When Westley (Cary Elwes) first says “As you wish” to Buttercup (Robin Wright) in The Princess Bride, it sounds like nothing more than a servant’s reply. He fetches water, she barely glances at him, ...

“’The Princess Bride’ reveals itself as a sly parody of sword and sorcery movies, a film that somehow manages to exist on two levels at once: While younger viewers will sit spellbound at the thrilling ...

“As you wish.” In 1987, Rob Reiner’s film The Princess Bride immortalized those words as a stand-in for the phrase “I love you.” Every time you hear that phrase in the movie, it really means this ...

Comedy Works Entertainment will present The Princess Bride: An Inconceivable Evening with Cary Elwes at the Paramount Theatre on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Due to unforeseen ...