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Release Date:
25 September 1987 (USA)
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Scaling the Cliffs of Insanity, Battling Rodents of Unusual Size, Facing torture in the Pit of Despair. - True love has never been a snap. more
Plot:
A classic fairy tale, with swordplay, giants, an evil prince, a beautiful princess, and yes, some kissing (as read by a kindly grandfather). full summary | full synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 5 wins
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5 nominations
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Robin Wright Took Only One Take To Film Her Sex Scenes With Keanu Reeves
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'The Princess And The Frog,' 'Me And Orson Welles' And 'The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee' In This Week's unLimited
(From MTV Movies Blog. 24 November 2009, 11:00 AM, PST)
(From Gossipvita. 27 November 2009, 8:56 AM, PST)
'The Princess And The Frog,' 'Me And Orson Welles' And 'The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee' In This Week's unLimited
(From MTV Movies Blog. 24 November 2009, 11:00 AM, PST)
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"As you wish" means "I love you."
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Cary Elwes | ... | Westley |
 | Mandy Patinkin | ... | Inigo Montoya |
 | Chris Sarandon | ... | Prince Humperdinck |
 | Christopher Guest | ... | Count Tyrone Rugen |
 | Wallace Shawn | ... | Vizzini |
 | André the Giant | ... | Fezzik (as Andre the Giant) |
 | Fred Savage | ... | The Grandson |
 | Robin Wright Penn | ... | Buttercup / The Princess Bride (as Robin Wright) |
 | Peter Falk | ... | The Grandfather / Narrator |
| Peter Cook | ... | The Impressive Clergyman |
| Mel Smith | ... | The Albino |
 | Carol Kane | ... | Valerie |
 | Billy Crystal | ... | Miracle Max |
| Anne Dyson | ... | The Queen |
| Margery Mason | ... | The Ancient Booer |
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Also Known As:
The Bridges' Bride (Philippines: English title)
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98 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:L |
West Germany:6 |
South Korea:All |
Brazil:Livre |
Australia:PG |
Canada:G (Québec) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) |
Finland:K-10 |
France:U |
Netherlands:AL |
Norway:10 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:11 |
UK:PG |
USA:PG |
Canada:G (Nova Scotia) |
Philippines:G
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When Count Rugen hits Westley over the head, Cary Elwes told Christopher Guest to go ahead and hit him for real. Guest hit him hard enough to shut down production for a day while Elwes went to the hospital.
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Continuity: When the albino is cleaning Westley's shoulder in the pit of despair, Westley's shoulder is in various states of bloodiness.
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Referenced in Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie (2005)
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A Happy Ending
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By virtue of the "under 29" female vote, "Princess Bride" is somewhat overrated on the IMDB, but still is a good, fun movie. I rate it "8" of 10.
The recently-released special edition DVD is the one to view. The colors are nicely saturated in most scenes, it has 5.1 Dolby Digital sound, and there are lots of extras, including one of the better "making of" specials. One of my favorite actors is Mandy Patinkin, and here he is great as the Spanish swordsman seeking revenge for his father's death at the hand of the six-fingered swordsman played by Christopher Guess. This was Robin Wright's first film, as a 19-year-old, playing Buttercup. Cary Elwes is also perfect as her love interest. Andre the Giant, who died in 1993 at age 45, was so fitting in his role as the giant. Overall a fine cast and a fine, entertaining, funny film. A "comic fairy tale in a strange land" as read to a child.
The moral of the film, "True love conquers everything." How could anyone dislike such a story??