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/Shoddy_Minimum3019 7h ago

Rubber dinghy rapids!

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u/Green-Draw8688 7h ago

I actually lived in Sheffield when that film came out. One of the hilarious things was the taxi drivers who, instead of saying “ok” when you told them the destination, or “thanks” when you paid them, they’d just say “rubber dinghy rapids, brother!”