Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Hello. My Name is Inigo Montoya.

"See? Didn't I tell you she'd never marry that rotten Humperdinck?"

"Yes, you're very smart. Shut up."

Source: This is from The Princess Bride. The grandson (Kevin Arnold) is totally shot down by his grandfather (Columbo) so he can continue telling the story. It's a total throwaway line, but I love it.

Want a better line? How about this one: "Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."



He could have saved half of his dialogue with one of these:

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