It is inconceivable to think that The Princess Bride has been around for over three decades. It was 35 years ago when director Rob Reiner and Academy Award-winning screenwriter William Goldman released this hilarious, thrilling, and romantic fairy tale adventure adapted from a book that Goldman, himself, also penned.
The real key to the enduring success of the 1987 film – which was cleverly parodied in a PG-13 cut of Deadpool 2 – would have to be the remarkably talented members of the Princess Bride cast – including Cary Elwes as Westley and Robin Wright as Buttercup. We honor these legends with the slideshow below, which includes photos depicting them in character and in real-life in more recent years.
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Fred Savage as The Grandson in The Princess Bride (Image credit: Twentieth Century Fox)
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Fred Savage on Jimmy Kimmel Live! (Image credit: Randy Holmes / Contributor)
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Christopher Guest as Count Rugen in The Princess Bride (Image credit: Twentieth Century Fox)
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Christopher Guest attends the 35th anniversary of Spinal tap (Image credit: Dia Dipasupil / Staff)
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Billy Crystal as Miracle Max in The Princess Bride (Image credit: Twentieth Century Fox)
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Billy Crystal receives the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards (Image credit: Steve Granitz / Contributor)
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Carol Kane as Valerie in The Princess Bride (Image credit: Twentieth Century Fox)
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Carol Kane attends the premiere of Hunters (Image credit: Frazer Harrison / Staff)
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Wallace Shawn as Vizzini in The Princess Bride (Image credit: Twentieth Century Fox)
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Wallace Shawn in the series Young Sheldon (Image credit: CBS Photo Archive / Contributor)
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Mandy Patinkin as Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride (Image credit: twentieth century Fox)
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Mandy Patinkin attends the season 8 premiere of Homeland (Image credit: Monica Schipper / Stringer)
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Mel Smith as The Albino in The Princess Bride (Image credit: Twentieth Century Fox)
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Mel Smith attends Investec Derby Day in Epsom, England in 2012. He passed in 2013. (Image credit: Dave M. Benett / Contributor)
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Robin Wright as The Princess in The Princess Bride (Image credit: Twentieth Century Fox)
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Cary Elwes as Westly in The Princess Bride (Image credit: Twentieth Century Fox)
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Chris Sarandon as Prince Humperdinck in The Princess Bride (Image credit: Twentieth Century Fox)
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Chris Sarandon attends Monsterpalooza (Image credit: Albert L. Ortega / Contributor)
