![]() ![]() When the masked man knocks the giant man down with a boulder, the masked man says, ‘May you dream of large women’.The masked man comments on Buttercup’s ‘perfect’ breasts.The Princess Bride has some sexual references. The outlaws grab Buttercup from her horse and knock her unconscious.A man is stabbed in the abdomen and covered in blood.He says that where he’s from, there are penalties when a woman lies. The masked man threatens Buttercup with his fist.Buttercup prepares a dagger to commit suicide.The masked man violently kills a large rodent.In one scene, a man screams in agony as he dies. There are two intense scenes of torture and electrocution.There are several dramatic sword fights, one of which results in death. ![]() The Princess Bride has frequent violence. Themesįairytales true love storytelling magic and supernatural adventure romance revenge Violence The masked man and Buttercup must outrun all their pursuers and survive many perilous moments to save Buttercup from marrying a man who isn’t her one true love. Of course, Prince Humperdinck and his entourage are also in hot pursuit, determined to bring Buttercup back to be married. They try to outrun him using their sword-fighting skills, brute strength and superior intellect, but the masked man manages to beat them all and capture Buttercup himself. They soon discover that they’re being followed by a mysterious masked man. When Westley is captured by the Dread Pirate Roberts and Buttercup is forced into an engagement with Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon), all hope of reunion seems lost.īefore the royal wedding, three outlaws kidnap Buttercup. The book is about a young woman called Buttercup (Robin Wright) and her true love, a handsome farm boy called Westley (Cary Elwes). The movie moves between the book’s fairytale world and the boy’s bedroom. Gradually he’s drawn into the tale and begs his grandfather to continue. Initially, the boy is disgusted by the fairytale his grandfather reads, because he thinks it’s going to be all about kissing and romance. His grandfather (Peter Falk) sits by his bedside to keep him company and reads aloud to him. In The Princess Bride, a young boy (Frank Savage) is sick and home from school. ![]()
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