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DVD
1987 - Rated PG (MPAA)
Release Date: 07/18/2000
Time:
98
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Label: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
DVD Features: Region 1 Keep Case Single Side - Single Layer Letterbox - 1.85 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Additional Release Material: Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer Additional Products: Booklet
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 (Andr� 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.
Cast:
"...Sweetness and sincerity....A delightful cast and a cheery, earnest style that turns out to be ever more disarming..."
-- Janet Maslin
, (New York Times)
"...At heart, PRINCESS BRIDE celebrates the power of true love to triumph over adversity..." -- Jagr. , (Variety) "...THE PRINCESS BRIDE is a fun, sad, scary, witty fairy tale featuring the greatest performance ever given by a professional wrestler, the late Andre the Giant..." -- Marc Bernardin , (Entertainment Weekly) "Reiner's beautifully crafted fairytale pastiche still represents one of the high points of US comedy in the 1980s..." -- Danny Leigh , (Sight and Sound) "...Rob Reiner's uncategorisable blend of action, romance, spoof, swashbuckler and fairytale is purely and simply a corking movie..." -- Ceri Thomas , (Total Film) 5 stars out of 5 -- "It was influential...the current crop of fractured fairy tales clearly owe a great debt to its groundbreaking balancing act of melodramatic pastiche, light-hearted send-up and the simple delights of a good yarn well told." -- Neil Smith , (Total Film) 5 stars out of 5 -- "More swashbuckling than Errol Flynn, more romantic than Casablanca, funnier than virtually everything, THE PRINCESS BRIDE is -- like MARY POPPINS -- practically perfect in every way." -- Helen O'Hara , (Empire)
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Blu-ray Disc
1987 - Rated PG (MPAA)
Release Date: 01/11/2011
Original Language:
N/A
Time:
98
mins.
Label: MGM
Blu-ray Disc Features:
Note: Audio commentaries by director Rob Reiner and screenwriter William Goldman
Featurettes - As You Wish: The Story of The Princess Bride- Miraculous makeup - The Dread Pirate Roberts: Greatest Pirate of the Seven Seas- Love Is Like a Storybook - The Princess Bride: The Untold Tales - The Art of Fencing- Fairy Tales and Folklore
Video Diary from Cary Elwes
Dual Layer
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
DTS HD Master Audio - English, French, Spanish
Subtitles - Spanish
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25th Anniversary Edition
Blu-ray Disc
1987 - Rated PG (MPAA)
Release Date: 10/02/2012
Original Language:
N/A
Time:
98
mins.
Label: MGM
Blu-ray Disc Features:
Note: True Love: the Princess Bride phenomenon all new 2-part featurette - includes a reunion with director Rob Reiner and stars Robin Wright and Carey Elwes, new cast interviews with Mandy Patinkin, Billy Crystal, Chris Sarandon & Christopher Guest, film tributes, fun parodies and fan encounters
Audio commentary by Rob Reiner
Audio commentary by William Goldman
The art of fencing
As you wish: the story of the Princess Bride
Cary Elwes video diary
The dread pirate Roberts: the greatest pirate of the seven seas
Fairy tales and folklore
Love is like a storybook
Miraculous makeup
The Princess Bride: the untold tales
Dual Layer
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
DTS HD Master Audio - English, French, Spanish
Subtitles - English, Spanish
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