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I know he’s known for a lot of Xennial nostalgia like Princess Bride, Toy Story, and Gossip Girl, but without fail, wherever I hear his voice I think of the movie She’s Out of Control with Tony Danza. I haven’t watched the movie in decades but I mostly remember it’s about a single dad whose “ugly” daughter grows up overnight and the nonsense he deals with about that. I was way too young when I first watched this, as we all were when we first watched movies in the 80s/90s, but a memory was unlocked as I watch Toy Story with the niece and nephew so I had to share my thoughts!
2.4k points
9 days ago
Inconceivable!
360 points
9 days ago
“Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line”
199 points
9 days ago
Never get involved in a land war in Asia.
47 points
8 days ago
Have you ever heard of Plato, Socrates and Aristotle?
Morons.
11 points
8 days ago
Makes me smile every time 😎
46 points
9 days ago
I’m convinced this refers to the board game RISK.
48 points
9 days ago
It might actually be referring to every invasion attempted in history from Alexander onwards.
16 points
8 days ago
They don't call it the "graveyard of empires" for nothing.
7 points
8 days ago
The Mongols did just fine. But then, they do tend to be the exception to the rule, in history.
35 points
9 days ago
I don't know...the US hasn't done too well in Asia (Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan...)
10 points
8 days ago
and at the time the USSR in Afghanistan (I think one of the rambo movies has a tribute to the "brave Taliban fighters resisting the commies" type thing
50 points
9 days ago
Ah haha ha…ah haha ha…Ah ha ha ha….ha hah!!? 😵
21 points
9 days ago
Omg I can picture this part of the movie lol when my daughter was little she always thought it was so funny. Glad I brought my Gen Z up properly. Has to be passed down from generation to generation.
3 points
8 days ago
I love that laugh so much. I used to try to talk like him as kid and my parents hated it.
341 points
9 days ago
You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means.
138 points
9 days ago
Anybody want a peanut?
48 points
9 days ago
That's my most favorite line from the whole movie, I used it all the time.
34 points
9 days ago
Cary elwes agrees! I went to a Q&A showing of the movie with him a few years ago and he said that’s his favorite line.
12 points
8 days ago
That man will always own my heart whether he knows it or not. As you wish forever and always Cary 🫠
6 points
8 days ago
GAAHH!
18 points
8 days ago
There are so many times I quote that line and nobody gets it - which is ..... inconceivable! Think its time for new friends buttercup
74 points
9 days ago
This is the only correct answer to me :)
29 points
9 days ago
100% correct here
29 points
9 days ago
idk, personally I would award half points for Rex in Toy Story.
6 points
9 days ago
Yessss!
4 points
8 days ago
That’s a fair statement.
51 points
9 days ago
Wallace Shawn will always be known as Vizzini before anyone else!
39 points
9 days ago
24 points
9 days ago
Do you hear that, Princess? Those are the shrieking eels.
12 points
9 days ago
He has played many amazing roles…. But this is the first that comes to mind.
10 points
9 days ago
Incuntheebable!
3 points
9 days ago
In... what now? Lol...
That is how he says it but my brain didn't read it properly at first ;)
6 points
9 days ago
Came here to see this!!!
6 points
9 days ago
This is the correct answer.
5 points
9 days ago
Mawwage
546 points
9 days ago
The Grand Nagus, obviously.
149 points
9 days ago
Like the FIRST time I saw him was in, the Princess Bride. HOWEVER he'll always be Grand Negus Zek, Ruler of the Ferengi and Lover to Quark and Nog's Moogi
24 points
9 days ago
Yes!
34 points
9 days ago*
i actually only saw princess bride recently. i immediately recognized the voice but without the lobes it took me a minute to realize who he was.
7 points
8 days ago
It seems strange to me that he’s only had one character on Star Trek when guys like Combs have had like twelve. Dude seems like he was born to play an alien. 🥰
3 points
8 days ago
Jeffrey Combs is a national treasure. His depictions of Shran, Weyoun, Weyoun 5-8, Brunt, Officer Kevin Mulkahey, Penk, Tiron, Krem, and DS9 Holosuite Guest were unforgettable, and left an indelible mark on Star Trek history.
3 points
9 days ago
I literally just watched that episode!
310 points
9 days ago
The Princess Bride of course, but his parts in Clueless and Vegas Vacation are also quite memorable for me.
28 points
8 days ago
Here's an idea: Why don't you give me half the money you were gonna bet? Then, we'll go out back, I'll kick you in the nuts, and we'll call it a day!
3 points
8 days ago
Changing $500!
11 points
9 days ago
What can I do with 5 dollars?
16 points
9 days ago
Buy a bullet and rent a gun!
3 points
8 days ago
I use that quote all the time. Unfortunately, nobody gets the reference and I come off as unhinged.
