History of The Princess Bride

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The movie, The Princess Bride adapted by Goldman from the book, is in essence a fairy tale, but it's not just a children's movie. Directed in 1987 by Rob Reiner, The Princess Bride stars [Robin Wright]? (who has since married [Sean Penn]? and appended his last name onto hers) as the title character, named Buttercup. The beautiful Buttercup falls in love with her lowly stable boy Westley, played by Cary Elwes. Westley leaves, promising to return, but his ship is attacked at sea by the Dread Pirate Roberts, who is notorious for taking no prisoners. Fearing him dead, Buttercup eventually agrees to marry Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon).

The movie, The Princess Bride adapted by Goldman from the book, is in essence a fairy tale, but it's not just a children's movie. Directed in 1987 by Rob Reiner, The Princess Bride stars Robin Wright (who has since married [Sean Penn]? and appended his last name onto hers) as the title character, named Buttercup. The beautiful Buttercup falls in love with her lowly stable boy Westley, played by Cary Elwes. Westley leaves, promising to return, but his ship is attacked at sea by the Dread Pirate Roberts, who is notorious for taking no prisoners. Fearing him dead, Buttercup eventually agrees to marry Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon).

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The entire story is presented as a fairy tale being read by a grandfather (Peter Falk) to his sick grandson (Fred Savage), thus echoing the book's narrative style.

	Revision 5 . . November 20, 2001 8:22 am by Greg Carter
	Revision 4 . . November 20, 2001 8:19 am by (logged).9.128.xxx [explain the idea of the "abridgement" of "Morgenstern's original"]
	Revision 3 . . November 20, 2001 8:15 am by Greg Carter [Added links for actors]
	Revision 2 . . November 20, 2001 8:05 am by The Anome *[added spoiler warning, mention of book, author]**
	Revision 1 . . November 20, 2001 7:50 am by Greg Carter [Original draft]