As you Wish : : Inconceivable Tales From the Making of the Princess Bride

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Includes index.
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.
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.

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Fun and Funny submitted by stoutr on June 12, 2015, 10:11am A fun and funny collection of stories documenting the making of The Princess Bride by the graciously humble and self-deprecating lead actor. If you enjoyed the movie, you'll probably enjoy this book.

Wonderful & Humor-Filled submitted by ValerieL on June 13, 2015, 8:31pm As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of 'The Princess Bride' by Cary Elwes with Joe Layden is a wonderful and funny book of anecdotes and other tales of happenings on the set during the making of 'The Princess Bride', a cult-classic movie from the 1980s.

Cary Elwes has a very humble and self-depreciating manner in his narration. He talks about feeling like he is this "nobody" versus Rob Reiner and all the other "Hollywood greats" who worked on the film; not that they ever made him feel that way, it was his own lack of self-confidence. He tells most of the story through his own point of view, but there are parts where the other major actors from the film add their own memories and stories.

Even though he has passed on from this world, Elwes and the other actors do a great job remembering Andre the Giant - sharing stories about him and their interactions with him.

I couldn't stop laughing while reading all the anecdotes. For me, the best part was that even tho' I knew some of the stories and the trivia about the movie, it didn't detract from this book at all. Some stories I knew and some were new to me. Together they made a magical retelling of the making of the movie.

Come live the making of one of the biggest cult-classic movies ever through the eyes of its cast! You won't regret it!

Read this Book submitted by monkk on July 16, 2015, 2:15pm If you liked The Princess Bride (and who didn't??) read this book. I thoroughly enjoyed all the behind the scenes stories, particularly those about Andre the Giant. Cary Elwes makes for a great narrator, and there are lots of quotes and anecdotes from other people who worked on the movie as well.

Great read submitted by karenkay on August 20, 2015, 2:06pm This is a great book for those obsessed with the movie The Princess Bride

Wonderful submitted by Xris on July 8, 2017, 7:54pm A wonderful trip down memory lane about a great movie! I loved hearing the behind-the-scenes stories!!

Loved it! submitted by kittenkat101 on July 5, 2018, 2:49pm You probably want to be a fan of The Princess Bride to enjoy this book. If you are unable to recall each scene in the film/book, it may be challenging to get context for the narrative here. As a huge fan, I loved reading this book and recommend it highly! You get insight into the costuming, cast relationships, acting, and stunts from the movie.

Hard Not to Love submitted by chowcy on August 28, 2020, 8:57pm If you love The Princess Bride, you will love this book. I happen to love The Princess Bride, and this book is sweet and full of references that will delight fans.