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Robin Wright loves the movie "The Princess Bride," but says she hasn't seen the film she starred in since it was first released in theaters more than 35 years ago.
The Dread Pirate Roberts is the identity assumed by several characters in the novel The Princess Bride (1973) and its 1987 film adaptation. [1] Various pirates (including Westley) take on the role of Roberts and use his reputation to intimidate their opponents, before retiring and secretly passing on the name to someone else.
On Rotten Tomatoes, The Princess Bride holds a 96% approval rating based on 84 reviews and an average rating of 8.50/10. The site's consensus states, "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 makes it fresh."
Goldman also uses the pseudonym "S. Morgenstern" in his better-known novel, The Princess Bride. However, in this tale, he writes as if he remembers spending Christmas in Venice, with the echo of singing gondoliers, once as a child and again with his wife and daughters. The story haunts him and he begins to research.
The Princess Bride has this depth, and it packages it in a way that makes it palatable to 9-year-olds in Chicago Bears Jerseys. Perhaps I’m reading too much into a movie whose most famous line ...
The Princess Bride may refer to: The Princess Bride, 1973 fantasy romance novel by writer William Goldman. The Princess Bride, 1987 American film adaptation directed by Rob Reiner. The Princess Bride, a 1987 soundtrack for the film; Home Movie: The Princess Bride, a 2020 tribute performance of the film
The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure, The "Good Parts" Version is a 1973 fantasy romance novel by American writer William Goldman. The book combines elements of comedy, adventure , fantasy, drama, romance, and fairy tale .
The Princess Bride (film) → The Princess Bride; The Princess Bride → ; WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. The film article gets about 7 times the page views of the novel, and the soundtrack barely registers. This is not a slam-dunk WP:TWODABS situation, but I believe the soundtrack is sufficiently marginal that it fits the spirit.