Fred Savage, a key member of the Princess Bride family, was absent from a Zoom reunion due to his political beliefs. Savage played the role of the unnamed grandson in the film and was not part of the reunion. His absence sparked speculation that he didn’t participate because he is believed to be a Republican.
The Princess Bride cast reunited recently for a star-studded Zoom reunion, but one person was noticeably absent. Fans noticed the fact Fred played the Grandson to whom the story is being told. Savage, an actor and director, best known for his role as Kevin Arnold in the TV series “The Grinder,” reminisced about his experience on The Princess Bride, his excitement at meeting the late Andre the Giant, and leaving the country for the movie Once Upon a Deadpool.
Savage has also been linked to working with Peter Falk on the beloved film, The Princess Bride. He has also spoken about working with Peter Falk on the film Home Movie: The Princess Bride and has worked as a director.
Director Rob Reiner stated that all cast members who were still alive were participating in the reunion. Fred’s absence has led to a range of speculations from fans on social media, but he hasn’t addressed why he missed the reunion.
In The Princess Bride, Fred Savage played the title protagonist in Oswald and voiced the title protagonist in Oswald. He has worked as a director and starred in the television sitcom Crumbs.
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… The Princess Bride directed by Rob Reiner it tells the story of a young sick boy living in modern 1980s played by Fred Savage …
Why did Wesley leave The Princess Bride?
Buttercup lives on a small farm in the country of Florin. With her is a farm boy named Westley. Buttercup loves to order Westley about. From polishing her horses saddle, to fetching pitchers, to feeding pigs, Westley is ordered about by Buttercup. One day, they are both amazed to discover that they really like each other. Westley, being a poor farm boy, leaves Buttercup and decidesto seek ways to make money for marriage, in the lands across the sea.
On his way, his ship is attacked by the Dread Pirate Roberts, who wasnt in the business of keeping captors alive. So, word reaches Buttercup that Westley is no longer alive, she retreats into her room and shuts herself a way from the world.
Several years later she is on the brink of marrying Prince Humperdinck but she is kidnapped by a band of criminals, Vezzini the self professed genius, Fezzik the giant, and Inigo, a man who has spent years trying to avenge the death of his father at the hands of one of Humperdincks men (the one with six fingers on his left hand).
As she is being taken away, there is a mysterious figure that begins to follow them. Unbeknownst to all, the mystery figure is Westley. He eventually rescues Buttercup. He defeats Inigo, Fezzik and Vezzini to save her.
What is the famous line from Princess Bride?
1. Life is painful, Highness. Anyone who says otherwise is lying.
Why do Mormons love The Princess Bride?
Mormons believe true love can conquer life’s unfairness. The story shows us that life isn’t fair. We see it when Westley tells Inigo, “Get used to it.” Later, the grandpa asks young Fred Savage, “Who says life is fair?” Where is that written? The movie shows the difficulties of life, including death. But then it shows that miracles do happen and in the end, “death cannot stop true love.” “It just makes it take longer.” This movie has everything Mormons love: lovable characters, clean comedy, true love, and good morals. I’ll give you a heads-up. This is a kissing movie. Tell us what you think of this classic movie in the comments!
Can Christians watch The Princess Bride?
The film is strongly biblical and has a few romantic love elements. Language: One Jesus profanity and one use of “sob.” In a story told by a grandfather to his grandson, a young girl falls in love with a farm boy. They pledge their love, but when the boy goes missing, the princess is forced to marry another. Will the Bride and her Beloved reunite in this story of true love, hope, adventure, and hilarity? From Westley and the Princess Bride to Inigo Montoya and Count Rugen, the film features a cast of memorable characters. Reiner’s direction, Goldman’s screenplay, and the cast’s performances all contribute to the film’s success. The story of the Princess Bride and her true love is biblically redemptive. It’s also hilarious. The film is well-made, with a skilled director and actors. The film is strongly biblical and has a few romantic elements. In a world where happy endings are rare, The Princess Bride is an older, more biblical type of story. The film is still a great one for teens and adults. Movieguide® says parents should be careful with younger children because of some violence, two uses of bad language, and some suggestive scenes.
Was Morgenstern real?
