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Mood:
- Feel GoodHumorousWittyExcitingOffbeatTouching
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Plot:
- FriendshipTrue LoveHeroic MissionImaginary KingdomDangerHeroesImaginaryLove and Romance more...
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Genres:
- AdventureFamilyFantasyComedyRomance
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Audience:
- Date NightFamily OutingTeens
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Praise:
- Award WinnerCritically AcclaimedCultModern Classic
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Humor:
- Verbal Byplay
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- Fairytale
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Based on:
- Based on Book
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The Princess Bride, 1987
English
USA
Profile of The Princess Bride
The mood of The Princess Bride is witty, feel good, and exciting. The plot centers around true love, an imaginary kingdom, and a heroic mission. It features verbal byplay. The Princess Bride is an adventure, family, and fantasy movie. Stylistically, it is fairytale-like. In approach, it is not serious and fantastical. The Princess Bride is based on a book. The movie is known for being a cult favorite, a modern classic, and an award winner. It is especially suggested for a date night, a family outing, and teens. Note that The Princess Bride includes mild violent content.
Summary of The Princess Bride
Director Rob Reiner breathes vividly colored cinematic life into William Goldman's The Princess Bride, effectively evoking the wondrous, wide-eyed spirit of the witty 1973 novel. When a sick boy (Fred Savage) receives a visit from his doting grandfather (Peter Falk) who intends to read to him from his favorite book, he's not exactly pleased to be extracted from his world of video games. However, his mood quickly changes as he, along with the viewer, is transported to a place out of time--to Florin, a kingdom in the ultimate imaginary land, complete with dashing heroes, cowardly princes, rhyming giants, shrieking eels, rodents of unusual size, fancy swordfights, and yes...even some kissing.
The lovely Buttercup (Robin Wright) learns that "As you wish" really means "I love you" when she falls for her charming farmhand, Westley (Cary Elwes). While trying to seek his fortune, however, Westley disappears at sea, an apparent victim of the Dread Pirate Roberts, who takes no prisoners. A few years later, Buttercup, engaged to the oily Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon), is kidnapped by an oddball trio of rogues--brains, Vizzini (Wallace Shawn); brawn, Fezzik (André the Giant); and sword, Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin in a standout performance). As they sail away toward the Cliffs of Insanity, they notice the pursuit of a man in black...and the adventure begins. A clever fairy tale for all ages, The Princess Bride is arguably one of the funniest and most entertaining films of all time.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 25 September 1987 |
| Runtime: | 98 min |
Cast and Crew
as Westley
as Buttercup / The Princess Bride
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- by: Jay Scott
Users Reviews
- 04.March.2011
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- by: Dale Williams
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- 31.December.2010
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- by: Jane
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