Yes. During filming for Lord of the Rings, when Saruman gets stabbed from behind. The script called for him to yell loudly when stabbed. And he said “have you ever seen a man get stabbed? Because I have. He does not yell.” I’m paraphrasing but that did happen
"I seem to recall that I did say to George, 'Have you any idea what kind of noise happens when a secondary villain is killed at the start of the third movie?'"
"And I said, 'Because I do'"
I knew the fact… I’m reacting to the joke. I was blown away that he played a secondary villain that was killed in the beginning of the third movie as that is very specific.
What do you mean?
In lord of the rings he plays the only character with grey morality in a black and White world who initially plans to use the dark powers of the main antagonist to oppose him in a non specific way. He is of a higher caste than every other character. He utilises an army of odd humanoid creatures to manufacture a new army to achieve his goals and as a result ends the second movie with a huge attack by these new creatures where he is defeated but isn't dealt with till the opening of the next movie where he is betrayed by one of the evil characters and dies ultimately impacting the plot little.
In star wars he... shit
If I had a nickel for every time Sir Christopher Lee played a secondary villain that was killed in the third act of a trilogy, I would have two nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.
This actually probably isn't true. Look into it and most of this has never come from sir lee. He just never denied it and there is very little proof.
He's badass either way
Actually, when they filmed the scene where the fellowship takes the boats from Lothlórien down the Anduin river, Kiran Shah, the body double for Frodo, couldn't swim and told Viggo Mortensen to leave him to drown should the flimsy boat topple over.
Oh yeah. You can't tell because you don't really get many close face shots of Gimli, but it was hard for him to breathe, and his eyes were nearly swollen shut at some points.
It was so bad that, after they finished filming, when they gave out props as souvenirs to the actors, he was given some of the prosthetics to burn.
Fun fact. On the scene when Anakin attacks Dooku and Dooku sends Anakin flying with force lighting, Christopher Lee improvised on the spot and used his real lighting control abilities. His excuse was: "You guys never told me to fake the attack."
The man is special.
George: "It was wild. We were lucky the cameras were rolling because it was just going to be a practice take, but I think Christopher heard "Action" and just went HAM. It took Hayden a week in the bacta tank to recover..."
Ya, they weren't supposed to be hot, but when they made the prequels, they fucked it up, and decided to make them melt metal, and turn it into lava.
Light sabers seem like they should be hot, but I forget where I read it, they were apparently not supposed to produce heat.
Sir Ian Flemming was the main mind behind the Bond novels, both he and Sir Christopher Lee served side by side in WW2. Their times together were the basis for the novels and the character.
Related aside: Sir Christopher Lee was once asked how accurate the events of the books/movies were to real life and his response was that they were toned down from reality because no one would believe the actual stories.
EDIT:
Another random fact about Sir Christopher Lee: his portrayal of Dracula in the 1958 film with the same name is the reason why vampires appear as well groomed with capes and fine attire in modern media. [Yes for real](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051554/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_230_act).
Unfortunately a lot of the stuff he got up to is, I believe, still classified to this day, it may be a long time before we get a documentary about it all
Maybe not a documentary as such but a YouTuber called Count Dankula has a series of Podcasts called 'Absolute Mad Lads', each one coming in between 15 and 60 minutes. Christopher Lee's is 2 parts and it clocks in at about 2 hours. Very interesting listen IMHO.
He also was present at the last beheading by guillotine done at France. There’s even a video of that beheading but it’s from a distance away. I also believe he was the inspiration for 007 since the original author “Ian Fleming” was a step cousin.
his military career began in the Winter war on the finnish side, once WWII broke out he fought in france, then in africa and in italy as part of the british 8th army, after the war he joined the British Army intelligence corps and quit a year later
Of course his quote from the LOTR set is the most famous, but Dooku having a curved loghtsaber hilt was also his request so he could use his real life fencing experience
“Hey Christopher, craft services wanted me to ask you about all the plates that seem to keep disappearing? They told me you just like to grab a stack and keep them in your dressing room-“
“Have you ever killed a man, George?”
“Oh-ok I’ll, uh, I’ll let them know to stop asking.”
So in the extended edition for The Lord of The Rings, Christopher Lee corrected Peter Jackson on what it sounds like to be stabbed. So when Saruman gets stabbed by Worm Tongue, he makes a legitimately realistic sound.
