The Princess Brideis a 1987 Americanfantasyadventurecomedy filmdirected and co-produced byRob Reiner, starringCary Elwes,Robin Wright,Mandy Patinkin,Chris Sarandon,Wallace Shawn,André the Giant, andChristopher Guest. Adapted byWilliam Goldmanfrom his 1973 novelThe Princess Bride, it tells the story of a farmhand named Westley, accompanied by companions befriended along the way, who must rescue his true love Princess Buttercup from the odious Prince Humperdinck. The film essentially preserves the novel's narrative style by presenting the story as a book being read by a grandfather (Peter Falk) to his sick grandson (Fred Savage).