Had the honor of meeting Andre several times in the early 70s when he often wrestled in Montreal. We teenagers would hang around the arena's side door (Verdun Aud.) where the wrestlers entered, hoping to carry their bags for them as a way to get a free pass to the show. Andre would always smile, shake our puny hands with his incredible paws, hand us his bags and we'd follow him in. (same with Edouard Carpentier and the Vachon Brothers, but Black Jack Mulligan and Killer Kowalski were always nasty).
@Jake Shattuck i actually felt bad for Sheik. Dude had some seriously nasty stuff happen to him by Andre the Bully. Dont get me wrong, i have a tremendous amount of respect and sympathy for Andres life and struggles, but he was a giant dick to Sheik at the same time
All Rob had to do here is mention, "The cliffs of Insanity" and I smiled real big as I chuckled! "The Princess Bride" is my favorite movie of all time. I can hear the Sicilian berating Andre as they climb the Cliffs Of Insanity.
@@scottstewart5784 I was always amazed at how they didn't hurt each other match after match. The more I learned the more I realized it was like a finely tuned dance both wrestlers were doing.
One would be hard-pressed to come up with films that inspired such intense cultural love and affection as 'The Princess Bride' did. 'Wizard of Oz', sure. 'The Goonies' maybe. 'The Lion King' absolutely. But, they are RARE!
Can someone explain the last comment? Why did he send him a tape and why did he say “he didnt even need to loop it?”. What was the tape of? Andre’s lines? Did he want Andre to make his accent easier to Understand?
1:04 calling Vince McMahon, you can imagine how that conversation went, Rob Reiner: Hello, is this Mr. McMahon? Vince: GODAMMN PAL IS THAT THE MEATHEAD??
Liam Neeson was suggested for the role and Reiner was particularly rude in his rejection of him. Neeson mentioned it in an interview and punched his hand suggesting that if they meet...
@John Edward at that particular time (late 70s I think) there were virtually no black people in Northern Ireland. He was basically looking for one individual. He may have phrased it wrong in that interview which people like you took it as him just looking for any random black guy. He wasn't, he was after one particular guy who would have stood out in those days. It is very different today.
Andre was not a boozer he was in great pain because of his Condition that he had he had Acromentalie which is where you body can no longer stop the growth hormone that is given he was a good man to the people that he worked with
sailorofthesun I know I know but to me the potty humor ruined it ...it's not something I'd rat on you about ..even If it was true or not ...it's not classy to talk about that ..Andre was a God
@cpk1994 true but when famous people talk about Andre..it adds to that credability..Andre is top 10 of all time in wrestling..to me top 5..or top 3.. but as a person.he was humble.that adds to it..and if he did not agree to pass to the torch to Hogan...wresting would have not been the same
@@LewisCampbellTech and the routines are "pre determined", but the result - ie who wins, isn't. Real sport has no already agreed on winner. But drama and tv shows do.
I wouldn't go so far as to call pro-wreslting a real sport. But I would argue that most wrestling is an athletic endeavour, and most wrestlers are athletes. I mean when you have olympic gold medalists, UFC heavyweight champions, NFL footballers etc etc all saying it's a physically demanding business, I'm not going to argue.
actually he was an athlete, scratchy started to get bigger and bigger he just didn't have that physique as an athlete. she was 18 years old and 6 2 he could do a moonsault from the top rope.
Rest in peace, Andre. I hope dreams of large women came true for you.
The Andre stories are legendary...He was bigger than life in more ways than one...
Had the honor of meeting Andre several times in the early 70s when he often wrestled in Montreal. We teenagers would hang around the arena's side door (Verdun Aud.) where the wrestlers entered, hoping to carry their bags for them as a way to get a free pass to the show. Andre would always smile, shake our puny hands with his incredible paws, hand us his bags and we'd follow him in. (same with Edouard Carpentier and the Vachon Brothers, but Black Jack Mulligan and Killer Kowalski were always nasty).
They were heels. Black jack especially.
I've met Killer Kowalski several times... including having dinner with him + Bull Burry. He was a super nice guy!
Kayfabe, probably
What do you expect from a guy called Killer Kowalski?!
Everybody that has a story about Andre, they always mention what a sweet guy he was.
Except the Iron Sheik. They truly hated each other
Unless you made him angry
@Jake Shattuck i actually felt bad for Sheik. Dude had some seriously nasty stuff happen to him by Andre the Bully. Dont get me wrong, i have a tremendous amount of respect and sympathy for Andres life and struggles, but he was a giant dick to Sheik at the same time
Everytime I hear anyone talk about Andre, it chokes me up. Really wish I had an opportunity to meet him in a quiet social setting.
The wrestling stories about him are hilarious.
I love how Andre called everyone he liked “Boss”. You hear about it when wrestlers talk about him, but here we see it wasn’t restricted to wrestling.
But here is the thing he was the Boss he made damn sure that you knew it if he liked you! you where safe if not he let you know!
Watch Cary Elwes talking about bar crawling with Andre; the word "Boss" was tossed around a lot!
All Rob had to do here is mention, "The cliffs of Insanity" and I smiled real big as I chuckled! "The Princess Bride" is my favorite movie of all time. I can hear the Sicilian berating Andre as they climb the Cliffs Of Insanity.
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@@timm1139 Stop rhyming now, I mean it!
One of the best and most original movies. Andre was so big he made his own gravity.