This isn’t true. Goldman wrote The Princess Bride. Morgenstern, Florin, and Goldman never existed. The book is full of Goldman’s notes about what he left out of the original text. He only mentions writing his own scene once, a powerful reunion between Wesley and Buttercup. But it’s not in the book because the publisher wouldn’t let him put words in Morgenstern’s mouth. Goldman says readers can get the scene he wrote by writing to the publisher, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Many people wrote in, helping Goldman with his trickery and storytelling. Nobody ever got that scene. Goldman never wrote one, but that wasn’t the point. If you wrote to HBJ or Random House, you got a funny letter about Goldman and Morgenstern, but never the reunion scene. Thank you for sending in. This is not the reunion scene because of Kermit Shog. As soon as the books were ready, my lawyer called. You may not remember, but Charley is the one I called from California to buy The Princess Bride from the used-book dealer. Anyway, he usually starts with jokes. This time he just says, “Bill, I think you better get down here,” and before I can say anything, he adds, “Right away if you can.”
Is Polnareff based on Inigo Montoya?
Polnareff’s story of vengeance is based on Inigo Montoya’s story from The Princess Bride!
What happened to the dad in The Princess Bride?
In 1987, Patinkin played Inigo Montoya in a fantasy adventure. He was a Spanish fencer who wanted revenge for his father’s murder. The character meets the six-fingered villain who killed his father and says the most famous line from the film. “Hello.” My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. “Die.” Inigo Montoya says, “I want my father back.” TikTok user Amanda Webb shared a video about how the scene resonated with her after her father died. She said that Patinkin had his own father in mind when he filmed the scene. Patinkin’s father died of cancer before filming.
What is Princess Bride a parody of?
In The Princess Bride, William Goldman mocks fairy tales and traditional writing.
Who almost made The Princess Bride?
Previous attempts included 20th Century Fox, which paid Goldman $500,000 for the film rights in 1973. Richard Lester was signed to direct, but the head of production was fired, so the project was put on hold. Goldman bought back the film rights to the novel with his own money. Other directors had also tried to adapt the book, including François Truffaut, Robert Redford, and Norman Jewison. At one point, Christopher Reeve was interested in playing Westley in one planned adaptation. Reiner found success by getting financial support from Norman Lear, who had funded production of This is Spinal Tap. The production was to be distributed by 20th Century Fox. Reiner worked with Goldman to adapt the book for the screenplay. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Reiner said that then-20th Century Fox head Barry Diller also had a role in the film’s production. Diller told Reiner to make it a Wizard of Oz-like film that would be more successful over time.
What celebrities are reenacting The Princess Bride?
Jennifer Garner and Tiffany Haddish play Princess Buttercup. Hugh Jackman plays Prince Humperdinck and Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner have fun with the project. The project, which raised money for World Central Kitchen, was created by Jason Reitman (known for Juno and Thank You for Smoking). He says he was inspired to create something while quarantined.
Cast: Rob Reiner, Thomas Lennon, Zazie Beetz, Stephen Merchant, Nicholas Braun, Oliver Lennon, Alice Oswalt, Javier Bardem, John Cho, Kaitlyn Dever, Roman Mars, Oscar Nunez, Retta, Brandon Routh, Leslie Bibb, Bryan Cranston, Courtney Ford, Angela Kinsey, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Shaquille O’Neal, Seth Rogan, Fred Savage. Finn Wolfhard, Andrew Bachelor, Brian Baumgartner, Sarah Cooper, Zoey Deutch, Ari Graynor, Sam Rockwell, Leo James Routh, Sarah Silverman, Annabelle Wallis, Rainn Wilson, Jose Andres, Dave Bautista, Neil Patrick Harris, Diego Luna, Chris Pine, Catherine Reitman, Paul Rudd, Jason Segal, Richard Speight Jr., Sophie Turner, Jack Black, David Burtka, Cary Elwes, Josh Gad, Dennis Haysbert, Joe Jonas, Logan Kim, Pedro Pascal, David Spade, Taika Waititi, Penelope Cruz, Giancarlo Esposito, Beanie Feldstein, Jennifer Garner, Nick Kroll, Natalie Morales, Percy, Mackenzie Davis, Tiffany Haddish, Lucas Hedges, Ernie Hudson, John Malkovich, Carl Reiner, Zoe Saldana, Keith L. Williams, Common, Don Johnson, Patton Oswalt, David Oyelowo, J.K. Simmons, Kimberly Van Der Beek, Tommy Dewey, Mckenna Grace, Jon Hamm, Hugh Jackman, Jenna Ortega, Andy Serkis, Charlize Theron, Keegan-Michael Key, B.J. Novak, Meredith Salenger, Elijah Wood, Craig Robinson, James Van Der Beek, Joey King, Robert Wuhl, and Adam Sandler.
