The actor who played inigo montoya from the princess bride no. Inigo montoya is the walking definition of a man with a mission. His father was killed by count rugen who, unusually, had a 6 fingered hand. Handcrafted metal posters designed by talented artists. Princess bride star patinkin reveals his favorite line in the film. And when i was strong enough, i dedicated my life to the study of fencing. As instructed, inigo stayed behind atop the cliffs, waiting for his opponent. Inigo montoya is a fictional character in william goldmans 1973 novel the princess bride.
They want to stop them, but buttercup stands up and yells at them that she is the queen and they need to go and save humperdinck. In both the book and the movie, he was originally from spain and resided in the fictional country of florin. As it turns out, the actors had become a little too good at sword fighting. The princess bride cast and crew cast photos and info. For six months, princess bride star mandy patinkin had trained to become inigo montoya, the. Its also a line from the original book by william goldman. Inigo is a hilarious and witty sword fencing spaniard in the princess bride book by william goldman and the movie.
After wallace shawns time in the princess bride, he went on to find great success as a voice actor. Miracle max makes fezzik and inigo go on a series of quests to obtain the ingredients for the resurrection pill. Instead of killing him, count rugen gave him two scars on his cheeks. Oct 09, 2017 for six months, princess bride star mandy patinkin had trained to become inigo montoya, the worlds greatest swordsman. Differences between the princess bride book vs movie page 1. Mandy patinkin talks to melissa block about the princess bride as it turns 25. Het nummer storybook love, geschreven en gezongen door willy deville, was.
Buttercup, the princess bride mandy patinkin inigo montoya chris sarandon prince humperdinck christopher guest count rugen wallace shawn vizzini peter falk the grandfather fred savage the grandson andre the giant fezzik peter cook the impressive clergyman carol kane valerie, the wizards wife billy crystal miracle max, the wizard mel smith the. In this cbs this morning extra, actor mandy patinkin, who played inigo montoya in the princess bride, talks about the line that he loves the. Inigo s father, domingo, was a skilled swordsmith who made a special sword for count rugen, to accommodate his sixfingered right hand. The book combines elements of comedy, adventure, fantasy, drama, romance, and fairy tale. Count tyrone rugen simply known as tyrone rugen is the secondary antagonist of the 1987 live action fantasy film, the princess bride. In the princess bride, inigo montoya is portrayed as a spanish fencer and henchman to the sicilian criminal vizzini. Vizzini is a supporting antagonist of the 1987 live action fantasy film the princess bride. The princess bride 20th anniversary edition by cary elwes. Patinkin played inigo montoya in rob reiner s 1987 the princess bride, playing the role of the best swordsman in the country, short of the main character. The count returned, was displeased with the product and refused to pay the price he had originally offered, and then in a fit of anger he killed inigo s father, shattering young inigo s life.
The princess bride almost every one of my favorite quotes from princess bride. This famous quote is spoken by, who else, inigo montoya, played by mandy patinkin in the princess bride directed by rob reiner, 1987. Princess bride quotesprincess bride funnythe princess bride bookmovies showing. Mandel bruce patinkin is an american actor and singer.
The princess bride 1987 mandy patinkin as inigo montoya. The princess bride 1987 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Cary elwes, robin wright, mandy patinkin, wallace shawn, billy. Cary elwes and robin wright starred in the princess bride, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2017. The actor also had recurring roles in gossip girl and star trek.
The princess bride by rob reiner cary elwes, robin wright. Inigos father domingo was a great swordcrafter, but he remained obscure because he disliked dealing with the stupid rich and privileged. In rob reiners 1987 film adaptation, he was portrayed by mandy patinkin. After the four leave the castle on the four great whites of the prince, they come upon the brute squad and yellin. Rugen attacks, but inigo parries and rises to his feet again.
