The Big Lebowski is out on Blu-ray at the end of August. In the meantime, and if you have a few million dollars, you can buy the house that the Dude (Jeff Bridges) lived in.
In the film it was a bit rundown, but a lot of work has been done on the property in Venice, California.
“It’s a gorgeous little compound,” realtor Winston Cenac tells LA Weekly. “Some of the tenants are decorators, so on the inside, the units just look primo.” Which is to say that if you are the type of person who has actually been to Lebowski Fest, you are not the type of person who will want to live here.
Nor can you afford to. With a going rate of $2.3 million for the lot of six one-bedroom bungalows that come as a package (interpretive dance-obsessed landlord not included), would his Dudeness be able to round up the security deposit? “There’s no way,” says Cenac. “In the movie the whole compound is very rundown. The people who bought it upgraded it, so unfortunately not.”
On Tuesday, Bulldog Realtors will host an open house at the property from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. They’ve even invited Jeff Bridges to come by and say hello. The showing is technically for brokers and agents, but those with a serious interest can show up, as long as they call first. And bring their own rugs.
