The Stranger in The Big Lebowski
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The Stranger in *The Big Lebowski* is a laconic, cowboy-hatted narrator who offers philosophical commentary and frames the film’s offbeat story like a modern Western tall tale.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ narrator ⓘ |
| alignment | benevolent observer ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Big Lebowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
comedy film
ⓘ
crime film ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Coen brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Western cowboy archetype ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy |
Ethan Coen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joel Coen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | cowboy-like figure ⓘ |
| distributorOfWork | Gramercy Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facialHair | mustache ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Big Lebowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreAssociation | Western ⓘ |
| gives |
closing monologue of the film
ⓘ
opening monologue of the film ⓘ |
| hairColor | gray ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
bartender in bowling alley ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| narrates | story of Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | frames the film as a modern Western tall tale ⓘ |
| occupation | narrator ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Sam Elliott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWork |
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Working Title Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides | meta-commentary on the film’s events ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
framing device
ⓘ
philosophical commentator ⓘ |
| settingOfAppearances | bowling alley bar ⓘ |
| speakingStyle | laconic ⓘ |
| tone | folksy ⓘ |
| voiceType | deep drawl ⓘ |
| wears | cowboy hat ⓘ |
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