The Princess Bride Page #20

Inigo sits slumped in a chair, while FEZZIK spoons him some

stew.

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81.

GRANDFATHER:

(off-screen)

FEZZIK and Inigo were reunited.

And as FEZZIK nursed his

inebriated friend back to health,

he told Inigo of Vizzini's death

and the existence of Count Rugen,

the sixfingered man. Considering

Inigo's lifelong search, he

handled the news surprisingly well.

And he faints again into his stew.

CUT TO:

TWO LARGE TUBS:

one filled with steaming water, the other with water clearly

of an icy nature. Without a word FEZZIK stuffs Inigo's head

into the icy water, then, after a reasonable amount of time,

pulls him out, ducks him into the steaming stuff, and, a

short time after that, puts him back in the cold again, then

back in the hot --

GRANDFATHER:

(off-screen)

Fezzik took great care in reviving

Inigo.

INIGO:

(up and going)

That's enough. That's enough!

Where is this Rugen so I may kill

him?

FEZZIK:

He's with the Prince in the

Castle. But the castle gate is

guarded by thirty men.

INIGO:

How many could you handle?

FEZZIK:

I don't think more than ten.

INIGO:

(doing the math on his fingers)

That leaves twenty for me. At my

best, I could never defeat that

many.

(he sinks sadly down)

I need Vizzini to plan. I have no

gift for strategy.

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82.

FEZZIK:

But Vizzini's dead.

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THE TWO OF THEM:

Silent and bereft. Then a wild look hits Inigo.

INIGO:

No -- not Vizzini -- I need the

Man in Black --

FEZZIK:

-- what? --

INIGO:

-- look, he bested you with

strength, your greatness. He

bested me with steel. He must

have outthought Vizzini, and a

man who can do that can plan my

castle's onslaught any day. Let's

go --

FEZZIK:

-- where?

INIGO:

To find the Man in Black,

obviously.

FEZZIK:

But you don't know where he is.

INIGO:

(he is possessed by

demons now)

Don't bother me with trifles;

after twenty years, at last, my

father's soul will be at peace.

CUT TO:

CLOSE UP - INIGO

INIGO:

(big)

There will be blood tonight!!

CUT TO:

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83.

PRINCE HUMPERDINCK'S CHAMBERS

-- strewn with maps, etc. Yellin enters, and kneels.

HUMPERDINCK:

(sharpening his dagger)

Rise and report.

YELLIN:

The Thieves' Forest is emptied.

Thirty men guard the castle gate.

HUMPERDINCK:

Double it. My Princess must be

safe.

YELLIN:

The gate has but one key, and I

carry that.

He shows the key, dangling from a chain around his neck.

Just at that moment, Buttercup enters.

HUMPERDINCK:

Ah! My dulcet darling. Tonight we

marry. Tomorrow morning, your men

will escort us to Florin Channel

where every ship in my armada

waits to accompany us on our

honeymoon.

BUTTERCUP:

Every ship but your four fastest,

you mean.

The Prince looks at her blankly for a moment.

BUTTERCUP:

Every ship but the four you sent.

HUMPERDINCK:

Yes. Yes, of course. Naturally,

not those four.

YELLIN:

(bows, exits)

Your Majesties.

CUT TO:

BUTTERCUP:

staring at Humperdinck.

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84.

BUTTERCUP:

You never sent the ships. Don't

bother lying. It doesn't matter.

Westley will come for me anyway.

HUMPERDINCK:

(sharply)

You're a silly girl.

BUTTERCUP:

Yes, I am a silly girl, for not

having seen sooner that you were

nothing but a coward with a heart

full of fear.

HUMPERDINCK:

(close to erupting;

speaks very distinctly)

I-would-not-say-such things-if-

Iwere-you-

BUTTERCUP:

Why not? You can't hurt me.

Westley and I are joined by the

bonds of love. And you cannot

track that. Not with a thousand

bloodhounds. And you cannot break

it. Not with a thousand swords.

And when I say you are a coward,

that is only because you are the

slimiest weakling ever to crawl

the earth.

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HUMPERDINCK:

jumping at her, yanking her by the hair, starting to pull

her along, out of control, his words indistinct.

HUMPERDINCK:

IWOULDNOTSAYSUCHTHINGSIFIWEREYOU!

CUT TO:

A CORRIDOR OF THE CASTLE

as the Prince throws open the door to Buttercup's room,

slams it shut, locks it, breaks into a wild run and --

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85.

WESTLEY IN THE MACHINE

but it's not on. Count Rugen is adding more notes to his

book. He looks up as the Prince suddenly comes down the

steps, raging.

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