The Princess Bride (1987)
The Princess Bride was the link movie connecting Dog Day Afternoon and Wonder.
Linked through Chris Sarandon and Mandy Patinkin.
Both Chris Sarandon and Mandy Patinkin appeared in The Princess Bride.
About The Princess Bride
"It's as real as the feelings you feel."
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.
Directed by Rob Reiner
Written by William Goldman
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The film won the 1988 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and the People's Choice Award at the 12th Toronto International Film Festival. In 2016 it was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
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Score by Mark Knopfler
The original soundtrack album was composed by Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits and was released by Warner Bros. Records in the United States and Vertigo Records internationally in Novembe
Movie trivia
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The film preserves the novel's metafictional structure by framing the main tale as a book being read by a grandfather to his sick grandson.
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Rob Reiner was gifted the book by his father, decided to adapt it after the success of This Is Spinal Tap, worked closely with William Goldman, and secured financial support from Norman Lear with distribution by 20th Century Fox.
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Earlier attempts to film the novel included 20th Century Fox paying Goldman $500,000 in 1973 and signing Richard Lester before the project stalled; Goldman later bought back the rights and directors like François Truffaut, Robert Redford and Norman Jewison also tried to adapt it.
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Reiner settled quickly on Cary Elwes for Westley based on his performance in Lady Jane and flew to West Berlin to meet him while Elwes was filming Maschenka to confirm the casting.
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Robin Wright was cast about a week before filming after a wide audition process; when she arrived at Reiner's door in a white dress William Goldman reportedly felt she perfectly matched the character.
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Cary Elwes and Mandy Patinkin trained about three weeks with fencing instructors Bob Anderson and stunt coordinator Peter Diamond, learned to fence left- and right-handed, and performed their own combat scenes except for two somersaults done by stunt doubles.
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