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)
Fred Savage on Jimmy Kimmel Live!(Image credit: Randy Holmes / Contributor)
Christopher Guest as Count Rugen in The Princess Bride(Image credit: Twentiety Century Fox)
Christopher Guest attends the 35th anniversary of Spinal tap(Image credit: Dia Dipasupil / Staff)
Billy Crystal as Miracle Max in The Princess Bride(Image credit: Twentieth Century Fox)
Billy Crystal receives the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards(Image credit: Steve Granitz / Contributor)
Carol Kane as Valerie in The Princess Bride(Image credit: Twentieth Century Fox)
Carol Kane attends the premiere of Hunters(Image credit: Frazer Harrison / Staff)
Wallace Shawn as Vizzini in The Princess Bride(Image credit: Twentieth Century Fox)
Wallace Shawn in the series Young Sheldon(Image credit: CBS Photo Archive / Contributor)
Mandy Patinkin as Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride(Image credit: Twentieth Century Fox)
Mandy Patinkin attends the season 8 premiere of Homeland(Image credit: Monica Schipper / Stringer)
Mel Smith as The Albino in The Princess Bride(Image credit: Twentieth Century Fox)
Mel Smith attends Investec Derby Day in Epsom, England in 2012. He passed in 2013.(Image credit: Dave M. Benett / Contributor)
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)
Chris Sarandon attends Monsterpalooza(Image credit: Albert L. Ortega / Contributor)
Sarah is currently a professional child wrangler. When she is not running around on the playgrounds and slapping together PB&J sandwiches, she loves getting a good sweat in at the gym, singing, and going to see live theatre (while simultaneously dreaming about being a part of a stage creation again one day).
