Movies | Pop Culture | TV | 80s

Cary Elwes Reprised His Role From 'The Princess Bride' For A Commercial, And It's Made Us Believe In True Love Again

Cary Elwes is a veteran actor of stage and screen, and he's had plenty of memorable roles in movies like Robin Hood: Men In Tights, Liar Liar, and Saw. However, chances are, you know him best as Westley from The Princess Bride.

As the young farm boy who disappears, becomes a Dread Pirate, returns to save his true love Buttercup, and fights a combination of Mandy Patinkin, Andre the Giant, and Wallace Shawn to get to her, Elwes was pretty much everybody's favorite swashbuckling action hero while growing up. He was unmatched with a sword, quick-thinking, and of course, witty as hell.

However, what always shone through was his unabashed, genuine love for Buttercup and the fact that he would do absolutely anything to save her. I mean, he even comes to death's door and has to be revived by a literal miracle in his quest!

This is of course helped out by the fact that Elwes and co-star Robin Wright were absolutely smitten with each other during filming, which definitely shines through in the performance. Ultimately though, the point is, for most of us, Elwes is never not going to be Westley.

Fox

Well apparently we're not the only ones who think so, because Elwes himself reprised the role for a charming as hell commercial for Culligan Water, and it's every bit as amazing as you'd think!

Appearing as a very Westley version of himself, the commercial has Elwes running around and doing chores involving water for a different princess: his young daughter. Throughout the whole thing, he keeps all the charm, grace, and self-aware hilariousness that he had in The Princess Bride, making it feel like he's barely aged a day since the movie aired.

Culligan

There's plenty of other references to the movie too. First of all, Elwes starts off reading from his own book, As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride, in the same way that Peter Faulk's grandfather character does to Fred Savage in the original. And of course, each of his daughter's demanding requests is met with a comment of "as you wish," the same line he says to Buttercup in the movie.

What do you love most about The Princess Bride?

More Throwbacks

Movies

Macaulay Culkin Clears Up Some Confusion About The 'Home Alone' Recreation

When that amazing new Google Assistant ad dropped yesterday starring Macaulay Culkin recreating all of the iconic scenes from the 1990 classic Home Alone, People absolutely lost their minds. But here's the thing, you watch it once and you're like, "Oh wow, that's hilarious!" But if you watch it a second time, you'll see that they really went all out to recreate it shot for shot. Honestly, it's almost creepy how well they did. Whether he's jumping on the bed:20th Century Fox / YouTube - GoogleUsing his aftershave:20th Century Fox / YouTube - GoogleTrimming the tree:20th Century Fox / YouTube

Movies

Macaulay Culkin Is Back As Kevin From 'Home Alone' And It's Actually Amazing

It's Christmas time, and you know what that means! It's time to watch a family abandon their son in their home and not even call anyone to go take care of him while he fends off burglars and makes an enormous mess of their house! That's right, every year we all gather around the TV and watch Home Alone for the millionth time, enjoying the hilarious antics that young Kevin McCallister gets into. Macaulay Culkin's portrayal of the character is what made the movie work, well, that and the fact that the 'Wet Bandits' were pretty funny. Culkin made a

Movies

A Behind-The-Scenes Look At The New Aladdin Is Here And At Least One Of Our Wishes Was Granted

We've been waiting patiently, okay mostly patiently, since Disney announced that Aladdin was being remade. The cartoon remains one of the most iconic movies of all time, and the fact that they were going to try and bring it to life with real humans instead of the animated versions was kind of concerning. We saw the first trailer a while ago, but the only character we actually saw up close was Aladdin himself. We didn't see how the Genie looked, or Jasmine, or any of the other characters. But now, Entertainment Weekly has given us all the first look at

TV

'Beverly Hills: 90210' Revival Looks Like It Will Feature A Lot Of Familiar Faces

Who else remembers planning their entire week based on when Beverly Hills: 90210 was going to be on TV? It wasn't like we could record it easily, blank VHS tapes were pricey, so we had to watch it when it was on or miss out. Watching Brenda, Kelly, Dylan, Brandon, Donna, and everyone else hand out and get into all kinds of mayhem was the highlight of our weeks. When it ended, we were all a bit sad, but then they brought it back with a new spin-off.  The new show tried to catch that same teen spirit, but

TV

'SpongeBob SquarePants' Creator Stephen Hillenburg Dies At 57

It's a sad day in the world of cartoons, as Nickelodeon has confirmed the passing of SpongeBob SquarePants creator Steven Hillenburg. The iconic TV show writer and producer with a long career and a hand in creating a lot of our favorite moments in animation. Hillenburg actually didn't go to school for television writing, instead studying "Natural Resource Planning and Interpretation with an emphasis on marine resources" according to Variety. Obviously, this would come into play later in his career. He started working in television after going back to school to study Experimental Animation, and eventually became a writer and

TV

Netflix Is Bringing All Of Your Favorite Roald Dahl Stories Back In A New Animated Series

There are a few iconic storytellers we can all agree influenced our childhoods, and Roald Dahl is basically guaranteed to make everyone's list. His classic stories like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, and James and the Giant Peach have been loved by children for decades. It doesn't matter if you're reading the book or watching one of the many movies based on one of his novels, because Dahl's ability to create these magical little worlds manages to transcend format and remain enjoyable no matter what.Dahl's characters are nothing short of iconic. Whether it's the six-year-old Matilda who has