15:58 She realizes it's him because when she says, "And you can die too for all I care," he says, "As you wish." But it's kind of broken up because he's bouncing down the hill. But that's when she flings herself after him.

This was apparently Andre the Giant’s favorite job he ever did, because nobody was gawking at him. They filmed in England in the fall and winter, and poor Robin Wright was really cold in her red dress. So Andre would put his giant, hot hand on top of her head to keep her warm. His back was so messed up from wrestling though, that he couldn’t catch Robin when she jumped into his arms. She was completely on wires so as not to hurt him. He said he loved eating lunch with everyone in costume because he was able to blend in. He hung out mostly with Billy Crystal and Mandy Patinkin.

I was a single 20-year-old guy when this movie came out and I sought and liked it. Now I am a 56 year old grandfather and I absolutely love it. The final scene where he tells his grandson “as you wish”, puts a tear in my eye every time.

Girlfriends?.. inconceivable! 🤣

Growing up when I had ridiculous requests of my grandma, she'd reply "as you wish" and I never understood why. Then about 5yrs ago I sat down to watch this movie, and bawled like a baby when those were the last words spoken. So happy to see y'all reacting to this movie, keep up the absolutely amazing work!

"LIAR!" "Get back, witch!" "I'm not a witch...I'm your WIFE!" Miracle Max and Valerie will always be my favorite characters...followed very closely by most of the others. LOL 😜💯😁

The Princess Bride predates Shrek by like 15 years, so the guy in Shrek is “Prince Humperdinck.”

⚔️ *AS HE FALLS HE CRIES OUT “AS YOU WISH!” THAT’S HOW SHE RECOGNIZED HIM.*

Apparently you guys missed the whole importance of "as you wish", which means I love you. When Wesley was pushed down the hill he shouted back to buttercup as you wish she then realized that he was Wesley (who always said that) immediately jumping after him and the sweetness of Grandpa telling his Grandson as you wish while leaving.

During Inigo's fight with Count Rugen (6-fingered man), Mandy Patinkin (who played Inigo) pretended he was fighting a representation of the cancer that killed his father. So the "I want my father back, you son of a bitch" was extremely heartfelt. Andre the Giant learned all his lines phonetically. Fred Savage was a huge fan of Andre the Giant, but because of how the movie was set up, they never had scenes on the same days. Andre found out and came in on his day off to meet Fred.

The most important part of the movie is the growth of the relationship between the boy and his grandfather. The boy is the only one in the film who undergoes the classic ‘heroes journey’ which is at the heart of so many great stories.

"I did that on purpose. I don't have to miss." Intimidation level Over 9000. The matter-of-fact way he states that he could have ended things already would be terrifying in real life. Billy Crystal and Carol Cane as Miracle Max and Valerie are the hidden gems of this movie.

No medical treatment necessary for Inigo at the end there. He survived the dagger and healed that quickly because he kissed the miracle pill 🙃

My niece married a guy named Wesley and they incorporated this movie into their wedding ceremony. It was sweet.

The "land war in Asia" part is absolutely a thing

Mandy Patinkin’s performance during the final duel is so incredible. His father had passed away from cancer, and he says he channeled all of his rage and heartbreak into his fight with Count Rugen and imagined he was defeating the cancer that took his father away from him. I’ve always loved that scene, but now it makes me ugly cry.

The actors practiced with a fencing master for weeks if not months to make the duel on the cliff realistic. Except for Westley's acrobatic bar maneuver they also did all their own stunts. 20:55 Cary Elwes actually got knocked unconscious and had a mild concussion from that hit on the head. It was his own fault. It wasn't sounding right so he told the other actor to actually hit him.

I introduced this movie to my sons when they were kids (they are middle-aged now) and we STILL quote the movie at times... "As you wish"... "Have fun storming the castle".... "Inconceivable"! In fact, today I texted my oldest and asked him to do something for me, and he texted back; "As you wish"!

