Komedia The Big Lebowski floppasi kaupallisesti vuonna 1998, mutta saavutti kulttistatuksen. Se kaupallinen menestys saavutettiin sitten DVD-painoksena. Jatko-osaa on toivottu, mutta ei koskaan saatu.
Jeff Bridges itse on tehnyt selväksi, että jatko-osa olisi hieno homma.
"Oh God! If the brothers were involved, I certainly would. The brothers, they're mysterious and full of surprises. You don't know what they're going to do, so since they're surprising, I don't think they'll make a sequel. But like I say, they're surprising, so maybe they'll surprise me and make a sequel."
Kiitokset, People Magazine