I promised I’d front page this so you could RSVP with a donation if you’re interested.
Princess Bride Reunion Script Read Fundraiser for Democratic Party of WI
Chip in any amount to join us for an exclusive Princess Bride script read featuring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Carol Kane, Chris Sarandon, Mandy Patinkin, Wallace Shawn, Christopher Guest, Billy Crystal, Rob Reiner, and special guests! This will be followed by a Cast Q&A moderated by Patton Oswalt.
It’s only going to be livestreamed once at 6pm CT on September 13th.
Anything you donate will be used to ensure that Trump loses Wisconsin, and thereby the White House.
Otherwise, open thread
gkoutnik
Looking forward to a previously-planned three generation party (all appropriately pre-quarantined) to watch and enjoy. Have fun stormin’ the castle!
Bruuuuce
Got the link, and glad it didn’t conflict with the free John Gorka concert rebroadcast (on YouTube) now happening
EmbraceYourInnerCrone
All I can think of is Trump in Humperdincks place when Westley gives his To the Pain speech Donated today Really looking forward to this!
gkoutnik
Comment editing not working. Sorry for repetition(s?).
cintibud
@Bruuuuce: Got a link for the Gorka concert?
Aleta
At first I thought this was too much cute to post. As it continued, I caved. Sweet, concerned good dog, mothering a tiny kitten. Bonding in motion.
CaseyL
Thanks, I had forgotten about this! Donation made, looking forward to it!
Bruuuuce
@cintibud: Here you go
Goku (aka Amerikan Baka)
Who’s going to play Peter Falk’s role?
Emma
I’m in, not like I’m going anywhere anyway. Waiting to see if my mom is willing to wake up to watch at 7 AM her time…
debbie
@Aleta:
I saw that this afternoon. Good Toast!
Luciamia
@gkoutnik: Double checked. Phew, for a sec I thought Billy Crystal wasn’t going to be there.
Omnes Omnibus
Done.
donnah
I donated and signed up as soon as I read about it and I can’t wait! My son and husband and I are all ready for it. Whee!
cintibud
@Bruuuuce: Thanks! Love Gorka!
RedDirtGirl
See you all there!
thruppence
Alas, I’ll be at work. I donated anyway.
lowtechcyclist
Donated last weekend. My wife and I are looking forward to it!
dmsilev
@thruppence: Same here. Well, I have to be at work at noon (Pacific), and I would be surprised and delighted if we finished what needs to be done by four.
Suzanne
They should hold up pictures of JARED and Stephen Miller when it’s time for the ROUSs.
Another Scott
I may be tied up, but I donated anyway. I hope it’s a tremendous success.
Cheers,
Scott.
There go two miscreants
I’m in. I was going to send them more anyway to help combat the fuckery about the ballots, so this will be a nice bonus!
Baud
@Another Scott:
You the last person at Balloon Juice I would have guessed was into that sort of thing.
Green Balloon, my friend.
Zippity
@Goku (aka Amerikan Baka): Rob Reiner is going to be the grandfather.
Omnes Omnibus
@Zippity: He better wear the hat from Spinal Tap.
Zippity
Mandy Patinkin’s twitter feed has quite a few videos of his son interviewing him about the movie. He tells some great stories. I’m so excited for this.
Suzanne
@Zippity: Who’s gonna be Fezzik?
RIP.
Elizabelle
Signed up yesterday, and REALLY appreciate your alerting us to this, TaMara.
Setting my alarm for tomorrow. I’ve only seen the film once, at most twice, so don’t know the famous lines by heart. But will be listening for them.
The land war in Asia one — that you never forget.
Suzanne
@Elizabelle:
Wait WHUT.
West of the Rockies
Signed up and happy as an RoUS in the fire swamp!
Benw
OT: Tech beats FSU! Woot!
Are we gonna have some sportsball threads this year?
Also, I got my NYS poll worker application in the mail. I’m excited and kind of nervous to apply for the first time!
zhena gogolia
@Elizabelle:
I saw it once on TV ages ago. Mandy Patinkin was good but I was kind of immune to it otherwise.
Falling Diphthong
Apparently The Princess Bride is Ted Cruz’s weak spot:
https://www.themarysue.com/the-princess-bride-cast-reunites-to-troll-ted-cruz-on-twitter/
Zippity
@Suzanne: Josh Gad is reading Fezzik’s part. I think he’ll do a great job.
