At this point, the movie was about 15 years old and I was a member of the new generation of millennials falling in love with it for the first time. I had a handful of films that were known as my “sick day movies” and The Princess Bride jumped immediately to the top. I begrudgingly let her put The Princess Bride into the brand new DVD player in her bedroom where I had taken up residence. The Princess Bride and 10 Things I Hate About You were supposed to cheer me up and make me feel better. My mom first bought me The Princess Bride one day when I was in upper elementary or middle school and had been home sick for a few days. As is my habit this year, I immediately went searching for an audiobook and discovered that Cary, and the entire still living cast of The Princess Bride, with one exception, read the audiobook!įrom actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in The Princes Bride, comes a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the family favorite and cult classic film filled with never-before-told stories, exclusive photographs, and interviews with costars Robin Wright, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest, and Mandy Patinkin, as well as author and screenwriter William Goldman, producer Norman Lear, and director Rob Reiner.Ĭlick on this graphic to explore the book page on LibraryThing! This graphic was used as my staff pick blurb at the bookstore I work at.

He was given carte blanche to choose his next project.When I was looking for a fun new book to read, one of my coworkers recommended As You Wish. He’d proven himself to be an A-list director with a deft ability to meld genres with his work on The Sure Thing and especially This Is Spinal Tap, released in 1984. #4 Rob Reiner’s career was on a clear upward trajectory by this point.

However, the project seemed destined to languish in what is commonly known in the business as Development Hell – meaning it had been passed around the studios a lot with all of them unable to get it made. #3 The script for The Princess Bride was written by Goldman, and he had declared it to be his favorite among those he had written.

I was not used to this level of interest, and no director had ever come to visit me on location before. #2 I was approached to play the role of Westley in The Princess Bride, a role that was originally written for a British actor. #1 I was offered the role of Westley in The Princess Bride, a character created in a renowned novel that had long been considered incapable of being adapted for the screen. Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

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