As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride (38 page)

Fairbanks, Douglas, Jr.,
31
,
35
,
67
,
78

Fairey, Shepard,
245
,
247

Falk, Peter:

alternate ending scene and,
212

casting of,
242

death of,
3
,
234

Cary Elwes and,
170
–71

film’s poster and,
219

Fred Savage and,
7
,
170
–71,
210

twenty-fifth-anniversary screening and,
235

The Fall Guy
(TV show),
53

Fatal Attraction
(film),
8

Fawlty Towers
(TV show),
144

Ferrer, Mel,
201

Festival of Festivals (Toronto),
4
,
218
–19,
220
,
221
,
235

A Few Good Men
(film),
93

Fiddler on the Roof
(film),
22

Film Society of Lincoln Center,
236

Firth, Colin,
13
,
16

A Fish Called Wanda
(film),
144

Fleming, Ian,
210

Flynn, Errol,
30
,
31
,
35
,
67
,
68
,
78
,
210

Ford, Harrison,
78

Forman, Miloš,
52

For Your Consideration
(film),
188

Foundas, Scott,
236

The 400 Blows
(film),
18

From Russia With Love
(film),
68

From the Earth to the Moon
(TV show),
230
,
232

Fugit, Patrick,
131

Gandhi
(film),
36

Garwood, Norman,
40
,
115
,
164
,
200

Get Smart
(TV show),
52

Gilliam, Terry,
40

Gilligan’s Island
(TV show),
24

Glory
(film),
6

The Godfather
(film),
233

Golden Globe awards,
71
,
148

Goldman, William:

actors’ insecurities and,
86

André the Giant and,
48
,
49
,
117

as author of novel,
12
,
17
,
26
,
34
,
44
,
241
–42

as basketball fan,
52

Battle of Wits scene and,
157

casting Buttercup role and,
43

cast’s table read and,
47
,
47
–48,
52
–56,
59
–60

circus influence on,
133

Count Rugen character and,
188

on cynics,
221

Cary Elwes and,
16

film’s popular resurgence and,
236
,
239

film’s screenplay and,
7
,
9
,
16
,
55
,
57
,
92
,
145
,
155
,
162
,
242

Fire Swamp scenes and,
89
–92,
94
,
95
,
98
–100,
101

love of storytelling,
237
–38

Miracle Max character and,
161

“mostly dead” and,
58
–59,
115

on movie-making,
218

The Moving Target
screenplay and,
14

Mandy Patinkin and,
216

presence on set of,
90
–92,
93
–94,
95
,
98
–100

purchase of movie rights and,
21
–22

Rob Reiner and,
20
,
21
–22,
23
,
88
,
91
,
94
,
95

Chris Sarandon and,
42
,
52

Wallace Shawn and,
152

stage directions of,
190

storming the castle scene and,
126

sword fighting scenes and,
66
,
69
,
77
–78,
195
,
202
,
203
,
205
,
206

twenty-fifth-anniversary screening and,
235
–37,
241

Robin Wright and,
43
,
44

“young auteur” term and,
19

Goldwyn, Tony,
231

Goodfellas
(film),
233

Good Times
(TV show),
22

Gotti, John,
233

The Graduate
(film),
52

Granger, Stewart,
201

Gray, Maggie,
114

Grazer, Brian,
231

The Greatest American Hero
(TV show),
53

Great Representation of the Art and Use of Fencing
(Capo Ferro),
66

Grey, Jane,
13

Guest, Christopher:

