I was in Tribeca before it got gentrified. Reading your paper and exploring a new life in America. “I spent most of the ’80s, believe it or not, in Manhattan. And the fact that this is over 30 years ago is really phenomenal.”įilming the ’80’s-era Netflix show also brought back memories of his own time during that decade, which the London-born actor spent in New York City, studying at Sarah Lawrence College and the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute. I think you’re lucky as an actor to have any of your work resonate with anyone. It’s wonderful - I call it the gift that keeps on giving. It used to be sort of weekly, and now it’s once every few days. “I have three words that mean ‘I love you,’ ” he says of his catch phrase. Then again, Elwes tells The Post, he’s luckier than his “Princess Bride” co-star, Wallace Shawn, who has people yelling “inconceivable” to him all the time. He’s also the perfect actor for a show steeped in ’80s nostalgia, thanks to “The Princess Bride,” whose fans love to quote his character’s lines to him. “You can go to any part of the world and there are politicians who are - let’s put it this way - more interested in themselves than their community.” Elwes with Robin Wright in 1987’s “The Princess Bride.” Everett Collection It’s a nice contrast to have a mayor who doesn’t.”Īlthough he stops short of naming names, Elwes says he drew from real-life politicians to craft Mayor Kline. The chief is somebody who does care deeply about the community. But because we’ve watched these kids grow up, they feel like family. “If you weren’t, it would just be some run-of-the-mill horror thing. “You’re so invested in these characters,” he says. Maisel.” “I admired him from before we started working together.”Įlwes says the main reason he signed on to “Stranger Things” was his affection for the people in the story. “David is wonderful,” says Elwes, who’s also known for “Robin Hood: Men in Tights” and “Saw,” and who will figure in the third season of “The Marvelous Mrs. This mayor is a corrupt, cocaine-sniffing, ’80s politician who lives in a large house with garish, animal-print decor, and who loves frustrating the show’s kindhearted grump, Police Chief Hopper (David Harbour). The new season of “Stranger Things” sees the small town of Hawkins, Ind., equipped with a new mall, new supernatural threats and a new character, Elwes’ Mayor Larry Kline.īut don’t expect to hear Kline say “as you wish,” Elwes’ wistful “Princess Bride” catchphrase. That was the first time we watched a show where we absolutely canceled everything.

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