The Big Lebowski

The film centers on White men. A few White women appear in supporting roles; they're treated as sex objects and are often naked. (When one woman meets The Dude, she immediately offers to give him a blow job in exchange for money.) The main characters aren't supposed to be role models -- that's part of the fun -- but neither does the movie call out their behavior. Main characters call people "Chinaman," "cripple," "whore," "camel f--ker," and other degrading terms without consequences. The Latino character of Jesus is played by an Italian American who dons a terrible "Cuban" accent and says things like "Dios mío" and "pendejo" for comedy. (Faux accents also include German and Italian.) A wheelchair user is stereotypically greedy, rich, and villainous. Another character uses an iron lung; he's also a punchline.

A character bites off someone's ear; there's a little blood. The main character gets beaten up (no blood), smacked in the head with a coffee cup, and attacked by marmot-wielding men while he's in his bathtub. A character smashes a car with a tire iron; the owner retaliates by smashing up their car in return. Cut-off little toe wrapped in gauze. A character brandishes a gun and yells threateningly at a bowling rival.

A woman is introduced naked before quickly being covered by a robe (her breasts are visible). She describes another character -- who's a pornographic film star -- as a nymphomaniac. The beginnings of a pornographic film are shown: A naked woman is about to have sex with a cable repairman. Someone offers to perform oral sex on The Dude for $1,000. Topless women are tossed into the air from a giant blanket at a party on the beach. In a dream sequence, The Dude floats down a bowling alley under the spread legs of dozens of short-skirted women standing over him. The Dude makes a masturbation joke.

Characters constantly use words including "f--k," "a--hole," "s--t," "c--k," "pr--k," "ass," "bitch," and "goddamn." Slurs include "cripple," "whore," "slut," "camel f--ker," and several instances of "Chinaman."

Characters often smoke marijuana, and The Dude is known for drinking White Russians. In one scene, he drinks beer and smokes marijuana, resulting in an accident. Cigarette smoking. A villain laces The Dude's White Russian with a drug that knocks him out.

Parents need to know that The Big Lebowski is the cult favorite 1998 Coen brothers comedy in which Jeff Bridges plays The Dude, a laid-back slacker who gets caught up in a kidnapping and extortion scheme. There's constant profanity, especially "f--k." Saddam Hussein is referred to as a "camel f--ker," and The Dude refers to one of the men who attacked him as a "Chinaman." There's (mostly bloodless) violence, including characters getting beaten up, drugged, attacked by a marmot in the bath, and struck in the head with a coffee cup. One character bites off another's ear, and a severed pinky toe is delivered in gauze. Characters smoke pot, and The Dude is known for drinking White Russians. There's plenty of sexual content, with women appearing naked and topless in several scenes, including in a pornographic film. One character offers to perform oral sex for $1,000. The main characters aren't supposed to be role models -- that's part of the fun -- but neither does the movie call out their behavior. This translates poorly for diversity, as the film follows all White men, the only women in supporting and minor roles are treated as sex objects, and Cuban and disabled characters are portrayed offensively for humor.

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