'The Achievers: The Story of the Lebowski Fans' explores The Dude phenomenon

Eddie Chung, a former philosophy student who is accustomed to pondering life's deepest mysteries, is still stumped by something that shapes lives by the thousands: Why has "The Big Lebowski" become the most popular and all-consuming cult film since "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"?

By Scott Timberg

July 30, 2009