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9 de out. de 1987 · The Princess Bride: Directed by Rob Reiner. With Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest. A bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Family
- Rob Reiner
- 1987-10-09
- Plot
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- Production
- Reception
- Post-Theatrical Release
- Adaptations
- Potential Remake
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A grandfather reads a novel to his sick grandson, who initially dismisses the story. The book is about Buttercup, a young woman living on a farm in the fictional kingdom of Florin. Whenever she tells farmhand Westley to do something, he always complies, saying, "As you wish." The two fall in love, and Westley leaves to seek his fortune overseas so ...
Betsy Brantley appears as the mother of Savage's character and Margery Mason portrays the Ancient Booer who heckles Buttercup in her dream. Willoughby Gray and Anne Dyson portray the King and Queen of Florin. Malcolm Storryplays Prince Humperdinck's chief enforcer Yellin and Paul Badger appears as an assistant brute.
Development
Rob Reiner, who had been enamored with Goldman's book ever since he was given it as a gift from his father, realized he wanted to make the film adaptation after successfully demonstrating his filmmaking skill with the release of This Is Spinal Tap in 1984. During production of Stand by Me, released in 1986, Reiner had spoken to an executive at Paramount Pictures regarding what his next film would be, and suggested the adaptation of The Princess Bride. He was told they could not, leading Reine...
Casting
Reiner had quickly decided on Cary Elwes for Westley, based on his performance in Lady Jane; however, during the casting period in Los Angeles, Elwes was in West Germany on set for Maschenka. Reiner flew out to West Berlin to meet with Elwes, confirming his appropriateness for the role. While Reiner and casting director Jane Jenkins auditioned other actors for Westley, they knew Elwes was perfect for the part.Elwes had read the book in his childhood and associated himself with the character o...
Filming
The film was shot in various locations in England and Ireland in late 1986: 1. Carl Wark, Sheffield, England 2. Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire, England 3. Lathkill Dale where it meets Cales Dale(the "Battle of wits" scene) 4. Cave Dale, Castleton, Derbyshire, England 5. Bradley Rocks and Robin Hood's Stride, Birchover, Derbyshire, England 6. Cliffs of Moher, County Clare, Ireland (for the Cliffs of Insanity) 7. Haddon Hall, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England 8. Penshurst Place, Kent, England The...
The film premiered at the Ryerson Theatre in Toronto as part of the 1987 Toronto International Film Festival.It went into wide-release later that fall in North America.
In North America, the film was released on VHS and LaserDisc in 1988 by Nelson Entertainment, the latter being a "bare bones" release in unmatted full screen. New Line Home Video reissued the VHS in 1994. The film was also released on Video CD by Philips. The Criterion Collection released a matted widescreen version, bare bones version on laserdisc...
It was announced that composer Adam Guettel was working with William Goldman on a musical adaptation of The Princess Bridein 2006. The project was abandoned in February 2007 after Goldman reportedly demanded 75 percent of the author's share, even though Guettel was writing both the music and the lyrics. In late 2013, Disney Theatrical Productions a...
In a September 2019 biographical article on Norman Lear in Variety, Sony Pictures Entertainment CEO Tony Vinciquerra, speaking of Lear's works and interest in remaking them, stated, "Very famous people whose names I won't use, but they want to redo The Princess Bride." The reaction to this via social media was very negative, with fans of the film a...
Crosley, Sloane (October 30, 2018). "The Princess Bride: Let Me Sum Up". The Criterion Collection. Archivedfrom the original on January 19, 2024.Elwes, Cary; Layden, Joe (2014). As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride. New York City: Atria Books. ISBN 978-1-4767-6402-3.Goldman, William (2000). Which Lie Did I Tell?. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-375-40349-3."The Roy Faires Collection, no. 5 - Interviews with Cast and Crew of The Princess Bride (1987)". Austin History Center. Archived from the original on January 5, 2024 – via Texas Archive of the Movi...The Princess Bride at AllMovieThe Princess Bride at the AFI Catalog of Feature FilmsThe Princess Bride at Box Office MojoA Princesa Prometida é um filme dirigido por Rob Reiner com Cary Elwes, Robin Wright. Sinopse: Um avô lê um conto de fadas ao seu neto, com direito a uma linda princesa, lutas de esgrima e ...
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- 29 de janeiro de 1988
- Rob Reiner
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A delightfully postmodern fairy tale, The Princess Bride is a deft, intelligent mix of swashbuckling, romance, and comedy that takes an age-old damsel-in-distress story and...
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- Rob Reiner
- PG
- Cary Elwes
The Princess Bride (bra/prt: A Princesa Prometida) [3] [4] é um filme estadunidense, dirigido por Rob Reiner, baseado no romance de 1973 de William Goldman, combinando aventura, comédia, romance e fantasia. O filme é considerado como um clássico cult. [5]
The Princess Bride. A man regales his ailing grandson with a tale of romance and adventure in this lighthearted fairy tale. Duration: 1h 38m. Release Date: 1987. Genre: RomanceComedyFantasyAction-Adventure. Rating: Director: Rob Reiner. Starring: Cary Elwes Mandy Patinkin Chris Sarandon Christopher Guest Wallace Shawn Andre the Giant.
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size.
