On the inaugural episode of And Almost Starring, we’re looking at who was nearly cast in the Rob Reiner classic The Princess Bride! Which EGOT winner campaigned for Buttercup? Which Oscar-nominee was up for Fezzik the giant but got scoffed at for only being 6’4”? Also, is Tom Hiddleston just a handsomer version of Gene Wilder?

The Princess Bride stars Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Andre the Giant, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, Carol Kane, Fred Savage, and Peter Falk; directed by Rob Reiner.