May I suggest not munching food into the microphone?

There aren't many perfect movies. This is a perfect movie.

The grandfather’s “As you wish” is still my absolute favorite part.

There are 2 types of people in the world. People that love The Princess Bride and people that have not seen it

In an interview, Mandy Patinkin talked about how he had just lost his father, to cancer if I remember correctly, & he poured his emotions into this role, picturing cancer as the 6 fingered man, & truly wanting his father back.

I love that the most cynical person in the movie is a little kid, but by the end he's let his guard down and gotten swept up in the story like the rest of us

The Princess Bride is one of those rare things: A perfect film.

It’s such a pure hearted movie. It defies all cynicism and embraces wonder. An excellent and a classic feel-good movie.

The Princess Bride is the most wholesome movie ever made. It's so popular that it still shows in theaters periodically and generations of people who saw it in the 80's, later bring their children to see it, and later their grandchildren. If you ever have the chance to see it in a theater, please go. It's a wonderful experience to share with the crowd.

One of my favorite BTS stories involving this movie has been told by Robin Wright, AKA Buttercup. As I'm sure you're aware, Fezzik is played by one of the most famous professional wrestlers of all time Andre the Giant. Most people didn't know it at the time but he was an incredible sweet man and in her story she talks about how it was raining on set and he held his hand over her head and that was enough to keep her dry. I don't know why but I love that story.

Carey Elwes (Wesley) and Mandy Patinkin (Inigo) practiced for MONTHS to get the choreography and sword-play right for their scene, and this is considered one of the greatest on-screen sword-fights of the modern era. (They were taught by the same sword-master who helped Errol Flynn master the sword for his swashbuckler films of old) The scene where Christopher Guest (Count Rugen) knocks out Wesley (after they escaped the Fire Swamp) ... they tried over & over to get the "hit" right and he kept missing the mark. Finally Carey Elwes said, "Just hit me" and Christopher Guest made REAL contact with the pommel of his sword, truly knocking him out. Carey Elwes had to go to the hospital to get several stitches put in to close the wound

Quicksand is usually shown as a thick, soupy, oatmeal-thick "liquid" that takes quite a while for a body to sink into; what Buttercup is swallowed by is called "lightning sand" in the book.

"Have fun storming the castle boys"

Okay...there is a wonderful book called 'As You Wish' by Cary Elwes (Wesley) all about the behind the scenes making of the film. So many warm and hysterically funny stories are told. Elwes has never had another role like this, which is so stupid...but he is one of my favorite character actors. This book is worth a read!!! - Mandy Patinkin, after 'The Princess Bride' he did a few other films, but mostly concentrated on stage work either in Broadway musicals (like 'The Secret Garden') or his concert tours promoting his albums. He won the Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical in the late 70s playing Che in the Andrew Lloyd Webber- Tim Rice musical 'Evita'. He also created the role of George in the Stephen Sondheim musical 'Sunday in the Park With George' which is available on video. He has an amazing singing voice!!! He has done a lot of tv series as well...'Chicago Hope', 'Criminal Minds' and...'Homeland'. - Robin Wright. She was married Sean Penn and did a lot of arty movies, but recently was the female lead on the series 'House of Cards', played General Antiope in 'Wonder Woman', and was Jenny in 'Forrest Gump'. She is no longer married to Sean Penn. - My favorite cast member of the film was the late Andre Roussimouf aka Andre the Giant (Fezzik). Every single member of the cast fell in love with Andre during filming. Director Rob Reiner had to make tapes of the dialogue so Andre could learn his lines. Andre was so weakened by his years of wrestling and the damage his body had taken that many of the scenes that you think Andre is big and strong were done with practical special effects. He was just big...and he had a heart of gold. - The most interesting cast member is Christopher Guest aa Count Rugen, the Six-Fingered Man. Some fun facts: He is a writer-director-musician-comedian who worked with Rob Reiner before this on the classic rock-mockumentary 'This Is Spinal Tap', playing metal guitarist Nigel Tuftnel. They basically created the genre that Guest has made a career out of called mockumentaries - comedies that are have a scripted structure but are largely improvised by the actors and are filmed and presented like documentaries) Besides 'Spinal Tap', my favorites are 'Waiting For Guffman' , 'Best In Show', and 'A Mighty Wind'. But he is also the husband of actress Jamie Lee Curtis (the 'Halloween' movies, 'True Lies', 'A Fish Called Wanda'), and he is a titled British nobleman...Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron of Haden-Guest. Until 1999, he was a member of the House of Lords in the British Parliament, when his seat was abolished by an act of Parliament. The title he holds is a hereditary title. - This was a novel first by William Goldman, who was the two time Oscar-winner for the Best Screenplay, for 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' with Paul Newman and Robert Redford: and for 'All The President's Men' with Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman (about the Watergate scandal). He got the idea from his daughters when he asked them what kind of story they wanted to hear...oe said a story about a princess, the other said a story about a bride. He would later do several other screenplays ( a few adapted from Stephen King novels). Goldman was the coiner of the most accurate phrase about Hollywood ever written or created. "Nobody knows anything!" A line from his book about Hollywood called 'Adventures in the Screen Trade'.

