As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride (39 page)

sword fighting and training,
67
,
69
–71,
73
–84,
85
,
86
,
126
–28,
184
,
187
,
189
,
195
–208,
202

twenty-fifth-anniversary screening and,
4
,
6

Yentl
and,
88

Peak District,
7
,
111
–13,
136
,
155

People’s Choice Awards,
219

Petty, Tom,
17
–18,
191

Peverel, William, the Elder,
112

Pickens, Slim,
123

Pickford, Mary,
112

Pileggi, Nick,
233

Pinewood Studios,
18

Pink Panther
series (films),
144

Pit of Despair scenes,
40
,
58
,
188
,
197
,
198

P. J. Clarke’s (bar),
224

Pollack, Mark E.,
241

Pontiac Silverdome,
122

Pride and Prejudice
(film),
113

Princess Bride
(album),
192

The Princess Bride
(film):

casting of,
18
,
41
–45

cast’s mutual affection and respect,
3
–4,
113
,
131
–33,
170
,
238

cast’s table read of,
47
–56,
59
–61

catering for,
129
–30

as classic,
4
–10

critical reviews,
7
–8,
220
–21

“Development Hell” and,
16
–20

director’s importance and,
132
–35

distribution of,
22
–23

as family film,
8
,
167
–68

Fire Swamp scenes,
58
,
85
–110,
187

gross receipts for,
222

Haddon Hall and,
111
–14

high-profile fans of,
229
–33

as “impossible” to make,
13
,
16
–17,
20
–22

injuries during filming,
165
,
169
,
173
–87,
189
–91,
196
,
202
,
206
,
211
,
224

Norman Lear and,
242

marketing of,
218
,
219
,
222
–23

New York Film Festival screenings,
3
,
221

plot synopsis of,
56
–59

popular quotes from,
4
–5,
9
,
59
,
157
,
169
–70,
228
,
234
,
235
,
236

popular resurgence of,
8
–9,
228
–29

pre-production and,
33
–45

screening of rough cut,
217
–18

sword fight training,
65
–84

Toronto Film Festival screening,
4
,
218
–19,
220
,
221
,
235

tourism in the Peak District and,
113

twenty-fifth-anniversary screening,
3
,
4
,
9
,
234
–37,
241

weather’s effect on filming,
135
–38

The Princess Bride
(Goldman),
7
,
12
,
14
,
16
,
20
,
26
,
34
,
55

The Prisoner of Zenda
(film),
201

Pryor, Richard,
24

quicksand scene,
100
–103

Radner, Gilda,
217
–18

Ragtime
(film),
52
,
71

Raiders of the Lost Arc
(film),
68

Redford, Robert,
20
,
22
,
42
,
242

Reiner, Carl:

William Goldman and,
19
–21

as Rob Reiner’s father,
25

screening of rough cut of film and,
217
,
218

sincerity/satire balance and,
107

Reiner, Rob:

André the Giant and,
48
–51,
120
,
124
–26,
213

Danny Blackner and,
105
–7

casting and,
11
–16,
23
–31,
41
–44,
242

cast’s table read and,
47
–56,
59
–60

catering and,
130

Bill Clinton and,
233

cooking for cast and,
139
–40

critical response to film and,
220

Billy Crystal and,
93
,
155
,
164
,
165
,
166

as director,
7
,
17
–21,
93
,
133
–38,
174
,
182
–84,
216
,
235

Cary Elwes and,
11
–16,
25
,
113
,
137
,
141
,
144
,
161
,
177
–79,
181
–85,
189
–91,
198
,
211
,
237

