The Princess Bride is a 1987 comic fantasy fairy tale happy ending movie by Rob Reiner based on the fantasy novel by William Goldman.
Summary[]
A man tells his grandson a fantastic bedtime story.
Wesley the stabelhand aka Black Roberts the Pirate must rescue his true love Princess Buttercup from Prince Humperdink and the chief evil henchmen Count Ruggio. Wesley has two comrades to help him: {both formerly worked for the late Vizzini a Henchman for Count Ruggio]
Indigo Montoya the Spanish swordman who for twenty years has been looking for revenge on the right-handed 6 fingered man aka Count Ruggio who killed his father. A master fencing swordman he meets Count Ruggio and in a climatic sword duel drives the Count nearly insane with the words: "I am Indigo Montoya. You killed my father-prepare to die". over and over again.
Fizzwigg the Giant tries to crush Wesley but is knocked unconscious by Wesley.
Comic Relief[]
In a comic relief Wesley must rescue the Princess from Vizzini-a egotistical Criminal mastermind who threatens to kill Buttercup to prevent Wesley from taking back what he rightly stole. When Vizzini claims to be smarter than Aristotle; Plato and Socroteas Wesley does the one thing Vizzini cannot resist-make a challenge of an intellectual duel to the death! Trying to guess which is the poisoned goblet Vizzini claims there are two mistakes that should never be made-fight a land war in Asia and Never go up against a Sicilian when death is on the line-before he drops dead!
In another comic relief Miracle Max brings the mostly dead Wesley back to life in revenge for being fired by the ungrateful Prince Humperdink.
Cast[]
- Peter Falk as the Grandfather
- Fred Savage as the grandson
- Mandy Patinkin as Indigo Montoya
- Andre the Giant as Fezzik
- Wallace Shawn as Vizzini
- Billy Crystal as Miracle Max
- Carol Kane as Valerie
- Cary Elwes as Westley
- Robin Wright as Buttercup
- Chris Sarandon as Prince Humperdink
- Christopher Guest as Count Rugen