Big Lebowski summarized as one still composite image.

Inspired by Brendan Dawes' 2004 project Cinema Redux which "distills a whole film down to one single image", tshirtblogger Jason Cosper used the shareware Thumber app to crank out a similar image for The Big Lebowski. I'd love to have a large-size print of this on my wall. Oh, hey you guys, feel free to litter the comments with Lebowski quotes -- for the Boing abides.

Cinema Redux - The Big Lebowski Edition [ Flickr ]

Previously: Video: He-Man versus the Big Lebowski

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Takuan

ach! der photon Wordle,ja?
Cpt. Tim

I don’t think that’s every single frame. It’d be a short jerky movie.
O_P

Short and jerky?
“It don’t matter to Jesus.”
u62

Well that’s your perception… Well you’re right, Walter, and the unspoken Message is FUCK YOU AND LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE… Yeah, I’ll be at practice.
Xeni Jardin

@#3 OP, Gah, headline goof. I will slay the hamster responsible for that error. Fixed.
Takuan

has anyone made a Jeebus Brand Jerky? Could be a winner… what flavour though? Sandal Twist? Philistine Hide?
kmoser

@#2: You’re right; the web site says: “This small piece of software samples a movie every second and generates an 8 x 6 pixel image of the frame at that moment in time. It does this for the entire film, with each row representing one minute of film time.”

I did something similar with 30 years of still photos:

http://www.kmoser.com/all-my-photos/

–K
RioMcT

Those frames are about 35 pixels square close to a 1:1. The image has roughly 14,649 frames. (57 across times 257 down) At the standard film frame rate of 24 fps this version of The Big Lebowski would be about 10 minutes long.

For those of you who don’t remember, the theatrical release of The Big Lebowski was 1.85 to 1 ratio, and ran 117 minutes or 167,040 frames.
SamF

@#40:

I have never EVER seen a jazzfest erupt at the mention of The Big Lebowski.
RioMcT

and it seems that headline was fixed by the time it took me to figure out those conversions.
sandofsky

I’m pretty sure the link to thumber is wrong, since I wrote an app called thumber that does exactly this and the aspect ratio thing is from using an older build. And the app you link to doesn’t look like it does anything like this.

The latest build it up on the thumber site ( http://www.threewordtitle.com/thumber ), and there’s a checkbox if you want to leave it “square” ratio.
zENithFisHstiX

That’s bush league psyche-out stuff….
notjackobrien

This post really ties the blog together, man.
Xeni Jardin

Don’t be fatuous, #9zENithFisHstiX.
Takuan

phrasebook
http://bednark.com/big.lebowski.script.html
insect_hooves

This is tied with “Brazil” for my favourite movie of all time.

I mean, every. single. fscking. line is quotable, but here are some favourites:

Maude: “He’s a good doctor … And thorough.”

Nihilist: “Ze pigs en blanket.”

Nihilist: “We believe in nothing, Lebowski. Nothing. And tomorrow we come back and we cut off your chonson.”

The Dude: “Nice marmot.”

The Dude: “Yeah, a friend with a cleft asshole?”

The Dude: “At least I’m housebroken.”

The Big Lebowski: “Fuck it! Yes! That’s your answer. That’s your answer for everything! Tattoo it on your forehead!”

Cowboy: “Sometimes you eat the bar, and sometimes, well, he eats you.”

The Dude: “I do mind, the Dude minds. This will not stand, ya know, this aggression will not stand, man.”
Dave Bullock (eecue)

Jason Cosper, aka boogah is more than just a tshirtblogger. He’s a hacker, wordsmith and all around good guy.
beef jerky

mmmmm….Jeebus Jerky…
Xeni Jardin

@eecue, indeed he is, all of this and more. I ran out of pixels for all the things Boogah is. They’re all swell, though!
Dav

@#41

I really like this movie but I do get put off by the j-sxpck frt bys tht spg ll vr thmslvs for it.

I still think Raising Arizona beats Big Lewbowski though. I suppose that just dates me as old.
cstatman

You’re out of your element Donny!

I don’t fuckin’ roll on fuckin’ Shabbas

I don’t know about you, but I take comfort in that. It’s good knowin’ he’s out there, the Dude, takin’ her easy for all us sinners. Shoosh. I sure hope he makes The finals.
arttoys

Shut the fuck up, Donny!
baden

Yeah, well, you know, that’s just, like, your opinion, man.
Oskar

This is not ‘nam! There are rules!
gruben

Alternately, make your own for whatever movie you want (and keep the correct aspect ratio):

http://plasticbugs.com/index.php?p=278
MrGone1980

What’s really sad is that I think I may have originally created this BB account to post a lebowski quote in an esoteric location that was totally ignored.

