As you wish : inconceivable tales from the making of The princess bride
Title:
As you wish : inconceivable tales from the making of The princess bride
Author:
Elwes, Cary, 1962-
Personal Author:
Edition:
First Touchstone hardcover edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Touchstone, 2014.
Physical Description:
viii, 259 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Summary:
From actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in The Princess Bride, comes a first-person account and behind-the-scenes look at the making of the 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.
General Note:
Includes index.
Language:
English
Contents:
Foreword / by Rob Reiner -- Introduction -- Meeting Rob -- Pre-production and meeting Buttercup -- The table read and meeting Fezzik -- "En garde!" -- Wrestling the R.O.U.S in the fire swamp -- Storming the Castle and being mostly dead -- Rob's traveling circus -- True wuv -- Vizzini and Miracle Max -- A couple of mishaps -- The greatest swordfight in modern times -- All good things... -- A fairy-tale ending -- Epilogue / by Norman Lear.
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ISBN:
9781476764023
Format :
Book
