How Long Does Westley Live After Princess Bride?

In The Princess Bride, Westley, a young farm boy from Florin, loses 81 years of his life by the end of the film. He is portrayed by Cary Elwes and falls in love with Buttercup, who is cruel to him. However, he loves her and does everything she asks of him.

In the film, Westley is captured by Prince Humperdinck and tortured by Count Rugen. After revealing his true identity, he is resurrected by Miracle Max, but he has hardly any strength in his body as it will take weeks for him to regain full health. The machine sucks life away normally at lower levels, but when set to 50, it is so agonizing that the shock and stress to his body kill him before all his life can be sucked away. The pill then revives him at the number of years he has left.

The story revolves around the protagonist, Westley, who falls in love with Buttercup and embarks on a quest to win her back from the evil Prince Humperdinck. Inigo, a fencing wizard, is inspired by his father, Domingo, a sword maker. Westley is captured by Humperdinck and is strapped to a machine designed to shave years off his lifespan.

However, after he defeats Humperdinck and is reunited with Buttercup, he learns that his ship had been boarded by the nefarious Dread Pirate Roberts. The crew grows accustomed to the new captain, Roberts, and Westley, the hero of The Princess Bride, is on a mission to save Buttercup from her abusive marriage.

Is the grandpa at the end of Princess Bride Westley?

The man in black defeats Inigo in a fencing duel and knocks him out. He also chokes Fezzik and tricks Vizzini into drinking poison. He and Buttercup run away. Buttercup says he’s the Dread Pirate Roberts and shoves him into a gorge. He shouts, “As you wish!” as he falls. Buttercup jumps into the gorge after Westley and they are reunited. While in the Fire Swamp, Westley explains that Dread Pirate Roberts is an inherited title he assumed when the previous Roberts retired. Westley finds Buttercup and decides to retire. Humperdinck captures Westley and Buttercup after they leave the Fire Swamp. Buttercup agrees to go with Humperdinck after he promises to let Westley go. Humperdinck orders his sadistic vizier, Count Rugen, to take Westley to the Pit of Despair. Westley notices Rugen has six fingers on his right hand. Rugen knocks Westley out. Buttercup threatens to kill herself if they marry. Humperdinck promises to find Westley for her. He wants to start a war with Guilder by killing Buttercup and blaming it on them. Humperdinck hired Vizzini to kill Buttercup, but Westley stopped him. Meanwhile, Fezzik joins the group ordered to clear the thieves’ forest before the wedding. He finds a drunk Inigo in the forest and wakes him up. He tells him about Rugen. Inigo says they need Westley’s help to storm the castle.

What is the mostly dead quote from The Princess Bride?

Miracle Max: Look who knows so much. Your friend is mostly dead. Not all dead is the same. Mostly dead is alive. If someone is dead, there’s only one thing you can do.

Miracle Max: Look in his pockets for loose change.

Inigo Montoya: Are you the Miracle Max who worked for the king?

Does Westley survive?

Buttercup and Westley were captured after escaping the fire swamp. Tyrone Rugen killed him. Fezzik and Inigo helped Westley. They got him out of the Pit of Despair and gave him a pill from Miracle Max. The three rescued Buttercup from Humperdinck. Inigo killed Rugen and got revenge. Westley, Buttercup, Inigo, and Fezzik rode off on four horses. Westley and Buttercup kissed shortly after.

Biography. True love. Dread Pirate Roberts. They met up with Buttercup. Dead. Rescuing Buttercup. Other media. The Princess Bride game. Movie: The Princess Bride. Behind the Scenes. Westley was played by Cary Elwes in one film and one miniseries, by Braden Lynch in one game, and by Jack Black, Common, Kaitlyn Dever, Tommy Dewey, Courtney Ford, Jon Hamm, Neil Patrick Harris, Lucas Hedges, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chris Pine, Sam Rockwell, Paul Rudd, Brandon Routh, David Spade, Sophie Turner, and Taika Waititi in one miniseries.

How old was Wesley in Princess Bride?

Elwes was 24 when he played Westley, the hero. More than 25 years later, he wrote a book about making the film, and he sometimes talks about it after screenings.

What happens to Westley at the end of Princess Bride?

