
Don't forget, we were an independent film not a studio movie. However, he didn't go to the hospital until they were done shooting for the day, saying. And he said, 'Can you walk?' And I said, 'Yes.' And he said, 'Can you run?' And I said, 'It'll be an interesting interpretive dance.'"Īccording to Elwes, you can tell in the scene when Westley and Buttercup are running into the fire swamp that he's actually hopping in an effort to keep his left big toe off the ground. I said, 'I was afraid you'd fire me,' and he said something very sweet to me, he said: 'Don't be silly, Cary, I wouldn't fire you - you're the only person who could play Westley.' And that really boosted my spirit. Inconceivable Join Westley (Carey Elwes) on his epic adventure to rescue the fair Buttercup (Robin Wright) from the clutches of the evil Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon) in director Rob.

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Movie credit to William Goldman/Rob Reiner, Cary Elwes, and Robin Wright. Buttercup gives a classic are you insane look, then Westley says, I’m not saying I’d like to build a summer home here, but the trees are actually quite lovely.


"When Rob found out, he was upset that I hadn't told him. There’s a great moment when Westley says something about it not being that bad there. The story is a classic tale of love and adventure as the beautiful Buttercup, engaged to the odious Prince Humperdinck, is kidnapped and held against her will in order to start a war, It is up to Westley (her childhood beau, now returned as the Dread Pirate Roberts) to save her.