Differences between the princess bride book vs movie page 5. The actor is still best known as inigo montoya in princess bride, but his resume includes. Actor who played inigo montoya explains why this famous scene. Princess bride, the script at the internet movie script database. Nov 18, 2017 the actor is still best known as inigo montoya in princess bride, but his resume includes films of all types. For six months, princess bride star mandy patinkin had trained to become inigo montoya, the worlds greatest swordsman. Inigo montoya is a skilled swordsman from spain biography edit. Inigo advances on rugen, but stumbles into the table with sudden pain. I didnt know about the book initially, but once i got it i asked around to. Goldman approved because in the princess bride he felt inigo was a one note you killed my father revenge. Many fans dont know that before shawn chose to act full time he. In a 2012 interview in new york magazine, mandy patinkin said that his most famous line from the princess bride 1987 hello.
The princess bride is a 1987 american fantasy adventure comedy film directed and coproduced by rob reiner, starring cary elwes, robin wright, mandy patinkin, chris sarandon, wallace shawn, andre the giant, and christopher guest. In this cbs this morning extra, actor mandy patinkin, who played inigo montoya in the princess bride, talks about the line that he loves the most from that film. Inigo spends the rest of his childhood and young adulthood mastering the sword, and ultimately becomes a wizard, the highest ranked swordsman in the world. While inigo montoya is not an idealized character in this story, either, in the satirized world that the princess bride takes place in, inigos quest for revenge fulfills many more of the requirements for a traditional fantasy hero than westleys quest for his abandoned love. Inigo montoya as the true hero of the princess bride. How the princess bride cast should really look nicki swift. Actor who played inigo montoya explains why this famous. The princess bride, rob reiners beloved 1987 fairytale film about a farm boy cary elwes and his promise to his one true love robin wright, is a modernday classic, and thats thanks in no small part to the fact that every line spoken is a gem. His worthy opponent, the man in blackwestleyplayed by cary elweshad. The princess bride is a 1973 fantasy romance novel by american writer william goldman. Inuniverse, morgenstern gave inigo a romantic back story in buttercups baby. Designed by pete ware of and oak, this inigo montoya typography art is inspired by a quote from the movie the princess bride. Beside him is a spaniard, erect and taut as a blade of steel. Falks character assures a romanceweary savage that the book has much more to deliver than a simpering love story, including but not limited to fencing, fighting, torture, death, true.
She is captured by vizzini, inigo montoya and fezzik, but rescued by a man in black, who reveals himself as the dread pirate roberts, and after buttercup kicks. Writing lessons learned from the princess bride film version inigo montoya is a spanish man pursuing the man who killed his father when he was eleven years old. Patinkin is well known for his portrayal of inigo montoya in the 1987 film the princess bride. From musings on true love to declarations on vengeance i am inigo montoya, to one of. Mandy patinkin as inigo montoya, a spaniard who has trained ambidextrously in fencing for twenty years, he seeks revenge upon count rugen for his father, who, as he explains to westley, made swords for the king but refused to give his prized sword away for 110th its price, and so was killed by rugen. Inigo tells him he will use his left hand to make it interesting. Mandy patinkin talks wonder, inigo montoya and his first. With a screenplay written by william goldman based on his book, the princess bride is a classic, familiar story of a princess, her true love, and the forces that come between them. Oct 24, 20 in this cbs this morning extra, actor mandy patinkin, who played inigo montoya in the princess bride, talks about the line that he loves the most from that film. He is a sicilian criminal mastermind who is hired by prince humperdinck to kidnap princess buttercup and kill her in order to incite a war between florin and the country of guilder.
Goldman also writes that hes straight as a sapling, bright. Mandy patinkin inigo montoya in the book, inigo montoya is described as being bladethin and around 6 feet tall. He is also known by inigo montoya as the sixfingered man, due to having a sixth finger on his right hand. I didnt know about the book initially, but once i got it i. Inigos father, domingo, was a skilled swordsmith who made a special sword for count rugen, to accommodate his sixfingered right hand.