In The Princess Bride, Westley loses years of his life to torture. He loses a year, then fifty. After the torture, he is thought to be dead, but he is only badly hurt.

How long was Westley the Dread Pirate Roberts?

Five years before the story, the Revenge met the Queen’s Pride off the Carolina coast. After the battle, Roberts took in Westley, a Florinese farm boy sailing to America to make his fortune. Westley served as a valet to Roberts for three years. Then the pirate captain told him the truth: the Dread Pirate Roberts was just a title. The original Dread Pirate Roberts had retired to Patagonia 15 years before and left his first mate Clooney in charge. The former Roberts served as first mate for a short while before retiring with their wealth. Felix Raymond Ryan gives the title to Westley. Buttercups Baby. In the first chapter of Buttercups Baby, Goldman refers to Pierre, who is in charge of the pirate ship Revenge during Westley’s absence. By the end of the chapter, Westley and his companions leave the ship again, leaving Pierre in charge. No mention is made of an official transfer of the title of Dread Pirate Roberts.

What brought Westley back to life?

Miracle Max is a crooked old healer who lives in a hovel in the woods. In the end, Inigo and Fezzik bring Westley to him to bring him back to life. Crystal, under heavy makeup, gave a hilarious performance. In the 2001 oral history of the movie, As You Wish: The Story of the Princess Bride, Crystal tells how director Rob Reiner made him read William Goldman’s book before filming began. Reiner got Crystal to do the movie as Miracle Max. He paired him with make-up artist Peter Montagna, who Crystal had worked with on Saturday Night Live. From the start, Crystal made the character his own. He brought photos to help Montagna get the look just right. One was an image of baseball manager Casey Stengel, and the other was a picture of Crystal’s grandmother. From these two images, Miracle Max’s gnomish features were created. When it came to filming, Crystal had a script, but it didn’t matter to him. In his book As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride, Elwes says that Crystal started joking from the start.

How long was Westley gone in Princess Bride?

Malcolm Gladwell says it takes 10,000 hours to master a skill. Westley was away from Buttercup for five years before returning as Dread Pirate Roberts and fighting Inigo. If we go by Gladwell’s rule, Westley would have had to practice fencing for 5.5 hours a day. (10,000/5 = 2,000. 2,000/365 = 5.47.) No days off, nearly six hours a day. It’s unlikely he reached 10,000 hours. But Westley had advantages over Inigo.

He was trained by one of the most feared fighters; a great strategist. He has more to lose in this fight. Inigo doesn’t care much about Buttercup. He’s doing this for the money. Westley is in this for love.

Fighting the Giant. Westley beats Andre the Giant in a fight. His method? The rear naked choke. It’s a real martial arts move that cuts off blood to the brain by pinching an artery in the neck, causing unconsciousness. It’s possible.

Who brought Westley back to life?

Inigo and Fezzik feed Westley’s body a miracle pill. It works right away. He can talk, but he can’t walk or move much. The three look at the situation. The castle gate is guarded by 60 men, and Buttercup is getting married in less than half an hour. They need to get in, save Buttercup, and kill Rugen. Their resources: Inigo’s sword, Fezzik’s strength, and Westley’s brains. Westley says they don’t have enough time to plan. If they had a wheelbarrow, that might help. Inigo and Fezzik remember the Albinos’ wheelbarrow is handy. Westley says he’d give anything for a holocaust cloak. Fezzik produces one Max gave him because it fit well. The wedding is ready to begin in the castle chapel. Outside, a dark figure (Fezzik in the holocaust cloak, pushed by Inigo, who is also dragging Westley) approaches the gate. “I’m the Dread Pirate Roberts,” the apparition says. No survivors! The guards at the gate hesitate. Inigo sets the holocaust cloak on fire, and the guards run away, except for Yellin. Yellin gives up the gate key when they threaten to hurt Fezzik. Inigo, Fezzik, and Westley meet Count Rugen and some guards in a castle corridor. Rugen sends the guards after Inigo and Fezzik, but Inigo easily defeats them. Then he speaks to Count Rugen. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Die! Rugen draws his sword but then runs away.

What brings Westley back to life?

As the wedding nears, Max makes a clay ball to bring Westley back to life for an hour. Meanwhile, Humperdinck has asked for more security at the castle because of threats from the Guilderians.