As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride

K12 making the movie! frightfully warmhearted. Pub & read 2014

Absolutely delightful! Cary Elwes writes as if he’s having a conversation with you, recounting first impressions, memorable moments, and fun anecdotes from his experience making one of the most beloved and most quotable movies ever!

Did you know that Cary Elwes did the entire swordfight scene on a partially-healed broken toe? Or that Robin Wright wore Andre the Giant’s hand as a hat when she got cold? Or that it was possible to bruise a rib by holding in laughter? I do now!

Highly enjoyable, highly recommended! ( )

Cary confirms what we all hoped. The cast were all great people and amazing to work with, Rob Reiner directed with a strong vision and gentle hand, and the entire cast had the time of their life making this wonderful film. Cary doesn’t dish too much, but he gives you plenty of behind the scenes stories about classic scenes that will make you pay close attention when (not if because we all will keep watching this movie forever) you watch it the next time—and love the movie even more because of them. The detailed breakdown of the best (arguably) sword fight ever filmed is alone worth the price of admission. ( )

Wonderfully fun--well crafted and lovely to read for those of us who love the film. Yes, it really was as much fun to film as it looks like. ( )

Reading this memoir brought back the memories of watching The Princess Bride for the first time. It tells you behind-the-scene story that you don't know before. And you'll learn how much love did the cast and crew put in the making of this movie.

I just want to pat Cary Elwes on the back for his successful memoir that can brought me tear and joy at the same time. Now, let me re-watch the movie again. ( )