Cast and Crew: Rob Reiner (Director/Producer); Norman Lear (Producer); William Goldman (Screenwriter); Sir Mark Knopfler (Music); Peter Falk, Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, André the Giant, Christopher Guest, Fred Savage, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, and Carol Kane
What It’s About: Girl (Robin Wright, Beowulf) meets boy (Cary Elwes, Saw), girl loses boy, girl becomes princess bride, girl gets kidnapped, hilarity and adventure ensue.
Why Watch it Today?: Professional wrestler André the Giant, who plays the brave Fezzik, passed away on this date in 1993.
Where to Get It: Netflix (Rental Only), iTunes and Amazon Instant Video, or your local library.
Other Choices: You could also celebrate the opening of the Brattle Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a screening of Casablanca.
Wow. Edward is right, that is one terrible trailer!
peter falk, saying “as you wish” is the emotional high point of this movie?
I don’t care how it makes me seem. I can’t think of this movie, even the badness of its trailer, without smiling.