end of production and,
216

English food and,
138
–40

Peter Falk and,
171

film’s marketing and,
219
,
222
,
223

film’s popular resurgence and,
239

film’s release and,
217
–19

Fire Swamp scenes and,
85
–88,
91
–99,
101
–3,
105
–10

William Goldman and,
20
,
21
–22,
23
,
88
,
91
,
94
,
95

John Gotti and,
233

Christopher Guest and,
139
,
140

Haddon Hall filming and,
114

Carol Kane and,
133
,
155

laughter during takes and,
124
–26,
155
,
165
,
167
,
168
,
169
,
198

love of storytelling,
237
–38

“mostly dead” and,
115
–16,
123
,
168

Mandy Patinkin and,
53
,
71
,
72
,
139
,
140

playing darts and,
140
–41

pre-production and,
36
,
39
–41

Andy Scheinman and,
21
,
23
,
93
,
128
,
137
–38,
140

Wallace Shawn and,
152
,
153
,
154
–55,
157
,
158
,
159
,
160

sheepdog trials and,
140
–41

shooting final scenes and,
212
–15

sword fighting scenes and,
66
–67,
70
,
78
,
81
,
196
–201,
203
,
204
,
206
–8

tea breaks and,
128
–29,
135

This is Spinal Tap
and,
11
,
17
–18,
20

twenty-fifth-anniversary screening and,
4
,
235
–37,
241

USS
Coral Sea
hat and,
191
–92

weather’s effect on filming and,
135
–38

Return of the Jedi
(film),
104

Richards, Terry,
174
–77,
179

Ripping Yarns
(TV show),
144

Roberts, Bartholomew,
38

Robin Hood
(film),
67

Robinson, Harriet,
11
,
12
,
14
,
15
,
29
,
31

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
(film),
9
,
235

Rodents of Unusual Size,
4
,
7
,
58
,
65
,
103
–7,
106
,
109
–10,
238

Rolling Stones (rock band),
122

Roussimoff, André René.
See
André the Giant

Roussimoff, Boris,
119

Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts,
68

Royal Shakespeare Company,
13

Salinger, J. D.,
152

Sanford and Son
(TV show),
22

Santa Barbara
(TV show),
42
,
43
,
61
,
143
,
146

Sarah Lawrence College,
27

Sarandon, Chris:

André the Giant and,
127

“Captain Kangaroo” fire warden and,
115

casting of,
41
,
42
,
52
,
242

cast’s table read and,
51

Cary Elwes and,
54

on English crews,
40

William Goldman and,
42
,
52

Humperdinck role and,
146

movie poster and,
220

Rob Reiner and,
134
,
140

twenty-fifth-anniversary screening and,
4

Robin Wright and,
54

Sarandon, Susan,
42

Saturday Night Live
(TV show),
23
–24,
27
,
53
,
162

Savage, Fred:

alternate ending scene and,
212

bedroom set for,
40

casting of,
242

cast’s mutual affection and respect,
238

cast’s table read and,
52

Cary Elwes and,
170
–71

Peter Falk and,
7
,
170
–71,
210

film’s marketing and,
222

film’s poster and,
219

Mandy Patinkin and,
238

twenty-fifth-anniversary screening and,
4

USS
Coral Sea
hat and,
191

Saw
(film),
6

Scaramouche
(film),
201

The Scarlet Pimpernel
(film),
201

Scheinman, Andy:

André the Giant and,
48
–49,
50
–51,
62
,
63
,
117
,
120
,
122

Danny Blackner and,
105
–7

casting and,
11
,
14
–15,
24
–26,
28
,
29
,
30
,
43
,
242

cast’s table read and,
47
–51,
54

Chernobyl accident and,
16
,
26

decision to produce film and,
19

Cary Elwes and,
11
,
14
–15,
103
,
144
,
183

English food and,
138
,
139

film’s marketing and,
223

quicksand scene and,
103

Rob Reiner and,
21
,
23
,
93
,
128
,
137
–38,
140

Rodents of Unusual Size and,
107

Wallace Shawn and,
152
,
154
,
160

sword fighting scenes and,
66
,
198

Schwarzenegger, Arnold,
22
,
53
,
219

SCTV
(TV show),
144

The Sea Hawk
(film),
78
,
201

The Season
(Goldman),
20

Sellers, Peter,
144

Shawn, Wallace:

André the Giant and,
159
,
160

Battle of Wits scene and,
128
,
155
–58

casting of,
41
,
151
,
152
,
242

cast’s table read and,
51

Cliffs of Insanity scene and,
158
–59,
160

Cary Elwes and,
153

insecurities of,
152
–59

kidnapped Buttercup scenes and,
148

quoting popular lines and,
157
,
236

Rob Reiner and,
152
,
153
,
154
–55,
157
,
158
,
159
,
160

sword fighting scenes and,
202

twenty-fifth-anniversary screening and,
4
,
236

Robin Wright and,
147

Shearer, Harry,
18

sheepdog trials,
140
–41

Shepperton Studios:

Cliffs of Insanity set,
127
,
159
,
160
,
191
,
202

Fire Swamp set at,
40
,
85

FX Department and,
36
–37

shooting scenes and,
152
,
212

The Six Million Dollar Man
(TV show),
48
,
53

Smith, Mel,
197
–98,
197
,
234

Soap
(TV show),
24

Something Different
(play),
20

Spielberg, Steven,
88

The Spy Who Loved Me
(film),
49