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Few shoots have left such a good taste in the mouth as
The Princess Bride
(1987), one of the most romantic films of recent decades that Fox did not like too much at first. The handsome
Cary Elwes
(59) was chosen without doing a casting to bring
Westley
to life
, while to find the female lead they auditioned Courtney Cox, Uma Thurman and even Whoopy Golberg.
After seeing more than 500 girls, the unknown
Robin Wright
(56) was chosen to play
Buttercup
.
The couple came from two very different social backgrounds in real life.
Elwes grew up surrounded by luxury and good manners
since his mother is the shipping heiress and interior decorator Tessa Kennedy (83), author of the reforms of the London Ritz or Claridge hotels and with such eminent clients as Hussein of Jordan, Stanley Kubrick or Mick Jagger.
In addition, her sister-in-law was the writer Christina Oxenberg (59),
daughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia -
mother of actress Catherine Oxenberg, Amanda in Dynasty) and who was about to marry Richard Burton between the numerous fights she had with her doubly wife Elizabeth Taylor.
As of 2020, he is
married
to photographer
Lisa Marie Kurbikoff
, with whom he has a daughter, Monique.
One of the saddest moments in his life occurred last year when his little sister passed away from cancer.
Cary Elwes and his wife, Lisa Marie Kurbikoff, during the premiere of Stranger Things.GTRES
Throughout his career, the actor
has starred in some of the best-known action movies such
as
Days of Thunder
(1990),
The Wacky, Wacky Adventures of Robin Hood
(1993) and
Mission: Impossible 7
(2022), where he became intimate with Tom Cruise (60).
He even
came to shoot with Fernando Trueba
(67) and Penélope Cruz (48)
The Queen of Spain
(2016)
On the other hand,
Wright grew up in a middle-class family
since her mother was a cosmetics salesperson and her father worked in a pharmacist.
For the gossip press she became her character as a result of her wedding in 1996 with the controversial Sean Penn (61) who starred in the pages of the pink press for his marriage and divorce from Madonna.
The couple had two children (Dylan and Hopper) and from whom
they would finally separate in 2010 after the actor won the Oscar for best performer
for
My name is Harvey Milk
due to irreconcilable differences.
To make matters worse, Penn didn't even name her in her acceptance speech for the statuette.
Robin playing Claire Underwood on House of Cards.NETFLIX
On the artistic level,
he managed to dazzle the public
in
Forrest Gump
(1994) and in the series
House of Cards
(2013-2018), whose male protagonist, Kevin Spacey (62) was fired after accusations of child abuse.
In the filming of
The Princess Bride
, camaraderie, harmony and happiness prevailed.
Such is the fond memory that the protagonists have that
Cary Elwes published a book about the filming
and a large part of the artistic team met to raise funds for Joe Biden.
Cary Elwes and Robin Wright share a laugh on the set of The Princess Bride. 20th Century Fox.
André the giant (Fezzik), who would die several years after the premiere
, had serious back problems because he weighed more than 200 kilos, so he couldn't gain weight.
When in one of the scenes he holds Robin (the princess) when she falls from the castle tower, who is really supporting her are some pulleys.
A priori,
the role of the giant should have been played by Arnold Schwarzenegger
in the seventies, but it could not be since the adaptation of William Goldman's novel took much longer than expected, so when the producers wanted to hire him, he was too famous and with an exorbitant cache.
Elwes and Fezzik rehearsing their match during filming. 20th Century FOX
The special effects were very rudimentary
.
But the viewer was overwhelmed by sentimentality and overlooked certain deficiencies such as the fact that the large rocks were made of papier-mâché and
the Gigantic-Aspect Rodents (RAG) were two small men stuffed in twenty kilos of latex who only wore underpants
because of the heat .
inside the costume.
There were bumpy moments.
In a scene in the swamp of fire, the actress's dress caught fire and she had to stop filming
, as also happened for some of the real blows that Cary starred in fight sequences.
For those who don't know, both he and
Mandy Patinkin (Íñigo Montoya) received fencing lessons before and during filming.
.
The latter is still remembered for his famous phrase "
Hello, my name is Íñigo Montoya. You killed my father, you killed my father, prepare to die
."
We must not forget the stellar participation of the grandfather who tells his grandson the story of the beautiful princess.
The old man was
Peter Falk, the unforgettable Colombo who had a prosthesis put on him to make him appear older
but had to be removed because the artifice was too noticeable and the child was brought to life by
Fred Savage (45), remembered for the series
Those Marvelous years
.
Also featured is Billy Crystal (Milagroso Max) who improvised so many times that director Rob Reiner had to stop filming due to continuous bouts of laughter.
The actor was already tanned
from the
Enredo
series and later he would savor the stardom again as the presenter of the Oscars and in the movie
When Harry met Sally
(1989).
And we must not forget
Wallace Shawn
(Vizzini) whose name is not very popular a priori but his peculiar physique and his 157 cm height have made him one of the most charismatic supporting actors.
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