The first comes later.вЂќ In fact, Reiner says on his commentary that the earlier scene is technically better than the later duel between Count Rugen and Inigo, and itвЂ™s easy to agree. In his script for the film, the sword fight between Dread Pirate Roberts/Westley and Inigo Montoya at the top of the Cliffs of Insanity (the climb of which was a combination of mattes and the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare, Ireland) is described by Goldman as вЂњThe second best sword-fighting sequence on film. The sword fighting was mostly done without stunt doubles, and shot on two mirrored sets to allow the cast to fight left-handed. And as for his enormous pal Fezzig, Arnold Schwarzenegger had been considered in an earlier iteration on the project, but had told Goldman that Andre The Giant was a better choice.ДЈ. Meanwhile, Wallace Shawn was nervous on set, knowing that he was far from the first choice to play the cunning Vizzini - Danny DeVito had originally been sought by Reiner, but had turned the role down. In the end, it was soap veteran Robin Wright who won the role. Goldman considered Carrie Fisher early on, while Meg Ryan, Uma Thurman, Sean Young (an early favorite of ReinerвЂ™s), Suzy Amis, Courtney Cox, Alexandra Paul and even Whoopi Goldberg all pursued the part. Casting the Errol Flynn-ish Cary Elwes as Westley was a relatively easy pick, but Buttercup, described in the script as вЂњthe most beautiful woman in the world,вЂќ was a trickier one. With a relatively meager $15 million budget, the cast ended up being a curious mix of ReinerвЂ™s pals ( Christopher Guest, Billy Crystal), British comics local to the filmвЂ™s shoot ( Peter Cook, Mel Smith), those that Goldman had always had in mind ( Andre The Giant, although there were back up possibilities - several NFL players, and reportedly even Liam Neeson, also auditioned for the role), and relative unknowns. Courtney Cox, Meg Ryan and Uma Thurman were among those who auditioned to play Buttercup, while Danny DeVito was the first choice to play Vizzini. But in the end, it fell to sitcom star-turned-fledgling filmmaker Rob Reiner, whoвЂ™d recently broken through to film directing with вЂњ This Is Spinal Tap,вЂќ вЂњ The Sure ThingвЂќ and вЂњ Stand By Me.вЂќ And the project fell firmly within the family - Reiner had been given the book originally by his father Carl, while producer Norman Lear had been behind ReinerвЂ™s breakout show вЂњ All In the FamilyвЂќ and, as he had with all of ReinerвЂ™s films until that point, personally financed the project.Дў. вЂњ ExcaliburвЂќ director John Boorman was another who sniffed around it, while most remarkably, French New Wave legend FranГ§ois Truffaut considered making the film at one stage (what we wouldnвЂ™t give for that versionвЂ¦). Robert Redford wanted to both make his directorial debut on the film (before вЂњ Ordinary PeopleвЂњ) and play the lead role of Westley. Norman Jewison tried to make it for years, intending to make the framing device revolve around an immigrant family. The film kept failing to get the green light for various reasons, but not for lack of trying, with several big name directors attempting an adaptation at various points.

William GoldmanВ wrote the novel вЂњ The Princess BrideвЂќ in the early 1970s after asking his daughters what theyвЂ™d like him to write a story about, with one replying вЂњa princess,вЂќ the other вЂњa bride.вЂќ Published in 1973, it was a success, and swiftly came to the attention of Hollywood, with Goldman writing a screenplay that would, over the next fourteen years or so, gain a reputation as being one of the best unproduced scripts. FranГ§ois Truffaut and Robert Redford were among the directors who planned to adapt the book. International Gay Cinema: 33 LGBTQ Movies to See from Around the WorldД¤5 Great Films Booed at Cannes, from 'L'Avventura' to 'Okja'ДЎ. Sundance: How Zendaya, Halle Berry, Andra Day, Robin Wright, and Sia Broke Barriers Read on below.ДЇrancis Ford Coppola, Rob Reiner, and More Pen Tributes to James Caan: A 'Menacing, Magnificent Actor' The film was released in theaters on Septemtwenty-five years ago today - and to mark the occasion, weвЂ™ve collected up five facts you may not be aware of about Reiner and GoldmanвЂ™s family classic.

The film took fourteen years to make it to the big screen, and the effort was worth it, as the film remains a total delight, genuinely romantic, quietly moving, exciting and consistently hilarious.

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