How Well Do You Know "The Big Lebowski"?

The Dude drinks nine White Russians over the course of the film.

The film takes place during the first Gulf War and a number of allusions are made to the conflict, including Saddam Hussein handing out bowling shoes in The Dude's dream sequence.

Elliott has starred in Western and historical films such as Gone to Texas, The Quick and the Dead, Gettysburg, and Tombstone.

The check is also dated September 11, 1991, which has led internet conspiracy theorists to claim that the film predicted 9/11.

The Dude points out that before his marriage, Walter was Polish Catholic and is now living in the past, but Walter refuses to abandon "5,000 years of beautiful tradition -- from Moses to Sandy Koufax -- you're Goddamn right I'm living in the past!"

When The Dude encounters Treehorn, he ends up being drugged and arrested by the Malibu police chief, who instructs him to "Stay out of Malibu, deadbeat!"

As Lebowski says, "some Chinamen" took the use of his legs from him. Walter would hasten to point out that "Chinamen" is not the preferred nomenclature.

That rug really tied the room together.

"I'm The Dude, so that's what you call me, ya know? That or His Dudeness or, uh, Duder or, uh, El Duderino, if you're not into the whole brevity thing..."

Hoffman appeared in 55 films, was nominated for four Oscars, and won one for his portrayal of Truman Capote before his tragic death from a drug overdose in 2014.

The hand off goes terribly awry when Walter, armed with an Uzi, jumps out of the car after the ringer briefcase, but the kidnappers do get his dirty undies.

Turturro is rumored to be reviving the over-the-top character in his upcoming film Going Places. Guard your eight-year-olds.

The Coen Brothers based the character of Maude upon real-life artist Carolee Schneemann.

Chandler is famous for books such as The Big Sleep and his detective character Phillip Marlowe. The Big Lebowski is largely a send up of Chandler's convoluted (but captivating) plots.

The cops told him not to hold out much hope for the tape.

The document purports to be Larry's homework, so The Dude and Walter confront him with it. Sadly, Larry never cracks.

Flea has acted in a number of movies and TV shows, but was particularly prolific in 1998. In addition to The Big Lebowski, he also appeared in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Gus Van Sant's remake of Psycho.

When Maude tells The Dude, "You can imagine where it goes from here," The Dude responds, "He fixes the cable?"

When they made The Big Lebowski, the Coen Brothers had just come off universal acclaim and several Oscar nominations and wins for their 1996 film Fargo.

In addition to his porn acting, Uli and his fellow nihilists were in a band, Authobahn, which Maude disdainfully described as "a sort of technopop."

The dream occurs after The Dude is drugged by Jackie Treehorn and features beautiful women and bowling. Naturally.

In the late 1960's, Rogers fronted the psychedelic rock band The First Edition -- before he went on to greater fame with country songs such as "The Gambler" and "Islands in the Stream."

The toe purportedly comes from Bunny, but in fact it belonged to the girlfriend of one of the Nihilists.

When Maude asks The Dude to tell her about himself, he goes through his work history (such as it is) and describes his former employers as a "bunch of assholes."

The Port Huron Statement was signed in 1962 and was actually primarily drafted by Tom Hayden, who was a University of Michigan student at the time.

The Dude explains that he "hate[s] the fucking Eagles," right before the cabby kicks him out of the cab.

After The Dude confronts him, Da Fino explains that the Knutsons are Bunny's family, who have been looking for her ever since she ran away from home.

Bunny "kidnapped" herself and took a trip to Vegas, allowing the Nihilists to demand a ransom from The Big Lebowski.

When Bunny kidnaps herself, The Big Lebowski uses the opportunity to take money from his foundation and keep it for himself.

Stormare is a Swedish actor and played kidnapper and wood chipper enthusiast Gaear Grimsrud in Fargo.

The song originally appeared on the Rolling Stones' 1971 album Sticky Fingers, and Townes Van Zandt covered it on his live album Roadsongs in 1994.