Good Ol' Andre. R.I.P.
Andre is such a legend. I love it.
“It’s not like you throw a stick and hit fifty giants!”😂
Wrestling is not a sport, but the wrestlers are most definitely athletes.
Wrestling is a sport! I wrestled in High School and College!
@@brianwilliams3260 "pro-wrestling"
@@scottstewart5784 I was always amazed at how they didn't hurt each other match after match. The more I learned the more I realized it was like a finely tuned dance both wrestlers were doing.
No exaggeration, Andre could knock a man down with a fart. I saw it happen with my own eyes at a bar in NYC in the 80s.
That is fantastic 🤣 please tell the story!
Fezzik! Are there rocks ahead? If there are then were surely dead! STOP RHYMING!
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Great Story ❤️
Who would have thought all those years ago that Meathead would become a AAA movie director?
Robs best role was Leonard dicaprio dad in wolf of wall street. His character makes me laugh no matter how many times i see it
Great movie and character
One would be hard-pressed to come up with films that inspired such intense cultural love and affection as 'The Princess Bride' did. 'Wizard of Oz', sure. 'The Goonies' maybe. 'The Lion King' absolutely. But, they are RARE!
I saw Adrea in New Orleans Airport in the bar. I was only 15 so I couldn't going the bar. The biggest man I have ever seen.
There's a land mass sitting on the bar stool
Specifically, a "Great, hippopotamic land mass"
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Great Story. ... (but ANY story about Andre is a Great Story).
“My goo!!! My precious goo!!”
They know we'll kill him and then they won't make money!
Butter! Butter!
Andre the Giant was a very nice man RIP
Meathead still sounds like, well; Meathead 😂
Andre 😞🌹
Love hearing about the biggest dude is a good man goes to show you can't judge book by the front page
Can someone explain the last comment? Why did he send him a tape and why did he say “he didnt even need to loop it?”. What was the tape of? Andre’s lines? Did he want Andre to make his accent easier to
Understand?
Meaning he could use Andre's dialog from the filming and didn't have to go back and re-record it in post production.
1:04 calling Vince McMahon, you can imagine how that conversation went, Rob Reiner: Hello, is this Mr. McMahon?
Vince: GODAMMN PAL IS THAT THE MEATHEAD??
fucking great
Liam Neeson was suggested for the role and Reiner was particularly rude in his rejection of him. Neeson mentioned it in an interview and punched his hand suggesting that if they meet...
@John Edward taken wayyy out of context
@John Edward at that particular time (late 70s I think) there were virtually no black people in Northern Ireland. He was basically looking for one individual. He may have phrased it wrong in that interview which people like you took it as him just looking for any random black guy. He wasn't, he was after one particular guy who would have stood out in those days. It is very different today.
nice guy
Ask Macho Man how gentle Andre was lol
Andrie = cool
Reiner = meathead
Rita Poon?!
I clicked to see if anyone made any south park references.
Reiner is such a psychopath
He definitely is a dooshbag, but you can't deny he's made some incredible movies.
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Meat Head!
Once a Meathead, always a Meathead...
Andre the Boozer Rang up a $40,000,00 Bar Tab Over a month long period ....
When you think about the fact that he only drank that much cause he was in pain all the time, it's really sad.
Andre was not a boozer he was in great pain because of his Condition that he had he had Acromentalie which is where you body can no longer stop the growth hormone that is given he was a good man to the people that he worked with
if you had his pain you would drink too the doctors did not have pain killers to help him
Wow,he really sat there and just insulted the hell out of Andre,that was fucked up.
"Well, I just trusted in my woke algorithm to guide my choice.... it was either Andre or Joy Behar. It was a tough call to make".
Seems like he is mocking Andre
Definitely not mocking. And I have heard him speak of Andre elsewhere too, always with great nostalgia and fondness.
sailorofthesun I know I know but to me the potty humor ruined it ...it's not something I'd rat on you about ..even If it was true or not ...it's not classy to talk about that ..Andre was a God
Seems not exlplishit cheapshot.
@@alanfrost75 It seems like everyone involved with Princess Bride fondly remembers Andre whether if its Reiner, Cary Elwes or Robin Wright.
@cpk1994 true but when famous people talk about Andre..it adds to that credability..Andre is top 10 of all time in wrestling..to me top 5..or top 3.. but as a person.he was humble.that adds to it..and if he did not agree to pass to the torch to Hogan...wresting would have not been the same
Andre is no athlete ... an athletic actor / performer at best (and at one point the best)
I mean we all know professional wrestling is pre-determined. But so is figure skating or synchronised swimming. They're still athletes IMO
@@LewisCampbellTech lol ... Jay Leno, hornswaggle, vicera ... some non athlete examples.
@@LewisCampbellTech and the routines are "pre determined", but the result - ie who wins, isn't. Real sport has no already agreed on winner. But drama and tv shows do.
I wouldn't go so far as to call pro-wreslting a real sport. But I would argue that most wrestling is an athletic endeavour, and most wrestlers are athletes.
I mean when you have olympic gold medalists, UFC heavyweight champions, NFL footballers etc etc all saying it's a physically demanding business, I'm not going to argue.
actually he was an athlete, scratchy started to get bigger and bigger he just didn't have that physique as an athlete. she was 18 years old and 6 2 he could do a moonsault from the top rope.
Fack. That Jabroni was like little mouse to me. Hock ptttt
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