STARS OF
>>> AND WHAT AM I?
>> THE FAITHFULNESS YOU TALKED
OF, MADAM.
TELL ME TRULY, WHEN YOU FOUND
OUT HE WAS GOING, DID YOU GET
ENGAGED THAT SAME HOUR
>> YOU MOCKED ME ONCE.
NEVER DO IT AGAIN.
I DIED THAT DAY.
YOU CAN DIE, TOO, FOR ALL I
CARE
>> AS YOU WISH
>> OH, MY SWEET WESLEY
WHAT HAVE I DONE
OW
OOH.
>> THAT WAS THE SCENE FROM THE
ICONIC 1987 FILM "THE PRINCESS
BRIDE.
JUST LAST WEEK, THE CAST
REUNITED FOR A STAR PACKED LIVE
SCREENED SCRIPT READING AS A
FUND-RAISER TO HELP JOE BIDEN’S
CAMPAIGN IN KEY BATTLEGROUND
STATE WISCONSIN.
JOINING US NOW, TWO OF THE
STARS.
CARRIE ELWISS AND ROBIN WRIGHT
GREAT TO HAVE YOU BOTH ON THE
SHOW
WHAT A SCENE
ROBIN, START US OFF HERE
HOW DID THIS COME ABOUT?
>>
>> KERRY WRANGLED ALL OF US
TOGETHER, GETTING OVER 100,000
PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE AND
RAISING HOW MUCH MONEY DID WE
GET FOR THE DEMOCRATIC WISCONSIN
PARTY, KERRY
>> YEAH, WE ACTUALLY DID VERY
WELL
WE MADE OVER $4,257,000.
IT’S THE BIGGEST GRASSROOTS FUND
RAZOR THAT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
OF WISCONSIN THAT’S EVER HELD
SFLP THEY SAID THIS IS THE
BIGGEST EVENT THEY’VE EVER DONE
IN TERMS OF GRASSROOTS
FUND-RAISING
ROBIN, WHEN YOU FIRST HEARD THE
IDEA OF REVISITING THAT THAT FOR
SO MANY OF YOU LAUNCHED YOUR
CAREERS AND YOU’VE BOTH GONE ON
TO SUCH SUCCESS SINCE THEN, WHAT
WAS YOUR THOUGHT AND DID IT KIND
OF TAKE YOU BACK TO A DIFFERENT
TIME
>> OH, COMPLETELY.
IT WAS SO MOVING AND SO
INVIGORATING TO BE INVOLVED WITH
THE WHOLE CAST AGAIN, WHAT, 37
YEARS LATER?
AND WHAT THAT GENERATED TO HAVE
SO MANY PEOPLE JOIN FORCES AND
WANT TO GET OUT THERE AND
VOLUNTEER WHICH IS THE MOST
PORCHBT
IMPORTANT THING.
WHETHER YOU’RE DOING TEXT OR
PHONE BANKING OR RECRUITING
POLLS, POLL WORKERS, WE ALL HAVE
A PARTY IN THIS TO CHANGE THE
COURSE OF HISTORY.
THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
ELECTION I THINK WE’VE EVER HAD.
>> SO, KERRY, I’M SURE THIS
RAISES THE QUESTION AND THERE
ARE DEMOCRATIC CHAIRS GOING,
THEY RAISED HOW MUCH
ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE THIS ACT
ON THE ROAD?
>> WE ARE, WILLIE.
WE’VE BEEN APPROACHED BY SOME
OTHER BATTLEGROUND STATES TO DO
SOME OTHER MOVIES.
>> I BET
>> SO WE’RE LOOKING AT DOING
SOME OTHER TABLE READS, YES.
>> MIKE BARNACLE HAS A QUESTION
FOR YOU.
>> ROBIN, BILL GOLDMAN WAS
FRIEND OF MINE
AND SEEING YOU TODAY AND NEARLY
EVERY TIME I’VE SEEN YOU DURING
YOUR GREAT CAREER IN EVERY ROLE
YOU’VE EVER BEEN IN, FORGIVE ME,
EVERY TIME I SEE IT, SEE YOU, I
THINK OF ONE WORD, MOWAGE.
WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE FOR YOU
AND FOR KERRY, AND KERRY, I’D
LIKE YOU TO ANSWER THIS, AS
WELL, TO BE PART OF A PROGRAM, A
MOVIE, RATHER, THAT IS SO
ENDURING THAT IT SORT OF
ECLIPSES A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS
YOU MAY HAVE DONE, BUT THE MOVIE
ITSELF IS SO ENDURING, STILL
POPULAR TODAY.
WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE TO HAVE
BEEN A PART OF THAT?
>> I MEAN, I FEEL HONORED TO BE
A PART OF SUCH AN ICONIC FILM.
AND HAVING READ THE SCRIPT
TOGETHER WITH THE FULL CAST,
IT’S SO RELEVANT TO TODAY.
THERE WERE SO MANY THINGS
AFTERWARDS, RIGHT?
KERRY, WE WERE LIKE, OH, MY
GOODNESS
THE MASKS, THE JOKE ABOUT THE
MASKS IN THE MOVIE, I FEEL LIKE
IT’S VERY IMPORTANT AND MAY BE
EVERYBODY SHOULD LISTEN TO THE
SCRIPT MORE CLOSELY NEXT TIME.
>> IT’S TRUE
I THINK AS AN ACTOR, YOU’RE
LUCKY TO HAVE ANYONE RESINATE
WITH YOUR WORK
AND THIS FILM IN PARTICULAR, AS
ROBIN SAYS, RESINATED WITH SO
MANY PEOPLE.
AND NOW IT’S BIGGER THAN ALL OF
US
SO, YES, WE VERY PROUD TO BE A
PART OF IT
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH
AMAZING.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR BEING ON THIS
MORNING.
>> SURE.
CAN I JUST SAY --
>> STILL AHEAD -- OH, YES, GO
AHEAD, KERRY
>> YES
WE ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO
GET INVOLVED PLEASE GO TO
WISDEMS VOLUNTEERS.ORG IF THEY
WANT TO VOLUNTEER OR DONATE.
>> SURE.
>>> STILL AHEAD, POLLS SHOW MORE
VOTERS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE
PANDEMIC
>>> PLUS, PRESIDENT TRUMP AND
THE DIRECTOR OF THE CDC APPEAR
TO BE AT ODDS OVER THE TIMING OF A POTENTIAL CORONAVIRUS VACCINE.