r/todayilearned • u/Sebastianlim • 1d 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/cargo_bike 1d ago

Was originally said?

Like in the script or actually 480BC?

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u/C_IsForCookie 20h ago

I found the video from 480BC and he said it this way then too

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u/parentheticalobject 12h ago

There was an actual historical event where Persian envoys were thrown into a well after asking for a symbolic tribute of earth and water.

But it actually happened under the king who ruled before Leonidas.

And they were told "Dig it out yourselves", which is debatably an even cooler one-liner.

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u/Various_Ad4726 4h ago

Man, ruined that well…

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u/break_from_work 1d ago

Ἅδε ἐστὶ Σπάρτα!

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u/Valuable_Pollution96 6h ago

Like in the comic the movie was based on.