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Inconceivable! The Princess Bride shadowcast comes to Ocala’s Reilly Arts Center. // B Y M E L I S S A P E T E R S O N
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f you havenʼt seen it (but, I mean, who hasnʼt), The Princess Bride, released in 1987, is an adventure comedy film about Westley, his travels and the characters he meets during his quest to rescue Princess Buttercup from Prince Humperdinck. Adapted from William Goldmanʼs 1973 novel of the same name, the film was a modest success when it was first released but has since become a cult classic of sorts among a newer generation and was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2016. Hailed as one of the most “quotable” movies ever made, itʼs no surprise the Reilly Arts Center has chosen The Princess Bride as its next shadowcast production. So what is a shadowcast? During a shadowcast, the film is shown on a screen while the actors on stage try their best to mimic the action happening in the movie. And yes, usually, hilarity ensues as the actors are often put in situations that are nearly impossible to reenact. Fortunately, the Reilly is no novice to producing shadowcasts. They have previously held viewings of Jaws, Jurassic Park and Willy Wonka. The Princess Bride shadowcast is happening Friday, November 22 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $20 for adults and $8 for students and can be purchased at reillyartscenter.com.
Did You Know? The Princess Bride Trivia
The chemistry between Robin Wright (Buttercup) and Cary Elwes (Westly) was real during the filming of the movies. (Weʼre all giving a collective ʻawwwʼ over here.)
Mandy Patinkin (Inigo Montoya) said in an interview that his most famous line from The Princess Bride (“Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”) gets quoted back to him by several strangers each day.
In order to create their famous swordfight, Cary Elwes (Westly) and Mandy Patinkin (Inigo Montoya) trained for months with former Olympians and stuntmen who worked on the Raiders of the Lost Ark movie and Star Wars films.
William Goldman, author of the novel and the screenplay, told Entertainment Weekly that the book was written for his two daughters, with one wanting him to write about “a princess” and the other about “a bride.”
Arnold Schwarzenegger was being considered for the role of Fezzik when the novel was almost made into a movie in the 1970s. André the Giant was ultimately cast for the role.
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