![]() ![]() “It’s the kind of dialogue that holds up,” Elwes wrote. Prepare to die.” or “Never go up against a Sicilian when death is on the line.” If you didn’t hear those lines in Mandy Patinkin and Wallace Shawn’s voices, you clearly aren’t a real fan. The movie is famous for its memorable quotes, none more so than “Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. There’s something so endearing about the cast of quirky characters like Fezzik the Giant who likes to rhyme or Miracle Max who doesn’t believe in his own miracles. Sorry hubby, but the Man in Black is irresistable.Īnd that’s what this movie is: irresistible. I immediately went weak in the knees and forgot all about my significant other for five seconds. He was charmed by our story and took my hand in his. It even inspired me to join the fencing club at college where I met my now husband, who also joined because of his love of the film.ĭuring his book tour for As You Wish, I told Elwes how the film had brought my husband and myself together. It was always there as far back as I can remember, either on our movie shelf or playing on TV. I can’t actually remember the first time I watched the film. Now it is a beloved family film for multiple generations of fans. It became a film that parents and children could watch together and share with their friends. Not easy to capture in a two-minute preview trailer or a thirty-second TV ad.”īut thanks to the new technology of the VHS at the time, the film was not lost to history. ![]() “Was it a fairy tale? Was it a swashbuckling adventure? Was it a love story? Or was it just a nutty satire? The fact is it was, and is, all of the above. “When it came time for the movie’s release, no one had any idea of how to sell it,” Director Rob Reiner wrote in the foreword to Cary Elwes’ (Westley/Man in Black) book, As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride. For the very reasons we love it, the film was hard to advertise for precisely because it did have everything. Maybe that’s why the 1987 film feels timeless despite having been only modestly successful at box offices originally. “Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles!” Westley, Buttercup, Inigo and Fezzik then rode off on four horses, with Westley and Buttercup sharing a kiss shortly after.īuttercup was portrayed by Robin Wright in one film.It’s been 35 years since The Princess Bride, a classic film that has everything a viewer could wish for, first premiered in theaters.īut how do you sum up a movie that has everything? Just ask the Grandfather in the film, played by the legendary Peter Falk, of course. ![]() The three rescued Buttercup from Humperdinck, with Inigo slaying Rugen and fulfilling his quest for vengeance in the process. ![]() Fezzik and Inigo, who were hesitant to help in Vizzini's plan, retrieved Westley from the Pit of Despair and revived him with a pill given to them by Miracle Max. He was later rendered mostly dead by Tyrone Rugen. However, Westley and Buttercup were confronted by Humperdinck after escaping the Fire swamp and Westley was captured. Westley soon returned and rescued Buttercup from Fezzik, Inigo Montoya and Vizzini, who had kidnapped her with the goal to start a war. Five years later, Buttercup had been forced into an engagement with Prince Humperdinck. Westley was later presumed to be killed by Ryan, the Dread Pirate Roberts at the time of his departure. The two fell in love when they met on her farm and were later separated when Westley left to seek his fortune due to not having money for marriage. Buttercup, is a princess and Westley's lover. ![]()
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