I have had three great moments watching this movie. The first was when I saw it in 1987. Our small town had a little theater that got films a couple months after initial release, and on Sunday nights, it was only a dollar. I had seen the trailer, which gave me the impression that the movie was more on the princess-y bride-y fairy tale side, and I didn't plan on going. But when you're a bored teenager on a Sunday night with a few bucks, ya go to the movie...about halfway through the sword fight, I looked behind me to see how everyone else was reacting...like, do you see this?? I'd never done that before, I haven't done it since. I was completely amazed. The second time was in 2017, when Turner Classic Movies honored the 30th anniversary. I brought my three kids with me. I had watched it several times over the years, but the kids had not seen it, and to be there in the theater with them was really special. Then I looked over at my oldest kid and realized...he's the same age I was when I saw it for the first time. I damn near mind melted out of my seat. 😂 The third time was last summer when my daughter and I went to Red Rocks Amphitheater for their Film On The Rocks series. She was more excited to see the opening act (School of Rock), but she did enjoy it a lot more than she had five years ago. The best part of it was that this showing was very much a celebration of Gen X nostalgia. You could hear the crowd joining the dialogue, me right along with them. When Inigo gives his killer line, "I want my father back, you son of a bitch!', there were thousands of 50ish hippies on their feet, me right along with them. Truly a timeless classic!!!

FYI, Elgelbert Humperdink was the name of a German composer in the in the 19th and into the 20th Centuries. There is also a (very famous in the 1960's and 70's) British singer who chose that for his stage name.

In my opinion, the most perfect film ever made. Cary Elwes’s autobiography “As You Wish” is a phenomenal insight into the making of this movie and the industry as a whole. Fun facts include that after the fire swamp when Rugen knocks him out, that’s real and Cary actually woke up in the hospital. Also, Andre once shook the entire set with a massive, resounding fart, and the entire cast and crew burst into hysterics and could not finish the scene for quite some time

Its not only a classic but one of those few infinitely quotable films.

In addition to missing the "as you wish" as he was rolling down the hill, which is how she recognized him as Westley, you missed the point of asking him to fetch the pitcher at the beginning. Obviously she didn't need the pitcher and could've gotten it herself, but she asked him to do it because she realized she loved him and wanted any excuse to be near him, and was trying to make that obvious to him without coming right out and saying it.

no, that is not Lord Farquad, Lord Farquad was a wannabe Prince Humperdinck.

Robin Wright, who played Buttercup, is also Jenny in Forrest Gump. The old couple were Billy Crystal and Carol Kane.

When Prince Humperdink is saying his father told him “Love Her as I loved Her”, he’s talking about the country they reign over.

You all missed it. When she pushed Wesley down the hill, he said " As You Wish". That's why she realized that it was Wesley and went after him.

Cary Elwes and Mandy Patinkin learned the fight choreography over a period of months with legendary fencing master Bob Anderson. He was responsible for a lot of movie swordfighting stunts going all the way back to Errol Flynn swashbucklers. Closer in time to The Princess Bride, he choreographed the lightsaber fights in A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. He would go on to direct fight choreography for The Lord of the Rings trilogy and Pirates of the Caribbean. He passed away in 2012, but his career was legendary.

The kid has a sandwich and grandpa has a drink and something to eat too: it's a way of tracking time in the frame: Grandpa probably came in the mid-morning. They are still reading the book through lunchtime, and when the reading is over, we can see it's at least evening. It's showing us, among other things, that the boy is interested enough to have grandpa reading to him for literally hours, and that they're sharing time and food together.

Geez. and at the end, you skipped him saying "as you wish" to his grandson. After complaining about ...is "I love you" gonna be said. That was the sweetest ending and no reaction to that. hmmmmm

When you said, at the start, "Torture? What kind of book are you reading to my kid?" I started laughing. This was the kind of stuff we read, and was encouraged to read, as a kid in my day (Born in the 70's).

I never saw this movie in the theater, but when it came out on VCR, my very macho wrestling-fan brother rented it just because of Andre the giant. My brother was a huge fan and even named his oldest son Andre. He called me up and said, "You've GOT to see this movie." I said, "What's the name of it?" and he said, "The Princess Bride." I was taken aback that he would even watch a movie with that name, so I was curious. We watched it, then watched it again, then showed it to all our friends and family until it the quotes became part of our family life. When my little brother got married some 15 years later, the pastor opened the ceremony by saying, "Marriage..." and was surprised when the entire wedding party cracked up.

"Never get involved in a land war in Asia" is reference to the Vietnam war, I believe:)

My favorite actor has to be Andre the Giant. Everyone else is amazing as well, but he just has such childlike innocence in this.

Oof...it sure seems like these folks missed some of the best quotes giving comments of their own...they definitely seemed to miss "you keep using that word...I do not think it means what you think it means." I wish folks would pause the movie to make comments, just so they do not miss stuff like that. 😢 It looks like they missed "have you ever heard of Plato, Aristotle, Socrates? Yes. Morons!" bit too...oh no! And did they really not hear Grandpa say "as you wish" at the end to put the final icing on the cake?!😮

The land war in Asia bit is referring to the fact that invading Russia was the death knell to both Napolean and Hitler's armies. even though technically they were still in Europe.