It was always good to do something practical but peaceful, something he knew how to do well and enjoyed, all the more so when it was a. It is presented as an abridgment or the good parts version of a longer work by s. From a small child ive loved knights, castles, dragons. Its also a line from the original book by william goldman it may seem inconceivable, but this wordy, not particularly zippy quote is one of the most famous lines in the classic book turned cult classic film the princess bride. The princess bride hello my name is inigo montoya, you. How the princess bride built films most beloved sword. As is evidenced by those in attendance, this is a story for all ages. Inigo montoya pencil drawing print from tomasoverbaidotcom on etsy. How the princess bride built films most beloved sword fight. It was a quartercentury ago today that the world was introduced to inigo montoya, fezzik, miracle max, the albino dungeon keeper with a frog in his throat and an impressive clergyman with a. Inigo has spent his entire life learning to be a great swordsman, all in preparation for the day that he tracks down his fathers killer and kills him. In the book, inigo montoya is described as being bladethin and around 6 feet tall.
Over the next decade, he continued to appear in movies, such as dick tracy and alien nation. And that mission is to kill the dude who murdered his father. Adapted by william goldman from his 1973 novel the princess bride, it tells. He refuses to sell because he offers to low a sum of money.
He is always accompanied by his two cohorts, the giant fezzik and the master swordsman inigo montoya. I need this poster so i can daily remind myself of epic princess bride quotes. Morgenstern, and goldmans commentary asides are constant throughout. Actor who played inigo montoya explains why this famous scene in. The truth was, fezzik was very glad that inigo was so awful at sewing. One of the areas in which the novel differs significantly from the film is in its providing extensive flashback segments. In the movie inigo montoyas father refuses to sell because the six fingered man insults the quality of the sword. And ill never forget, rob said to me, what i really want the actors to do. Even though i was around 11 or 12 when the princess bride came out, even as a child i understood that the culmination of this moment pictured above and played down below, was not triumph of a good.
Oct 12, 2014 inside the hilarious making of the princess bride by. Falks character assures a romanceweary savage that the book has much more to deliver than a simpering love story, including but not limited to fencing, fighting, torture, death, true love, giants, and pirates. The romance between buttercup and westley is the heart of the plot the princess bride, but inigo montoyas lifelong search for revenge upon the sixfingered man who murdered his swordmaking father is the soul of the novel. He is a sicilian criminal mastermind who is hired by prince humperdinck to kidnap princess buttercup and kill her in order to incite a war between florin and. Amazed, vizzini the panini ordered inigo to kill him while he and fezzik fled with the newly announced princess. Inigo himself, being only eleven at the time, challenged rugen for killing. Cary elwes and mandy patinkin in the princess bride, 1987. Westley rides away with buttercup, inigo and fezzik before sharing a. Sep 25, 2012 it was a quartercentury ago today that the world was introduced to inigo montoya, fezzik, miracle max, the albino dungeon keeper with a frog in his throat and an impressive clergyman with a. That line, uttered by mandy patinkin as montoya, the fencing virtuoso from spain, elevated the actor, and the film, to. Adapted by william goldman from his 1973 novel the princess bride, it tells the story of a farmhand named westley, accompanied by companions. For one, i absolutely love the medieval fantasy genre, both in books and movies.
The princess bride is een amerikaanse film uit 1987 van regisseur rob reiner met in. Throwing him a rope, inigo helped westley up the last bit of the cliff side. Inigo himself, being only eleven at the time, challenged rugen for killing his father. He in fact named two of those, and was the trope codifier for the latter. Based on william goldmans novel of the same name, the princess bride is staged as a book read by grandfather peter falk to his ill grandson fred savage. The count returned, was displeased with the product and refused to pay the price he had originally offered, and then in a fit of anger he killed inigos father, shattering young inigos life.
I will go up to the sixfingered man and say, hello. Even though i was around 11 or 12 when the princess bride came out, even as a child i understood that the culmination of this moment. Sep 30, 2019 after wallace shawns time in the princess bride, he went on to find great success as a voice actor. Goldman also writes that hes straight as a sapling, brighteyed, taut. The actor is still best known as inigo montoya in princess bride, but his resume includes films of all types.
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