Post by Mark T. Locker.

A couple weeks ago we discussed a classic Humphrey Bogart detective movie, The Maltese Falcon. This past week I had the opportunity to spend the night at a house on the Oregon coast. While the day started out unseasonably mild and nearly sunny, the wild wet weather swept in suddenly and ferociously. So while the rain and wind lashed the windows, we stoked the fire, filled our glasses with whiskey and pulled off the shelf another great Bogart classic, The Big Sleep.

The most interesting I learned while watching this movie was that it was the inspiration for another favorite of mine, The Big Lebowski. Now, I am not a movie scholar, I don’t “read” the movies or anything, so I haven’t really figured out what the parallels are. Whatever Philip Marlowe and The Dude have in common, it certainly isn’t clothing choices.

I like this movie for a few reasons: William Faulkner co-wrote the screenplay; Raymond Chandler wrote the novel; Humphrey Bogart is, well, awesome; and finally, two little words: Lauren Bacall. Need I say more? Watch it. It’s dark, sinister, mysterious, and exciting.

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