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- ↑ Michelle Kung (January 8, 2010). ""The Big Lebowski" + Shakespeare = "Two Gentlemen of Lebowski"". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
But look a little closer, suggests 27-year-old Adam Bertocci ... said the Bronxville-based filmmaker/editor.
- ↑ Lesley Ciarula Taylor (Jan 8, 2010). "Lebowski's Dude goes Shakesperean". The Star. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
Screenwriter Adam Bertocci has written Two Gentlemen of Lebowski, the Shakespeare play reimagined as the Coen brothers' film starring Jeff Bridges.
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