There's so much to love about this movie. But I think my favorite part is, that Westley was dueling Inigo left-handed.. even after Inigo told him that he had spent the last 20 years of his life doing nothing but studying fencing. Westley still felt confident enough that he needed to fight left handed to make it fair. Even though Wesley had only had five years of sword training at the most. His predecessor dread pirate Roberts must have been one hell of a fencing instructor.

If you liked Robin Wright (Princess Buttercup) in this, you should check her out in "Forrest Gump" (1994) if you haven't seen it yet. She has great chemistry with Tom Hanks in that film. Also, the music for this film was done by Mark Knopfler. He's best known for being the lead singer of rock band Dire Straits, who produced hits such as "The Sultans of Swing", "Money for Nothing", and "Walk of Life".

We all have our favorite bits and favorite stories. Inigo's line, " I want my father back," . Mandy Patinkin had just lost his father to cancer before filming began. All of his rage and loss came out in his motivation for that line.

I saw this in the theater when I was 18, and it has been my favorite movie ever since. I love how Inigo Montoya gives Count Rugen all the same wounds in reverse order, the two to the arm and shoulder, the two scars on the face, and then the slash thru the heart.

Fred Savage is playing the 9 year old perfectly.

Great reaction, Jen. It's "inconceivable" that anyone would not like this movie.

Inigo Montoya's ending in this is perfect to me. First, Count Rugan's response is perfect. Inigo Montoya slaughters four of his best soldiers so fast he kills the last one before the first one's body hit the floor. Then he gives a stellar line that shows not only is this personal, but this has been brewing for a long time to perfect the line down to, "Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." Also, this swordsman has a giant for back-up. Of COURSE he turns on his heel and runs away. I wouldn't want any part of that nonsense either. Then there's the final moment. Most revenge stories in films are about the futility of revenge by focusing on how taking revenge won't bring your loved one back. "Offer me money." "Yes!" "Power too, offer me that." "All that I have and more, please..." "Offer me anything I ask for!" "Anything you want!" *STAB* "I want my father back you son of a bitch." Because the moral of those other revenge stories is "There's nothing you can do to bring my loved one back, so me seeking revenge is pointless." Nuh-uh, not with Inigo. "There's nothing you can do to bring my loved one back, so there's NOTHING THAT CAN SAVE YOU."

My story about The Princess Bride. It premiered the weekend of my wedding. I had a very small wedding in my apartment on Sunday. Since I had to be back to work at the theatre on Tuesday, my new husband and I decided our honeymoon was to go see the Princess Bride. It was so romantic but the downside I was so tired I kept dozing off during it. Later I did go back to see it, and it became one of my favorite movies because every time I saw it I remembered my wedding and "honeymoon."

Perfectly cast film, and definitely a classic. If you want to see Chris Sarandon (Humperdinck) play a scarier villain, check out Fright Night from 1985.

It's a lovely, and practically unique movie. The framing, like you said, is great, and the odd mix of low-budget and quirky dialogue ("Never fight a land-war in Asia") just makes it for me.

I love that you recognized Mandy Patinkin as Saul from Homeland! That's one of my favorite shows!

If Buttercup (Robin Wright) looks familiar it's because she would end up playing Jenny in _Forrest Gump_ a few years later. Rob Reiner the director was on a roll at this time because basically every movie he directed was a hit: _Princess Bride, Misery, A Few Good Men, Stand By Me, When Harry Met Sally_ and the cult favorite _This Is Spinal Tap._

Andre the Giant was in a lot of pain while filming this movie. When Buttercup leaped out of the widow and into his arms, she had to be lowered down gently with wires as to not hurt Andre when he catches her. Mandy Patinkin, who played Iñigo Montoya in the film, described his favorite moment with the giant, "André and I were on the boat alone with only the script supervisor. She turned to André and asked, 'have you enjoyed this experience?' And he said, 'Oh yes.' She said, 'tell me, what have you enjoyed about it?' He looked at her and said - without skipping a beat, 'nobody looks at me.'" Cary Elwes recalls how much joy André took in being "just one of the guys." A privilege that the 7'4" giant rarely got to enjoy.

