Why didn't Walter in The Big Lebowski pull his gun in the fight with the nihilists?

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We know that Walter Sobchak carries a handgun from the time he threatened Smoky with it during league play. So when the nihilists came at them with a sword, why didn't he use his weapon?






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What does Walter represent in The Big Lebowski?

Because they are nihilists. They are the incarnation of the opposite of everything Walter stands for, and to him that's cowardly. Walter ranks nihilism as worse than Nazism, because, as he says about Nazism, "at least it's an ethos."

How much of The Big Lebowski was improvised?

In an interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, John Goodman stated that The Dude referring to The Big Lebowski as a "human paraquat" was one of the only improvised lines to make it into the final film. Virtually every other line, including every "man" and "dude", was scripted.

Does Walter Bowl in The Big Lebowski?

Despite being part of the bowling team, The Dude is never seen bowling during the movie. Even in the 'Gutterballs' dream sequence it is Maude that throws the ball.

Who got the money in The Big Lebowski?

The Dude later tells Walter that he now understands the whole story: when Lebowski\u2014who apparently hated his wife\u2014heard that Bunny was kidnapped, he withdrew money from the foundation, kept it for himself, and gave the Dude a briefcase without any money in it, saying that it contained a million dollar ransom.



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