The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski is a well-loved film, to say the least. Elliott’s role might not have been a big one, but his character would become legendary. The stranger character was most likely written for him especially. “As I opened up and read, you know – a couple of pages in, and it’s talking about this voice-over. And it said literally on the page, the voice-over sounded not unlike Sam Elliott, and then later on when he appears in the bowling alley, here’s this guy dressed like a drugstore cowboy, looking not unlike Sam Elliott. So I guess they wrote it for me. They certainly wrote it with me in mind.”
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski Spin-Off
There have always been rumors that a sequel was going to happen. Asked if he would like to play “The Stranger” again, here is Elliott’s reply: “I keep hearing rumors he’s going to do one. I hope he does. And I hope they call me. Whether the Stranger’s going to be part of it or not, I have no idea. But it would be in good hands with John, if he was running the show.”
The Big Lebowski Spin-Off
