John Turturro was initially disappointed with his role as Jesus Quintana in The Big Lebowski, finding it lacking substance. Turturro's discomfort with the role increased after seeing the footage, feeling embarrassed about his performance. Turturro later created a spin-off film based on his character, The Jesus Rolls, with a different storyline and received negative reviews.

The Big Lebowski became an instant cult classic upon release, but John Turturro found his performance as Jesus Quintana embarrassing. The 1998 Coen brothers movie follows a bowling-loving slacker named Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) as he gets caught up in the kidnapping of the wife of a wealthier man with the same name (David Huddleston). Nihilists try extorting the Dude, and he has no other choice but to work with the "big" Lebowski. However, the Dude soon discovers there's a bigger conspiracy going on behind the scenes. The Big Lebowski is an intriguing stoner-detective...