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The Princess Bride was not a box-office hit at the time of its release, but it garnered a cult following for its balance of swashbuckling adventure and lighthearted comedy, its twist on traditional stories of romance, and its many quotable lines. Fans can revisit Buttercup and Westley's journey on Disney+. Here William Goldman’s beloved story of Buttercup, Westley, and their fellow adventurers finally receives a beautiful illustrated treatment. The Princess Bride's 1987 film adaptation was directed by Rob Reiner and famously starred Cary Elwes and Robin Wright with Mandy Patinkin, Wallace Shawn, and Andre the Giant giving memorable supporting performances. The story is about farmhand-turned-pirate Westley who goes on an adventure to rescue his true love, Buttercup, both from her kidnappers and her reluctant marriage to Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon). His other screenwriting credits include The.

Goldman's original novel was a fictional meta-narrative, and Buttercup's Baby may be just a continuation of the concept developed in the original book. William Goldman received Oscars for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in 1969 and All the Presidents Men in 1976.

Basis for the 1987 film directed and co-produced by Rob Reiner, and starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Wallace Shawn, André the Giant and Christopher Guest.Fans of William Goldman's 1973 novel The Princess Bride have been waiting for the sequel, Buttercup's Baby, but The Princess Bride's follow-up has been the subject of much speculation, and the rumored book may not even exist. Ross MacDonald praised The Princess Bride as " comic adventure romance which moves all over the world and dances through history.carried off with fantastic inventive energy and lightness, everything converted into pure story.The Princess Bride is a joyous and releasing book." " swashbuckling fable is nutball funny.a 'classic' medieval melodrama that sounds like all the Saturday serials you ever saw feverishly reworked by the Marx Brothers," said Newsweek. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box. Signed by William Goldman on the title page. Morgensterns Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure, The 'Good Parts' Version is a 1973 fantasy romance novel by American writer William Goldman. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973.įirst edition of Goldman’s classic novel. The Princess Bride (novel), 1973 fantasy romance novel by American writer William Goldman The Princess Bride (film), 1987 American film adaptation starring Cary Elwes and Robin Wright The Princess Bride (soundtrack), a 1987 soundtrack for the film See also Search for 'The Princess Bride' on Wikipedia. Featuring giants, duels, man-eating swamp rats and, of course, true love, Goldmans funny and poignant lampoon of the fairy-tale tradition has inadvertently.