The Princess Bride: 25 years later

[TripletDaddy]

At the risk of giving LA Ute a seizure, I will post some pics and vid from last week's Good Morning America. The theme for the week was Awesome 80s, and as part of the gig, GMA rounded up the cast of Princess Bride, which celebrates 25 years of giving unhip people and BYU freshman an outlet for quoting movie lines in public settings.

First, the pics of the cast, 25 yrs later. Obviously, Falk passed away and Andre the Giant was similarly unable to attend, his posse notwithstanding. Buttercup is looking not too bad... Apparently Fred Savage didnt want to participate, so he is still staying in his usual character as a grouchy jerk.



Here is a 6 minute clip of the cast being interviewed about the flick and about people that love to quote the movie

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Another clip from the photoshoot

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And finally a fun Where Are They Now slideshow

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/slideshow/...a-now-14633143

I was a junior in HS when this movie was released. I don't even think I saw it until a couple of years later, though. I remember liking it but never imagined the staying power it would have. Today, I can say that I have enjoyed showing it to the Puffy Check and they really love it. This movie transcends generations and will likely continue to appeal to people for decades to come.

Do you like this movie? Did you introduce it to your children? Do they like it?

I ask because I don't think I have ever met someone that didn't like the movie. They may have tired of it from repeated viewings, but the movie itself seems to have universal appeal.

[CJF]

I can't remember the guy sitting in the chair. He is on Homeland now. Can't place him at all in PB.

Edit...holy crap. I am an idiot.

[TripletDaddy]

I can't remember the guy sitting in the chair. He is on Homeland now. Can't place him at all in PB.

Mandy freaking Patinkin! "Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. you keeled my father. prepare to die."

[CJF]

Mandy freaking Patinkin! "Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. you keeled my father. prepare to die."

Yeah, I'm dumb. I could only picture him in his role on Homeland. Not friendly, not funny, no accent. A little closer look and it was obvious.

[Clark Addison]

The movie came out on my mission (man, I'm old). It was weird coming home, going to BYU, and hearing everyone on campus quote this movie that I had literally never heard of.

I saw a clip of it used in Elders' Quorum before I actually saw the movie. When I did see it, I like it. And my kids also like it.

[Northwestcoug]

It came out when I was in high school. Of course, I loved it.

Funny aside: I was dating a girl in junior college. She came from an uber-strict Mormon household that did not let their children watch many movies. She hadn't seen it, so when I was visiting her family I suggested we rent it and watch it. I thought it was a completely benign movie, and noone would object to it. I remember her mom giving her an icy stare when the words "son of a bitch" and "breasts" were uttered. She left the room after "breasts".

My kids enjoy it, but they haven't watched it repeatedly like I did. Although I think its appeal crosses generations, the production still feels a little dated (or maybe that's the dying VHS tape )

[Borg]

Yup...loved that show. Bought it and have promulgated that show on to my children. They too...like it.

[CJF]

I think this is a fun story for kids. I read the book when I was going through chemo and didn't get out of bed much. The book was enjoyable and I promised myself that I would be like Peter Faulk and read this to my childern and grandchildern if I ever had a family of my own.

I downloaded the book from the Apple store a few months ago and started reading a few pages a night to my 3 year old. A little too young probably, but it makes me feel good. The movie is fun but I will always have a special place in my heart for the book.

[cougjunkie]

I hated this movie and did not find it funny at all. I also think all of the Monty Python movies are lame.

[Borg]

I hated this movie and did not find it funny at all. I also think all of the Monty Python movies are lame.

Do you hate puppies?

[LA Ute]

I never saw the movie in the theater, and I think I finally saw it 5-6 years after it came out. (We had babies and busy career/church commitments in the late 1980s and didn't see many movies.) I am a big fan of William Goldman and I think he was having a lot of fun with the book and Movie. He was the real genius behind the movie and it is his writing that everyone is still quoting 25 years later.

If you've ever read "Adventures in the Screen Trade" you'll understand better what Goldman was doing in "The Princess Bride." In many ways he was thumbing his nose at Hollywood.

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I have never gotten into the cultish aspect of the movie. I mainly appreciate the collection of comedic talent that made it happen, e.g., Rob Reiner directing, Goldman writing, Mandy Patinkin, Carol Kane, Billy Crystal, and Wally Shawn in a role made for him. My kids all love the movie too and we have watched it a few times together. I started using the quotes here on CUF on a whim and the meme kind of stuck. From digging up quotes for use here, I actually learned more about the movie than I had ever known. Besides, "warthog-faced buffoon" and "miserable vomitous mass" describe some of you soooo well.

My favorite scene:

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[hostile]

I was a senior in HS when it was released. Still enjoy the movie and have showed it to our kids as well.

[MartyFunkhouser]

I think this is a fun story for kids. I read the book when I was going through chemo and didn't get out of bed much. The book was enjoyable and I promised myself that I would be like Peter Faulk and read this to my childern and grandchildern if I ever had a family of my own.

I downloaded the book from the Apple store a few months ago and started reading a few pages a night to my 3 year old. A little too young probably, but it makes me feel good. The movie is fun but I will always have a special place in my heart for the book.

I like the movie and I like the book. I did enjoy the book more as it had a much more cynical tone to it.

[il Padrino Ute]

I've never understood the appeal of this movie. I saw it for the first and only time when my wife rented it after we had been married for a few years and found myself wondering when it would end when it got to the part when Andre the Giant's character was introduced.

[dabrockster]

Love it... And my son loves it as well. He'll get into it for a week and watch over and over, and then stop but will come back to it again a month or so later...