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Synopsis: A fairy tale adventure about a beautiful young woman and her one true love. He must find her after a long separation and save her. They must battle the evils of the mythical kingdom of Florin to be reunited with each other. Based on the William Goldman novel "The Princess Bride" which earned its own loyal audience.
Production: 20th Century Fox
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 8 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.1
Metacritic:
77
Rotten Tomatoes:
97%
PG
Year:
1987
98 min
Website
8,278 Views


THE KID:

-- well, when does it get good?

GRANDFATHER:

Keep your shirt on. Let me read.

(reading again)

Westley had no money for marriage.

So he packed his few belongings

and left the farm to seek his

fortune across the sea.

CUT TO:

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6.

WESTLEY AND BUTTERCUP

They stand near the gate to the farm, locked in an embrace.

GRANDFATHER:

(off-screen reading)

It was a very emotional time for

Buttercup --

THE KID:

(off-screen groaning)

I don't be-leeve this.

BUTTERCUP:

I fear I'll never see you again.

WESTLEY:

Of course you will.

BUTTERCUP:

But what if something happens to

you?

WESTLEY:

Hear this now:
I will come for you.

BUTTERCUP:

But how can you be sure?

WESTLEY:

This is true love. You think this

happens every day?

He smiles at her, she smiles too, throws her arms so tightly

around him. They kiss. Then as Westley walks away, Buttercup

watches him go.

GRANDFATHER:

(off-screen reading)

Westley didn't reach his

destination. His ship was attacked

by the Dread Pirate Roberts, who

never left captives alive. When

Buttercup got the news that

Westley was murdered --

THE KID:

(off-screen, perking

up a little)

-- murdered by pirates is good --

CUT TO:

CLOSE UP:
Buttercup, staring out the window of her room.

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7.

GRANDFATHER:

(off-screen)

She went into her room and shut

the door. And for days, she

neither slept nor ate.

BUTTERCUP:

(no emotion at all in

her voice)

I will never love again.

HOLD ON HER FACE, perfect and perfectly sad.

DISSOLVE TO:

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William Goldman

William Goldman (born August 12, 1931) is an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He came to prominence in the 1950s as a novelist, before turning to writing for film. He has won two Academy Awards for his screenplays, first for the western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and again for All the President's Men (1976), about journalists who broke the Watergate scandal of President Richard Nixon. Both films starred Robert Redford. more…

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