Line in script does not match spoken line in The Big Lebowski

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Reading the script for "The Big Lebowski" at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tfTyDwTFd-3RgYrYDzT2bhpFA-gHUrFEaHy1R8mLF94/edit it reads: 

DUDE
        You see a wedding ring?  Does this 
        place look like I'm fucking married?   
        All my plants are dead!

But in the movie The Dude states "The toilet seat is up man" instead of "All my plants are dead!". Was this improvised or a mistake in the script posted?

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Best Answer

The line was probably changed to a funnier/clearer one. It isn't uncommon that scripts differ from actual movies, professional acting and directing not always require to follow every word of the script.



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