The Princess Bride

5.00
    The Princess Bride
    1987

    Synopsis

    In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing.

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    Cast

    • Cary ElwesWestley
    • Robin WrightPrincess Buttercup
    • Mandy PatinkinInigo Montoya
    • Chris SarandonPrince Humperdinck
    • André RoussimoffFezzik
    • Christopher GuestCount Tyrone Rugen
    • Wallace ShawnVizzini
    • Peter FalkThe Grandfather / Narrator
    • Fred SavageThe Grandson
    • Billy CrystalMiracle Max

    Recommendations

    • 90

      New Times (L.A.)

      Though not as visually impressive as comparable Terry Gilliam fare such as Jabberwocky, the verbal wit is fast and abundant (abetted with cameos by Billy Crystal, Peter Cook and Mel Smith), and you'd better believe the midnight movie crowd will remember almost all of it.
    • 90

      Los Angeles Times

      It's Patinkin who scores a special triumph. In his role there's a poignant strain of weariness beneath the leaping bravado, a pain under the braggadocio. [25 Sept 1987]
    • 80

      Washington Post

      A percolating comedy. The laughs may not tear your belly up, but they're constant and they dovetail with the story.
    • 80

      Chicago Reader

      Not even the crude ethnic humor--Billy Crystal's Mel Brooks-ish Miracle Max--pricks the dream bubble, and the spirited cast has a field day.
    • 80

      The New York Times

      Mr. Reiner seems to understand exactly what Mr. Goldman loves about stories of this kind, and he conveys it with clarity and affection. [25 Sept 1987, p.C10]
    • 75

      Chicago Tribune

      The Princess Bride wants to be sweet and warm, but it doesn't want to take the chance of seeming uncool -- and that is an attitude far, far removed from innocence. [9 Oct 1987]
    • 75

      Entertainment Weekly

      Reiner's penchant for hip little riffs -- Billy Crystal as a yiddish wizard, etc. -- dilutes primal power in favor of genial fun.
    • 75

      USA Today

      Crystal is such a panic - and normally uptight Patinkin is so attractively relaxed as a Spanish swordsman - that Bride's charms just can't be ignored. [25 Sept 1987]

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