It grossed nearly $31 million domestically ($70 million adjusted for inflation). The film is based on the 1973 novel of the same name by William Goldman. The Princess Bride seems to have it all - a star-studded cast, loveable characters and iconic moments - and is revered as a cult classic among film lovers.
25, 1987, Rob Reiner's The Princess Bride is a unique fairytale equipped with action, romance, comedy and more. After Buttercup and Westley are re-united and defeat Humperdinck, they escape the castle with Inigo and Fezzik, and share the most romantic kiss in history.Released on Sept. A very much alive Westley stops her just in time, however. Believing Westley dead, a devastated Buttercup goes to her bedchamber to commit suicide by plunging a dagger through her heart. Westley's rescue plan is delayed, however, giving Humperdinck time to forcibly marry Buttercup. Enraged, Humperdinck kills Westley, but he is revived thanks to Inigo, Fezzik, and Miracle Max, the king's former Miracle Man. Buttercup declares her love for Westley and denounces Humperdinck as a coward. He inadvertently reveals his treachery on the eve of their wedding night by saying that every ship in the armada is guarding her, which would not be possible if he had truly sent his four fastest ships for Westley. He does no such thing, of course the prince is the mastermind of the plan to kill her and start a war. Buttercup uses this opportunity to jump out of the boat and into the water with creatures known as the shrieking eels.īuttercup declares she would rather die rather than be married to Humperdinck, who feigns understanding and offers to send for Westley with his four fastest ships. The other two men don't seem keen on following this plan and an argument breaks out. Vizzini, the gang's leader, tells her he was hired to kill her and leave her body on the soil of Florin's neighbor, Guilder, in order to start a war. When she awakes, she realizes she's now on a boat in the middle of the sea, kidnapped by the men, who she learns are names Vizzini, Inigo Montoya, and Fezzik. While out one day, she comes across three men claiming to be lost circus performers and, before she can do anything, is knocked unconscious. While she does not like the idea of marrying the prince, she does still enjoy riding her horse. Although she does not love him and tells him so, Humperdinck pushes forward with the wedding, assuring her that, with time, she will come to love him. In the end, she decides that, while she may live on, she will never love again.įive years later, Buttercup is forced to become betrothed to Prince Humperdinck. Devastated, Buttercup shuts herself away in her room, forgoing sleep and food. When Westley goes away to find his fortune, his ship is attacked by the Dread Pirate Roberts, and the story gets back to Buttercup that her love has been killed by the fearsome pirate. Westley would reply, "As you wish." Over time, she realizes that when Westley says "As you wish" he is really saying "I love you," and realizes that she loves him, too. When Westley works on her family's farm, Buttercup refers to him only as "farm boy" and loves to order him around.
She was portrayed by Robin Wright, who also plays General Antiope in Wonder Woman, and Jenny Curran in Forrest Gump. She is the true love of the story's hero, Westley, who is also unhappily engaged to the story's villain, Prince Humperdinck. Princess Buttercup is the titular deuteragonist of The Princess Bride. ~ Buttercup confronting Prince Humperdinck And when I say you are a coward, it is only because you are the slimiest weakling ever to walk the Earth! And you cannot track that, not with a thousand bloodhounds, and you cannot break it, not with a thousand swords.
Westley and I are joined by the bonds of love.
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