The Princess Bride cast discuss why the 1987 movie remains so funny today: “Comedy is serious business”

You’d suppose that being on the set of a comedy movie can be all enjoyable and video games, however there is much more work that goes into making a comedy than you suppose. There are numerous issues to juggle – the tone, the pacing, even the manner strains are delivered – all should be good to make it possible for jokes land. Whereas the cast of The Princess Bride has mentioned that that they had a whole lot of enjoyable on set, they’ve additionally mentioned that it was serious enterprise.

Whereas answering fan questions at Awesome Con, Chris Sarandon defined how the cast and crew had been in a position to ship that iconic dialogue in a manner that has resounded by way of the years. “I additionally suppose that the sensibility on the set was very constant,” he mentioned. “As an illustration, after I auditioned for Rob [Reiner] and Invoice Goldman, and I learn the scene the place I say to Buttercup, ‘I hope you’ll settle for this as an alternative choice to suicide,’ or no matter the line is. I can’t keep in mind. You in all probability know higher than me… Rob laughed, and I performed it very straight, and that was the purpose that he laughed.”

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Why is that so vital? As a result of, as Sarandon added, “As a result of comedy is serious enterprise. You speak to any comedian actor they usually’ll let you know, you gotta play it straight. And that was, I believe, the type of guideline with all the actors… let the strains do the work.”

Contemplating we’re nonetheless speaking about the movie almost 40 years later, we expect the strains did their job nicely, don’t you?

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