Cary Elwes, who was then age 23, played the dashing character known as Westley in this cult movie classic. He talked about the behind-the-scenes making of the movie in his book, “As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride” when we spoke in 2014.

The continued unexpected popularity of this happy movie made 36 years ago didn’t begin until ten years after it was released, thanks to the new VHS and cable tv then and the streaming internet today. 

Tune in for the name of Cary Elwes’s favorite fan, his biggest challenge—the inconceivable one—in making the movie, and what it took to create that great sword fight.