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'The Princess Bride' With Juliet Litman and David Shoemaker

April 12, 2018 · The Princess Bride (1987) · Adventure · Comedy · Family · 46:54 · ▶ Listen on Spotify

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Most Rewatchable Scene

David Shoemaker▶ 19:37Wesley's showdowns with the three bad guys (Inigo, Fezzik, and Vizzini), also mentions enjoying Inigo's showdown with the six-fingered man
Juliet Litman▶ 19:14The chunk from when Wesley gets over the cliffs and meets Inigo Montoya up until when Vizzini dies

Dion Waiters Award

David Shoemaker▶ 33:48Chris Sarandon — Chris Sarandon as Prince Humperdinck
Juliet Litman▶ 33:21Chris Sarandon — Chris Sarandon as Prince Humperdinck

Apex Mountain

David Shoemaker▶ 34:50Cary Elwes — Agrees with Cary Elwes for Wesley - 'He will be Wesley forever' and confirms 'he deserves it'
Juliet Litman▶ 35:12Cary Elwes — Cary Elwes for his role as Wesley - 'it never got better for him than being Wesley' and 'We got to give him the apex mountain'

Probably Unanswerable Questions

David Shoemaker▶ 37:22Acknowledges the plot holes but suggests they work because the story is about stories and doesn't take itself too seriously. Wonders if Goldman's naming choices were deliberate or instinctive.
Juliet Litman▶ 37:05Why did Wesley wait until Buttercup was captured to come back to her? Why would his disguise work if she was so in love with him? Is Iocane powder a cocaine joke?

Best Quote

David Shoemaker▶ 40:40Mandy Patinkin's 'My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.' - considers it the best because it has enough context that people get the reference
Juliet Litman▶ 40:29Multiple quotes mentioned including 'My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.' and 'As you wish' - likes movies with catchphrases in general

Movies Referenced (18)

Clueless (1995)

5 mentions · Juliet Litman, David Shoemaker▶ 12:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Wonder Woman (2017)

3 mentions · Juliet Litman, David Shoemaker▶ 10:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Forrest Gump (1994)

2 mentions · David Shoemaker, Juliet Litman▶ 9:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Heat (1995)

2 mentions · Juliet Litman▶ 5:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Robin Hood (2010)

2 mentions · David Shoemaker, Juliet Litman▶ 11:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Twister (1996)

2 mentions · Juliet Litman▶ 12:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗

A Cinderella Story (2004)

1 mentions · Juliet Litman▶ 11:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗

All the President's Men (1976)

1 mentions · David Shoemaker▶ 5:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Back to the Future (1985)

1 mentions · David Shoemaker▶ 14:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ella Enchanted (2004)

1 mentions · Juliet Litman▶ 11:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Liar Liar (1997)

1 mentions · Juliet Litman▶ 12:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Big Lebowski (1998)

1 mentions · David Shoemaker▶ 0:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (3)

Rob Reiner

15 mentions · Juliet Litman, David Shoemaker · Known for This Is Spinal Tap, The Wolf of Wall Street▶ 1:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Sean Penn

6 mentions · Juliet Litman, David Shoemaker · Known for Mystic River, 21 Grams, Dead Man Walking▶ 9:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Peter Jackson

1 mentions · David Shoemaker · Known for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Bad Taste, King Kong▶ 29:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (34)

Robin Wright

9 mentions · Juliet Litman, David Shoemaker · Known for Forrest Gump, Unbreakable▶ 8:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Billy Crystal

7 mentions · David Shoemaker, Juliet Litman · Known for Forget Paris, City Slickers, When Harry Met Sally...▶ 13:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Christopher Guest

6 mentions · Juliet Litman, David Shoemaker · Known for This Is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, A Mighty Wind▶ 22:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Wallace Shawn

6 mentions · David Shoemaker, Juliet Litman · Known for The Princess Bride, Clueless▶ 20:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Chris Sarandon

4 mentions · Juliet Litman, David Shoemaker · Known for The Nightmare Before Christmas▶ 13:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Danny Trejo

4 mentions · Juliet Litman, David Shoemaker · Known for Machete, From Dusk Till Dawn, Predators▶ 42:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Mandy Patinkin

4 mentions · David Shoemaker, Juliet Litman · Known for Alien Nation, The Princess Bride▶ 13:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Vince McMahon

4 mentions · David Shoemaker▶ 14:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

3 mentions · Juliet Litman, David Shoemaker · Known for Airplane!, Glass Onion, Fletch▶ 17:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Matthew Goode

3 mentions · David Shoemaker, Juliet Litman · Known for The Imitation Game, Watchmen▶ 11:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Kyle Gass

2 mentions · Juliet Litman · Known for Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny, Elf▶ 22:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Alicia Silverstone

1 mentions · David Shoemaker · Known for Clueless, Batman & Robin, Blast from the Past▶ 12:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (4)

William Goldman

10 mentions · Juliet Litman, David Shoemaker · Known for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President's Men, The Princess Bride▶ 2:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Norman Lear

3 mentions · Juliet Litman · Known for Fried Green Tomatoes▶ 6:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗

David Benioff

1 mentions · David Shoemaker▶ 38:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Judd Apatow

1 mentions · David Shoemaker · Known for The King of Staten Island, Knocked Up▶ 24:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