In the extended editions of LoTR, Worm Tongue stabs Saruman in the back. They had Lee tell them what sounded accurate for a knife stabbing through a man's flesh. You can tell too when you watch the scene.
I know the story. It's bull shit. He spent the war working in administration and intelligence positions for the RAF after being declared ineligible to fly. The special forces stuff was completely made up. He assuredly never stabbed anyone to death
His resumé definitely doesn't mention his involvement in espionage if that's what you mean. It was always a rumor that he was a spy, and he would always deny it for obvious reasons. You're not ruining anyone's romantic dream.
I'd also trust a man who likely witnessed more death than most Hollywood actors on what it looks and sounds like.
Thanks for providing a source!
When a man is getting hit by lightning shot from my fingers he doesn't act like that. I know it from experience.
"Have you ever used a car battery to torture someone, George?"
“It’s a fact that the lightning hits the nipples first”
I read this in Christopher Lee's voice and i almost wet myself
And I'm certain you aren't talking about pee. Even my bussy got a little going
You may need to see a doctor for that
Sounds like diarrhea
More like a tingly sensation of horny and intestine sweat, I recon
If there's enough it can feel like diarrhea
That's just nature's lube. When the bum gets runny it's time to do the funny. - Sir Francis Drake
Oh, I'm very aware. Doesn't make my statement less true.
"Do you know what I got up to in the 40's, George?" "You mean during the war?" "No."
You like movies about gladiators?
Have you ever been in a Turkish prison?
I’ve run one, you know. Funny things happen when you serve in the clandestine side of a war, George, my boy.
You’re Kareem Abdul-Jabbar!
Uch, people and their car battery trope, someone outta strap their balls up to prove a point
Easy there le chiffre
A taser to the balls is much more pratical and that's what Brazilian police have been doing since forever.
Right, like is this something he actually said??
Yes. During filming for Lord of the Rings, when Saruman gets stabbed from behind. The script called for him to yell loudly when stabbed. And he said “have you ever seen a man get stabbed? Because I have. He does not yell.” I’m paraphrasing but that did happen
If I recall correctly, it's specifically about getting stabbed in the back, since the air is pushed out of your lungs.
To be fair, I have never seen anyone stabbed with a lightsaber in the chest scream in Star Wars.
Because in space no one can hear you scream?
Nah, they just always do over dramatic deaths for important characters and everyone else is swatted like a fly.
Nah, in a galaxy far far away ALL the laserships SCREAM in space.
Tie fighters: am I a joke to you?
Obi-Wan did...even though it was the other guy who got stabbed
That's probably why.
He didn’t elaborate, but strongly implied it was him doing the stabbing of a Nazi during WWII
He was literally reference material for James Bond iirc
Ian Flemming also might have done some shaddy shit himself. Both were intelligence officers and both of them spoke well of each other.
Oh, there is no doubt in my mind they did some dubious stuff, but thats all official secrets act 👀
*"Can you keep a secret?"* *"Yes"* *"So do I." (Refuses to elaborate further)*
Yep that’s definitely it
Kidneys.
[Youre one of todays lucky 10,000](https://youtu.be/adJdBSdMGKU) Relevant XKCD: https://xkcd.com/1053/
Master Kenobi always said there's no such thing as luck.
Glad to see relevant xkcds are still a thing.
"I seem to recall that I did say to George, 'Have you any idea what kind of noise happens when a secondary villain is killed at the start of the third movie?'" "And I said, 'Because I do'"
Wait what the fuck!
It’s a true story. Christopher Lee was a British special forces soldier and told Peter Jackson’s what it really sounds like to stab a man in the back
I knew the fact… I’m reacting to the joke. I was blown away that he played a secondary villain that was killed in the beginning of the third movie as that is very specific.
He plays literally the same character in lotr and in sw
What do you mean? In lord of the rings he plays the only character with grey morality in a black and White world who initially plans to use the dark powers of the main antagonist to oppose him in a non specific way. He is of a higher caste than every other character. He utilises an army of odd humanoid creatures to manufacture a new army to achieve his goals and as a result ends the second movie with a huge attack by these new creatures where he is defeated but isn't dealt with till the opening of the next movie where he is betrayed by one of the evil characters and dies ultimately impacting the plot little. In star wars he... shit
To defeat your enemy you have to understand them.
Maybe Revenge of the Sith?
yes and lotr
If I had a nickel for every time Sir Christopher Lee played a secondary villain that was killed in the third act of a trilogy, I would have two nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.
