An elderly man reads the book "The Princess Bride" to his sick and thus currently bedridden adolescent grandson, the reading of the book which has been passed down within the family for generations.
The grandson is sure he won't like the story, with a romance at its core, he prefers something with lots of action and "no kissing", but he lets grandfather continue, because he doesn't want to hurt his feelings.
The story centers on Buttercup, a former farm girl who has been chosen as the princess bride to Prince Humperdinck of Florian. Buttercup does not love him, she who still laments the death of her one true love, Westley, five years ago.
Westley was a hired hand on the farm, his stock answer of "as you wish" to any request she made of him which she came to understand was his way of saying that he loved her. But Westley went away to sea, only to be killed by the Dread Pirate Roberts.
On a horse ride to clear her mind of her upcoming predicament of marriage, Buttercup is kidnapped by a band of bandits: Vizzini who works on his wits, and his two associates, a giant named Fezzik who works on his brawn, and a Spaniard named Inigo Montoya, who has trained himself his entire life to be an expert swordsman.
They in turn are chased by the Dread Pirate Roberts himself. But chasing them all is the Prince, and his men led by Count Tyrone Rugen. What happens to these collectives is dependent partly on Buttercup, who does not want to marry the Prince, and may see other options as lesser evils, and partly on the other motives of individuals within the groups.
But a larger question is what the grandson will think of the story as it proceeds and at its end, especially as he sees justice as high a priority as action.
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Princess Bride
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Take Me Out to the Ballgame
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Storybook Love
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Willy DeVille:
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SIDE A: Once Upon a Time... Storybook Love
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Mark Knopfler:
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I Will Never Love Again
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Mark Knopfler:
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Florin Dance
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Mark Knopfler:
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Morning Ride
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Mark Knopfler:
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The Friend's Song
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Mark Knopfler:
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The Cliffs of Insanity
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Mark Knopfler:
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The Swordfight
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Mark Knopfler:
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SIDE B: Guide My Sword
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Mark Knopfler:
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The Fireswamp & the Rodents of Unusual Size
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Mark Knopfler:
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Revenge
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Mark Knopfler:
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A Happy Ending
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Mark Knopfler:
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Once Upon a Time... Storybook Love
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Mark Knopfler:
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Guide My Sword
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Mark Knopfler:
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El Cid: Fanfare and Entry of the Nobles
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Danny Elfman:
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Hook: Main Themes
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Danny Elfman:
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T.Rex!
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Danny Elfman:
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Jurassic Park: Main Themes
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Danny Elfman:
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Splitting Hairs
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Danny Elfman:
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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves: Main Title
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Danny Elfman:
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Henry V: Opening and Closing Titles
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Danny Elfman:
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Willow: Main Themes
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Danny Elfman:
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The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad: Overture
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Danny Elfman:
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The Abyss: End Titles
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Danny Elfman:
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Clash of the Titans: Main Titles, Love Themes, and End Titles
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The Rocketeer: To the Rescue and End Titles
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Danny Elfman:
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Beetlejuice: Main Titles
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Danny Elfman:
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Total Recall: Main Titles
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Danny Elfman:
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The Princess Bride: Main Titles
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Danny Elfman:
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Wizards and Warriors: Main Titles
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Danny Elfman:
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Conan the Barbarian: Anvil of Crom
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Danny Elfman:
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The Hunt for Red October: Hymn to Red October
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Danny Elfman:
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Cybergenesis
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Danny Elfman:
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Terminator: Theme
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Danny Elfman:
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Jurassic Lunch
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Danny Elfman:
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CAL: Irish Boy
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Mark Knopfler:
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Irish Love
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Mark Knopfler:
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Father And Son
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Mark Knopfler:
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Potato Picking
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Mark Knopfler:
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The Long Road
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Mark Knopfler:
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LAST EXIT TO BROOKLYN: A Love Idea
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Mark Knopfler:
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Victims
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Mark Knopfler:
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Finale
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Mark Knopfler:
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THE PRINCESS BRIDE: Once Upon A Time... Storybook Love
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Mark Knopfler:
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The Friends' Song
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Mark Knopfler:
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LOCAL HERO: Wild Theme
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Mark Knopfler:
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Boomtown (Variation Louis' Favourite)
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Mark Knopfler:
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The Mist Covered Mountains
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Mark Knopfler:
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Smooching
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Mark Knopfler:
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Going Home (Theme)
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Mark Knopfler:
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The Friend's Song
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Mark Knopfler:
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The Friends' Song
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Mark Knopfler:
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Boomtown (Variation Louis' Favourite)
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Mark Knopfler:
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