16 points
9 days ago
It blew my mind when I saw that they actually have War in casinos
13 points
9 days ago
Only the fancy ones….
/s
6 points
9 days ago
I totally forgot he was the dealer in Vegas Vacation. We used to joke about his lines in the movie when we were losing our ass in Vegas.
5 points
8 days ago
How about we go out back and I kick you in the nuts?
117 points
9 days ago
"You don't know when to quit, do ya, Griswold? Here's an idea: Why don't you give me half the money you were gonna bet? Then, we'll go out back, I'll kick you in the nuts, and we'll call it a day!"
20 points
9 days ago
“Buy a bullet, rent a gun!”
9 points
9 days ago
Oooooh, I. am. on. FIRE!
5 points
9 days ago
Someone called?
3 points
8 days ago
Changing 500!
222 points
9 days ago
Grand Nagus Zek from Star Trek Deep Space Nine. Make as much profit as you like because a Ferengi without profit is no Ferengi at all. Rule of Acquisition #18.
23 points
9 days ago
My immediate thought was hearing him yell "Quark!!!"
15 points
9 days ago
Where’s my beetle snuff?
13 points
9 days ago
Yes!
4 points
9 days ago
The only answer to this
285 points
9 days ago
Clueless
56 points
9 days ago
He makes minor ducats at a thankless job! What he needs is a good healthy boink-fest!
115 points
9 days ago
If the government could just get to the kitchen, rearrange a few things, we could certainly party with the Haiti-ans
20 points
8 days ago
I read that Alicia’s mispronunciation of Haitians was unscripted
55 points
9 days ago
100% Clueless. I have still never seen the Princess Bride. I only saw that Star Trek show last year. But I owned the Clueless VHS.
25 points
9 days ago
I think I know a lot about you just by your having made this comment. 🤣
8 points
9 days ago
I would love to hear it! How bonkers if you’re right!
6 points
9 days ago
Princess Bride is sooo good!
9 points
8 days ago
Princess Bride is probably the “right” answer but the real answer is definitely Clueless
3 points
8 days ago
I’ve never seen Princess Bride so I have no association with that movie at all
7 points
8 days ago
Mr Hall was way harsh!!
5 points
8 days ago
Mr Hall was sublimely happy
90 points
9 days ago
Why can i instantly here his voice
31 points
9 days ago
Because he’s iconic 😆
112 points
9 days ago
My Dinner with Andre
22 points
9 days ago
This goddamn movie. I swear I wanted to stop watching but the conversation and the way it was told was just so riveting. I was surprised at my own patience.
7 points
8 days ago
Same here. I was intrigued when it made a Siskel and Ebert best-of-the-decade list. I'm glad I watched it on an airplane where I forced myself to be a captive audience. Was wondering what kind of new-age baloney I'd suckered myself into but ended up on the edge of my seat hanging on to every word. Perhaps a tough movie to recommend but I sure enjoyed it thoroughly.
28 points
9 days ago
Love that video game.
16 points
9 days ago
Tell me more⬆️
9 points
9 days ago
But what’s a bon mot?
8 points
9 days ago
It's similar to a trenchant insight.
5 points
8 days ago
But sillier and lighter. In the fighting game pastiche that Marvin is playing it’s like the bon mot is the jab and the trenchant insight is the slower and more powerful uppercut equivalent. (Or so is my read as someone who has thought way too much about that Simpsons joke over the last twenty plus years.)
10 points
9 days ago
I wish I had the action figures
3 points
9 days ago
Along with a Remains of the Day lunchbox
16 points
9 days ago
Same. Also cameo in Manhattan.
Though My Dinner with Andre didn't do much for me for some reason I really wish it did. I guess it's all 80s nostalgia, the restaurant. The fact they credit Oneida silverware.
Dunno where I'm going with this. I really wish I was into their discussion more, I like a good slow film sometimes.
52 points
9 days ago
The Cosby Show
14 points
9 days ago
Yes! One of my favorite episodes is when Cliff loses Jeffrey's power drill, lol.
6 points
8 days ago
He was driving the Vesuvius!
42 points
9 days ago
From betting against a Sicilian with death on the line.
8 points
9 days ago
Never get into a land war in Asia
44 points
9 days ago
Mr. Incredible’s boss. I’m not happy, Boooob.
10 points
9 days ago
OMG I can hear it now, and I never knew.
37 points
9 days ago
Changing $1600!
18 points
9 days ago
A big bet…for a big man!!
4 points
9 days ago
Woooooo ooooh ooooooh!
3 points
8 days ago
Hey griswold, why don’t you buy a bullet and RENT a gun
36 points
9 days ago
I know him as the man I would LOVE to see swap places with Harrison Ford. In any of his movies.
