released by Universal on HD DVD format on June 26, 2007. The film was released in Blu-ray format in Italy by Cecchi Gori. On August 16, 2011, Universal Pictures released The Big Lebowski on Blu-ray. The limited-edition package includes a Jeff Bridges photo book, a ten-years-on retrospective, and an in-depth look at the annual Lebowski Fest. The film is also available in the Blu-ray Coen Brothers box set released in the UK, however this version is region free and will work in any Blu-ray player. For the film's 20th Anniversary, Universal Pictures released a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray version of the film, which was released on October 16, 2018. See also List of films that most frequently use the word "fuck" List of films featuring fictional films List of films featuring miniature people Notes References Bibliography Agostinelli, Alessandro, Un mondo perfetto. I comandamenti dei fratelli Coen (2010–2013, Controluce Press), . Bergan, Ronald, The Coen Brothers (2000, Thunder's Mouth Press), . Coen, Ethan and Joel Coen, The Big Lebowski;(May 1998, Faber and Faber Ltd.), . Green, Bill, Ben Peskoe, Scott Shuffitt, Will Russell; I'm a Lebowski, You're a Lebowski: Life, The Big Lebowski, and What Have You (Bloomsbury USA – August 21, 2007), . Levine, Josh, The Coen Brothers: The Story of Two American Filmmakers, (2000, ECW Press), . Robertson, William Preston, Tricia Cooke, John Todd Anderson and Rafael Sanudo, The Big Lebowski: The Making of a Coen Brothers Film (1998, W.W. Norton & Company), . Tyree, J. M., Ben Walters The Big Lebowski (BFI Film Classics, 2007, British Film Institute), . The Big Lebowski in Feminist Film Theory External links The Big Lebowski essay by J.M. Tyree & Ben Walters at National Film Registry "The Big Lebowski" Official Trailer "Is The Big Lebowski a cultural milestone?", BBC, October 10, 2008 "Dissertations on His Dudeness", Dwight Garner, The New York Times, December 29, 2009 Comentale, Edward P. and Aaron Jaffe, eds. The Year's Work in Lebowski Studies. Bloomington: 2009. "Deception and detection: The Trickster Archetype in the film, The Big Lebowski, and its cult following" in Trickster's Way 1998 films 1990s crime comedy films 1990s buddy comedy films 1998 independent films Albums produced by T Bone Burnett American crime comedy films American independent films American neo-noir films Ten-pin bowling films American buddy comedy films British crime comedy films British neo-noir films 1990s English-language films Films directed by the Coen brothers Films