RELATED: Mandy Patinkin Shares the True Emotional Story Behind His Iconic 'The Princess Bride' Scene Westley, in the guise of the much-feared Dread Pirate Roberts, ultimately wins over Fezzik and Inigo, joining forces to rescue Buttercup from the evil Prince. Complicated by presumed death, secret pirate legacies, and a conniving Prince, Buttercup is eventually kidnapped with the help of the gentle giant Fezzik, played by Andre the Giant, and the vengeful swordsman Inigo Montoya, played by Mandy Patinkin.
Fans of the film will now be able to have fun storming the castle with their very own Fezzik, Inigo Montoya, Princess Buttercup, and Dread Pirate Roberts figures.Īdapted by Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid writer William Goldman from his own novel and directed by Rob Reiner, the film was a modest box office success, but found new life on the home video market, becoming such a popular classic that the National Film Preservation Board added it to their National Film Registry in 2016.Īt the heart of the film is the love story between Buttercup, played by Robin Wright, and Westley, played by Cary Elwes. Whether you enjoy the kissing part or not is entirely up to you.Inconceivable! McFarlane Toys has just announced a set of action figures from the beloved 1987 cult classic, The Princess Bride. So perhaps the secret to The Princess Bride’s continued success is that, just like the little boy listening to the story within the film, we are lured in by the promise of “fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles” but then, once we’re hooked, we are deftly shown that true love, in all its guises, is the most important thing of all. I have been in the revenge business so long, now that it’s over, I don’t know what to do with the rest of my life.” Patinkin argues that the best line of the film is not Inigo’s vengeful creed but rather one he utters after fulfilling his 20-year mission: “You know, it’s very strange. Ironically, Mandy Patinkin wrote an article for Time Magazine in 2015 criticising Ted Cruz for his politicisation of the film, especially given its message. Then later that year a table reading of the script with the original cast was held online to raise funds for the Wisconsin Democratic Party, irking Republican Ted Cruz, who is a well-known lover, and quoter, of the film. Early in 2020 a unique COVID-19 homage to the film was made for Quibi called Home Movie: Princess Bride, assembling a huge cast of beloved actors who filmed scenes at their homes to create a delightful lockdown version.
The film has spawned countless gifs and memes, movie theatre “quote-alongs” and even a Princess Bride quote-laden episode of NFL’s Kickoff. In 2014, the New Yorker dubbed The Princess Bride ‘The Film That Won the Internet’ and that is even more true now. Heck, there’s even a meme that uses his lines to help the socially inept “be good at talking”. My Name is…” red nametag sticker which first emerged on Reddit in 2011.
His words have been emblazoned on t-shirts, coffee mugs and COVID-19 face masks, perhaps most iconically in the form of the “Hello. Inigo Montoya’s iconic lines have been referenced in everything from Hellboy and Sharknado to BEN10, How I Met Your Mother and The Big Bang Theory as well as The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, Mystery Science Theatre 3000 and QI, to name just a few. When Inigo finally confronts Count Rogen (Christopher Guest) in the climax of the film he is almost bested by him, but it is the lines he’s dreamed of saying that revive him with every repetition, allowing him to overpower and finally, and oh so satisfyingly, kill the Count and get his longed-for revenge. Having spent most of his life preparing for the moment, Inigo describes how he will utter these words when he meets the Six Fingered Man and takes his revenge. When a normal gloved hand is held up in response, Inigo explains his 20-year pursuit of the man who murdered his father. Prepare to die”, he has just asked the Man in Black (Cary Elwes) if he has six fingers on his right hand. The first time Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin) utters his famous lines “Hello. The Princess Bride (1987) undoubtably contains some of the most quotable lines of all time, from “Inconceivable!” to “As you wish”, but only one has spawned its own Facebook pages, DeviantArt tributes and even caused an airplane kerfuffle.