TY - ADVS AU - Reiner,Rob AU - Scheinman,Andrew AU - Goldman,William AU - Knopfler,Mark AU - Biddle,Adrian AU - Leighton,Robert AU - Garwood,Norman AU - Dalton,Phyllis AU - Elwes,Cary AU - Wright,Robin AU - Patinkin,Mandy AU - Sarandon,Chris AU - Guest,Christopher AU - Shawn,Wallace AU - Andre, AU - Savage,Fred AU - Falk,Peter AU - Cook,Peter AU - Smith,Mel AU - Kane,Carol AU - Crystal,Billy AU - Goldman,William ED - Act III Communications, ED - Criterion Collection (Firm), TI - The princess bride T2 - The Criterion collection SN - 9781681435176 AV - PN1997 .P75 2018 U1 - 791.437 23 PY - 2018///] CY - [New York, N.Y.] PB - The Criterion Collection KW - Fairy tales KW - Drama KW - Princesses KW - Princes KW - Love KW - Kidnapping KW - fast KW - DVD-Video discs KW - Romance films KW - Film adaptations KW - Action and adventure films KW - Comedy films KW - Feature films KW - Fiction films KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired KW - lcgft KW - Closed captioning N1 - Title from title frame; Based upon the book by William Goldman; Originally released as a motion picture in 1987; Wide screen (1.85:1 aspect ratio); New 4K digital transfer; Special features: audio commentary from 1996 featuring director Rob Reiner, screenwriter William Goldman, producer Andrew Scheinman, and actors Billy Crystal and Peter Falk ; edited 1987 audiobook reading of Goldman's novel "The princess bride" by Reiner ; new program about Goldman's screenplay ; new program about Goldman's tapestry based on the film ; archival interviews with Reiner, Goldman, and actors Crystal, Cary Elwes, Christopher Guest, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Fred Savage, and Robin Wright ; new interview with art director Richard Holland ; programs about makeup, fencing, and fairy tales ; on set-video diary filmed and narrated by Elwes ; five behind-the-scenes videos with commentaries from 1996 by Reiner, Scheinman, and Crystal ; trailer ; plus an essay by author Sloane Crosely; Disc one. [Feature film] -- disc two. [Special features]; Music by Mark Knopfler ; director of photography, Adrian Biddle ; production designed by Norman Garwood ; film editor, Robert Leighton ; costume designer, Phyllis Dalton; Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, Andre the Giant, Fred Savage, Robin Wright, Peter Falk, Peter Cook, Mel Smith, Carol Kane, Billy Crystal; MPAA rating: PG N2 - A kid, home sick from school, grudgingly allows his grandfather to read him a dusty storybook, which is how we meet the innocent Buttercup, about to marry the nefarious Prince Humperdinck though her heart belongs to Westley. A mysterious pirate, a vengeful Spaniard, and a good-natured giant interrupt the wedding plans ER -