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Celebrities Remade 'The Princess Bride' From Scratch During Quarantine

January 16, 2021

A bunch of A-list celebrities recreated "The Princess Bride" from scratch using smart phones to film their own scenes during quarantine.

The home movie version is nearly as entertaining as the first -- simply because you don't who or what to expect next.

It's also worth noting it features the final screen performance of Carl Reiner, the father of the original film's director Rob Reiner. He plays the grandfather at the end. The grandson is played by his actual son, Rob. Carl passed away three days after filming his scene.

Enjoy.

Cast:

The Grandson: Josh Gad, Mckenna Grace, Keith L. Williams, Logan Kim, Joey King, Rob Reiner, and Fred Savage (who played the Grandson in the 1987 movie).

The Grandfather: Rob Reiner, J. K. Simmons, Giancarlo Esposito, Sarah Silverman, Robert Wuhl, Adam Sandler, and Carl Reiner.

Mother: Retta

Westley/The Man in Black/Dread Pirate Roberts: Chris Pine, Common, Sam Rockwell, Neil Patrick Harris, Sophie Turner, David Spade, Jon Hamm, Kaitlyn Dever, Brandon Routh, Courtney Ford, Tommy Dewey, Taika Waititi, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jack Black, Lucas Hedges, Paul Rudd, and Cary Elwes (who played the role in the 1987 film).

Princess Buttercup: Tiffany Haddish, Penélope Cruz, Jennifer Garner, Leslie Bibb, David Burtka, Annabelle Wallis, Zoe Saldana, Joe Jonas, Mackenzie Davis, Kimberly Brook, Zazie Beetz, Alice Oswalt, Brandon Routh, Courtney Ford, Zoey Deutch, Jenna Ortega, and Beanie Feldstein.

Prince Humperdinck: Hugh Jackman, Thomas Lennon, Penélope Cruz, Elijah Wood, José Andrés, Don Johnson, Ernie Hudson, Dennis Haysbert, James Van Der Beek, David Oyelowo, and Cary Elwes (who played Westley in the 1987 film).

Inigo Montoya: Diego Luna, Oscar Nunez, Finn Wolfhard, Javier Bardem, Keegan-Michael Key, Nick Kroll, Sarah Cooper, Catherine Reitman, John Cho, Natalie Morales, and Pedro Pascal.

Fezzik: Dave Bautista, Brian Baumgartner, Nick Kroll, Shaquille O'Neal, Catherine Reitman, Zoey Deutch, Craig Robinson, Charlize Theron, and Jason Segel.

Vizzini: Patton Oswalt, Angela Kinsey, Nick Kroll, Rainn Wilson, and King Bach.

Count Rugen: Meredith Salenger, Oliver Lennon, B.J. Novak, Stephen Merchant, Bryan Cranston, and Andy Serkis.

Miracle Max: Seth Rogen

Valerie: Ari Graynor

The Impressive Clergyman: John Malkovich

The Albino: Nicholas Braun

The Ancient Booer: Jennifer Garner[1]

Yellen the Messenger: Richard Speight Jr.

R.O.U.S.: Leo James Routh