Is The Princess Bride meant to be satire?
What genre is this book in? William Goldman says The Princess Bride is a satire of Florinese history. But he removes all the historical parts, so it’s not a historical satire.
📹 “Princess Bride” star Patinkin reveals his favorite line in the film
In this “CBS This Morning” Extra, actor Mandy Patinkin, who played Inigo Montoya in “The Princess Bride,” talks about the line that …
Inigo Montoya: That Vizzini, he can fuss. Fezzik: Fuss, fuss… I think he like to scream at us. Inigo Montoya: Probably he means no harm. Fezzik: He’s really very short on charm. Inigo Montoya: You have a great gift for rhyme. Fezzik: Yes, yes, some of the time. Vizzini: Enough of that. Inigo Montoya: Fezzik, are there rocks ahead? Fezzik: If there are, we all be dead. Vizzini: No more rhymes now, I mean it. Fezzik: Anybody want a peanut?
Every time I watch the “As You Wish” documentary; the part where Mandy Patinkin talks about Andre’s on-set interview when they asked what he enjoyed most about it and he replied,”Nobody looks at me.” and showed how good he felt just being one of the guys and not a freak to be gawked at gets me misty eyed.
There was a TV commercial made a couple of years ago in which Carey Elwes is answering every request from his daughter (real or actress, I don’t know) with the line “As you wish.” Cute stuff. I introduced my daughter to this movie several years ago and she absolutely loved it. To this day, if either of us mentions someone or something, real or fictional, that is dead, the other will invariably ask “Is it completely dead or just mostly dead? ‘Cause mostly dead is slightly alive!” Usually a line about going through pockets looking for loose change is sure to follow. BTW, in Carey Elwes’ book about making The Princess Bride, he notes that Billy Crystal and Carol Kane improvised lines for three days and that Mandy Patinkin had to work so hard stifling his laughter that he sprained the muscles in his ribs. There’s an entire section of the book dedicated to Andre the Giant. His size tended to intimidate people, even on a subconscious level, and Elwes noted that he would deliberately say and do things to put people at ease, such as calling people he spoke to ‘boss’. Wallace Shawn was (and likely still is) deathly afraid of heights, even when on the prop cliff face and feared he wouldn’t be able to complete the scene and thus the movie. Andre would always reassure Shawn that he would keep him safe and would not let him fall, which Shawn credits as having made it possible to film the Cliffs of Insanity scene. When making this movie, Andre suffered from back problems and at times could barely move.
My brother — who was in university and living in another province when I was in elementary school, so we didn’t really have much of a relationship until later on in adulthood — actually made a point of calling home to tell me to go see this movie. Apparently his girlfriend had dragged him to see it and he was really impressed, and figured that I (avid reader of all things fantasy, horror, sf, etc.) would like it. He was right. He was really, really right. 🙂
My #1 favorite movie. I didn’t even see the movie til 1992, and it was on TV(with commercials) but as I was perusal, I was hooked and I searched everywhere I could to find a VHS copy. It took a few months and luckily I found it in another state as I was visiting my relatives for the Thanksgiving, I was barely 17 and had just started dating my wife-to-be. So, instead of perusal it once I got it, I decided to give it to her(my gf) for Christmas. I had to wait over a month to watch it in it’s entirety. She loved it, of course 🙂
Thanks Minty, I got into a major car accident yesterday. This article is a nice distraction. Your articles have recently been an amazing source of great entertainment. My girlfriend and I have been perusal a ton of them lately. The both of us have had a lot of joy and fun with it. I appreciate that. Keep doing what you do! Thank you!
