Skyway Marina Movie Night on Friday: Behold! The Princess Bride reigns again

There are a lot of memories associated with The Princess Bride, the 1987 film that has been called one of the best movie love stories of all time. Remember Fred Savage? He was Kevin Arnold, the baby-faced star of The Wonder Years Remember Peter Falk? He was Columbo, the rumpled homicide detective with a knack for shrewdly gathering evidence until the murderer has no escape.

Well, before Fred Savage became famous in The Wonder Years, he appeared as Peter Falk's grandson in The Princess Bride. Fred's character is ill and his grandfather is reading a story to him. That's the framing story for this beautiful movie. The good news is that the movie is going to be shown on Friday for The Skyway Marina Movie Night. And it's free!

It'll be a great night of family entertainment. Festivities begin at 6:30 p.m., at St. Petersburg City Theatre at 4025 31st St. South. Heavy D's BBQ food truck will be available for dinner. And they'll be popcorn. Before the movie at 8 p.m. you can participate in the Tweasure Raffle to win Princess Bride games. Here's a link for all the details.

The big draw, of course, is the movie. We've included a trailer the movie above in case you have forgotten what a great movie it is. It's a classic fairy tale but has plenty of action and great characters. Among the stars are Cary Elwes, Robin Wright (the princess), Mandy Patinkin, Billy Crystal, and Andre the Giant. Yes, it'll be a night to remember.