker John Milius.
Production note The Dude is described as a composite partly based on Jeff Dowd and other Los Angeles figures.
Mentioned with uncertainty A deleted/original-script idea would have made the Dude an heir to the Rubik's Cube fortune.
Mentioned with uncertainty Another deleted idea in the original script had Walter not being a Vietnam veteran.
Production note Turturro's Jesus character was later spun into a separate film project, Going Places.
Fargo Used as the Coens' previous high-water mark and the comparison point for audience expectations.
The Long Goodbye Named as a major Chandler adaptation influence on Lebowski.
Dazed and Confused Cited as an iconic 1990s soundtrack reference point.
Goodfellas Mentioned alongside other memorable soundtracks.
Juice Mentioned alongside other memorable soundtracks.
The Big Sleep Used as a model for Chandler-style plot ambiguity and unresolved mystery.
Game of Thrones Jason uses it as an analogy for over-interpretation of narrative symbolism.
Cutter's Way Jason compares it to Lebowski as another Jeff Bridges neon-noir film about disillusionment.
The Odyssey Referenced in passing as an example of over-read source-material claims about Coen films.
Alice in Wonderland Used as a broad analogy for story logic and wandering protagonists.
Spinal Tap Referenced as the band's movie equivalent to Lebowski in vans and buses.
Miller's Crossing Referenced when discussing Buscemi's prior tough-guy image.
Blow Out Referenced in a brief aside about Jeff Bridges' filmography?
Chinatown Referenced via the Malibu sheriff's speech style as a noir echo.
The Little Lebowski Urban Achievers Referenced as part of Brandt's comic introduction of the movie's supporting world.
