This 1998 comedy film, written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, is about an unemployed Los Angeles slacker and avid bowler, who is referred to as "The Dude". After a case of mistaken identity, he is introduced to a millionaire with the same name. When the millionaire's trophy wife is later kidnapped, he commissions The Dude to deliver the ransom to secure her release. The plan goe