“Mawwiage. Mawwiage is what bwings us twogether twoday.” LMAO My Nana hadn’t seen this movie until we watched it with her and this part with the priest literally had her fall to the floor laughing her ass off. Freaking hilarious. I love love love this movie. I even have the Inigo Montoya T-Shirt “Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”. Such a great movie, I’m glad Minty did this article. Thanks!
Me and my friends are in this movie. Some of it was filmed not far from Sheffield and I was part of a 100 years war reenactment society with connections to the university. Although I personally never made the cut many of the others did and can be seen in the forest crowds as the brute squad tries to clear it before the wedding.
My cousin loved Princess bride when we were kids. I avoided it because I thought it was a girls movie. As time passed I heard more and more people talking about it so I finally sat down and watched it. I was immediately at myself for ignoring the princess bride. I loved it and I couldn’t believe that how much fun it was. I now own the movie and have passed it down to my son. I was not going to let him get away with out perusal it. Princess bride is not a girls movie as I lead myself to believe. It’s the smallest epic movie ever made and maybe one day my son can pass it on to his his kids.
One day I was perusal TMZ and the cameraman was outside a hotel. At the same time, Jerry Springer and Mandy Patinkin walk out. Everyone runs up to Jerry to ask questions but only TMZ went up to Mandy. My heart broke when I saw this but Mandy gave a great interview. Just goes to show that here in the states you don’t have to have any talent to be popular to the masses. My childhood was altered in a big way by this film and I’m glad you posted this article. Thanks Minty, stay fresh
About time you did the princess bride. One of my all time favorite movies. Funnily I avoided it when I was very young cause I thought it was for girls. Lol finally watched it when I was 10 yo or so. And immediately felt dumb for judging it by the cover and name. Probably one of the first examples of how something can appear one way and be something else in my life. Maybe that’s why it sticks out so much to me. Or it’s just cause its o e of the best movies/books ever. I’ve read both the cut down version that was made into the movie and the original one with all the way in depth details about the food they are eating.
I will never forget the cold windy night in Billings, Montana that me and a a big group of friends, all went to go see the movie…and none of us knew what we were in for…it was a magical movie, that had us all talking for hours about how great it was and how much fun it was to watch, as we all sat around a big table at the 24 hour restaurant we all went to afterwards.
About 22 years ago. my two friends and I had a weekly article movie night. After doing a month’s worth of Shakespeare movies, I decided to change the routine at the last minute and we all piled into the car to make a pizza/video run to BlockBuster. I wanted my article selection to be a surprise; so, they actually had no idea what I was looking for and thought it interesting that I did not find the article at BlockBuster. We travelled to two stores and one Mom/Pop article rental. Nobody that night had it. By then, I was amusingly frustrated and told my two friends that The Princess Bride was my article choice for the evening. Both Ira and Susie laughed hard at my failure to rent the article with Susie mimicing Vizzini “Inconceivable!”. My birthday present from them was the VHS tape and the paperback. I would then watch the tape on my birthdays until I got the DVD version to continue my personal tradition.
#1 Something SUPER important Minty overlooked was that the novel The Princess Bride has a fictional backstory created by William Goldman. In the prologue, he states that this is merely an adaptation (only the best parts) of the the older “original” novel by S. Morgenstern, who was supposed to be a native of the non-existent country of Floren, where the novel is set. He also includes a brief lesson on the history of Floren and Guilder (which were actually the names of medieval Dutch and Danish coins) as well as how Morgenstern’s original version was meant to be an allegory for this history. To hammer home all this world-building, in a later anniversary reprint, he included in the epilogue that there was a “lost chapter” discovered, and he was in a legal battle with Morgenstern’s estate for the rights to publish it. So when he says Stephen King is preventing a sequel from being written, it’s in the context of this expansion pack.
I saw an interview with Mandy Patkin where he recalled how terrified he was of the 20/30 foot height they had to do for filming climbing the Cliffs of Insanity and Andre told him “I’ll protect you” and made sure he wasn’t scared. Thanks for mentioning the injuries Carey received. I read about them in his auto, “as you wish” about filming on the movie. The doctor who received him for a second injury was like “what are they doing to you there?”
