![Left, Cary Elwes as Westley in The Princess Bride, 1987; At right, Cary Elwes in 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/princess-bride-cary-elwes-wesley.jpg?quality=85&w=2400)
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![Left, Cary Elwes as Westley in The Princess Bride, 1987; At right, Cary Elwes in 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/princess-bride-cary-elwes-wesley.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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![Left, Mandy Patinkin as Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride, 1987; At right, Mandy Patinkin in 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/princess-bride-mandy-patinkin-inigo-montoya.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Left, Andre The Giant as Fezzik in The Princess Bride, 1987; At right, Andre The Giant in 1988.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/princess-bride-fezzik-andre-giant.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Left, Peter Cook as The Impressive Clergyman in The Princess Bride, 1987; At right, Peter Cook in 1987.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/princess-bride-clergyman-priest-peter-cook.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Left, Billy Crystal as Miracle Max in The Princess Bride, 1987; At right, Billy Crystal in 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/princess-bride-billy-crystal-magic-max.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Left, Mel Smith as The Albino in The Princess Bride, 1987; At right, Mel Smith in 2010.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/princess-bride-albino-pit-of-despair-mel-smith.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Left, Chris Sarandon as Prince Humperdinck in The Princess Bride, 1987; At right, Chris Sarandon in 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/princess-bride-prince-humperdink-chris-sarandon.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Left, Christopher Guest as Count Tyrone Rugen in The Princess Bride, 1987; At right, Christopher Guest in 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/princess-bride-six-fingered-man-tyrone-christopher-guest.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Left, Fred Savage as The Grandson in The Princess Bride, 1987; At right, Fred Savage in 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/princess-bride-fred-savage-grandson.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Left, Peter Falk as The Grandfather / Narrator in The Princess Bride, 1987; At right, Peter Falk in 2014.](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/princess-bride-peter-falk-grandfather.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
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