Variety
A post-modern fairy tale that challenges and affirms the conventions of a genre that may not be flexible enough to support such horseplay.
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The Princess Bride
Rob Reiner's (Stand By Me) 1987 tongue-in-cheek fairy tale, littered with adventure, romance and rodents of unusual size. Stars Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Fred Savage, Billy Crystal and the late André the Giant.
With a bed-ridden grandson (Savage) to entertain, a good-natured grandfather (Peter Falk) tells the tale of The Princess Bride: a classic story of true love shared between the gorgeous Buttercup (Wright) and the noble Westley (Elwes), posing as the Dread Pirate Roberts. With Buttercup unwillingly engaged to Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon), Westley must quest forth to save his love from an unruly marriage.
Audience Award winner at Toronto Film Festival 1987.
1987Rating: PG98 minsUSA
AdventureComedyKids & FamilyFantasyRomance
- Director:
- Rob Reiner ('This Is Spinal Tap', 'Stand By Me', 'Misery', 'The Bucket List')
- Writer:
- William Goldman
- Cast:
- Fred SavagePeter FalkBilly CrystalRobin WrightCary ElwesAndré the GiantChris Sarandon
The Princess Bride / Reviews
The New York Times
Might easily have lent itself to broad parody or become too cute for its own good. But Mr. Reiner presents it as a bedtime story, pure and simple.
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Empire Magazine
It's all so cheerful and has so many ingenious set-pieces that you can forgive it any excess.
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BBC
Children can see it as a bright, frothy adventure while adults will appreciate the subtlety and the sheer wit.
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