Talk:Dude, Where's My Car?

The Big Lebowski

I think it is worthy to mention that the title of the subject of this article and indeed the very scene in which the title is spoken seems to be inspired by an almost verbatim scene in the film The Big Lebowski. I'd like it added to the article by either me or someone else. Let me know what you guys think. -- El Payaso Malo 70.249.188.216 (talk) 05:12, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Not only that, but the whole movie is clearly inspired by The Big Lebowski, in terms of the long series of seemingly random events etc. etc. Just like the movie "The Hangover" too-- almost like its own genre, presumably started by the Big Lebowski 76.65.22.7 (talk) 00:05, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

I want to add that Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle also references The Big Lebowski's "Where's your car, dude?" line.Patinthehat1 (talk) 05:35, 10 August 2014 (UTC)

It is certainly true that the Cinema Modern movement begins and -- some would argue -- ends with The Big Lebowski. (For example: The "God" character in Noah is said to "reign", a clear reference to "The dude abides.") However, we should not forget other sources of inspiration for the masterpiece we are here to discuss.
The plot gulps inspiration from the Seinfeld episode ("The Parking Garage"). Funny people searching for a lost car; no mere coincidence, that.
The genre of films named from one line of dialogue, of course, traces back to Sylvester Stallone's 1992 magnum opus Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot.
Unfortunately, as clear as these connections are and as vital to understanding the subtle genius (evoking the otherwise inferior Being There: Life, indeed, is a state of mind) of the seminal work we are examining, the scholars of old have neglected the rich vein of meaning exhibited in this understated, subtle production. (The central thesis, you will find, echoes the theme of life itself: We are born, live and die. What is the point? Perhaps we all need to pause and reflect. Dude, where is my car? Where indeed.)
TL;DR: The connection is unlikely. You'll need a source. - SummerPhD (talk) 13:42, 10 August 2014 (UTC)

Opening Paragraph

I removed the reference to many thinking it was similar to HALF BAKED for two reasons. 1, it isn't at all similar to HALF BAKED, and two, who ever said that? Sounds like an opinion to me. Any thoughts? Mcflytrap 20:48, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

so,like were did the puding come from?I am Paranoid 23:44, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

This really isn't the place . . . but they won it. There's a sign in the restaurant near the end that mentions it.

--Wehwalt 23:55, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Clean Up

this page needs it. Big time.

Just saying.

Spoiler Warning

Can a spoiler warning be added to this. (Simon.uk.21 17:02, 19 August 2007 (UTC))

It is WP policy now that we don't use spoiler warnings, that "plot summary" or the like is sufficient warning.--Wehwalt 20:38, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Sequel

I seemed to remember there being a suggestion of a sequel - "seriously dude, where's my car?". google seems to agree, but nothing official...

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=seriously+dude%2C+where's+my+car%3F&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

82.24.155.138 22:30, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

It would be great to see if there will be a sequel.Hopefully there will be.ut since I believe only imd.comim sceptical aout all other websites —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.161.76.219 (talk) 00:50, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

One site says TBA, another 2008, and another 2006. Which is right?

http://www.movieweb.com/movies/film/14/814/summary.php

http://www.countingdown.com/movies/2752473

http://www.themovieinsider.com/m53/seriously-dude-wheres-my-car/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.129.239.143 (talk) 04:39, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Surprise! They're all wrong. Unreliable sources are like that. - SummerPhD (talk) 13:50, 10 August 2014 (UTC)

It is not that they have any real plans for a sequel but that Sean William Scott has repeatedly said if there was to be a sequel they already have the perfect title for it, which would be "Seriously Dude, Where's My Car?". SWS said it again as recently as September 2019 on Conan. Hard to believe it has been almost 20 years. -- 109.78.244.26 (talk) 02:09, 2 October 2019 (UTC)

I know where his car is

I was this movie in 2001 [sic] and I'm pretty sure his car turned out to be parked behind a cube van or something, he comes out of his house or something and a truck drives away and voila, his car is there. At least, that's what it should have been, looking everywhere except behind the van. I did a play on that once.

24.129.239.143 (talk) 04:37, 6 December 2007 (UTC) (foar tilde pawaa)

Well, that was after the aliens changed time. In the original timeline, the car was not in front of the house.--Wehwalt (talk) 20:50, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Possible inspiration?

File:Http://www.onguys.com/French-Connection-Dude-Suck-My-Cock-Large.jpg Possibly inspiration for this movie? SWF image, btw.

88.355.86.42 (dig) 08:42, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

wankas —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.101.192.95 (talk) 21:12, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286607/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Scottandrewhutchins (talk • contribs) 21:25, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Title

Shouldn't this be at Dude, Where's my Car?, given the poster? --Thinboy00 @899, i.e. 20:35, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Hmm. It would seem that no one cares to answer me. Okay, if anyone objects to this move, now is a good time to say so. I'll probably assume consensus otherwise. --Thinboy00 @210, i.e. 04:01, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

I don't agree. Posters (isn't that really a DVD cover?) are art, and don't always accurately represent the capitalization, etc. Every source I can find has My capitalized. I think that is a flimsy straw to rest on in pushing for a move, especially since on the poster, the m is clearly larger than the y. Are you going to make the first word DuDe?--Wehwalt (talk) 04:13, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

If it doesn't need moving I won't move it. The main reason I considered this is because "my" is kind of a minor word and I thought maybe it doesn't get capitalized, and I just looked at the poster, and the "m" wasn't "sharp" (pointy tops)... The fact that they used "DuDe" doesn't surprise me, because those letters are obviously not supposed to conform to standards, but that's only the first word, if you look... considering the external links, it looks like I jumped to conclusions, forget the move. Sorry about the meandering post (and not being online for a day, but actually I really shouldn't be online now... busy). --Thinboy00 @886, i.e. 20:15, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

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References in popular culture

I've never seen this movie, but I know the Continuum Transfunctioner, with its accompanying description of paradoxically exceeding power and mystery (better quoted at Big Dumb Object than here), as a special item in the browser game Kingdom of Loathing, which has a lot of pop-cultural references. I'd like to mention KoL in the article somewhere, but there's no "References in popular culture" section, and I don't know of any other examples that would make such an addition seem less pointless. B7T (talk) 01:38, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

Protect this article

I know this is a silly thing to suggest, but this article gets vandalized repeatedly. Someone, please, give this article protected status for the indefinite future. PokeHomsar (talk) 18:05, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

You might want to post at WP:RFPP. I do not see a great enough volume of vandalism to justify it though.--Wehwalt (talk) 18:07, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

There were at least two vandalisms in the past week. PokeHomsar (talk) 19:14, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

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