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Grandpa, played by Peter Falk, reads to his sick grandson, played by Fred Savage, in the 1987 movie, "The Princess Bride".
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When I was your age, television was called books. And this is a special book. It was the book my father used to read to me when I was sick, and I used to read it to your father. And today I'm gonna read it to you. The Grandson : Has it got any sports in it? Grandpa : Are you kidding? Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases ...
In the book, Billy's father begins reading him the story in his broken English. In the movie version, it is his grandfather who reads the book to him. Billy's sickness is not specified in the ...
Box office. $30.9 million. The Princess Bride is a 1987 American fantasy adventure comedy film directed and co-produced by Rob Reiner and starring Robin Wright, Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, and André the Giant. Adapted by William Goldman from his 1973 novel, it tells the story of a swashbuckling ...
The Princess Bride is among the most famous and quotable movies of all time. William Goldman’s book of the same name tells the story of a second book, also called The Princess Bride, written by a man named S. Morgenstern, on whose story Goldman supposedly based his own, calling it an “abridged version.” In reality, S. Morgenstern is a ...
The Princess Bride: Directed by Rob Reiner. With Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest. A bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.
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Scene 5. All right, back to Buttercup and Westley. They're saying a tearful goodbye, as he's about to head off to seek his fortune. Because they'd like to own more than a horse and a couple of cows one day. Our narrator tells us that Westley's ship ends up getting attacked by the Dread Pirate Roberts, who "never left captives alive."