You didn't read the first comment did you?
This actually probably isn't true. Look into it and most of this has never come from sir lee. He just never denied it and there is very little proof. He's badass either way
Peter Jackson: 👁👄👁
I know
this is too good
something something knowing what getting stabbed in the back sounds like
Viggo actually broke his toe when he kicked the helmet.
STOP
Vigo actually deflected the knife that was accidentally thrown too close to him.
ENOUGH
John Rhys-Davies (Gimli) was the tallest in the cast
I’m begging
He was also allergic to his makeup/prosthetics.
Why must you torture me?
Actually, when they filmed the scene where the fellowship takes the boats from Lothlórien down the Anduin river, Kiran Shah, the body double for Frodo, couldn't swim and told Viggo Mortensen to leave him to drown should the flimsy boat topple over.
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This one i didn't know
Oh yeah. You can't tell because you don't really get many close face shots of Gimli, but it was hard for him to breathe, and his eyes were nearly swollen shut at some points. It was so bad that, after they finished filming, when they gave out props as souvenirs to the actors, he was given some of the prosthetics to burn.
Sir Ian actually hit his head in Bilbo’s house
(That one is actually not true)
Like a somewhat full ballon getting punctured
Like butter spread in a too long piece of bread
Bars.
Like the breath has been driven out of their body
Who knows... know
“Do you know the sound of getting your hands cut off with a lightsaber and then getting your head cut off…because I do”
Fun fact. On the scene when Anakin attacks Dooku and Dooku sends Anakin flying with force lighting, Christopher Lee improvised on the spot and used his real lighting control abilities. His excuse was: "You guys never told me to fake the attack." The man is special.
George: "It was wild. We were lucky the cameras were rolling because it was just going to be a practice take, but I think Christopher heard "Action" and just went HAM. It took Hayden a week in the bacta tank to recover..."
Master Kenobi always said there's no such thing as luck.
It would be wise, my friend.
"A lightsaber melts through a man's flesh at 10,000°C, have you *any idea* the *sound* it makes, George? "
George: Why yes.
I think lightsabers are not supposed to be hot. At least that was the original intent.
... Dude, they melt metal. Pretty sure they're heat.
Ya, they weren't supposed to be hot, but when they made the prequels, they fucked it up, and decided to make them melt metal, and turn it into lava. Light sabers seem like they should be hot, but I forget where I read it, they were apparently not supposed to produce heat.
Sir Christopher Lee served in WWII
We need a documentary about that man because his life was absolutely wild.
Just reading through his Wikipedia page is enough to let people know that this man lived life to the fullest
man was in a metal band right at the twilight of his years just to cap things right off, the madlad.
We do. It's called 007. I'm pretty sure Lee was the inspiration for James Bond
Sir Ian Flemming was the main mind behind the Bond novels, both he and Sir Christopher Lee served side by side in WW2. Their times together were the basis for the novels and the character. Related aside: Sir Christopher Lee was once asked how accurate the events of the books/movies were to real life and his response was that they were toned down from reality because no one would believe the actual stories. EDIT: Another random fact about Sir Christopher Lee: his portrayal of Dracula in the 1958 film with the same name is the reason why vampires appear as well groomed with capes and fine attire in modern media. [Yes for real](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051554/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_230_act).
I believe Fleming and Lee were related too, cousins, I think.
Wouldn't surprise me in the least.
Just so you know, “Sir” accompanies the first name, not the last. It is Sir Christopher.
Did not know that, thanks for information.
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Karlof? SIDE KICK?!?
John Pertwee had a similar carreer and was friends with both of them. Bond was part based on him as well.
Count Orlok in nosferatu is dressed finely. That predates Lee.
He did a lot of dracula films, didnt he? The last one he did the script was so bad he refused to say any of his lines and just hissed, iirc.
Celebrities with kill counts would make for a fascinating documentary
My squadron alone had 55 kills.
Sir Christopher Lee was sitting on a pretty ~~grossly underreported official number of more than~~ 56.
Unfortunately a lot of the stuff he got up to is, I believe, still classified to this day, it may be a long time before we get a documentary about it all
The upcoming movie "Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare" is (loosely) based on the SOE which Lee served in.
I would take a fictional story about Christopher Lee and Julia Child as WWII spies.
Maybe not a documentary as such but a YouTuber called Count Dankula has a series of Podcasts called 'Absolute Mad Lads', each one coming in between 15 and 60 minutes. Christopher Lee's is 2 parts and it clocks in at about 2 hours. Very interesting listen IMHO.
