Beautiful, flaxen-haired Buttercup has fallen for Westley, the farm boy, and when he departs to make his fortune, she vows never to love another. So when she hears that his ship has been captured by the Dread Pirate Roberts - who never leaves survivors - her heart is broken.

From the writer of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid , All the President's Men and Marathon Man , Oscar-winning screen writer William Goldman presents his memories and views of movie-making, and of acting greats such as Redford, Olivier, Newman and Hoffman.

Beautiful, flaxen-haired Buttercup has fallen for Westley, the farm boy, and when he departs to make his fortune, she vows never to love another. So, when she hears that his ship has been captured by the Dread Pirate Roberts (no survivors) her heart is broken.

A sequel to Adventures in the Screen Trade , this work has more secrets to tell. It shares behind-the-scenes anecdotes from the sets of such movies as The Princess Bride , Misery and Maverick , and fills us in on what it's like to work with Mel Gibson, Michael Douglas, Clint Eastwood, amongst many other Hollywood players.

Marathon Man is a thriller.

This collection includes the complete screenplays of The Princess Bride , Misery , The Marathon Man and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid along with introductory essays to each screenplay by William Goldman.

A new title in the acclaimed Shooting Script series which illuminates the process of how books are adapted to film.

William Goldman's follow up to Adventures in the Screen Trade is a guide to the nuts and bolts of film making that can be found behind the glitzy facade of contemporary Hollywood.