Somewhere in the world, at this very moment,
it is extremely likely that The Princess Bride
is playing on a television or cable channel.
Despite a lackluster performance at the box office when
the movie was first released in
1987, The Princess Bride has
gone on to become one of the
most quoted films of all time
with a cult fanbase that now
includes several generations of
fans. Cary Elwes, who starred
as Westley, the film’s hero, has
had fans utter famous lines
from the film for decades, yet
instead of driving him crazy,
the fans just make him appreciate that role more and more.
The Princess Bride is a fairy
tale adventure about a beautiful young woman and her one
true love. After a long separation, he must battle the evils
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of the kingdom of Florin to be
reunited with her. Adapted by
William Goldman from his own
novel, the film was the first
big Hollywood film for Elwes
who would go on to have roles
in films such as Robin Hood:
Men In Tights, Glory, Days of
Thunder, Twister, and Saw. In
October 2014, he co-authored
the book AS YOU WISH: Inconceivable Tales from the Making
of The Princess Bride with Joe
Layden. The book provides
Elwes’ first-hand account of
the making of the film and includes interviews with many
of his co-stars, a foreword by
Rob Reiner and an epilogue by
Normal Lear.
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