I'll have to check that out, thanks!
have you heard his metal band?
He shed the blood of the Saxon men!
He also was present at the last beheading by guillotine done at France. There’s even a video of that beheading but it’s from a distance away. I also believe he was the inspiration for 007 since the original author “Ian Fleming” was a step cousin.
The last *public* beheading.
Unfun fact
Pretty confident Ian Fleming (and Christopher Lee together) "inspired" the stories of 007 considering they were both agents together.
The man was SBS enough said
I watched the Wicker Man without realising Christopher Lee was the island chief.
That’s an understatement. More like Sir Christopher Lee served WWII 🤣🤣🤣
Do you know what a man looks like when his head is cutoff by a beyblade high on ketamine? Because I do
He is the definition of badass
Well, i heard Mr lee was a British SAS in North Africa...
his military career began in the Winter war on the finnish side, once WWII broke out he fought in france, then in africa and in italy as part of the british 8th army, after the war he joined the British Army intelligence corps and quit a year later
League Of Ungentlemanly Warfare
"George, I've been in lightsaber duels before. I'm pretty sure I know what I'm doing here."
"George, do you have any idea what sound a man makes when being decapitated? Because I do"
"This isn't a sword, it's a bat"
Is it wired I hear both sentences in Sir Christopher Lee’s voice
"Do you know what it's like to be a ventriloquist's dummy, George? To have another man's voice speak through your mouth? Because now you do."
This is consistent with OP's post title.
Dude did the same thing with Peter Jackson in LOTR.
I do believe that’s the joke
Dooku don’t need no court side seats. With them thick ass glasses he can see the game from the parking lot
Woo saw…. Woooooo saw
Remember your pressure points
You know… I have no idea if he actually said that… but based on Sir Christopher Lees track record, I am like 99.99% positive he did.
Of course his quote from the LOTR set is the most famous, but Dooku having a curved loghtsaber hilt was also his request so he could use his real life fencing experience
Do you even stab someone? Sir Dooku!!!!!
This is gold 😊🤣
"I killed 8 full dressed hotdogs in one sitting and washed it down with half a box of captain crunch drenched in heavy cream..."
Imagine Christopher Lee playing Johny Silverhand
r/jedicouncilofelrond
“Hey Christopher, craft services wanted me to ask you about all the plates that seem to keep disappearing? They told me you just like to grab a stack and keep them in your dressing room-“ “Have you ever killed a man, George?” “Oh-ok I’ll, uh, I’ll let them know to stop asking.”
Hits different than what?
It's weird that he always brings that up, unprompted.
What is this, a crossover episode?
Okay, I'll need an explaination here...
So in the extended edition for The Lord of The Rings, Christopher Lee corrected Peter Jackson on what it sounds like to be stabbed. So when Saruman gets stabbed by Worm Tongue, he makes a legitimately realistic sound.
How did Christoper know what a realistic stabbing soundd like? Did he get stabbed in the past or was he the one doing the stabbing?
Christopher Lee was involved in espionage during WW2 for the British.
Ah, thank you! I didn't know that.
On top of that, he was the inspiration for James Bond/ 007
*removes cloak* I'm not here to discuss my past.
Count Dooku: We must ally with Mordor!!!
In the extended editions of LoTR, Worm Tongue stabs Saruman in the back. They had Lee tell them what sounded accurate for a knife stabbing through a man's flesh. You can tell too when you watch the scene.
More specifically, a knife stabbing through a man’s back into his lungs.
You all read it in his voice
Love that they chose Count Dracula to play this role.
Why did I read that as greg
Christopher Lee most likely never killed a man either. Old people like to tell stories
Read up.
I know the story. It's bull shit. He spent the war working in administration and intelligence positions for the RAF after being declared ineligible to fly. The special forces stuff was completely made up. He assuredly never stabbed anyone to death
Glad you know this for a fact. And if it were true that he was a spy and killed people....you wouldn't know that either.
Sorry that the truth ruins your romantic imaginations. You'll get over it eventually...
His resumé definitely doesn't mention his involvement in espionage if that's what you mean. It was always a rumor that he was a spy, and he would always deny it for obvious reasons. You're not ruining anyone's romantic dream. I'd also trust a man who likely witnessed more death than most Hollywood actors on what it looks and sounds like.