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    Punching 'The Dude'

    Jeff Dowd, aka the real-life inspiration for The Dude in The Big Lebowski, was punched in the face by a critic at Sundance.

    Brian Ries
    by Brian Ries

    Community Contributor

    He was apparently harassing a Variety film critic/nihilist over a bad review of "Dirt! The Movie," when the altercation went down. The Dude apologizes.

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