It was an all-star cast (some didn't become stars until later but . . . ) - Cary Elwes you knew, Robin Wright (Jenny in Forrest Gump, Claire Underwood in House of Cards, in Wonder Woman), Wallace Shawn (Young Sheldon, he's done a ton of voice work), Mandy Patikin (Homeland Security, Criminal Minds, Dick Tracy), Chris Sarandon (Fright Night), Christopher Guest (This Is Spinal Tap, Best In Show, and married to Jamie Lee Curtis), Billy Crystal (comedian but has been a ton of comedic films), Carol Kane (Scrooge, License To Drive {which is a must see for you guys}, Addams Family Values, lots of voice work), Fred Savage (The Wonder Years, Austin Powers in Goldmember, Once Upon A Deadpool {which you can now watch now that you've seen this}), Peter Falk (Columbo, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World), . . . . just a great cast!

Great meeting your girlfriends and hoping they regularly hear "As you wish" from you from now on. It's inconcievable how much you are blessed with having them by your sides. I love how trans-atlantic the cast of this movie was, with a good number of American and British comedians. Princess Buttercup (Robin Wright) was Forrest Gumps "My Jenny". The musical score is amazing - Mark Knopfler is a musical genius.

When he says "I want my father back you son of a bitch" the actor recently lost his father to cancer so he was essentially telling cancer he wanted his father back, that's why there's so much emotion and believability in the way he says it.

If you all know who the comedian/actor Billy Crystal is, he played the little old guy living in the tree! 👍

I'll never forget seeing this in the theater when I was 13. Opening week, balcony seats at a packed, elegant old movie theater in Manhattan. The audience response and experience was incredible. Giant cheers and applause when Inigo Montoya got his revenge. Such a great film that can be watched over and over. Glad all of you could enjoy it together for the first time.

"Never get involved in a land war in Asia" is advice that Gen. MacArthur gave to Pres. Kennedy.

When she pushed him she said he can die for all she cares. Then as he rolled down the hill he said “Aaasssss yyyoouuuu wwwiiissshhh” which is how she realized it was Wesley.

Errrr.. Did you not notice when he mocked her.. She pushed him down the hill and said he could die too.. He replies "as you wish". Buttercup then finally realized he was her Westley.. The repeating of "as you wish.." in the opening was very intentional for that moment.

You've never seen The Princess Bride? Inconceivable!

Billy Crystal and Carroll Caine as Miracle Max and his wife is the highlight.

Fred savage is totally safe he has captain America and he-man behind him

The little boy is Fred Savage who went on to star in the "Wonder Years". There are quite a few "famous" actors in this movie.

A great movie. Some interesting trivia: 1. Mandy Patinkin, who plays Inigo, lost his father to cancer. While he was working on the line "you killed my father...", He was imagining killing the cancer that killed his father. 2. The author, William Goldman, used to love watching Andre the Giant wrestle. So when he started developing the character of Fezzic, he immediately thought of Andre the Giant and based it on him. 3. Andre the Giant had a very difficult time doing much of the physical stuff due to problems with his back. He even had trouble just holding onto Robin Wright without a special harness.

You guys were too busy talking over it but after Buttercup pushed him off the hill he yelled on the way down "As You Wish!" And that's how she knew that it was her sweet Wesley.

15:57 Why would she recognize him at that point? You didn't hear him saying, "AS YOU WISH" as he was falling down the hill?

WOW. "why was it the fall that triggered her to know it's wesley". Really? He said "AS YOU WISH" as he fell down the hill. That's how she knew silly. haha.

5:10 Humperdink is the most ridiculous name? I guess you never heard of the famous singer named Englebert Humperdinck.

I was born in 1986 so this movie was a staple in our house. Andre the Giant retired to/owned a ranch about 20 minutes from my home so he was quite the local celebrity. The local museum still has an exhibit dedicated to him. He was definitely the gentle giant ❤

I love this movie so much. My mom showed it to me when I was a kid and it's been a favorite ever since.

The word “holocaust” comes from an old Greek word meaning “entirely burned.” It used to refer to a specific type of sacrifice; later, by extension, to any destruction or slaughter by fire on a mass scale. Later it came to mean the genocide of the Second World War. You still sometimes hear the term paired up as “nuclear holocaust,” as in The Terminator series. Fezzik had a “holocaust cloak” from Miracle Max to protect him from fire.

I'm not a witch, I'm your wife!

She realized it was Wesley because he said "Assss Yooou wiiiish" right after she pushed him down the hill.

