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Completely Conceivable Tales

As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of the Princess Bride by Cary Elwes, with Joe Layden

May 14, 2024 by jeverett15 Leave a Comment

Though not particularly a box-office success upon its release, the 1987 movie The Princess Bride has become a beloved classic. Cary Elwes, who starred as Westley in the film, is quite upfront about the fact that, despite a long career in Hollywood, The Princess Bride overshadows all his other roles. Rather than be bitter about that fact, Elwes has embraced it, and in As You Wish, he has written a charming memoir of the making of the film that will delight fans. Movie fans looking […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Cary Elwes with Joe Layden

jeverett15's CBR16 Review No:34 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Cary Elwes with Joe Layden ·
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Having Fun Storming the Castle

As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes & Joe Layden

January 26, 2024 by dreadpiratekel 3 Comments

I do not think it is inconceivable that a person with the username of dreadpiratekel would end up talking about a book about The Princess Bride film. Ahem. As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes & Joe Layden is a book about making a movie that was adapted from a book. The movie is, of course, The Princess Bride, and Cary Elwes is our dashing leading man in the film. Now let me say right up front, this book is charming. I have […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: #memoir, Books about movies, Cary Elwes & Joe Layden, Cary Elwes with Joe Layden, The Princess Bride

dreadpiratekel's CBR16 Review No:5 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: #memoir, Books about movies, Cary Elwes & Joe Layden, Cary Elwes with Joe Layden, The Princess Bride ·
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“Anybody want a peanut?”

As You Wish by Cary Elwes with Joe Layden

December 15, 2020 by Sophia Leave a Comment

Although I cannot recall the first time I saw it, I remember The Princess Bride from when I was a kid. It definitely made an impression on me. I was sucked in by the romance of it and had a crush on Cary Elwes for a number of years. And Robin Wright was so beautiful and regal, I wanted to be her. Inigo Montoya was also a favorite character of mine, and my brothers and I repeated lines constantly. In middle school, I even searched out the original […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Cary Elwes with Joe Layden

Sophia's CBR12 Review No:48 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: Cary Elwes with Joe Layden ·
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