Watch Ted Cruz get really into acting out a scene from his all-time favorite movie The Princess Bride

Rather than explain why he loves the movie The Princess Bride, Ted Cruz decided to just demonstrate. The Texas senator and Republican presidential candidate went ahead and acted out an entire scene from the 1987 comedy classic — complete with imitations of the characters' voices — while taping a "Candidate Cafe" segment for WMUR.

While most of the people at the table are cracking up laughing, some, like the guy sitting to Cruz's left, don't seem to know what to think of the whole thing. "My media team is now having a heart attack," Cruz quips after wrapping up his rendition.

Watch the scene — which Cruz knows maybe a little too well — below. Becca Stanek

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