That's actually what kids read before everyone got all soft.

My favorite fan theory is that Wesley didn't actually put the poison in the glasses. Vizzini was actually poisoned when he inhaled the powder while smelling it. It's odorless, so Vizzini wouldn't know how much he actually inhaled. The only problem with the poison is that it takes a while for it to kill, so the game of wits was just to buy time. And why did he lie to Buttercup? He didn't want her to know he'd stoop to such a dirty, underhanded trick. He wanted to still just be her Wesley, her "farm boy."

It wasn’t the fall down the hill that caused Buttercup to recognize Wesley. She recognized him because as he fell he shouted, “As you wish!”

There was actually a pop singer in the 60s/70's called Englebert Humperdink who was very popular.

Thanks for the reaction. And you may not recognise many of the actors, but many of them were famous from TV shows and movies. The grandfather was played by Peter Falk, one of the most famous 1970s TV detectives, Columbo. The boy starred in another TV show. Mandy Patinkin, who played Inigo Montoya, has been famous on Broadway for years, and he and Cary Elwes did a lot of fencing training for their duel. Wallace Shawn, actor and playwright, who plays Vazzini, may be most famous for the movie, My Dinner With Andre. Miracle Max was played by actor and comedian Billy Crystal. I hope you may know some of his work. The British comedian Mel Smith, who plays the albino, had only a small part here. Christopher Guest, who played the six-fingered Count Rugen, has starred and co-created movies like Best In Show and other comedies. And the comedian/actor who played the marriage priest, Peter Cook, was famous for many things, including playing The Devil in a 1960s movie, Bedazzled. Here's a clip from that performance: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdxpod2XvsCldp8.html

when he was falling he said "as you wish" - you folks may have missed half of the movie - and bees have "hives" - hornets have nests - sheesh

Great idea, having the girlfriends along. I hope they had a great time. I would like to see you four again sometime. Maybe, if you do, you could switch places and let the girls lead the show. You're always doing things that keep your shows fresh, and I appreciate it.

Oooh! One of my favorites. Hubby and I managed to catch its anniversary run in the theater a couple of years ago, which was a real treat because I'd only ever seen it on TV before that. Can't wait to see your reaction. 🙂

The actor who played the healer that brings Wesley back to life is Billy Crystal, the voice of Mike in Monsters Inc

The Princess Bride is one of my favorite films from back in the day. I can't think of a better romance adventure movie for a date night while watching a movie than The Princess Bride. Love this movie ❤.

THESE 2 ARE THE LUCKIEST MEN ALIVE!❤️✌🏼🌻☮️

The actor who plays Buttercup (Robin Wright) also played the warrior trainer (Antiope) in Wonder Woman along side Gal Gadot.

The historical definition of holocaust is something along the lines of: to be entirely consumed by fire. It was called a holocaust cloak because it could be completely set ablaze while protecting the wearer. It's basically a fancy (though often confusing to modern audiences) way of saying "cloak of flames"

They omitted the best lines in the film. "Inconceivable!" "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." 😉

The reason peter falk looked different in the last scene is cause it was filmed in post production and in a different location

"Never get involved in a land war in Asia," is a reference to the war in Vietnam. The book this was taken from was written in 1974, so the line was a lot more relevant than it is now.

There's so much trivia with this film. The six-fingered man is Christopher Guest, who has been married to Jamie Lee Curtis for almost 40 years.

When she would tell her to do something. Wesley would do it, and say, "As you wish".

"Never get involved in a land war in Asia" is from the boardgames Risk. Asia as a continent is nearly impossible to control, so you almost certainly won't gain the benefit of doing so. It's better to focus on other areas of the board.

Carey Elwes (Westley) tells a story [1] where Andre is motoring around on this (for him) small off-road trike (or was it a quad?). Eventually Andre convinces Carey to give it a go. And sure enough, Carey gets in to an accident and screws up his ankle. He's sure he's going to lose his gig but he comes clean with Director Rob Reiner who nonchalantly shrugs it off and says they'll shoot around his recovery. Consequently, he had extra time to practice fencing. It pays off to one of the top notable fencing scenes in cinema; gracing many fencing compilations or individual analysis by fencers and KZfaq fencing / theatrical combat actor videos. 1. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ms-VhdVysJ_WloE.html

As far as I know everybody laughs in the same language.

Inigo and Fessicks friendship is one of my favourite parts of the film Vincinni takes a lot of time to insult Fessick So when he's mocking Fessick, Inigo begins the rhyming thing that cheers Fessick up and annoys Vincinni When Fessick finds Inigo again and saves him from the Brute squad I love the look on mandy Patinkin's (Inigo) face, like he's found family again.

