Directed by:
Rob Reiner

Starring:
Cary Elwes as Westley, aka "The Dread Pirate Roberts"
Mandy Patinkin as Iñigo Montoya
Chris Sarandon as Prince Humperdinck
Christopher Guest as Count Rugen
Wallace Shawn as Vizzini
André the Giant as Fezzik
Fred Savage as The Grandson
Robin Wright as Buttercup, The Princess Bride
Peter Falk as Grandpa
Peter Cook as The Impressive Clergyman

• When Iñigo is fighting the man in black (wesly) on the cliff, Iñigo does a flip off the cliff and if you look at the ground he lands on you can see a mat covered in dirt. - doodie

• During the swordfight on the cliffs of insanity, Iñigo's sword is thrown to the lower terrain, so he jumps to a pole and swings down to get it. The man in black, showing off of course, flings his sword down, which sticks in a patch of grass, and then jumps to the pole himself and does a few flips and then lands...quite a few feet from the sword. It cuts, and the next time it shows him, he's standing right next to the sword, which he suavely pulls from the ground. Very obvious that he's a few feet from where he landed. - anniegirl

• When Westley and Buttercup are walking through the fire swamp, a fire burst catches Buttercup's dress on fire. If you'll look closely, you'll notice that the fire doesn't go anywhere near her dress, and a stage hand lights the dress from the ground. - heavenly sax

• The pill that Miracle Max gives Iñigo and Fezzik is clearly to big for Westley to swallow. But when the 3 of them are behind the castle wall in front of the gate, Iñigo pops in the pill, the camera pans to Fezzik, then Westley wakes up. The pill is not in his mouth, he didn't have time to chew it, and there is no possible way that Cary Elwes (the guy that plays Westley) could've swallowed the pill whole! - heavenly sax

• When Iñigo introduces himself to the six-fingered man, the six-fingered man runs, up until Iñigo catches him, the six-fingered man has six fingers on his right glove. When the six-fingered man flings the knife at Iñigo, from then on, the man has five fingers on his right hand! - heavenly sax

• When Iñigo is wheeling Fezzik in the wheelbarrow, Westley is hanging on Iñigo because his legs don't work. However, you can clearly see that in the shots where Iñigo asks Westley if he should light Fezzik, Westley is moving his legs! - heavenly sax

• When Fezzik knocks the albino unconscious, they are by two trees. When Fezzik and Iñigo find the Pit of Despair and start to go in, the albino and his barrel are in the middle of an open area! - heavenly sax

• In the scene where Iñigo is standing at the edge of the cliff waiting for Westley(the man in black) to climb to the top, Westley's distance from the top of the cliff changes. When the camera is looking down on Westley, he's pretty far down. When the camera is looking up towards Iñigo, Westley is almost at the top. This keeps going on for a while, and because Westley doesn't move until Iñigo gives him the rope, this has to be a goof. - heavenly sax

• When Westley, Iñigo, and Fezzik are along the castle wall Iñigo says "I'll say" but his lips don't move. - Kbaby

• When Iñigo and Fezzik here Westley screaming from the pit of despair, Iñigo explains to Fezzik that Westley's true love is marrying another tonight. Somebody please tell me where in the movie Westley mentioned anything about Buttercup to Iñigo! - heavenly sax

• The R.O.U.S. creatures (Rodents Of Unusual Size) have limbs that work strangely like those of a costumed human. - Vince

• In the scene where Fezzik is trying to bring Iñigo out of his drunkenness. After he stops dunking his head in the water, the next scene Iñigo's head goes from completely wet, to slightly wet to completely wet to slightly wet, to completely wet as he runs out the door. It's funny to watch. (DVD/VHS) - Goo

• In the beginning when Westly (the man in black) climbs up the rope he is very far away from the actual rocks, but when Fizzini cuts the rope Westly is able to grab the rocks. (DVD) - Danette

• The video jacket my video came in has two goofs in the movie description. It says, 'Long ago and far away, there lived the beautiful Buttercup (Robin Wright: Forrest Gump) and her "one true love" Wesley (Cary Elwes: Men in tights).'....... In the credits, it clearly lists Cary Elwes as Westley, not Wesley. It must be a new movie description on my copy because the copyright date for The Princess Bride is 1987, and the copyright date for Men In Tights is 1993 (not filmed yet). (VHS) - Basia15

• In the movie "The Princess Bride," when Viccini, Iñigo, and Fezzik are talking to Buttercup while she is on her horse, Iñigo appears to resemble a cardboard cut out. He doesn't move! The only thing that moves are his eyes (he only blinks once). Maybe this was added in post production to keep people from noticing he didn't show up for filming? - treehugger36

• When Westley is in the Pit of Despair and he is being healed by the Albino, the blood on his left shoulder goes from lots of blood, a little bit of blood, then back to lots of blood again! (DVD) - bigfat

Debated Goofs

• When Iñigo (Mandy Patinkin) is going after the six-fingered man with his sword in the room full of food saying "Hello my name is Iñigo Montoya, you killed my father prepare to die." After he says it a few times the six-fingered man screams at him "Stop say that!!" shouldn't it be "saying"? - kirby
  • Correction: The six fingered man does say "saying" but you have to listen very closely. - Lisa
    • Comment: Listen up Lisa! I watched that part over and over again, and the six fingered man clearly says "stop say that"!!!! - Cerasi
    • Comment: The six fingered man clearly says "stop say that". Maybe you should get your ears cleaned out, Lisa. - girlygirl
    • Comment: Lisa, you are right. He does say stop "saying" that! They need to check into who sold them their VHS cuts... and also... maybe a little lip reading or English/British dialogue coaching!
    • Comment: Okay people they are both right in the VHS version he says "stop say that" that would be the audio departments fault. But on the DVD they clear it up and he says "stop saying that" so instead of fighting lets just shake hands and watch the movie. - ash

Commented Goofs

• When Wesley and Buttercup are in the Fire Swamp discussing the perils of the swamp, Buttercup asks Wesley about the ROUS' and Wesley says he doesn't believe they exist. The scene right before this line Wesley watches a ROUS walk across in front of them. - kelnmike
  • Comment: I think when Wesley says that he doens't believe in ROUS's he says that to make Buttercup feel a little safer. She's obviously scared. I don't think this was a goof at all. - mbmott21

Corrected Goofs

• In the scene where Prince Humperdink is sniffing the iocain powder he detects what it is by smelling it but clearly in the scene before Westley says it's odorless! (DVD) - chels
  • Correction: The reason Humperdink is sniffing the iocane powder is to see if it has a scent. When he notices there is no scent he knows that it's Iocane powder. (And remember he's the one who hired Vizzini in the first place, so he might by some chance have an idea of what Vizzini would use). (VHS) - orly9
    • Comment: Umm, sorry, but even though Humperdink hired Vizzini, it was Westley who brought the iocane powder. - blusorceress