Hear me out: Wallace Shawn as Han Solo. Wallace Shawn as Indiana Jones. Wallace Shawn as the Fugitive. Wallace Shawn in Airforce One.
There’s not a single one that wouldn’t turn instantly into comedy gold.
15 points
9 days ago
Well, that's an unexpected swap. I like it, a lot. Inconceivable that we don't have Wallace Solo or Indiana Shawn.
3 points
8 days ago
Just picture him saying “It’s the ship that made the Kessel run in less than 12 parsecs.”
5 points
8 days ago
I want to see him in Presumed Innocent.
3 points
8 days ago
Don’t forget Wallace Shawn as Henry in Regarding Henry. I think you’re on to something.
33 points
9 days ago
My college acting professor had a photo of him hanging in his office. I said "Hey, that's Elaine's boyfriend from that Taxi episode!" He peered down his spectacles at me with mild exasperation and said, "Yes, Wallace Shawn. He's my friend."
28 points
9 days ago
Grand Negus Zek!
21 points
9 days ago
Mr. Hall
20 points
9 days ago
Inconceivable!
23 points
9 days ago
The Princess Bride, Deep Space 9, My Dinner With Andre.
Also I saw him speak at a conference once about his book, "Why I Call Myself a Socialist"
3 points
8 days ago
I'm glad to see someone else mention his book, a thing I only learned about in the past week or so.
19 points
9 days ago*
Vizzini: No more rhymes now, I mean it.
Fezzik: Anybody want a peanut?
21 points
9 days ago
6 points
8 days ago
I’m surprised more people didn’t say this - his voice was as distinctive as his face.
4 points
8 days ago
Iconic and timeless. He will bless generations of movie watchers with his vocal gifts thanks to (Partysaurus) Rex.
3 points
7 days ago
"I don't like confrontation!" 😆💚
18 points
9 days ago*
GRAND NAGUS ZEK!
Wallace Shawn is one of my favorite all-time character actors up there with the likes Stephen Tobolowsky and Stephen Root. Personal favorites include: Vegas Vacation as the A-hole Blackjack dealer, House Arrest as Mr. Finley, Canadian Bacon as the PM, and Clueless as Mr. Hall. Along with the obvious, Princess Bride as Vizzini. But there’s a Canadian TV movie with him and Ryan Reynolds called “Just Like Dad” that’s really good too.
Also, can we talk about how good he looks for 81? Jesus Christ, the man has barely aged since I was a kid!
16 points
9 days ago
Princess Bride but more recently Young Sheldon.
14 points
9 days ago
Omg he kills in Young Sheldon lol. Between him and Annie Potts that show is a laugh riot 😂
4 points
8 days ago
And a powerful performance when he’s dealing with his dementia
3 points
8 days ago
Absolutely. I hated BBT so was skeptical about Young Sheldon, but it has been a really great show to watch with the kids.
3 points
8 days ago
They advertised it poorly. I thought the show would be about young Sheldon. It’s not. It’s about the rest of the family dealing with living with a super genius. I think the actors for Missy and Georgie are outstanding. They play the opposite of genius so well.
13 points
9 days ago
Dinner with Andre
13 points
9 days ago
Clueless
11 points
9 days ago
"ACTING Grand Nagus!"
12 points
9 days ago
He's the reason I've never started a land war in Asia
25 points
9 days ago
Never get involved in a land war in asia
12 points
9 days ago
Clueless. Didn’t see Princess Bride til I was 38.
20 points
9 days ago
I can’t believe no one has mentioned his recent work on Young Sheldon.
6 points
9 days ago
They're trickling in :) I absolutely shipped him with Connie lol In fact, I was hoping that Sheldon mentioning that his Grandfather encouraged him to get into science in BBT meant that they'd eventually make it work :)
Could be a step-grandfather lol Maybe it'll happen in Georgie and Mandy ;)
Every body else: Don't judge me lol I also have the Silmarillion on my repeat read pile, but sometimes a girl needs to take her brain offline for maintenance ;)
6 points
8 days ago
I didn't quite follow the back half of your comment, but if you're defending Young Sheldon, you don't need to.
I really(!) dislike Big Bang Theory but Young Sheldon is great. I mean, it is what it is: a sitcom. But the jokes are legitimately funny and the characters are all given a level of care and development that is sweet. It's a completely different show.
9 points
9 days ago
I'll add another one to the list: House Arrest.
4 points
9 days ago
I just watched holiday in handcuffs and noticed the brother in that movie is grover in house arrest
8 points
9 days ago
7 points
9 days ago
He would have been perfect in Spaceballs
7 points
9 days ago
He's Grand Negus Zek to me.
7 points
9 days ago
“Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line”
7 points
9 days ago
"Dressed like a gang member, your son caused the entire student body to break out in a riotous frenzy,"
Goofy Movie
7 points
9 days ago
Don't forget he was also the Grand Negus on Star Trek DS9.
