Mandy Patinkin racks up mensch points with ‘Princess Bride’ reply to emotional TikTok
LA TimesInigo Montoya continues to be a hero, 34 years after the release of the movie “The Princess Bride.” Mandy Patinkin, who famously portrayed the sword-fighting Spaniard on a quest to avenge his father in Rob Reiner’s 1987 classic, was tagged by thousands of TikTok users in the hopes he would see a video by user @Alaska_Webb. And so you can talk to your dad any time you want, anywhere you want.” Grody then referred Webb to the Dinner Party, a “platform for grieving 20- and 30-somethings to find peer community and build lasting relationships.” Grody said she and Patinkin learned about the site because their daughter-in-law “lost her mom when she was 20 and didn’t know young people who had gone through that particular kind of grief. And you can find people who can understand what you’re going through and can help you.” Patinkin asked if Webb could get her father’s name to him, “ ‘cause I say prayers for everyone I’ve ever known, and now I feel like I know you and therefore I know your dad, and I will list his name in my prayers every day. — Mandy Patinkin August 25, 2021 The family added another video to the thread in which Patinkin ribbed Grody for not knowing the full “I want my father back” line by heart: “It’s however you remember it,” he said to her as they laughed.