Rating: PG
Genre:
Adventure
Theatrical Release: 09/25/1987(USA)
Release Date: 09/23/2008
Flags: Mild Violence, Excellent For Children, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: MGM
Based on
William Goldman's novel of the same name,
The Princess Bride is staged as a book read by grandfather (
Peter Falk) to his ill grandson (
Fred Savage).
Falk's character assures a romance-weary
Savage that the book has much more to deliver than a simpering love story, including but not limited to fencing, fighting, torture, death, true love, giants, and pirates. Indeed,
The Princess Bride offers a tongue-in-cheek
fairy tale depicting stable boy-turned-pirate
Westley's journey to rescue
Buttercup (
Robin Wright), his true love, away from the evil prince (
Chris Sarandon), whom she had agreed to marry five years after learning of what she had believed to be news of
Westley's death. With help from
Prince Humperdinck's disgruntled former employee
Miracle Max (
Billy Crystal), swordsman
Inigo Montoya (
Mandy Patinkin), and a very large man named
Fezzik (
Andre the Giant), the star-crossed lovers are reunited.
~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
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