William Goldman wrote the novel and the screenplay for this beloved film.

Wrestler Andre the Giant was a colossus.

Standing 2.26 metres tall and weighing 229 kilograms, Andre Rene Rousimoff, better known as Andre the Giant, was a global household name during his wrestling career. He was also known outside the ring for his role The Princess Bride.

He also had a mind-boggling tolerance for alcohol and racked up some legendary drinking tales. Here are five of the best.

Andre the Giant consumed a lot of alcohol over his life time.

BEER EVERY DAY​

It has been estimated that Andre the Giant drank 7000 calories worth of booze every day. That's about 46 beers a day.

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HOW MANY BEERS IN ONE SITTING?

Andre the Giant once admitted once on Letterman to having consumed 119 beers in a single sitting and passed out in a hotel hallway, and that wasn't even his record.

Mike Graham told a story on Legends of Wrestling that Andre Giant once downed 156, 16-ounce cans in one night.

That's more than 55 litres of beer. The average human stomach can typically hold about a litre.

Dusty Rhodes and Michael Hayes confirmed the tale.

HE SPENT HOW MUCH?

While shooting The Princess Bride, Andre the Giant racked up US$40,000 (NZ$57,000)at the bar Hyatt in London, where he was staying.

In his book, As You Wish, about the making of the film, actor Cary Elwes recount some of those incredible alchol-related tales.

"According to some estimates his average daily consumption of alcohol was a case of beer, three bottles of wine, and a couple of bottles of brandy,"

But Elwes said the wrestler preferred something stiffer, "specifically, 'The American', a concoction that consisted of 40 ounces of various liquors poured into a pitcher".

Andre would drink several of these in a single sitting. And when he did drink beer, he would use drink from a beer pitcher rather than regular glass.

LOADING UP BEFORE A BIG FIGHT

Andre downed six bottles of Mateus with ice before a fight, former wrestling professional Gerald Briscoe told the Tampa Bay Times.

"He would drink those before we went to the ring and no one could tell. One night in Sarasota, Andre is travelling with us. So we pull over and get two cases of tall boys. By the time we get from Sarasota to the Tahitian Inn on Dale Mabry, the two cases were bone dry."

"He was one of the nicest guys but I have seen idiots in bars all over the country challenge him, and with one little shove they'd be 10 feet away."

BEER, WINE AND BUS RIDES IN JAPAN

On one tour of Japan, Hulk Hogan had to buy Andre as many cases of beer as he could carry back onto the bus, according to Beermumbo.

And on top of there was the wine, so much wine.

"I went down to this little karaoke bar right down the street from the hotel and I bought a case of Pouilly-Fuissé wine - 12 bottles of this very powerful, powerful, strong white French wine. All of a sudden we left the hotel about 8 in the morning for an eight hour bus ride." Needless to say, Andre needed to take a few pitstops.