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When he first started wrestling in America, the French combatant who had been calling himself “le Géant Ferré” in Montreal needed a new handle. A midwestern promoter explained that running ads for the Giant Fairy wouldn’t fly. Why not, he asked, wrestle under your own name instead? So was born the legend of André the Giant. Growing up in a small town in France, the young André Roussimoff told family members, “I don’t want to live on a farm my whole life. I want to do something different.” His life turned out to be as unusual as his body, which,...

He's quoted "Jerry Maguire," "The Usual Suspects" and "Scarface" on the campaign trail, but it's clear, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz loves "The Princess Bride" the most.At a church service today in Des Moines, Iowa, the presidential hopeful was prodded by the pastor of Christian Life Assembly of God to offer an impression from his favorite movie. It didn't take much prodding. "I will confess to knowing an awful lot of that movie," Cruz said. Cruz has previously said it's his favorite movie.He admitted to the congregation that while he loved the movie, he's "never shared on a Sunday morning" his...

This week, on Louder With Crowder, we welcome Senator Ted Cruz in an exclusive, full-length, unedited interview. Some transcript highlights below, but the video is worth a watch. This is Ted Cruz unbuttoned, uncensored, and like you’ve never seen him.Ted Cruz Throws Down! | Louder With Crowder (Video)On his direct challenge to Obama’s attacks on him regarding Syrian refugees. “Yesterday he attacked me, said I was ‘un-American’, today he attacked me and said I was 'offensive’. All because I'm saying what millions of Americans are saying across this country""I think it is lunacy when this administration can't vet them, has...

He’s been known to drift into a drawl when quoting Ronald Reagan on the campaign trail and once jokingly auditioned for “The Simpsons.” But Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, who once aspired to be an actor, saves his best impressions for his favorite movie, “The Princess Bride.” In an interview while taping a “Candidate Cafe” segment for radio station WMUR in New Hampshire, Mr. Cruz acted out an entire scene from the movie. GOP candidate Cruz acts out 'Princess Bride' scene (video)He did his impressions of both Billy Crystal and Carol Kane, as well as the often impersonated character Inigo...

Ted Cruz Again Displays His 'Audiographic' Memory With a Nearly Perfect Re-enactment of a Scene From 'The Princess Bride' How good is the “audiographic” memory of Republican presidential candidate Texas Sen. Ted Cruz?Cruz demonstrated his impressive skills during a meeting with voters for the taping of a segment on WMUR-TV in New Hampshire Thursday, acting out a scene from one of his favorite movies, “The Princess Bride.”Image source: YouTubeThe re-enactment happened as Cruz sat down in WMUR’s “Candidate Cafe.”Watch Ted Cruz’s performance and note his impressions of Billy Crystal and Carol Kane.GOP candidate Cruz acts out 'Princess Bride' scene (video)Cruz’s...

Republican candidate Ted Cruz, while taping a "Candidate Cafe" segment for WMUR, acts out a scene from comedy classic "The Princess Bride." Watch his take on Billy Crystal and Carol Kane.

A t-shirt emblazoned with one of the most memorable lines from the classic adventure film The Princess Bride caused a furore on a Qantas flight last week. Wynand Mullins boarded a plane bound for Auckland on Sunday with “My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die” printed on the front of his top. While some fellow fliers recognised that the line was from the swashbuckling 1987 film The Princess Bride, it went over the heads of other passengers, who told cabin crew they felt threatened by the t-shirt’s message. Mr Mullins told Fairfax New Zealand: "The...

RIP Bob Anderson, 1922-2012. Who, you say? You may not know him, but I can almost guarantee you've seen his work. The swordfight in "The Princess Bride"? Bob choreographed it. All the swordplay in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy? He supervised and taught all of the cast about it. The epic lightsaber duels in "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi"? It was Bob in the Vader suit, not David Prowse. Not to mention his work in "Highlander", "The Three Musketeers", "The Mask of Zorro" & "The Legend of Zorro", "Die Another Day", and even on the...

A Minnesota man is charged with having his way with a deer, but he claims it was just venison, the Superior Daily Telegram reports: Bryan James Hathaway, 20, of Superior faces a misdemeanor charge of sexual gratification with an animal. He is accused of having sex with a dead deer he saw beside Stinson Avenue on Oct. 11. A motion filed last week by his attorney, public defender Fredric Anderson, argued that because the deer was dead, it was not considered an animal and the charge should be dismissed. The Smoking Gun has Hathaway's mug shot and a copy of...

Friday, December 17, 2004Women spar with sword and macheteBy J. Eric Eckard A spat between two children turned into a neighborhood duel, police said. Rocky Mount police accused two women of attacking each other Wednesday morning at a school bus stop one armed with a sword and the other with a machete. "They were swinging the sword and the machete at each other," said Rocky Mount police Sgt. Gerald Pipkin. Both women Latecia Damita Anderson and Yolanda Nicole Braswell were charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Anderson, 29, of the 700 block of Ravenwood Drive and Braswell, 19,...