“Captain Kangaroo” fire warden and,
115
,
129

casting of,
23
,
41

cast’s mutual affection and respect,
113
,
132

cast’s table read and,
52

Billy Crystal and,
113
,
163

Cary Elwes and,
146
,
188
–91

end of production and,
216

film’s catering and,
129

imitating accents and,
143

Carol Kane and,
163

Rob Reiner and,
139
,
140

Wallace Shawn and,
154

Mel Smith and,
198

on strength of cast,
199

on strength of script,
60

sword fighting scenes and,
196
,
206

This is Spinal Tap
and,
18
,
23
,
188
,
216

twenty-fifth-anniversary screening and,
4

Robin Wright and,
146

Guinness, Alec,
78

Haddon Hall,
99
,
111
–15

Hallam Tower Hotel,
139
–40

Hanks, Rita,
231

Hanks, Tom,
230

A Hard Day’s Night
(film),
21

Harper
(film),
14

Harutunian, Henry,
69

Heartburn
(film),
71

Heaven Can Wait
(film),
52

Help!
(film),
21

Henry, Buck,
52
–53,
59

Henry VIII (king of England),
112

Higger Tor,
135

Highlander
(film),
68

Hogan, Hulk,
122

Holland, Richard,
114

Hollywood Vice Squad
(film),
61

Hotel Kempinski,
11
,
15

House of Cards
(TV show),
148

Howard, Ron,
231

Hurt, John,
37

Indiana Jones
trilogy (film),
93

Jackson, Peter,
68

Jamison, Jan,
88
–89

Jane Eyre
(film),
113

The Jeffersons
(TV show),
22

Jenkins, Jane,
15

Jesus Christ Superstar
(film),
22

Jewel of the Nile
(film),
37

Jewison, Norman,
20
,
22
,
242

John, David,
93

John Paul II (pope),
229
–30

Jones, Griff Rhys,
197

Kane, Carol:

casting of,
41
–45,
161
,
242

cast’s mutual affection and respect,
170
,
238

cast’s table read and,
54

Billy Crystal and,
42
,
166
,
167
,
171

Cary Elwes and,
165

Rob Reiner and,
133
,
155

twenty-fifth-anniversary screening and,
4

Valerie role and,
163
–65,
168
–69,
171

Katajanokka, Finland,
15

Kaufman, Andy,
163

Kelly, Grace,
44

Kennedy, John F., Jr.,
231

Kiel, Richard,
49

Kim
(Kipling),
210

King, Stephen,
18

Kipling, Rudyard,
210

Knopfler, Mark,
7
,
191
–92

Kung Fu
(TV show),
81

Labyrinth
(film),
104

Lady Jane
(film),
13
,
15
,
25
,
35
,
112
,
114

The Ladykillers
(film),
144

Lancaster, Burt,
68
,
78

The Last Detail
(film),
163

Lathkill Dale,
155

Lawrence of Arabia
(film),
33
,
36

Lean, David,
33

Lear, Norman,
22
,
24
,
40
,
239
,
241
–42

Lee, Bruce,
81

Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute,
12

Lester, Richard,
21

Limato, Ed,
217

Lincoln Center,
3
,
6
,
9
,
234
,
235
,
236
,
241

Local Hero
(film),
192

Lolita
(Nabokov),
14

London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art,
12

Lord of the Rings
trilogy (film),
68

Lumet, Sidney,
51

M
*
A
*
S
*
H
* (TV show),
24

Macdonald, Ross,
14

McKean, Michael,
18

McLean, Billy,
209
–11

Malle, Louis,
151

Manhattan
(film),
51

Manners, John,
112

Manners family,
112
,
113

Marathon Man
(film),
16
,
57
,
91

The Mark of Zorro
(film),
200

Maschenka
(film),
14
,
33

Maude
(TV show),
22

A Mighty Wind
(film),
188

The Missionary
(film),
40

Mitchell, Julian,
13

Molien, France,
119

Mona Lisa
(film),
88

Montagna, Peter,
161
–63

Monty Python
(TV show),
40
,
61
,
144

Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(film),
177

Moonraker
(film),
49

Moonstruck
(film),
22

Moore, Dudley,
145

Moore, Roger,
12

Morrison, Jim,
36

The Moving Target
(film),
14

The Moving Target
(Macdonald),
14

My Dinner with Andre
(film),
41
,
51
,
151

My Giant
(film),
120

Nabokov, Vladimir,
14

NASA,
230
–31

Newhart, Bob,
24

Newman, Paul,
14

The New Yorker
(magazine),
152

New York Film Festival,
3
,
221

Nicholson, Jack,
71

Nicolaides, Steve,
89

Nobel Prize,
120

Not the Nine O’clock News
(TV show),
197

Nunn, Trevor,
13

Octopussy (film),
12

O’Dell, Shaun,
189

One Day at a Time
(TV show),
22

Oscar awards,
33

Palin, Michael,
40
,
144

Patinkin, Mandy:

André the Giant and,
119
,
120
,
124
–25,
167

casting of,
23
–31,
41
,
242

cast’s table read and,
52

Cliffs of Insanity scene and,
158
–59,
160

Billy Crystal and,
165
,
166
,
169

film’s marketing and,
222

on film’s success,
234

on William Goldman,
216

insecurity and,
71

kidnapped Buttercup scenes and,
148

laughing on set and,
124
–25

Inigo Montoya role and,
146

quoting popular lines and,
5

Rob Reiner and,
53
,
71
,
72
,
139
,
140

Fred Savage and,
238

Wallace Shawn and,
160

shooting final scenes and,
212
,
213

Mel Smith and,
197

on strength of script,
60