SiubhanDuinne
All day long, I’ve been thinking this was going to be tonight. Finally, late afternoon, I double-checked and realised the 13th is tomorrow, not today. Thanks for this reminder.
SiubhanDuinne
@Elizabelle:
I’ve seen it just once, a couple of years ago as one of those TCM Classic Films at the Cinema. Looking forward to the table read tomorrow night.
Amir Khalid
@SiubhanDuinne:
Where I am, the 13th is today.
SiubhanDuinne
@Amir Khalid:
I was thinking that even as I typed, but decided to leave it alone. In these benighted times, I have enough trouble telling one day from another without getting all embroiled in International Date Lines and GMT.
raven
The Belafonte Doc is on MSNBC at 10 est.
mousebumples
Guest appearances/fill-ins per @cary_elwes on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/Cary_Elwes/status/1303823414986072064
Fezzik – Josh Gad
The Ancient Booer & The Mother (*Queen Mother?) – Whoopi
The Impressive Clergyman (Mwaggiage … ) – Eric Idle
The Albino/The Man with Albinoism – Shaun Ross
Yellin/The Assistant Brute/The King – King Bach
The Grandson – Finn Wolfhard
The Narrator – Jason Reitman
I’m hoping that they’ll have the recording available to watch/rewatch after the fact (*similar to how they did The West Wing video with Bradley Whitford [Josh] and Janel Maloney [Donna] a few weeks back) – mostly because my daughter’s bedtime is at about 630/7pm, which is right in the middle of the reading. But I’m looking forward to it, regardless
Related: They are having a Park and Rec “reunion” later next week (Thursday, I think?) if that’s more your thing.
http://wisdems.org/ParksandRec
Ceci n est pas mon nym
If you’re a real geek about this movie as I am, I highly recommend the book by Cary Elwes, As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of Princess Bride. A wonderful chance to get to know more about the cast. Andre the Giant was a wonderful guy who everybody loved. He became a hero to the crew when they were stuck in Scotland (I think), miserably cold with lousy food, so he went to France to the family farm over the weekend and came back with good French country food.
Also he kept Robin Wright warm by resting his massive hand on her head.
I’ve been wondering how they’re going to handle his lines.
Other main thing I remember from the book is that Cary Elwes and Mandy Patinkin were training in fencing for months before shooting and every spare moment during the filming, just to get that one short scene right.
Oh, and Wallace Shawn was afraid he was the only one who wasn’t funny.
@mousebumples: Oh, good choices for the missing voices.
I had no idea when I saw this film originally that the Impressive Clergyman was a well-known British comedian, Peter Cook. You can see his sketches with Dudley Moore on YouTube.
Patricia Kayden
Never.
TaMara (HFG)
@Ceci n est pas mon nym: I have met Wallace Shawn and it does not surprise me. He’s charming, self-effacing, and tells great stories.
TaMara (HFG)
@mousebumples: Oh, I’m sorry they didn’t Fred Savage doing something – still think he could pull off the grandson, LOL
Another Scott
@Baud: “On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.”
Hehe.
Cheers,
Scott.
?BillinGlendaleCA
@Another Scott: Until you start barking.
Honus
OT, but still film related. I Just watched a promo on TCM with the trailer for Harlan County USA. I want Barbara Kopple to go back and do a sequel on why all those people vote for republicans now.
Mousebumples
@TaMara (HFG): yeah, before I saw the newly cast grandson , I was wondering if he had a kid that could play the part, maybe ? Hopefully he was invited to partake in the q&a – and maybe is a surprise participant?
patroclus
As you wish.
joel hanes
@Ceci n est pas mon nym:
the Impressive Clergyman was a well-known British comedian, Peter Cook. You can see his sketches
You can see some of his work by watching Bedazzled (1967), in which he plays The Devil aka Lucifer aka Satan etc., as a man of wealth and taste.
Sandia Blanca
@joel hanes: Yes! Was just coming to post the same comment. The original “Bedazzled” is a comic masterpiece, and Peter Cook as the unctuous Satan is unforgettable.
Nina
We donated and registered and it’s not letting us in. Anyone getting through?
SWMBO
We got the livestream tonight. It was great!
SWMBO
@Nina: It took about 15 minutes to get into the program.