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Inigo Montoya: Are you the Miracle Max who worked for the King all those years?

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Around the time that Buttercup tells the man in black about Westley, Cary Elwes had an accident with a small four-wheeler and severely injured his foot. Because he didn't want to delay the shoot, Elwes did the scene anyway, and you can see him favoring his right leg the entire time. See more...

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The Princess Bride (1987) - 46 mistakes

Directed by Rob Reiner, starring André the Giant, Billy Crystal, Carol Kane, Cary Elwes, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Fred Savage, Mandy Patinkin, Mel Smith, Peter Cook, Peter Falk, Robin Wright Penn, Wallace Shawn (add more)

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller

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Continuity: When Westley and Inigo are duelling at the Cliffs of Insanity, Inigo makes a strong gesture (feet together, right arm holding sword extended downward, left arm up extended backward). When the camera angle changes, the duel picks up a couple of seconds before that stance and he does it again.

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Continuity: In the scene where Westley is trying to climb the Cliffs of Insanity, the shot of him from the top shows him holding on to a flat rock surface. The shot from his perspective shows him holding on to several bulbous rocks.

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Continuity: Watch the red car behind Fred Savage in the bedroom. In close shots, the car is pointing towards the camera. In wide shots it's pointing sideways.

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Continuity: After Westley is injured in the Fire Swamp, the wound on his shoulder changes colour and position for the rest of the movie.

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Continuity: When Buttercup jumps down the window, she is falling in a vertical position but in the next shot, just before she falls in Fezzik's arms, she is suddenly in a horizontal position.

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Revealing: In the scene where they ride out of the castle on horses, it's obviously a smaller double for Fezzik.

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