The Big Lebowski’s Jesus Quintana is back in first trailer for The Jesus Rolls

John Turturro wrote, directed, and stars in The Jesus Rolls.

Purple-clad bowling sensation Jesus Quintana is out of prison and ready for a kinky epic road-trip adventure in the first trailer for The Jesus Rolls, written by, directed by, and starring John Turturro. The film is being touted as a sequel to the Coen brothers' 1998 cult film The Big Lebowski, but in truth the only shared factor is Quintana's character. It's really a remake of the controversial 1974 French film Going Places, which was directed by Bertrand Blier and starred a young Gi(C)rard Depardieu.

(Mildest of spoilers for The Big Lebowski below; some spoilers for the 1974 film Going Places.)

When the Coen brothers released their quirky crime comedy in 1998, it received mixed reviews and grossed a modest $46.7 million globally against its $15 million budget. But The Big Lebowski has since achieved cult status, thanks in large part to Jeff Bridges' winsome portrayal of stoner/amateur philosopher Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski and the catchphrase "the Dude abides." There's an annual Lebowski Fest held in various cities, a Church of the Latter-Day Dude, and Bridges even appeared in character last year for a Super Bowl ad for Stella Artois beer.

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