Ron Perlman “spat in Sean Connery’s face 16 times” during ‘The Name Of The Rose’ scene

Ron Perlman has revealed that while filming 1986 classic The Name Of The Roses, he had to spit in “hero” Sean Connery’s face 16 times. Based on the historical mystery novel of the same name, The Name Of The Roses starred Sean Connery as friar William Of Baskerville, who’s trying to solve a series of bizarre deaths taking place within a medieval abbey. During his investigation he encounters Ron Perlman’s Salvatore, a hunchback who speaks in a jumble of different languages. After someone tries to murder William, he confronts Salvatore who spits in his face. In a new interview with The Guardian, Perlman said that he spent every moment he could with Connery, watching him act and listening to his stories. “He was my hero, the real deal. When it came to the scene where I had to spit in his eye, I just couldn’t do it.” Connery then took Perlman aside and said if he didn’t spit in his face, they’d be there all day. “So I finally just let one fly,” Perlman explained. “The problem was, you don’t film from just one angle, you have to recreate in profile, medium shot, closeup, over-the-shoulder. I must have spat in Sean Connery’s face 16 times that day.” Speaking to the BBC in 2014 about the s...