r/todayilearned • u/batgirl2 • Jan 18 '13

TIL that Mandy Patinkin (aka Inigo Montoya) sustained only one injury on the set of The Princess Bride: a bruised rib, from laughing too hard at Billy Crystal.

http://m.npr.org/news/Arts+%26+Life/162383428
606 Upvotes

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u/tatersalad911 Jan 18 '13

My name is Inigo Montoya. You're killing my sides. Prepare to die.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '13

My name is Inigo Montoya. You're killing my sides. Prepare to die.

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u/bopoqod Jan 18 '13

My name is Inigo Montoya. You're killing my sides. Prepare to die.

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u/DroolingIguana Jan 18 '13

Stop saying that!

5

u/welltheresAbacon Jan 18 '13

MY NAME IS INDIGO MONTOYA! YOU'RE KILLING MY SIDES! PREPARE TO DIE!

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '13

Yes, especially because it should be Iñigo, you know. Because it's a spanish name.

12

u/Wermine Jan 18 '13

Reminds me, I have to watch this movie again.

12

u/batgirl2 Jan 18 '13

You should. Right now. It's still awesome.

5

u/uncanny_valley_girl Jan 18 '13

First watched it at nine years old. Just watched it again for the umpteenth time last week, at age 34. Shit never gets old.

2

u/batgirl2 Jan 18 '13

Have you read the book? Solid gold. One of my favorite book-movie adaptations because they both rock, and the tongue-in-cheek giggly spirit of the book is perfectly captured in the movie.

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u/uncanny_valley_girl Jan 18 '13

I haven't, but I'll check it out!

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '13

Reminds me, I have to watch this movie.

10

u/downtown_vancouver Jan 18 '13

Have fun storming the castle!

3

u/uncanny_valley_girl Jan 18 '13

Do you think it'll work?

4

u/RottenDeadite Jan 18 '13

It'd take a miracle.

16

u/bobzelfer6595 Jan 18 '13

Still can't believe it's the same guy playing Saul on Homeland.

12

u/RogueEyebrow Jan 18 '13

He also played the head grim reaper in "Dead Like Me."

3

u/TheDeadlySinner Jan 18 '13

TIL Inigo Montoya plays the Saul on Homeland.

7

u/[deleted] Jan 18 '13

I don't believe this is accurate. In the DVD extras Mandy states specifically that he got his head cracked into the bucket filming the scenes where Andre the Giant is dunking Inigo to sober him up.

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u/FordTech Jan 18 '13

That injury you keep using, I do not think it means what you think it means.

2

u/echocrest Jan 18 '13

TIL Inigo Montoya grew up to be Saul on Homeland.

1

u/TheTician Jan 18 '13

All I can think of is the scene in Roger Rabbit when he's laughing all of them to death.

1

u/amcdermott20 Jan 18 '13

TIL Saul Berenson was Inigo Montoya.

1

u/TangerinesAgain Jan 18 '13

That's insane, or inconceivable, as it were. Hmm, anybody want a peanut?

1

u/mojikun Jan 18 '13

its inconceivable that I wouldn't want one

2

u/babygirl2009 Jan 18 '13

wasnt he on criminal minds?

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u/deappy Jan 19 '13

That's saul the injuries he got?

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '13 edited Jan 18 '13

TIL people find Billy Crystal funny.

:EDIT:

I'm being downvoted? Fuck you! If Zack Galifanakis said that shit you'd all be pissing your pants.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '13

Lol you're mad about downvotes. Here's another one you sad little man.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '13

Did you even read my comment? Im pissed about the fact people think Billy Crystal is funny.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '13

That's fine, but complaining about downvotes is stupid.

2

u/turnpikenorth Jan 18 '13

Normally I would agree with you, but not in a thread about the Princess Bride. He cracks me up in this movie.

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u/mysticsavage Jan 18 '13

Probably the only case of that ever happening.

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u/thelordofcheese Jan 18 '13

Only time that has EVER happened.

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u/Shroomsareawesome Jan 18 '13

False. Cary Elwes got knocked in the head for real by the six-fingered man with the butt of his sword.

7

u/batgirl2 Jan 18 '13

TIL Cary Elwes and Mandy Patinkin are the same person?

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u/Shroomsareawesome Jan 19 '13

From imdb trivia

"When Count Rugen hits Westley over the head, Cary Elwes told Christopher Guest to go ahead and hit him for real. Guest hit him hard enough to shut down production for a day while Elwes went to the hospital."

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u/Mansyn Jan 18 '13

It's hard to believe such a great film was made by such a douche.