“The film has a lot of fans, and we’ve had an excited response,” Dan Hunt, executive director of the PAC in Springfield, said. “We wanted to try something new with this.”
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Elwes played the role of the star-crossed Westley and Dread Pirate Roberts in 1987′s The Princess Bride. The movie blends comedy, adventure and romance executed by a cast that included Andre the Giant, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Peter Falk, Billy Crystal, Fred Savage and more. Rob Reiner directed the movie.
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The Princess Bride generated many memorable lines, including “As you wish,” “Mostly dead,” “Inconceivable,” and “Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”
Six years after the film premiered, the PAC opened, and the upcoming season of shows will mark its 30th anniversary. Hunt began working at the PAC just two weeks before it opened.
Tickets for all shows are now available. For more information or to purchase tickets, go to pac.clarkstate.edu/.
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