How The Cast Of The Princess Bride Should Really Look

Buttercup provides the primary description of Westley in Goldman's novel when, early on in their budding courtship, she tries to convince herself that she does not love him: "The farm boy had eyes like the sea before a storm, but who cared about eyes?" she thinks. "And he had pale blond hair, if you liked

Buttercup provides the primary description of Westley in Goldman's novel when, early on in their budding courtship, she tries to convince herself that she does not love him:

"The farm boy had eyes like the sea before a storm, but who cared about eyes?" she thinks. "And he had pale blond hair, if you liked that sort of thing. And he was broad enough in the shoulders, but not all that much broader than [Count Rugen]. And certainly he was muscular, but anybody would be muscular who slaved all day. And his skin was perfect and tan, but that came again from slaving; in the sun all day, who wouldn't be tan? And he wasn't that much taller than the Count either, although his stomach was flatter, but that was because the farm boy was younger."

The color of the sea before a storm is usually a blue-grey, fitting with actor Cary Elwes' mesmerizing eyes. The actor fits the bill with his tan, muscular build, too, but Elwes' hair is a darker shade of blond than the locks Buttercup mentions. Though Elwes is accurately only about an inch taller than actor Christopher Guest, who plays Count Rugen, both actors share a similar build, which strays from the novel's description.

Movie accuracy: 9/10 — Elwes should be a bit blonder to fit Westley's image in the novel.

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