When I say that many actors participated, I mean it. Seventeen different actors played the character of Westley throughout “Home Movie: The Princess Bride,” including Jack Black, Taika Waititi, Paul Rudd, David Spade, Kaitlyn Dever, Brandon Routh, Common, Chris Pine, and Cary Elwes, who originated the role. Buttercup, meanwhile, was played by nineteen actors (twenty if you include Patton Oswalt’s pet dog). Tiffany Haddish, Zazie Beetz, Annabelle Wallis, Leslie Bibb, Joe Jonas, Zoe Saldaña, Jennifer Garner, Penélope Cruz, and Robin Wright (who, likewise, originated the role) all participated.
Listing the entire cast of “Home Movie: The Princess Bride” would take up too much space, suffice to say that there are some unexpected names on the roster. Celebrity chef Jose Andres, for instance, plays Prince Humperdinck (the role originated by Chris Sarandon) in one scene. Some of the shorter roles only have one actor. John Malkovich was the only one to play Peter Cook’s Impressive Clergyman. Seth Rogen was the only one to play Billy Crystal’s Miracle Max.
If you’d rather see everyone yourself, you can watch the entire presentation in full here:
In the film’s most touching moments, the Grandfather, originally played by Peter Falk, was played by the late great Rob Reiner in one sequence. At the end of the movie, Rob Reiner moved into bed to play the young Grandson while his own father, Carl Reiner, played the Grandfather. “The Princess Bride” ends with the Grandfather leaving a bedroom saying, impishly, “As you wish.” Carl Reiner got to deliver this line to Rob. The moment becomes all the more touching when you realize that this scene was the last thing Carl Reiner ever shot before his death. Now that Rob Reiner has also passed, the scene becomes even more moving and personal.
