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The Princess Bride (20th Anniversary Edition) (Widescreen) (Dual-layered DVD)
- Starring: Cary Elwes, Robin Wright Penn, Mandy Patinkin
- Director: Rob Reiner
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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, All Movie Guide
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- Genre: Action/Adventure
- Category: Adventure Comedy, Fairy Tales & Legends, Romantic Adventure
- Theme: Assumed Identities, Daring Rescues, Heroic Mission, Lovers Reunited
- Release Date: November 13, 2007
- Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)Rating Opens in New Window - Adult Language, Excellent For Children, Mild Violence
- Studio: MGM
- Lead Actors: Cary Elwes, Robin Wright Penn, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest
- Supporting Actors: Willoughby Gray, Anne Dyson, Betsy Brantley, Margery Mason, Malcolm Storry, Wallace Shawn, Peter Falk, Fred Savage, Andre the Giant, Peter Cook, Carol Kane, Billy Crystal, Mel Smith
- Director: Rob Reiner
- Picture Format: Widescreen
- Run Time: 1 hr 38 min
- Language: English, French, Spanish
- Subtitle Language: English, Spanish
- Format: DVD
Additional Information
- DPCI: 058-14-1700
- ASIN: B002FO6OKY
- Catalog #: 11298190
- Item can not be gift wrapped.
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- Estimated Ship Dimensions : 7.51 inches length x 5.6 inches width x 0.56 inches height
- Estimated Ship Weight: 0.16 pound.
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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, All Movie Guide
