The Princess Bride Page #29

HUMPERDINCK:

and now be starts wrestling mightily with his bonds.

HUMPERDINCK:

I knew it! I knew you were

bluffing! I knew he was bluffing.

INIGO:

(staring at the Prince)

Shall I dispatch him for you?

WESTLEY:

(considers this, then)

Thank you, but no -- whatever

happens to us, I want him to live

a long life alone with his

cowardice.

FEZZIK:

(off-screen)

Inigo! Inigo, where are you?

They look at each other, then move to the balcony, and

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FEZZIK:

leading FOUR GREAT WHITE HORSES. He glances up, sees them on

the balcony.

FEZZIK:

Ah, there you are. Inigo, I saw

the Prince's stables, and there

they were, four white horses. And

I thought, there are four of us,

if we ever find the lad -- hello,

lad -- so I took them with me, in

case we ever bumped into each

other.

(considers things a moment)

I guess we just did.

CUT TO:

INIGO AND WESTLEY AND BUTTERCUP

looking down at FEZZIK.

INIGO:

FEZZIK, you did something right.

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FEZZIK:

Don't worry -- I won't let it go

to my head.

And as he holds out his great arms--

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SOMETHING UNEXPECTED AND VERY LOVELY:

Buttercup floating through the air. What's happening, of

course, is that she's jumping from the balcony so Fezzik can

catch her. But her fall is in slow motion so you might think

she was flying.

Westley and Inigo, watching as FEZZIK catches Buttercup.

INIGO:

You know, it's very strange -- I

have been in the revenge business

so long, now that it's over, I

don't know what to do with the

rest of my life.

WESTLEY:

(as Inigo gets him

ready for his jump)

Have you ever considered piracy?

You'd make a wonderful Dread

Pirate Roberts.

Now from that --

CUT TO:

THE FOUR GLORIOUS WHITE HORSES WITH THEIR FOUR RIDERS

triumphantly racing through the night --

CUT TO:

BUTTERCUP AND WESTLEY

and at last their trials are done. They stop.

GRANDFATHER:

(off-screen)

They rode to freedom. And as dawn

arose, Westley and Buttercup knew

they were safe. A wave of love

swept over them. And as they

reached for each other...

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As Buttercup and Westley begin their ultimate kiss --

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THE KID'S BEDROOM

The Grandfather stops reading.

THE KID:

What? What?

GRANDFATHER:

No, it's kissing again. You don't

want to hear it.

THE KID:

I don't mind so much.

He gestures for his Grandfather to read.

GRANDFATHER:

Okay.

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BUTTERCUP AND WESTLEY

locked in a deep, pure and passionate kiss.

GRANDFATHER:

(off-screen)

Since the invention of the kiss,

there have been five kisses that

were rated the most passionate,

the most pure. This one left them

all behind. The end.

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THE KID'S ROOM

The Grandfather snaps the book closed.

GRANDFATHER:

Now I think you ought to go to

sleep.

THE KID:

Okay.

GRANDFATHER:

(standing, readying to leave)

Okay. Okay. Okay. All right. So

long.

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THE KID:

Grandpa?

The Old Man stops, turns.

THE KID:

Maybe you could come over and

read it again to me tomorrow.

GRANDFATHER:

(a beat)

As you wish...

And his smile is enough. As The Grandfather steps out the

door, tipping his hat--

FINAL FADE OUT.

THE END.

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