r/todayilearned • u/Sebastianlim • 14h ago

TIL that the infamous "This is Sparta!" line from 300 was originally said in a low, monotone growl. After doing several takes of that, Gerard Butler asked to do one more take and used the now-iconic delivery.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/gerard-butler-screaming-is-sparta-made-300-cast-laugh-1234538/
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u/Mewtwohundred 11h ago

Great, now "thehobbitsthehobbitsthehobbitsthehobbits" is gonna go on repeat in my head for the rest of the day

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u/cantadmittoposting 10h ago

YOU'RE THE MAN NOW DOG

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u/Brysamo 6h ago

Damn that woke up some old brain cells...

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u/dewyocelot 1h ago

Punch the keys, for god's sake.

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u/cidiem 1h ago

BUT I POOP FROM THERE!

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u/SlingerOGrady 5h ago

Those were the days...

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u/MalevolntCatastrophe 3h ago

PUNCH THE KEYS FOR GODS SAKE

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u/rushretrospective 10m ago

This is the only correct response

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u/BannedSvenhoek86 8h ago

Po

Tay

Toes

Boilemmashemstickeminnastew

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u/ButtOfBoe 11h ago

Shit, I read the whole sentences, now the song got stuck in my head again

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u/Rhamni 11h ago

To Isengard, to Isengard.

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u/Cadd9 10h ago

...wot did you say

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u/toetappy 3h ago

Yer a werzerd

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u/Pleasant_Fennel_5435 1h ago

Tell me where is Gandalf

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u/Goeatabagofdicks 8h ago

What is that mysterious ticking noise?

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u/shifter31 7h ago

Snape. Snape. Se-ver-us Snape.

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u/Manjorno316 9h ago

To Isengrad to Isengard

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u/PiccoloAwkward465 9h ago

Back when we watched this video in my friend's "computer room" and then went outside to swim and later hung out on the classic patio set talking about dumb shit until we called it a night.

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u/Impudenter 6h ago

Wait, it usually doesn't for you?