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Podcast: Doom Generation
Episode: The Princess Bride (1987): "I'm not a witch, I'm your wife!"
Description: Lil' Fred Savage is unwell so naturally his Papa Columbo (Peter Falk) comes to pinch his cheeks read him a family favorite. A tale that sees a young farm boy, Westley (Cary Elwes) leaving the only eligible girl in Florin, Buttercup (Robin Wright) behind to seek an unspecified fortune abroad. During his 5 year absence, Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon) snatches her up for his bride. His motives are far from noble as his plan is to hire Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), Fezzik (Andre the Giant) and Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin) to kidnap Buttercup, kill her, and frame Florin for it in o...