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The Princess Bride

Year:

1987

Duration:

98 min

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Romance

IMDB rate:

8.2

Director:

Rob Reiner

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 8 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1987-10-09

Filming Locations: Penshurst Place, Penshurst, Kent, England, UK

Earnings

Budget: $16,000,000

Opening Weekend: $206,243 (USA) (27 September 1987)

Gross: $24,650,738 (USA) ( 1987)

Cast

Actor

Character

Billy Crystal

The Princess Bride

Cary Elwes

Westley

Mandy Patinkin

Inigo Montoya

Chris Sarandon

Prince Humperdinck

Christopher Guest

Count Tyrone Rugen

Wallace Shawn

Vizzini

André the Giant

Fezzik

Fred Savage

The Grandson

Robin Wright

The Princess Bride

Peter Falk

The Grandfather

Peter Cook

The Impressive Clergyman

Mel Smith

The Albino

Carol Kane

Valerie

Anne Dyson

The Queen

Margery Mason

The Ancient Booer

Malcolm Storry

Yellin

Willoughby Gray

The King

Betsy Brantley

The Mother

Paul Badger

The Assistant Brute

Errol Bennett

The Balladeer's Percussionist (uncredited)

Willy DeVille

The Balladeer (voice) (uncredited)

Mickey Feat

The Balladeer's Bassist (uncredited)

Guy Fletcher

The Balladeer's Keyboardist (uncredited)

Mark Knopfler

The Balladeer's Guitarist (uncredited)

Jamie Lane

The Balladeer's Drummer (uncredited)

Sallie McLaughlin

(uncredited)

Derek Pykett

Villager (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

This was Willoughby Gray's final film before his death on February 13, 1993 at the age of 76.

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Robin Wright and Cary Elwes were smitten with each other during filming, naturally helping their chemistry in the movie. Cary said that he "couldn't concentrate on much of anything after that first encounter with Robin."

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Director Rob Reiner considered a lot of different actors to play Fezzik before André The Giant finally got the part. One of the actors considered to play the part was Richard Kiel, who is most famous for portraying Jaws in two James Bond movies.

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Goofs

During the fight with the ROUS in the fire swamp, when the ROUS attacks Buttercup and bites her dress, you can see the silhouette of a crew member's hand holding the dress in the ROUS's teeth.

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When Wesley is fighting the ROUS, he punches one in the head and then you see the ROUS's hands pull the headpiece back on and straighten.

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When Buttercup pushes Westley down the hill and she falls down after him, when they both come to a stop Buttercup ends up several feet farther down the hill then Westley. The movie then cuts to a scene of Humperdinck, then back to Buttercup and Westley. However, they are now shown to be right next to each other.

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Quotes

Westley: Can you move at all?

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Grandpa: [voiceover] Nothing gave Buttercup as much pleasure as ordering Westley around.

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The King: [after a tender kiss from Buttercup] What was that for?

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Faq

Why did Vizzini kidnap Buttercup?

Vizzini (Wallace Shawn) was hired by Prince Humperdinck to kill Buttercup in order to start a war between the kingdoms of Florin and Guilder. The novel (but not the film) provides an elaborate backstory in which Humperdinck is engaged to marry a Guilderian princess to end strife between Florin and Guilder, but when the princess is revealed to be secretly bald, he furiously cancels the engagement and orders his advisors to find the most beautiful Florinese woman possible as his new bride, one who will be extremely popular with the common people, making her assassination an ideal pretext for war.

Is there a sequel?

There is no film sequel. For years a sequel to the book, named Buttercup's Baby, was rumored to be in the works. Some editions of the book even contained an address to which readers could write for information. Those who wrote in received a short sample chapter from the rumored book. However, this sample chapter was all that existed. In a 2007 interview, Goldman hinted that he may write the full book, but as of yet it hasn't come to light.

Who killed Inigo Montoya's father?

The six-fingered man who killed Inigo Montoya's father turned out to be Count Rugen (Christopher Guest). Prepare to die!

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