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As you wish : inconceivable tales from the making of The princess bride

Elwes, Cary 1962- (Author). Layden, Joe (Added Author).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 1476764042
ISBN: 9781476764047
ISBN: 1476764026
ISBN: 9781476764023
Physical Description: viii, 259 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
print
Edition: First Touchstone hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York : Touchstone, 2014.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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.