As a grandfather, I feel qualified to make this observation. In addition to all the other genres that this movie "nailed", the movie has to be recognized as a classic family-friendly love story ... in this instance, between a grandson and his grandfather. It was wonderful how the little boy came around, from hating the cheek pinch to asking his grandfather if he could come back the next day to read the book again. His grandfather's reply: "As you wish", which we all know means "I love you", could not have summed up the grandfather's feelings any better. I have the CD of the Princess Bride and I played the movie for my 7, 8 and 9-year old granddaughters last summer. It instantly became their favourite movie, beating out Frozen 2 and all the other Disney animated features. They were so enthralled by it that they watched it two more times during our cottage holiday (they probably would have watched it every day if I hadn't insisted that the lake deserved their attention too). I gave the oldest granddaughter the book The Princess Bride for Christmas and she is passing it along to the other girls. I fully expect The Princess Bride will be presented in some fashion to their children when that time comes.

In thisis spinal tap christopher guest has an amp that goes to 11 and he has 11 fingers in this movie

15:55 You must have missed it. She pushed him and told he could die to. As he fell he yelled “as you wish”.

She really believed him that they weren't going to hurt him lol. Inconceivable! Lol

The reason she knew it with him during the fall is because he said “as you wish. “

Did you talk through the grandpa saying, "As you wish," at the end? Also, that's how Buttercup recognized Wesley after she pushed him down the hill. He yelled, "AS. YOU. WISH," as he was going down.

yes, that is where this is from. I mean, any other answer would be not able to be conceived.

“I want my father back you son of a bitch” is probably one of the best and most satisfying revenge moments in any movie, and the actor sells the rage and pain so well. He said in an interview he imagined saying the line to the cancer that killed his father. I believe it. You feel it in his eyes.

I think the reason for the movie being so short is that it was marketed the family/child demographic at that time. I was about the same age as Fred Savage (the little boy being read the book) when this came out and my parents did take me and my younger sister to see it in the theater. I do remember the trailers and commercials promoting the movie as something for the family and the thought process was not to make those movies to long because they didn't think that kids would sit for a movie if it was longer 90 minutes.

I remember my Dad getting this out on VHS rental in the late 80s - my brother and I sarcastically yawned at the choice. Rather much like Fred Savage's character at the beginning. (we were a similar age to Fred here). 2 hours later we were all in love with it. Wonderful film, amazing cast - joyful to see that younger generations are finding it and enjoying it. It's timeless.

The Spaniard, Indigo Montana, is played by Mandy Patinkin. Not sure if you’ve ever watched it, but he was in the first few seasons of Criminal Minds. He was also in Dick Tracy with a bunch of people you may recognize. It feels like a cartoon, it’s really cool. You’ll see Al Pacino, Madonna, Dustin Hoffman and several more.

The late great Peter Falk as the grandfather always makes me smile.

She only recognized him after he went Rollin down the hill saying as you wish lol inconceivable! Lol

Girlfriends? Now I can't keep pretending you are both gay :P J/K guys. Beautiful ladies. Count your blessing boys. Keepers!

You guys had probably the best response out of everyone I've seen watching this movie to Inigo getting his revenge on Count Rugen. A few years prior to this movie, Chris Sarandon (Prince Humperdink) starred in a movie called _Fright Night_ , where he played a vampire who I think is one of the most underrated 80s movie bad guys. So if you liked him in this, I'd recommend checking out _Fright Night_

Great reaction from all of you. I enjoy seeing KZfaqrs reacting to a classic movie that has been copied and memed down through the ages. The book, "The Princess Bride" was followed very closely. The book has the kid and grandfather reading to him, so it's a book inside a book.

If you listen closely to the Sicilian's logic, he accidentally stumbles on the correct answer that both goblets are poisoned. If he had followed through instead of cheated, he would have won.

The 'Cliffs of Insanity" when they are viewed from a distance in one or two shots and you can tell that they are real, are cliffs on the west coast of Ireland that are a famous tourist attraction (for long before this film was made). The film was made in different locations in Ireland and England.

Great reaction guys! Also it was great seeing Nat and Tina, you should have them back for more reactions. This movie reminds me alot of "The Neverending Story" both classic movies from my childhood. Great reaction everyone! ❤

It wasn't him falling that caused her recognition, it was when he said, "As you wish."which was what Westley always said to Buttercup and was his way of saying, "I love you." This is one of my all-time favorite films.