Liam Neeson's audition for a pivotal role in The Princess Bride went embarrassingly wrong, though it had nothing to do with ...

Andre the Giant’s audition wasn’t much better than Neeson’s. He performed the Fezzik character from a three-page script, and “I didn’t understand a word he said,” confessed Reiner.

Two things stand out. One is that Andre the Giant, who was red-hot at the time due to his recent WrestleMania III main event against Hulk Hogan, wasn’t heavily promoted as being one of the stars.

On October 2, Fox will be releasing a special Blu-ray with tales from cast members about such topics as André the Giant snoozing in hotel lobbies. Just the theme music from this movie makes me ...

Neeson said the director wanted someone taller than the actor's 6-foot-4 frame to play the giant Fezzik in the 1987 fantasy classic ...

Andre the Giant’s audition wasn’t much better than Neeson’s. He performed the Fezzik character from a three-page script, and “I didn’t understand a word he said,” confessed Reiner.