Mandy Patinkin Channels Inigo Montoya From ‘The Princess Bride’ On WGA Strike Picket Line

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Mandy Patinkin is feeling the rage. On Wednesday, the 70-year-old actor channeled his “The Princess Bride” character Inigo Montoya while standing on the picket line in New York in support of striking writers. READ MORE: Shonda Rhimes Shares Support For WGA: ‘I’m A Writer On Strike’ Writers Guild of America strikers were picketing outside the Amazon and HBO offices when Patinkin joined them with a sign reading, “You killed residuals, prepare to pay!” The sign was, of course, a reference to his character’s iconic line “You killed my father.

Prepare to die!” from the 1987 classic. “Writers are asking for fairness: when the studios invest millions into producing a certain film or series, they can find it in their budgets to pay writers for the value they create.

This is not rocket science. Do the right things,” he wrote in the caption of an Instagram post, along with photos from the picket line.

In one of the photos, Patinkin holds up the sign while posing with “Better Call Saul” star Bob Odenkirk, writing in the comments, “Sauls always strike together.” READ MORE: ‘Andor’ Showrunner Tony Gilroy Stops All Production Duties Amid Writers Strike On Twitter, a clip went viral of Patinkin on the picket line, ranting against the executives and large corporations the writers are striking against. “Don’t be stupid!