Half-Assed Internet Research
Research covers Bunny’s Fargo-linked original surname, real-life composites for Walter and the Dude, and deleted backstories that would radically alter both leads.
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- The original script reportedly named Bunny/Fawn “Gunderson,” suggesting a connection to Fargo’s Marge Gunderson.
- Walter is partly based on John Milius, while Peter Exline, Jeff Dowd, Jeff Bridges, and Bridges’s acquaintances contributed to the Dude composite.
- Deleted or script-only material reportedly gave the Dude a Rubik’s Cube-related trust fund and revealed that Walter never served in Vietnam.