Princess Bride

Theatrical Release Date: 1987 09 25 (USA)

UPC: 027616092199

Studio: MGM

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Mild Violence, Excellent For Children, Adult Language]

Summary: Based on William Goldman's novel of the same name, The Princess Bride is staged as a book read by grandfather (Peter Falk) to his ill grandson (Fred Savage). Falk's character assures a romance-weary Savage that the book has much more to deliver than a simpering love story, including but not limited to fencing, fighting, torture, death, true love, giants, and pirates. Indeed, The Princess Bride offers a tongue-in-cheek fairy tale depicting stable boy-turned-pirate Westley's journey to rescue Buttercup (Robin Wright), his true love, away from the evil prince (Chris Sarandon), whom she had agreed to marry five years after learning of what she had believed to be news of Westley's death. With help from Prince Humperdinck's disgruntled former employee Miracle Max (Billy Crystal), swordsman Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin), and a very large man named Fezzik (Andre the Giant), the star-crossed lovers are reunited. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

Category: Adventure

Awards: Best Song – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Princess Bride

Format: DVD

Release Date: 07/18/2000

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: 5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, 1 USA & territories, Canada

Runtime: 98 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,Spanish

Subtitles: French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 -- Widescreen
0. Scene Selections
1. Logos/Title/Grandpa! [2:41]
2. "True Love" [3:01]
3. A Royal Announcement [1:24]
4. Rhyming Robbers [2:56]
5. "The Shrieking Eels" [3:20]
6. "Cliffs of Insanity" [6:01]
7. Wordplay /Swordplay [5:39]
8. Wrestling a Giant [3:28]
9. "A Battle of Wits" [6:04]
10. Unmasking Love [5:29]
11. "The Fire Swamp" [4:12]
12. Rodents of Unusual Size [3:47]
13. "Surrender!" [2:19]
14. "The Pit of Dispair" [2:00]
15. Booing the Queen [2:00]
16. A Deal With Evil [2:55]
17. The Dreaded Machine [1:51]
18. "The Thieves Forest" [1:42]
19. Sobering the Spaniard [2:44]
20. Ultimate Suffering [6:22]
21. Miracle Makers [4:25]
22. Brains/Strength/Steel [3:39]
23. "Twoo Wuv" [2:50]
24. "Prepare to Die!" [6:22]
25. "Drop Your Sword!" [2:50]
26. "Four White Horses" [1:56]
27. "As You Wish" [1:26]
28. End Credits [4:30]
Side #1 -- Standard
0. Scene Selections
1. Logos/Title/Grandpa! [2:41]
2. "True Love" [3:01]
3. A Royal Announcement [1:24]
4. Rhyming Robbers [2:56]
5. "The Shrieking Eels" [3:20]
6. "Cliffs of Insanity" [6:01]
7. Wordplay /Swordplay [5:39]
8. Wrestling a Giant [3:28]
9. "A Battle of Wits" [6:04]
10. Unmasking Love [5:29]
11. "The Fire Swamp" [4:12]
12. Rodents of Unusual Size [3:47]
13. "Surrender!" [2:19]
14. "The Pit of Dispair" [2:00]
15. Booing the Queen [2:00]
16. A Deal With Evil [2:55]
17. The Dreaded Machine [1:51]
18. "The Thieves Forest" [1:42]
19. Sobering the Spaniard [2:44]
20. Ultimate Suffering [6:22]
21. Miracle Makers [4:25]
22. Brains/Strength/Steel [3:39]
23. "Twoo Wuv" [2:50]
24. "Prepare to Die!" [6:22]
25. "Drop Your Sword!" [2:50]
26. "Four White Horses" [1:56]
27. "As You Wish" [1:26]
28. End Credits [4:30]

Tracie Cooper

Both a tribute to and revision of fairy tales past, The Princess Bride manages to combine subtle, acerbic humor with a classic understanding of what makes the elements of fantasy so appealing to children. Director Rob Reiner took a chance on William Goldman's novel of the same name; though the central plot is unarguably Westley (Cary Elwes) and Buttercup's (Robin Wright) journey to happily-ever-after, a variety of subplots and personal quests make for the daunting prospect of producing a film that very well might have too much going on. A surprisingly gentle performance from late wrestling icon Andre the Giant, along with an excellent supporting team including Billy Crystal, Wallace Shawn, and Mandy Patinkin, however, not only make the intermingling of plots seem perfectly natural, but express a sense of camraderie so realistic that one hardly notices the subject at hand is as likely to be the pitfalls of life in the revenge business as it is the tedious process of bringing one back from the dead. Patinkin in particular is compelling as Inigo, a Spanish swordsman on an obsessive quest to avenge his father's murder, while Wright plays the title role of with all of the angst, priss, and unbending faith in true love expected from a princess. Elwes' Westley, however, is far cry from the traditional knight in shining armor--clothed in all back and well-versed in the pirating industry, Wesley is a verifiable fairy-tale bad-boy--and like the film itself, somehow, it just works. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Betsy Brantley  Actor 
Jane Jenkins  Actor 
Willoughby Gray  Actor 
Margery Mason  Actor 
Anne Dyson  Actor 
Janet Hirshenson  Actor 
Malcolm Storry  Actor 
William Goldman  Screenwriter 
Mark Knopfler  Composer (Music Score) 
Norman Lear  Executive Producer 
Norman Lear  Producer 
Rob Reiner  Director 
Rob Reiner  Producer 
Andrew Scheinman  Producer 
Cary Elwes  Actor 
Robin Wright  Actor 
Mandy Patinkin  Actor 
Chris Sarandon  Actor 
Christopher Guest  Actor 
Wallace Shawn  Actor 
Peter Falk  Actor 
Fred Savage  Actor 
Andre the Giant  Actor 
Peter Cook  Actor 
Carol Kane  Actor 
Billy Crystal  Actor 
Mel Smith  Actor 

Country: USA