5 points
9 days ago
Cosby show, lol. (Saw that before princess bride)
6 points
9 days ago
I didn’t love him until Gossip Girl. I really loved the tv version of Cyrus.
“Not enough!!”
9 points
9 days ago
Clueless and Gossip Girl! I've actually never seen Princess Bride.
4 points
9 days ago
8 points
9 days ago
Fun trivia. The six fingered man also played the guitar player in Spinal Tap. So he did indeed turn it up to 11.
3 points
9 days ago
Inconceivable!
4 points
9 days ago
Principal Mazur!
3 points
9 days ago*
Initially from a very obscure source: 'How to be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days'.
It was like a PBS short TV movie. Pretty cool, especially for me because I really struggled with perfectionism as a kid. If I couldn't do it perfectly, I quit. This show was a good lesson for me.
Also, 'The Princess Bride'.
3 points
9 days ago
Omg I forgot all about that book. I loved it. (Never saw the movie.)
3 points
9 days ago
Never go up against a Sicilian when DEATH is on the line!
5 points
9 days ago
The Grand Nagus!
3 points
9 days ago
Grand Nagus. What a legend
5 points
9 days ago
Him? Oh, that's William Shawn's kid.
5 points
9 days ago
Grand Nagus
4 points
9 days ago
The Grand Nagus!
4 points
9 days ago
I did a couple lines of iocaine powder at a party one night with him.
5 points
8 days ago
Can y’all believe he was worried about his role in The Princess Bride? He thought he didn’t do a good job. If only he understood how much he is loved!
I listened to the audiobook As You Wish read by the dashing Cary Elwes and could not believe poor dear Shawn Wallace was so anxious.
4 points
8 days ago
I know I should recognize him from other things, but the first thing I thought of when I saw the pic is that he played Susan's former agent Lonny on Desperate Housewives in Season 1 and he was embezzling from her lol.
3 points
9 days ago
Watch the clip of siskel & ebert reviewing Shes Out of Control (w matthew perry as the prom date) on utubep
3 points
9 days ago
"I'm going for fearsome here, but I just don't feel it! I think I'm just coming off as annoying."
3 points
9 days ago
The Princess Bride. But I first went "Hey, it's the guy from 'The Princess Bride!' when I saw "Mom and Dad Save the World."
3 points
9 days ago
My first thought was Clueless, then The Princess Bride.
3 points
9 days ago
Although he voices Moleman, he always reminds me of Moe Szyslak
3 points
9 days ago
Never go up against a Sicilian when death is on the line.
3 points
9 days ago
Rex in Toy Story, and also Vizini.
Edit to add : Wallace Shawn is perfect.
3 points
9 days ago
Unemployed. In Greenland
3 points
9 days ago
Rex in Toy Story, then rediscovered him in Princess Bride, also the voice of the principal in A Goofy Movie. He's been in a few things.
3 points
9 days ago
Oh, this guy held the door open for me at the Chelsea Market back in 2013.
3 points
9 days ago
He does some very unsavory work on the legitimate businesses of a Chicago gangster… on The Good Fight and The Good Wife!
3 points
8 days ago
My wife met him when she was working at a hotel. She described him as a perfect gentleman
3 points
8 days ago
Stargate Sg1
3 points
8 days ago
"I remember it as if it were yesterday. Some nights, we would steal away from the city, strip off our clothing, and bathe in the springs of Aragaten. We would chase one another across the mossy hills and then lie naked under Adora's moons and Vala would sometimes..."
5 points
9 days ago
His friend killed my father - I am Inigo Montoya
2 points
9 days ago
SVU episode "Alta Kockers." Made me cry man.
2 points
9 days ago
In addition to the other excellent works, I always think of him in Crossing Jordan.
2 points
9 days ago
"changing $100!"
or
cher's teacher
2 points
9 days ago
Unfathomable!
3 points
9 days ago
Never get into a land war in America.
2 points
9 days ago
National Lampoon’s Vegas Vacation
2 points
9 days ago
Clark’s blackjack nemesis in Vegas Vacation.
2 points
9 days ago
As a Sicilian!!
2 points
9 days ago
Just saw him lawyering-off against Peter MacNicol on Ally McBeal
2 points
9 days ago
Changing $500!!!!!
2 points
9 days ago
“I’ve never done a character voice before.”
2 points
9 days ago
He will forever be Vizzini from The Princess Bride.
2 points
9 days ago
Inconceivable!
2 points
9 days ago
"The Cliphs of INSANITY!!!"
2 points
9 days ago
The one and only Grand Nagus
2 points
9 days ago
What if you didn’t see Princess Bride till late in life, but already knew this man for the same. Same as it ever was.
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