Liam Neeson's audition for a pivotal role in The Princess Bride went embarrassingly wrong, though it had nothing to do with ...

I didn’t have to loop it or anything.” Forget 6-foot-4 pretenders like Neeson. “It was Andre,” Reiner said, “and the rest was history.” Get more Cracked directly to your inbox.

Things certainly turned out fine for Liam Neeson. He would appear in another cult classic, the Sam Raimi-directed film, Darkman , just a couple of years after this failed audition.

While the Irish actor has spent much of the last decade or so leaping from helicopters, evading grenades and putting his foot ...

Neeson was auditioning to play the giant, Fezzik. Neeson, who stands 6-foot-4, says director Rob Reiner had a "look of disgust" on his face when he realized the actor's height.

Liam Neeson attempted to get cast Fezzik, the giant, in 1987’s The Princess Bride, he revealed to Entertainment Weekly Wednesday, resulting in a very “embarrassing” audition.

Neeson was auditioning to play the giant, Fezzik. Neeson, who stands 6-foot-4, says director Rob Reiner had a "look of disgust" on his face when he realized the actor's height.