There is a great scene in
The Big Lebowski.
The Dude is tokin' up in his bubble bath, idiot grin on his face. A squad of
nihilists bursts through the door of the
apartment and into the
bathroom. They are
pissed, which is quite un-
nihilistic of them. They are looking for their money, and have what appears to be a
ferret in tow.
"Nice marmot." says The Dude, drug-addled. In one smooth motion, the head nihilist releases the rodent from its collar and into The Dude's watery
retreat.
It's as if a switch has been thrown. The
director must have given both the actor and the animal the same
instructions, because they both begin to
scream and
snarl and
scratch and
thrash as if
possessed. What a
buzz-kill!
This set-piece scene had me rolling on the floor.