Eddie Chung’s The Achievers: The Story of the Lebowski Fans is rolling into your town!
Several hundred fortunate achievers were lucky enough to witness Eddie Chung’s documentary about Lebowskifest at the recent ‘Fest in Louisville. According to most accounts (and police records) it was quite the event.
Now, at long last, it’s the general public’s chance to join in the mayhem with selected showings at various locations around the United States. (See below for current schedule but double check with the official site to be sure.)
Five years in the making, the cult of Lebowski finally has a documentary to help explain to future civilizations what all the fuss was all about. Furthermore, nap-happy professors of Dudeism will have another film to fill a class with for Introduction to Lebowskology 101.
Here are some early reviews of the film:
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| Director Eddie Chung and Jaik Freeman (the real life Little Larry) holding up their freshly-minted Church of the Latter-Day Dude ordination certificates with Rev. Oliver Benjamin at the Los Angeles Lebowskifest in May 2009 |
-Film Threat
-Just Press Play
-SF Bay Guardian
-Variety
CURRENT SCHEDULE:
July 30th, 31st & August 1st
Los Angeles, CA
Laemmle Theater
11523 Santa Monica Blvd
30th – 10pm, 31st and 1st – Midnight
September 10th
Chicago, IL
Portage Theater
4050 N Milwaukee Ave.
time – TBD
September 18th
Boston, MA
Coolidge Corner Theater
290 Harvard Ave.
Midnight
September 21st
New York, NY
Cinema Village
22 E 12th St.
Time – TBD
September 27th
Washington D.C.
Arlington Cinema and Draft House
2903 Columbia Pike
Arlington, VA
Time – TBD
October 2nd
Dallas, TX
Lakewood Theater
1825 Abrams Rd # A
Time – TBD
Eddie’s supposed to be sending me a review copy. After I get it, I’ll write up a proper Dudespaper review man.
So will you eventually be able to rent or buy this to view in the comfort of your own home?
Comes out August 18th and will be available from Amazon.com. No pre-sales though, so you won’t see the item until the big day.
Achievers and Amateurs can purchase Chung’s DVD at the events listed above. He had it available at Lebowski Fest in San Diego, so it’s officially out there.
Far out…I’ve been looking forward to this here cinematic story they’re going to unfold.
I was at the L.A. premiere last night. It was a rare pleasure to sit next to Jim Hoosier (Liam) and get some running commentary and inside info from him as this very enjoyable film was playing. I have to hand it to Eddie – he really captured the heart of the matter and more importantly the heart IN the matter. The Achievers is a great testament not only to The Big Lebowski but to the way in which the shared love of a literature can bring people together. That’s what religion is all about, innit?
In other words, it was fucking far out, man. Way to go Eddie!
Man, nobody calls him Eddie. His name is Chung. So that’s what you call him – Chung, CHUNG!…….or Chung if you’re not into the whole brevity thing.
You’re right, man. Sorry. I prefer the orthodox spelling: CHUNG! He never had much use for the handle his lovin’ parents gave him.
By the way, a Hebrewphonic friend of mine explained that the “He” on the end of Walter’s “Aitz Chaim He” just means “Yeah!” So literally: “Tree Life Yeah!”
Perhaps “Aitz Chaim CHUNG!” would be an interesting way to address the auteur.
Do you think Walter really knew what he was saying or he just heard that somewhere?
Walters highfalutin statements almost always seemed to be non sequiturs.
Of course many learned men have disputed this. In the 14th century, the Rambam, he…
Dudely Lama the Supreme Court has roundly rejected prior restraint! Were you not listening to Walter’s story?
This is not Nam. This is Dudespaper. There are rules.
But no bylaws. Or beautiful traditions. Walri?
By the way:
Walter
Walrus
Is there a literal connection?
Yes, yes. No wonder Walter go worked up. Donny was actually saying, “I am the Walter?”
Chung…..Asian American is the preferred nomenclature i bet..