Minty back in the day my sister was obsessed with this movie and we both enjoy it still. I loved Andre the Giant’s performance and all the action. I think my sister was more into the love story LOL! Great article and I will defiantly cannot wait to share your article with her as I know she will be happy to hear about it’s sequel. I hope they can get it done!
I thought I was the only one who liked this movie? When it first came out it was hardly known by anyone in my area until very much later on, and I discovered it by accident around 2002 when I stumbled upon a DVD. I fell in love with it almost immediately because of the ingenious lines and punchlines. The fencing scenes between Patinkin and Elwes was of course a run away winner.
Thank you Minty for this one – catching up in isolation at the moment and caught the film yesterday again. Sucj a great movie and a sad loss of those actors who have left us. First saw this in the 1980s at my gf’s parents place in Bethlehem PA (Le High) as we were staying there that weekend. Her dad had rented s really dark drug film (German I think about a recovering junkie ) and this – this was a joy and really enjoyed it. I was living in the US that year from the UK so seeing Mel Smith (who’s Morons from Outer Space Id actually had a hand in! Literally!) was a real call from home. Stays a favourite of mine – love the website – Steve out from the UK
This was my favorite movie as a teen. The funny thing is I didn’t realize how evil Prince Humperdink was. I just thought it was about two men in love with the same woman, one rich the other poor. I could never understand why Buttercup didn’t love the Prince, since she was a blonde and he had darker hair and was rich. It was only as I got older did I realize that Prince Humperdink didn’t really love her, but was planning on killing her to help star a war.
Hey minty!! When I first saw the movie I was skeptical. It turned out to be a great movie that left numerous quotes that still exist to this day. It’s still cool to see Andre the giant and to hear “inconceivable ” a part of pop culture. Thanks 🙏 man, you made my day. Stay sane and healthy. Hope to hear from you again.
#5 Cary Elwes also accidentally cold-kocked Mandy Patinkin when Wesley knocks out Inigo rather than killing him after their duel. But from what I read, the most difficult scene to shoot was the Miracle Max scene. Since Wesley was supposed to be mostly-dead, Elwes had to keep absolutely still. But Billy Crystal was so funny that he couldn’t do it. He eventually suffered from bruised ribs from laughing so hard!
Love this film. I got to see part of it being filmed in Burnham Beeches Forest in Buckinghamshire not to far away from Black Park (also used in the film) and Pinewood Studios. We went with my boarding school to Burnham Beeches and came across the film set by chance – got to see some of the actors as well which was incredible.
Hey Mintmeister, just want to say you’re doing a wonderful job here, really enjoy your input on a bunch of my favourite movies and the many I’ve never even heard about. When fake batman was a 💩 to you when you were a child I felt for ya buddy I really did. Anyway, you’re doing all of us a favour with this website and I look forward to your continuing work in this field.
Fair dinkum there Mint.😎 That sh*ts dingo👍 Andre skull clutched me in… 🤔 1973(?), at the Dallas, Tx. Sporatorium. I was 6yrs. old. Discovering the Giant from my early childhood forgottens, in a movie I was perusal at 19, was a personal Easter egg. So, in a way, ties TPB to my life as far back as 13yrs before seeing it. Agreed on movie posters👍😎 @MintyComedicArts
Wallace Shawn was cast as a last minute replacement for Danny DeVito. DeVito had to drop out when a film he was doing with Richard Dreyfuss ran over filming schedule. Wallace Shawn was already in England as he had literally just finished making a film starring Gary Oldman called ‘Prick up your ears’ that was shot in and around London, so was able to start filming his scenes at short notice. And i’d have thought a sequel was definitely out of the question now as Andre the Giant, who plays Fezzick, sadly died in 1993 at the relatively young age of 46.
I’m one of the people who were added as a fan from the VHS. I’m surprised that you didn’t mention the S.Morganstern joke that ran throughout the book. Also, you misstated in your introduction; Buttercup wasn’t on the way to her wedding when abducted by Vizzini, fezzik and inigo. She was on her daily ride. Huge fan of your reviews.
