Time announced it in 2013 as “the best news you’ll read all day.” It still is.
The tale behind the “greatest love story” ever told, of a rhyming giant kind and fencing Spaniard bold, of Westley, handsome farm boy, and Buttercup, a beauty coy — is coming to print. Our Westley, Cary Elwes, will lead a romp to “have fun stormin’ da castle” in his memoir As You Wish (October 14; Touchstone) on the making of the well-loved hit film, “The Princess Bride.”
The iconic swashbuckling rom-com introduced Robin Wright (wait, sweet Buttercup turned into Claire Underwood?), and starred Billy Crystal, Mandy Patinkin, Wallace Shawn, Andre the Giant, (I’m not a witch, I’m your wife!”) Carol Kane, Christopher Guest, Chris Sarandon, Peter Falk, and a young Fred Savage. It is applauded as one of the Writers Guild of America’s “101 Greatest Screenplays” and the American Film Institute’s “100 Greatest Love Stories.”
Elwes told the Hollywood Reporter that he was inspired to share “inconceivable” behind-the-scenes stories of making the hit during a cast reunion celebrating the film’s 25th anniversary at the 2012 New York Film Festival.
“It was a joy to work on such a magical film with an amazing cast of talented actors and friends,” Elwes said, in the Hollywood Reporter. “It will be great fun to revisit The Princess Bride and to share my fond memories of the unforgettable experience we all had.”
As You Wish will include interviews with cast members and author and screenwriter William Goldman, producer Norman Lear, and director Rob Reiner, who also contributed the foreword. Along with the never-before-told exploits of the cast come exclusive photographs and a limited edition original poster by acclaimed artist Shepard Fairey.
Westley: I told you I would always come for you. Why didn’t you wait for me?
Buttercup: Well… you were dead.
Westley: Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while.
Buttercup: I will never doubt again.
Ah, wuv, trwu wuv.