So many famous people in this movie. Peter Falk, Andre the Giant, Billy Crystal, Carol Kane. Wow!

Nice react Jen. Great cast in this movie too. The old couple in the tree were Billy Crystal and the great Carol Kane. The big guy was wrestling legend Andre the Giant. Buttercup was Robin Wright.

The book version of this played off a similar idea. The forward talked about how his grandfather would always come and read this story to him and he loved it, then as an adult he found the book himself and discovered it was this huge boring book and his grandpa was just reading him the good parts. So he made an abridged version of the book which was only the good parts. Only there wasn't actually a real book it was based off, and was just him using that to tell a fantasy story that was all the good parts.

Back in 1992 I was the Best Man for a buddy of mine. For my speech I opened with 'The Impressive Clergyman's' accent & did the whole thing that way. I thought everyone was going to pass out they were laughing so hard. I found out later that since this movie came out, Many, *Many* Best Men & Bridesmaids have done the same. ^_^

For more Cary Elwes 🥰 I suggest Mel Brooks' "Robin Hood: Men in Tights"!

The grandfather is played by Peter Falk who is best known as the TV detective Columbo

A great reaction, A special movie to my wife and I. It was our first date the year it came out, this Febuary will be our 34th anniversary and we watch it every year.

During the filming of some scenes, the weather became markedly cold for Robin Wright. André the Giant helped her by placing one of his hands over her head; his hands were so large that one would entirely cover the top of her head, keeping her warm.

I grew up the youngest of 4 siblings with a wide range of film tastes but this was a favorite we could all bond over. Not to mention Peter Falk. Chefs kiss.

I smiled the most at her exasperated sigh @ 2:20, "Boys!"

Yes, buttercup doesn't really fight here. But don't worry, later we find out she's actually an Amazon. She eventually goes to Themyscira, becomes the greatest Amazon warrior and teaches Diana (wonder woman) how to fight. 😁

One of the things that made this movie so great, is how it was a perfect adaption of the book. The book itself, while entirely fiction, was written as if it was the author doing an abridged version of a real book that his father read to him as a child. Throughout the book, it's interspersed with footnotes explaining what and why he left stuff out. Like the entire history of the countries of Florin and Guilder, 30 pages of exactly what a woman packed in her suitcase, followed by 28 pages of her unpacking after her trip. Basically it was a parody of Tolkien and other authors who wrote extensive backstory and lore into their books rather than just telling a simple story. So then with the movie, you pretty much get the same framing as the book, minus all the stuff the kid in the movie wouldn't know.. yet. Like his father (or grandfather in the movie) actually changed the ending.

"HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS" (1987) and "SHORT CIRCUIT" (1986) are two of my favorite childhood movies and it seems nobody wants to react to these Classics on KZfaq! Maybe You could!?

For me, the low key MVP would be Fezzik, because he was the epitome of a gentle giant. RIP Andrea the Giant My daughter bought me a sticker of Fezzik with the phrase "Anybody want a peanut"... I used to keep it on my computer at work, but now on my computer at home. :) I love how you had all the same reactions as the grandson, except for the kissing. ;)

My childhood imagination: there's a 95% chance I could die from quick sand at any moment. Reality: there's a .001% you will ever even encounter quicksand.

The novel this is based on (by William Goldman, who's also a famous screenwriter) is a parody of 19th century adventure novels (mostly the ones by Raphael Sabatini who wrote books like "Captain Blood", many of whom became movies with Errol Flynn, Douglas Fairbanks and so on). It's different from the movie, but also very funny in its own right.

Even though it's only a small part of the film Peter Cook is just perfect as the impressive clergyman.

And Buttercup grew up to become the Aunt of Wonder Woman. True story. :P

Yes, there is real quicksand. I left a boot behind in a small pocket of it one day while hiking in Utah. It's nothing like the movie sand, though. Great reaction! And EVERYBODY loves Inigo Montoya!

I am embarrassed to admit that I rented this movie from our local video store back in 1987 solely because Andre the Giant (Feezik) was on the cover. Luckily i was pleasantly surprised after watching it since i had viewed an instant classic

Fun fact Andre had to use a 4 wheel ATV to get around the set. He let Cary ride it. Cary broke his toe on the ATV.

Groundhog Day is another perfect film.

