Editing The Princess Bride (film) (section)

==Post-theatrical release==
{{Anchor|DVD|Video|Home video history}}
In North America, the film was released on [[VHS]] and [[LaserDisc]] in 1988 by [[Nelson Entertainment]], the latter being a "bare bones" release in [[Matte (filmmaking)|unmatted full screen]]. [[New Line Home Video]] reissued the VHS in 1994.<ref>''Billboard'' (May 21, 1994), page 55.)</ref> The film was also released on [[Video CD]] by [[Philips]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=November 1996 |title=CD Films/Music |magazine=[[Sega Saturn Magazine]] |issue=13 |page=97}}</ref>

[[The Criterion Collection]] released a matted widescreen version, bare bones version on laserdisc in 1989, supplementing it with [[liner notes]]. In 1997 Criterion re-released the Laserdisc as a "[[special edition]]". This edition was [[widescreen]] and included an [[audio commentary]] by Rob Reiner, William Goldman, Andrew Scheinman, Billy Crystal and Peter Falk (this commentary would also later appear on the Criterion Blu-ray and DVD release); excerpts from the novel read by Rob Reiner; behind the scenes footage; a production scrapbook by unit photographer Clive Coote; design sketches by production designer Norman Garwood; and excerpts from the television series ''Morton and Hayes'', directed by Christopher Guest.

By 1998, [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]] had acquired the US home video rights to the film (as part of the pre-1996 [[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment]] film library package) and released the film on VHS and DVD. The DVD release featured the soundtrack remastered in [[Dolby Digital]] 5.1 with the film in wide and full screen versions, and included the original US [[theatrical trailer]]. The next year [[MGM Home Entertainment]] re-released the film in another widescreen "special edition", this time with two audio commentaries—one by Rob Reiner, the other by William Goldman—"As You Wish", "Promotional", and "Making Of" [[featurette]]s;{{Clarify|date=December 2010}} a "Cary Elwes Video Diary"; the US and UK theatrical trailers; four television spots; a photo gallery; and a collectible booklet.

In 2006, MGM and [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]] released a two-disc set with varying covers—the "Dread Pirate" and "Buttercup" editions. Each featured their respective character, but had identical features: in addition to the features in the previous release were, the "Dread Pirate Roberts: Greatest Legend of the Seven Seas", "Love is Like a Storybook Story", and "Miraculous Make Up" featurettes, "The Quotable Battle of Wits" game, and Fezzik's "Guide to Florin" booklet.

A year later, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the film, MGM and [[20th Century Fox Home Entertainment]] released the film with flippable cover art featuring the title displayed in an [[ambigram]]. This DVD did not include any bonus features from the older editions, but had new short featurettes and a new game. A [[Blu-ray]] Disc was released on March 17, 2009, encoded in 5.1 [[DTS-HD Master Audio]]. Special features included two audio commentaries, the original theatrical trailer and eight featurettes.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=MGM Press Release: The Princess Bride (Blu-ray) |url=http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/ht-software-high-definition/282196-mgm-press-release-princess-bride-blu-ray.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210180244/http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/ht-software-high-definition/282196-mgm-press-release-princess-bride-blu-ray.html |archive-date=February 10, 2009 |via=Home Theater Forum}}</ref>

In 2007, the film was released for download in the [[iTunes Store]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Itunes – Princess Bride |website=[[iTunes]] |date=September 25, 1987 |url=https://itunes.apple.com/ca/movie/the-princess-bride/id263952053 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626173718/https://itunes.apple.com/ca/movie/the-princess-bride/id263952053 |archive-date=June 26, 2013 |access-date=October 31, 2011}}</ref>

The film is available in Europe ([[DVD region code#2|DVD Region 2]]), published by [[Lions Gate Entertainment]]. Its extras are the theatrical trailer and text filmographies.

The Criterion Collection released the film on Blu-ray and DVD on October 30, 2018. It included a new 4K digital transfer, the same audio commentary from the Criterion LaserDisc release, an edited 1987 audiobook reading of Goldman's novel by director Rob Reiner, new programs on William Goldman's screenplay and tapestry, a new interview with art director Richard Holland, an essay by author [[Sloane Crosley]], and a Blu-ray exclusive book highlighting four screenplays, as well as Goldman's introduction to the 1995 screenplay.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 16, 2018 |title=Criterion Announces October Titles |url=http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=23637 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717070802/http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=23637 |archive-date=July 17, 2018 |access-date=July 16, 2018}}</ref> Criterion would re-release the film on a 4K/Blu-Ray combo pack on September 3, 2023.

''The Princess Bride'' has been made available on May 1, 2020, on [[The Walt Disney Company]]'s streaming service [[Disney+]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Bucksbaum |first=Sydney |date=April 20, 2020 |title=Robin Wright and Cary Elwes reunite to announce Princess Bride heading to Disney+ |url=https://ew.com/movies/robin-wright-cary-elwes-the-princess-bride-disney-plus/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215231649/https://ew.com/movies/robin-wright-cary-elwes-the-princess-bride-disney-plus/ |archive-date=December 15, 2020 |access-date=October 21, 2021 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref>