The Dude that Inspired “The Dude” (VIDEO) 

Yes, folks….the Dude still abides (Clip)…..Filmmaker Jeff Feuerzeig made a 19-min documentary called ‘The Dude’ on the real dude namely Jeff Dowd. Most surprising of this short is the footage of Dowd’s younger years. After fighting the government and resisting the draft in the Vietnam War, he spent a year in jail, then went on to market independent films. The real story is that Jeff Dowd met Robert Redford in the early days of the actor’s Sundance Film Festival, and connected with “Lebowski” directors Joel and Ethan Coen in 1984. From there, the Dude became as we all know a legend! Watch it here