So glad you liked this movie! It's one of my favorites and a classic for a reason. It's endlessly re-watchable, endlessly quotable, and a fantastic mix of romance, comedy, and adventure. ~Caroline

I am still amazed at the number of people who have never seen this classic fantasy-romance-comedy. This one will be a treat for sure!

Good choice for MVP. I don't think there's anyone that's watched this movie that doesn't wind up quoting him at various points for the rest of their lives.

This is one of those “rainy cold weather stay indoors and watch a movie” movies. Glad you enjoyed it. Also glad you credited Billy Crystal. I feel his role here goes under appreciated.

Just a super fun movie that you don't have to take too seriously. Just sit back and enjoy.

It is inconceivable that any movie tops this one.

Billy Crystal plays Miracle Max. He is hilarious. Carol Kane plays his wife.

For such a wholesome film, there is at least one naughty joke buried in plain sight. Inigo Montoya "fights" with his left hand, because if he "used" his right hand, it would "be over" too soon.

first saw this in early 90s as a student in a houseshare full of goths in Leeds; had us all in tears by the end

Even watching that second hand still chokes me up :) I never saw that movie until my 20s but once I saw it, it became (and still is) a movie I will watch any time I see it on

Awww your doggo at the end. ❤️ 26:41 - gold.

The real MVP is grandpa. "As you wish."

Fred Savage as a kid was my exact doppelganger, or maybe I'm his. All I know is, up until Sophomore year, people kept either saying I'm the Wonder years kid or I look like that kid from that one show. Now we only slightly resemble. Awesome movie, great editing. Can't wait to see more vids from you!

The author of the book, William Goldman, talking about asking his daughters what kind of book they would like him to write? Once said, about a Princess, the other wanted a book about a Bride....

There are two types of quicksand. The first is dry and is when wind blows dunes and a pocket of air forms below the sand; if you step on it, it will collapse and take you down. The second is when water saturates the sand (or more commonly mud) and it's you slide in... If you keep your wits about you, you can often swim out of it or at least float.

Buttercup : Farm boy, polish my horse's saddle. I want to see my face shining in it by morning. Westley : I think if you can see your face in in, you're riding it wrong. 😁

This is my go to “curl up on the couch when I’m sick “ movie I love it

That little fluff ball is cute too. He/she cleaned your hands pretty good.

14:30 "O.... kay. Quicksand is _so_ scary. I... I'm sure it doesn't exist like _that,_ but is there real quicksand in the world, somewhere?" Oh, yes. But it almost _never_ exists the way it's typically presented on screen. It never looks like this, for example. This is _lightning_ sand. It also tends not to be found in deserts. Quicksand has _water,_ after all. It's actually usually found along riverbanks. It's no big deal, though, as long as you don't struggle against it. You struggle, it pulls you down, hopelessly. You keep calm and relax, and you float on it. You should have _very_ little trouble keeping your head above the surface until you manage to float over to the edge of it. Then you can usually find things to grab to pull yourself out.

I just want to share something I happened to find , Called "the Princess Bride home movie" (full - so it includes all chapters) It basically is a remake of TPB told in small chapters featuring celebrities at home during the quarantine . And I do mean a vast amount of star power including those listed as A list, sport stars, the director that made TPB ....so many but I guarantee a jaw drop and it is done with such love for the original.

Mandy Patinkin has said that when it came down to those final moments before he finishes off the six-fingered man that he imagined he was speaking to the cancer that took his own father, particularly when he's asked "What is it that you want?" and he replies with, "I want my father back, you *#&@%." --- Having lost my own father too young, that line just gets me every time.

Your puppy is like a little bear cub! Very cute!

Just saw this video. I don't know if anyone else mentioned it, but the Fire Swamp doesn't have quick sand, it has lightning sand. Much more dangerous!

A little connection that I thought was clever, but I didn't notice it until after watching this movie many, many times: Becoming the Dread Pirate Roberts would, in a way, not take Inigo out of (as he calls it) "the revenge business." How so? Well, the name of the pirate ship just so happens to be... _Revenge!_ :D

I think nearly everyone's favorite character is Inigo.

10:00 I have discovered in my 52 years on this little rock that if you believe you are too smart to... you should probably carefully and without bias re-examine just how smart you actually are. No matter how good you are, or how much experience you have, you are never immune from doing something stupid.

Everyone loves Inigo, he's the Han Solo of The Princess Bride.

4:10 yes, and Dead Like Me. Great Showtime series, cut kinda short at 2 seasons, had some really interesting concepts they were working on that never got full-filled.

