Talk:The Princess Bride (film)

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An assessment of this article took place along with other articles about 1980s comedy films during the week starting 6 March 2006.

Do you think we should maybe add a "Memorable Quotes" section, especially for Inigo Montoya? Rmrfstar 13:42, 4 Jun 2005 (UTC) lll

Inconceivable! --Carl

... not to neglet the other characters... I'll add it when I get the chance. -- Rmrfstar 12:20, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

You keep using that word – I do not think it means what you think it means. violet/riga (t) 12:26, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

Started the section. Please add. --Banana04131 02:25, 16 August 2005 (UTC)

I removed the section because there was a Wikiquote tag at the bottom of the page. It seems to defeat the point of Wikiquote if we begin quoting things in the Wikipedia articles -- MacAddct1984 02:42, August 16, 2005 (UTC)

Sorry, didn't see it. --Banana04131 17:44, 16 August 2005 (UTC)

Contents 1 music 2 Iocaine/iocane 3 Andre the Giant 4 Buttercups Baby 5 Spinal Tap 6 Infobox image 7 Liam Neeson 8 Wesley or Westley? 9 Trivia note

[edit] music

I would argue that most of what appears under "soundtrack" if not the whole section is not necessary; it seems POV, trivial (not encyclopedic) and kind of silly. I don't want to delete it, though, as someone found it notable . . . thoughts?

I think some discussion of Knopfler writing the soundtrack is perhaps warranted. I don't know that anything beyond that is notable. john k 01:56, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

As a massive fan of that album I would really oppose its removal. It is one of a few Knopfler soundtrack albums and is popular enough to be detailed, and the fact that such a well-known person did the soundtrack is certainly notable. Perhaps spinning it off to a separate article would be a good compromise, but I'm not sure if it's really worth doing that. violet/riga (t) 11:30, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Iocaine/iocane

It's definitely iocane. I just looked it up in the book. -Aranel ("Sarah") 18:43, 23 August 2005 (UTC)

Redirected from article on Iocane. Full text was:

Iocane powder is a fictional poison used in a "battle of the wits" in William Goldman's classic novel The Princess Bride. Goldman describes it as tasteless, odorless, dissolves instantly in liquid, and is among the deadliest poisons known to mankind. It originates from Australia.

See also

• Fictional medicine and drugs

-WCFrancis 20:58, 12 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Andre the Giant

William Goldman, in the 20th anniversary edition of the book, states that Andre the Giant was the only person ever considered for the role of Fezzik. I suggest deletion of the references to Arnold and Kareem unless someone has proof.132.79.14.15 20:03, 8 November 2005 (UTC)Stranger

Actually, on page 325 of the paperback edition in the introduction for Buttercup's Baby, he mentions a young Arnold wanted to play the part of Fezzik, but by the time the movie went into production, they could no longer afford him. --MorgaineDax 00:46, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

Just to confuse matters, this is what he says in Which Lie Did I Tell?, a collection of tales and observations on the film industry. The first mention is in the list of people at the first script reading, and the italics are his: "...Wally Shaw, the evil genius Vizzini. Mandy Patinkin, who played Inigo, was very much there. And sitting by himself quietly—he always tried to sit quietly—was Andre the Giant, who was Fezzik." He returns to Andre: "A. R. Roussimoff was the other new kid on the block that rehearsal morning. Actually, he was not precisely new to any of us, he was just new as an actor, because as Andrew the Giant he was the most famous wrestler in the world. I had become a lunatic Andre fan, would go to the Garden to watch him entertain the masses. I became convinced that if there ever was to be a movie, he should be Fezzik, the strongest man".

So even if Arnold was interested at one stage (and this could be ten years earlier), Andre was Goldman's preference. However, this film took years and years to get off the ground. The rights were bought, Goldman submitted a screenplay; changes at the studio put an end to that; he bought the rights back; there were two other "definitely going to make it"s which went wrong; ten years went by... plenty of time for all of these facts to happen: for Arnold to be interested; for Arnold to price himself out; for Goldman to be convinced that Andre was the man.

I think at least some of this history (the Which Lie..? book goes into quite some detail) should probably be in the article: where would it be appropriate to mention the meandering route it took from book to finished film? Between "Storyline" and "Soundtrack" sections?

--Telsa 10:25, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Buttercups Baby

The fictional (ie, nonexistant) sequel should be mentioned, don't you think? I am missing my copy of the book, but the epilogue mentions a forthcoming sequel, a sample chapter of which was available by writing to the publisher. I think the title was Buttercup's Baby. Can anyone verify?

You're correct on all counts. It could possibly warrant its own article, but I think that a section here could cover it fully. violet/riga (t) 08:30, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

Could someone verify the most recent edit? It doesn't jibe with my memory, but my memory is hardly definitive. I think the chapter is noteworthy, whether it's a sample of BB or not. Scix 08:25, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

Hello? The edit I refer to is the one that removed my note that one could request a sample chapter of BB. The note said that it was something else printed, but I think this is in error. I don't want to revert it without verification, but I don't seemt ohave my copy anymore. Scix 07:01, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Spinal Tap

I'm taking the thing out about the eleven fingers and knobs that go to eleven. there's no connection. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.171.81.42 (talk • contribs) 00:43, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Infobox image

Hi, I replaced the image in the infobox with the original North American movie poster. What do you think of the change? Should a DVD section be added? Because this image has no article linking to it:

[edit] Liam Neeson

According to IMDB, Liam Neeson tried out for Fezzik. From his biography on the site. "He recalled his most embarrassing moment in acting as when, relatively early in his career, he auditioned for the role of Fezzik, the giant, in The Princess Bride (1987). He said Rob Reiner had a look of disgust on his face when he realized that Neeson was "only" 6' 4", and 'Andre the Giant' ended up getting the role." Should this be included? Of course not 'as-is', make it Wikipedia friendly. SRodgers--65.24.77.104 03:16, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

Souns good for the trivia section Scix 13:07, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wesley or Westley?

IMDb says Westley, but in this article it's Welsey... which one? Natalie 17:32, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

Never mind, the complete text linked in the article says Westley... I'll go through and change it. Natalie 17:33, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia note

The article says that Inigo and Wesley use real fencing techniques during the duel scene, but that is not correct. Inigo and Wesley cite the names of reknowned fencing masters (Capo Ferro, Bonetti, Agrippa, etc.) from history, but their techniques are not authentic. --Runolfr 20:49, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Good point, I'll change it. Lisiate 01:26, 7 December 2006 (UTC)