What is The Princess Bride / Roxanne about?

THE PRINCESS BRIDE, 1987, 20th Century Fox, 98 min. Dir. Rob Reiner. This adaptation of William Goldman’s wonderful, tongue-in-cheek fairy tale stars Cary Elwes as the dashing Westley, who is forced to fight off the villainous Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon) and Count Tyron (Christopher Guest) to save his beloved princess, Buttercup. ROXANNE, 1987, Sony Repertory, 107 min. Screenwriter and star Steve Martin updates CYRANO DE BERGERAC, casting himself as a large-nosed fireman who courts the woman (Darryl Hannah) he desires by putting his words in the mouth of a better-looking young stud via some lovingly composed letters.

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What is The Princess Bride / Roxanne about?: THE PRINCESS BRIDE, 1987, 20th Century Fox, 98 min. Dir. Rob Reiner. This adaptation of William Goldman’s wonderful, tongue-in-cheek fairy tale stars Cary Elwes as the dashing Westley, who is forced to fight off the villainous Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon) and Count Tyron (Christopher Guest) to save his beloved princess, Buttercup.
ROXANNE, 1987, Sony Repertory, 107 min. Screenwriter and star Steve Martin updates CYRANO DE BERGERAC, casting himself as a large-nosed fireman who courts the woman (Darryl Hannah) he desires by putting his words in the mouth of a better-looking young stud via some lovingly composed letters.