Movie-Sounds.org > Comedy Movie Quotes > The Princess Bride (1987)

Are you the sort of man who would put the poison into his own goblet or his enemy's?

6 seconds sound clip from the The Princess Bride (1987) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:32:00 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- I smell nothing.

- What you do not smell is called iocane powder. It is odorless, tasteless, dissolves instantly in liquid, and is among the more deadly poisons known to man.

- Hmm.

- All right. Where is the poison? The battle of wits has begun. It ends when you decide and we both drink and find out who is right and who is dead.

- But it's so simple. All I have to do is divine from what I know of you.

- Are you the sort of man who would put the poison into his own goblet or his enemy's?

- Now, a clever man would put the poison into his own goblet because he would know that only a great fool would reach for what he was given.

- I'm not a great fool, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of you.

- But you must have known I was not a great fool. You would've counted on it.

- So I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me.

- You've made your decision then?

[...]

The Princess Bride (1987) Sound Clip

The Princess Bride (1987) Poster

Sound clips of funny quotes and famous lines from The Princess Bride (1987) movie soundboard, as rated by our visitors.

Actors: Peter Falk (Grandpa), Cary Elwes (Westley), Robin Wright (Buttercup), Mandy Patinkin (Inigo Montoya), Chris Sarandon (Prince Humperdinck), Wallace Shawn (Vizzini), André the Giant (Fezzik), Billy Crystal (Miracle Max), Christopher Guest (Count Rugen)

[Amazon link] #ad

Latest Movie Sound Bites

Poll

You are using film sounds: