tinued Elwes. “So, he was very
nervous on the set. He ruined
one of the first takes actually.
The first take of the film is me
putting out the fire in the Fire
Swamp on Buttercup’s dress.
Goldman didn’t know we were
shooting that day, so when it
happened he thought it was a
mistake. He screamed, ‘Robin’s
on fire!’ in the middle of a take.
It was very funny. Rob yelled
‘Cut!’ and turned to Bill. He said,
‘Bill, she’s supposed to catch on
fire. You wrote it in every draft
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and the book!’ He was absolutely mortified.”
AS YOU WISH is full of great behind-the-scenes tales and memories from the cast. Elwes was inspired to create the book after he
and his fellow cast members took
part in a 25th anniversary screening of the film in 2012 at the New
York Film Festival. In the book’s
introduction, Elwes recalls that
night and how amazing it was
that the film was both celebrating 25 years and that its audience
now spans generations.
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