"The Big Lebowski"

The setting for the apartment of Maude Lebowski (Julianne Moore) is in the 5th floor loft of the office building at the Palace Theatre, 630 S. Broadway, in Joel and Ethan Coen's "The Big Lebowski" (Polygram, 1998).

The film features Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, John Turturro, David Huddleston, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Tara Reid. The cinematography was by Roger Deakins.  

Another shot as we move closer to the windows. 

Another look at the loft with a view of the Los Angeles Theatre out the windows. The dude (Jeff Bridges) has come to visit.

See the many pages about the Palace Theatre on the Los Angeles Theatres site for a history of the 1911 vintage vaudeville house along with hundreds of photos. Also see the pages about the Los Angeles Theatre.

Watching a performance by a friend of the Dude. We're at the Ivar Theatre, 1605 Ivar Ave. in Hollywood. 

 

Steve Buscemi, John Goodman and Jeff Bridges in the auditorium. Thanks to Mark E. Phillips for identifying the scene's location as the Ivar and including it in "The Big Lebowski Filming Locations: Then and Now," his fine 15 minute survey that's on YouTube. Also see his post on the Historic Film Locations Facebook group. 

 

See the page about the Ivar Theatre on the Los Angeles Theatres site. It opened in 1951 and has had an interesting history as a legit venue and burlesque house.  

On IMDb: "The Big Lebowski"