Maybe this is a preposterous pastime.

Oh god.

I think a jazzfest just erupted……in my pants…
Takuan

in time, the Lebowski heresy will be reconciled and the stray sheep will return to the flock under the FSM. Be patient.
Gainclone

My contribution: “Her life is in your hands, Dude.”
jphilby

Johnson?
Graham

There’s no story, dude! Lots of good lines but there’s no story! And we’re not even going to show you how the bowling competition turns out! Saddam Hussein!
joncro

Here’s one I made from Raiders of the Lost Ark

http://www.flickr.com/photos/leolondon/1371590550/in/set-971012/
seanisblogging

“Say what you will about the tenets of National Socialism, but at least it’s an ethos”.

I love that movie
Pipenta

It tied the whole room together.
Dead Robot

“You came in that thing? You’re braver than I thought!”
the Didey

You want a poster? I can get you a poster. I can get you a poster by 3 o’clock…..with nail polish
henry krinkle

No, man– Nothing is fucked here.

Nothing is FUCKED??! THE GOD-DAMNED PLANE HAS CRASHED INTO THE MOUNTAIN!!!

Man, come on…
Croixboy

I’m talking about drawing a line in the sand, Dude and across this line you DO NOT…! Also dude, Chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature. Asian-American, please.
grayman23

I could get you a toe right now.
virgil

I’m glad BoingBoing is keeping abreast of the new shit that’s come to light.
themagus

am i the only person in the world who didnt like the Big Lebowski?
MrGone1980

Didn’t like the Big Lebowski? I dunno dude. I’ve seen a lot of spinals in my day, and this guy’s a faker…
Croixboy

@ #30

No, I have one friend that does not like it. You two are probably the only ones though. ~

I will admit that I didn’t like Fargo after hearing all sorts of hype from my friends who love The Big Lebowski and thought Fargo was equally as good. I’m from Minnesota, maybe the over-done accents got to me or something.
Anonymous

Jason Salavan was doing this type of thing back in 1999. Just thought he should get a little mention here too.

http://salavon.com/TGFAT/Titanic.shtml
Curaitis

The wallpaper looks great and does not tell too much to people who never have seen The Big Lebowski. I love this movie especially because every character, important or not, is absolutely weird :) .
Apart from that, I live in Germany and have never seen nihilists here ;) . “Nagelbett” forever!
Kulia

Phone’s ringing, Dude.
gamerastudio

I am the Walrus.

http://studentpages.scad.edu/~lathut20/dude/dude_final.html
gamerastudio

Your roll.
SamF

This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps!

(From the “for TV” expurgated version.)
seyo

Fuckin’ amateurs.
chinacatjen

Laughable, man.
jimh

Obviously, you’re not a golfer.

I wouldn’t hold out much hope for the briefcase.
Or the Creedence.

You know the Seattle Seven? That was me… and, you know, six other guys.

I’m just gonna go find a cash machine!

One thing though dude, do you have to use s’many curse words?
What the fuck’re you talkin’ about?

The plot is ludicrous.
Comstock

@ #30

I also don’t like this movie. Actually, I kind of hate it, though that’s mainly a reaction to the fnby jzzfst that always erupts whenever Lebowski is mentioned.
djmaxdare

I apologize if someone already mentioned this and I missed it, but would it be possible to make a floor rug out of this thing?
Moon

Hahahahahahaha, DJMAXDARE!
jimh

Is there a Ralph’s around here?
Wooohooo, jizzfest!
harry salmon

Ever notice at the beginning of the movie, when The Dude buys the cream at Ralph’s the check is dated Sept. 11, 1991?

And then when he arrives home he gets a close equivalent to waterboarding…
mujadaddy

Hey, there’s—a beverage here, man!
David Newland

Can someone explain how a person can put a creative commons license on still pictures taken from a copyrighted film?
captain

A poster? You are out of your element.
Cpt. Tim

Sic Semper Nonpersolvis!
grayman23

Thanks to Boing Boing I just spent my morning watching Marat/Sade and The Big Lebowski back to back. Dude.