Movie: The Princess Bride (1987)
Tagline: Scaling the Cliffs of Insanity, Battling Rodents of Unusual Size, Facing torture in the Pit of Despair. – True love has never been a snap.
Trivia: While shooting scenes on top of a high grassy slope, Cary Elwes broke his toe. André the Giant couldn’t walk up that hill, which was a huge slab, so he drove a rented, small four-wheeler and threw Elwes the keys to try it. Elwes went over a rock, which got caught between his toes and the pedal, crushing his toe. He couldn’t delay the shoot and thus shot his scene. In the film, you can see him limping when he’s running into the swamp. Costume designer Phyllis Dalton made a special shoe for him.
Goofs: Revealing mistakes: Fezzik obviously being pulled up the cliff by a wire.
“A kindly grandfather sits down with his grandson and reads him a bedtime story. The story is one that has been passed down through from father to son for generations. As the grandfather reads the story, the action comes alive. The story is a classic tale of love and adventure as the beautiful Buttercup is kidnapped and held against her will in order to marry the odious Prince Humperdinck, and Westley (her childhood beau, now returned as the Dread Pirate Roberts) attempts to save her. On the way he meets an accomplished swordsman and a huge, super strong giant, both of whom become his companions in his quest. They meet a few bad guys along the way to rescue Buttercup. Written by Afterburner <aburner@erols.com>”
