It's more than the general public who love the film. It turns out the mom was an even bigger fan than the daughter." She handed me a Sharpie and wanted me to sign my name next to it so she could have that tattooed. "One that is particularly memorable was when a young lady approached me and lifted up her hair and had 'As you wish' tattooed on the back of her neck in very fine calligraphy.
That was his first fan interaction on the film, but it wouldn't be his last - and certainly not the most outrageous. While it's become a cult phenomenon, the film initially only met modest box office success, despite winning the People's Choice Award when it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. When I asked them, each one of them said absolutely." "Though I co-wrote the book with Joe Layden, the credit also lies with all off the cast and the producers and (director) Rob Reiner who all agreed to be part of this book," he says. So when it came time to pen his book, Elwes reached back out to his "Bride" family for help. "I was intimidated to be frank, but they all made me feel very welcome as part of this extended family." Just 23 years old at the time, Elwes says he was the novice on set and was initially in awe of the film's "tsunami of talent." Though it wasn't long before rest of the cast and crew put him at ease. Along the way, he encounters an eccentric cast of characters, including Mandy Patinkin's revenge-seeking Inigo Montoya, Christopher Guest's six-fingered Count Rugen and Billy Crystal's aptly named Miracle Max. The film, released in 1987 and based on William Goldman's novel of the same name, follows Westley, a farm hand in the fictional country of Florin, as he quests to save the love of his life, Buttercup.
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