
“This was the point in the Fire Swamp sequence where Buttercup’s dress briefly catches on fire before the flame is extinguished by Westley.


All I can say is that it was a wind that could have held up in comparison to the one Slim Pickens emitted int eh campfire scene in Mel Brooks's Blazing Saddles, widely acknowledged as the champion of all cinematic farts.Įxcept of course, this one wasn't in the script.” It was long enough and loud enough that every member of the crew had time to stop what they were doing and take notice. Now I suppose you wouldn't expect a man of Andre's proportions to pass gas quietly or unobtrusively, but this particular one was truly epic, a veritable symphony of gastric distress that roared for more than several seconds and shook the very foundations of the wood and plaster set were now grabbing on to out of sheer fear. “We got to the moment when I wake up from being "mostly dead" and say: "I'll beat you both apart! I'll take you both together!", Fezzik cups my mouth with his hand, and answers his own question to Inigo as to how long it might be before Miracle Max's pill begins to take effect by stating: "I guess not very long."Īs soon as he delivered that line, there issued forth from Andre' one of the most monumental farts any of us had ever heard. It would be a pity to damage yours."Īs You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride "There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world. "Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!" "Please consider me as an alternative to suicide." Anyone who says differently is selling something." "Never get involved in a land war in Asia." “Is it fair to call The Princess Bride a classic? The storybook story about pirates and princesses, giants and wizards, Cliffs of Insanity and Rodents of Unusual Size? It's certainly one of the most often quoted films in cinema history, with lines like:
