The Princess Bride (1987)

The official trailer for The Princess Bride opens with a grandfather reading a sick boy a story full of fencing, fighting, true love and miracles. Buttercup, a farm girl, loses her true love Westley at sea and is promised to the cruel Prince Humperdinck. When she is kidnapped by a trio of outlaws, a masked man in black gives chase, leading to sword fights, giants, rodents of unusual size and one of the most quotable scripts ever written. Cary Elwes and Robin Wright star, with Mandy Patinkin as Inigo Montoya, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, André the Giant, Billy Crystal, Peter Falk and Fred Savage. Rob Reiner directs from William Goldman's adaptation of his own novel. It opened in theaters on September 25, 1987, and streams on Disney+.