Princess Jen I adore the snacking I can't believe people moan about it I couldn't even hear you eating so I say if you wanna snack you snack 👌 . This was actually the first movie reaction I ever watched of yours and have watched it several times as it's one of your very best but for some crazy reason I never left a comment wth I feel shame ☺️ . This movie really is meme-tastic and so much fun 🥳 . Stunning thumbnail , stunning reaction you slayed this one Jen and boston making a little appearance is always a treat 💙

I love how the grandfather gets ready to leave at the end - stands up, pats his pockets, looks around - such great details.

Oh my, if you you like Mandy Patinkin, you’ve got to see the movie 1990s Dick Tracy! He plays a club piano play named 88 keys. It’s an all star cast with Warren Beatty, Al Pacino like you’ve never seen before and Madonna as the club singer, Breathless Mahoney, her album, I’m Breathless, is addictively fun. It also has William Forsythe, Paul Sorvino, Dustin Hoffman, Kathy Bates, Dick Van Dyke and Cathrine O’Hara. The makeup and costumes are, in my opinion, better than any other comic movie out there. It’s so so good.

I read the book, and I could seriously talk for days about the fascinating differences between the two, but I'll limit myself to two, in separate comments. Firstly, the line "Life is pain ... anyone who tells you differently is selling something" in the book was said to Fezzik by his parents, in his back story.

Has anyone suggested Time Bandits? No romance, but as the tagline said “all the dreams you’ve ever had and not just the good ones” - it’s another fairy tale, with a bit of a twist, but no romance. Also, The Company Of Wolves - what’s behind folk tales?

Something I notice in the sword fight. Wesly only gains the upper hand when he slashes his sword next to Enigo's cheek, the same place he was cut by the man who killed his father. This causes a panicked response of him checking to make sure his face isn't bleeding, which leads directly to him being disarmed. This means that Wesly came up with that as a viable plan based on the story he was told only a minute or so before. This shows a serious talent for insight.

Another rewatch done for you and your channel, Jen. I'd forgotten how much you love this film, I love it too. I shall see you later on for your premiere.

4:04 It is Mandy Patinkin and this is his greatest role ever (according to himself)! Well done, Jen! Most don't recognize him at all! 🙂👊

I am just here for Peter Falk. Oh okay, and one of my favorites of all time. And Jen snack your brain away, never listen to trolls. Who cares we sit in theaters with a couple hundred that snack, munch and consume whilst we watch a movie. At home GO FOR IT!!!

I didn't see this until I was ~30 and loved it. now I'm 40 and always watch it when it's on. it's classic.

8:48 - Yeah, I don't think that fact was meant to be obfuscated too terribly much. 😆

Mandy Patinkin's father had died from cancer, he said he envisioned the six finger man as cancer and when he delivers the line "I want my father back" he says it in his true voice, not the characters accent

If you like Cary Elwes (Westley), he plays the lead role in the Mel Brooks comedy "Robin Hood: Men in Tights". I also remember he played a good part in the Civil War movie "Glory". I'm not big into war movies, but I always liked that one. It stars Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman. He was also in "Saw", but I won't recommend that one. Too gruesome, though there are those who like that sort of thing. I would recommend "Bram Stoker's Dracula". Elwes is in that with Gary Oldman, Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder and Anthony Hopkins.

I've actually been in quicksand in the Tijuana River, it only got about thigh high and I stopped sinking. There were also a whole bunch of us doing Geophysical stuff there, so I was never in any real danger but it was an interesting experience.

My parents had a copy of a copy of a TV replay of this movie that I watched for the first time as a child. That was actually one of the first gifts I gave them when I started working was a blu-ray copy of this movie

I think it took me over 33 years before i realized the number of fingers on Count Rugen goes up to 11...

There's a shortage of perfect movies. I am glad you found one.

Yes quicksand is real. It can be found all over. It's not quite as scary as it seems in the movies though.

Robin Wright Penn has a heartwarming story of how Andre the Giant put his hand over her head to keep her warm on a cold day and his hand was so big that it nearly covered her entire head.

I dont know if you have ever seen Austin Powers Gold Member but the little boy in this Fred Savage was the mole in that movie.

Montoya actually lost his father in real life during the filming which made him go into a character with some realism. He really did want his father back. :(

That kid is Fred Savage best known as the star of the Wonder Years series in the 90s.

Jen you make a perfect Buttercup 🌺🌺🙂 lol great reactions Quicksand is usually found in hollows at the mouths of large rivers or along flat stretches of streams or beaches where pools of water become partially filled with sand and an underlying layer of stiff clay or other dense material prevents drainage. Also the grandpa reading is Peter Falk, played Lieutenant Columbo in the TV series, probably before your time. He was funny detective character.