Princess Bride cast reuniting to fundraise for WI Dems...and irritate Ted Cruz

[Pohemi]

'The Princess Bride' cast is reuniting and Ted Cruz is livid about why

The cast of "The Princess Bride" is reuniting to raise money for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin -- inconceivable to Texas Senator and Princess Bride superfan Ted Cruz.

www.cnn.com

BAHAHAHAHAHAHA. I can't wait...six days, already got my invite email for the streaming event. One of my favorite movies and this is just icing on the cake.

 

[skyking]

#dumptrumperdinck

Crystal in 2015 called Cruz's impression "a little creepy," but said he should "have fun storming the White House," even though a win "would take a miracle."

 

[Pohemi]

Wisconsin Democrats' 'Princess Bride' reading raises $4.3M

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats’ fundraiser centered on a star-packed live reading of “The Princess Bride” script raised nearly $4.3 million to help Joe Biden's presidential campaign in the key battleground state, the party said Thursday.

apnews.com

The stream had a few technical glitches, mostly at the beginning like people's mics being muted but it mostly went as planned, and the Q&A afterwards was interesting.

Out of all the original cast that were present, I thought Mandy Patinkin looked aged the most compared to the film, but he was also the most energetic and lively during the reading with some of his lines. It was entertaining for any fan of the movie.

He (Mandy) had the sword from the movie with him as well, and Billy Crystal was wearing Miracle Max's hat and necklace.

During the Q&A, one of the questions was for Christopher Guest in relation to which of the six fingers was the fake one. He deadpanned that there was NO fake, that he had always kept that hand hidden until his audition for the film, etc. It was hilarious.