Guide Note:

The Princess Bride is a romantic fantasy adventure movie based on author William Goldman's novel of the same name.

Fast Facts:

1. Directed by Rob Reiner
2. Released: September 25, 1987
3. Run Time: 98 Minutes
4. Starring Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, André the Giant, Robin Wright Penn, Peter Falk and Fred Savage,
5. Musician Mark Knopfler, of the band Dire Straits, wrote the music for the movie

Plot:

The story of The Princess Bride is told through a grandfather Peter Falk and grandson (Fred Savage). The grandfather reads this renaissance-era fairy tale to his grandson who is home sick. He tells the story of Buttercup (Robin Wright Penn) and her farmhand Wesley (Cary Elwes). The two fall in love and Wesley leaves to seek a fortune so they can marry. While he is gone Buttercup receives word that his ship was attacked, feared dead she reluctantly accepts a marriage proposal from Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon). Before the wedding however she is kidnapped, her captures are followed by a mysterious "man in black" who turns out to be Wesley. He helps to free Buttercup and reveals what has happened to him over the last few years. Prince Humperdinck eventually catches up with them and subsequently captures and tortures Wesley to death (all the while telling his bride he would be saved). Wesley has to be brought back to life by magician Miracle Max (played by Billy Crystal) and goes on to crash the wedding and save Buttercup. In classic fairytale style the two ride of into the sunset on a white horse.

Quotes:

"Death cannot stop true love, only delay it for a while."

"Hello," he said. "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."

"We are men of action, lies do not become us."

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