I hadn’t heard of this movie till I got to college in ’92. Then, my (then) girlfriend had me watch it with her… …and I thought it was really stupid. 😒 And now? I’ve seen it too many times to count & quote it quite a bit– I love how subtle a lot the humor is and how clever the dialogue is… lol!
O.K. Minty, I love ya, but I just gotta vent a bit. 1) It’s Humperdinck! That’s a U, not an A. 2) William Goldman……”Lord of the Fly’s”. 3) How can you use “inconceivable” so many times without using the punchline? “You keep on using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” (Insert anguished scream here.) Whew! Now that’s out of my system I just wanna say thanks! There was a lot here that was extremely interesting and new to me! The Mark Knopfler story reminds me of the story about Wierd Al Yankovich asking him to use “Money for Nothing” for his “Beverly Hillbillies” parody. Apparently Knopfler said he would consent only if he could play guitar for the track. Thanks again, and keep up the good work!
I love the way you pronounce Humperdink as “Hamperdink”. I don’t think most people who have seen the movie know (or care for that matter) that the book is written as if it is an abridged retelling of a story by another author S. Morgenstern, allowing the author to act as his own narrator. I think this is where the idea of having the Grandfather read the book came from, to replace the narrator.
I don’t know how many of you have read the book but it was written with a strong interweaving of medieval lore (think Tristan and Isolde), modernist fantasy and a great sense of self-depreciating humor. So it was no wonder Rob Reiner did so well as director as the actors he picked all carried working then an element or more of the thematic interweaving so critical to the book and then to the movie. This is the essence of why the Princess Bride touches so vast an array of people.
Im not sure I should watch this as this is a favorite of mine..but eh why not. I remember about 10 years ago or more when I found out Willy DeVille wasn’t black. I was so surprised. But then I found more stuff from him that was great. The first poster with him and her between the pillars is the best.
I’m surprised that Minty didn’t mention that Cary Elwes injured his ankle while goofing around riding an ATV during his off time. Yet, despite his injury he went ahead and filmed his scene(s) the next day, mostly because he was afraid that he would be fired if he said anything and delayed filming. You can see signs of his injury in the aftermath of the hill rolling scene where sits down while talking to Buttercup. If you pay attention, you’ll notice that he has one leg stretched straight out while he slowly and carefully bends the other leg to sit down.
If you want a derivative yet somewhat related movie, look up My Giant. It’s loosely based on a guy who made friends with Andre the Giant and has a less than flattering subplot about the making of a movie that’s obviously the Princess Bride. Things like rude cast mates and many takes having to be done just to get past Andre’s thick accent. A good movie on its own right.
Goldman’s first choice for Fezzik is Arnie who is 6’2″ meanwhile Reiner turns down Liam Neeson for being too short at 6’4″. Regardless, I am glad the part ended up going to Andre the giant – could you imagine Billy Crystal looking at either Arnie or Neeson in awe and exclaiming “You ARE the brute squad!” Inconceivable.
What I really liked when I read Buttercup’s baby in the book was that Goldman made several references to Andre the Giant and his health problems. He wrote about how Fezik often found it hard to fit in when he was younger, however got along very well with little Waverly. And when he jumps off the cliff to save her, Fezik cradles Little Waverly so she won’t get hit on the rocks… At one point the book says “maybe this was why he was so big after all” I also thought this was a reference to Andre the Giant passing away. If you look in the director’s cut very often you’ll hear Robin wright or William Golding talk about how Andre had a lot of health problems on set especially with his back
Apparently they had a lot of trouble marketing the film as the marketing department didn’t really know how to sell it. They couldn’t decide if they should be marketing it as a romance, a comedy, a fairytale, or a swashbuckling adventure. This is supposedly why the film wasn’t as big a hit at the box office as it maybe should have been.
You are so right Mr. Patinkin, Revenge is not as sweet as people seem to think. God has called us to not be revengeful but to turn the other cheek. I know that sounds like a cliche, but it is so true. I have found that when I refuse to take offense at either what someone has said or what someone has done, I feel a peace that cannot come any other way. I refuse to be offended at anything because it also stops the blessings that God wants to give us. That does not mean that I am not briefly hurt by anything or even a little angry, but I choose to not hang on to those feelings.