Elwes was inspired to write the book following a special 25th anniversary screening of the film at the New York Film Festival, which was rapturously received. 14, offers a thrilling, behind-the-scenes look at the production’s highs and lows, from would-be castings to various hijinks. It’s this last quote, As You Wish, which serves as the title of an upcoming tome penned by Elwes (with help from Joe Layden) about the making of the unlikeliest of cinema classics, The Princess Bride. Prepare to die.” “Anybody want a peanut?” “As you wish.” The film’s screenplay, courtesy of the great William Goldman-who took home a pair of Oscars for penning Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and All the President’s Men-is endlessly quotable: “Inconceivable!” “Hello, My name is Inigo Montoya. Reiner’s film, released in 1987, boasted a wildly diverse cast including the up-and-coming Brit Elwes as The Man In Black, newcomer Robin Wright as Princess Buttercup, a scenery-chewing Mandy Patinkin as the vengeance-seeking Spaniard Inigo Montoya, wrestler Andre the Giant and thespian Wallace Shawn as henchmen Fezzik and Vizzini, Chris Sarandon as the scheming Prince Humperdinck, Christopher Guest playing against type as the evil Six-Fingered Man, Billy Crystal and Carol Kane as Miracle Max and Valerie, as well as Peter Falk and Fred Savage as the grandfather/narrator and his grandson, respectively. Elwes, of course, portrayed the iconic, Zorro-like hero Westley in the Rob Reiner epic-a swashbuckling fantasy/adventure/romance replete with a giant, a six-fingered man, Rodents of Unusual Size, the Cliffs of Insanity, the list goes on. perhaps I have the strength after all.“It really was like a traveling circus,” Cary Elwes says of filming one of the most beloved movies in the history of cinema, The Princess Bride. It's conceivable, you miserable, vomitous mass, that I'm only lying here because I lack the strength to stand. Westley: It's possible, Pig, I might be bluffing. Prince Humperdinck: I think you're bluffing. That is what "to the pain means." It means I leave you in anguish, wallowing in freakish misery forever. Every babe that weeps at your approach, every woman who cries out, "Dear God! What is that thing," will echo in your perfect ears. So that every shriek of every child at seeing your hideousness will be yours to cherish. Your ears you keep and I'll tell you why. Prince Humperdinck: And then my ears, I understand let's get on with it. The next thing you will lose will be your left eye followed by your right. A mistake I don't mean to duplicate tonight. Prince Humperdinck: And then my tongue I suppose, I killed you too quickly the last time. To the pain means the first thing you will lose will be your feet below the ankles. Prince Humperdinck: That may be the first time in my life a man has dared insult me. Westley: I'll explain and I'll use small words so that you'll be sure to understand, you warthog faced buffoon. Prince Humperdinck: I don't think I'm quite familiar with that phrase. Prince Humperdinck: First things first, to the death.
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