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A Cinematic Perfection Called The Princess Bride

Twenty-five years of true love and high adventure, signed by nearly everyone who made it.

By an anonymous Hollywood insider

The Princess Bride is the perfect movie. It has everything you'd ever ask for in a film—romance, adventure, comedy, and more. Not only did it have a great story, but it also featured amazing performances from one of the best casts ever assembled. It's the late Rob Reiner's finest masterpiece, and he made so many other great movies after that.

Heavy on the best cast ever, too. I've yet to watch another film with as much chemistry among its actors as this. Cary Elwes and Robin Wright made the perfect fairytale couple. Wallace Shawn, Mandy Patinkin, and André the Giant formed the best band of miscreants. Billy Crystal and Carol Kane were the funniest old married couple ever. And even the dynamic between Peter Falk and Fred Savage was heartwarming.

Can you name another movie with this kind of magic among its cast? I bet you can't!

“Can you name another movie with this kind of magic among its cast? I bet you can't!”

And you know what else? All of these iconic actors are nice in real life. I had the privilege of meeting them at the movie's 25th anniversary screening at the New York Film Festival in 2012. Practically all of them were there, which only goes to show that even they knew how special the film is.

It was so great seeing them together again, and they didn't change much from 25 years ago. Sure, all of them looked older, and some packed on a few more pounds, but believe me when I say that they could've remade the movie that year, and it'd still be just as good and funny.

Cary and Robin were still beautiful, but now in a more mature way. Billy Crystal was as hilarious as ever, and I believe their stories of having a difficult time filming his scene because they couldn't stop laughing. And fans of Homeland know that Mandy Patinkin still had a lot of fight in him.

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Out of all of them, however, I loved listening to Rob Reiner the most. I loved hearing how he made the whole thing, why he did it, and how moved he was that the film became so beloved and still is after all these years. It's a shame I never got his autograph that night. I was too focused on the cast that I forgot to ask for his—and now that he's gone, that missed chance means more to me than any autograph I did get.

I can't complain, though, because every single cast member who was there signed my poster. In fact, they interacted with fans a lot that night. You'd think actors of their caliber and status would just appear for those sorts of reunion events and call it a day, but not them.

They took the time and effort to meet and interact with fans. They shook hands, posed for pictures, took selfies, and signed everything that was handed to them. I was one of the last ones to meet them, so I saw how much they wrote on all kinds of stuff that night.

Today, even more so now with this autographed poster, I still watch The Princess Bride at least once a year, usually on my birthday. I still think it's a perfect movie, and I hope to God that Hollywood doesn't do anything crazy and attempt a remake or do a sequel.

Some things you watch. This one you keep.

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