Why didn't he become a teen heartthrob after 'Princess Bride'?
A lot of actors become teen heartthrobs after they appear in a movie or in a TV show. Leonardo DiCaprio became a teen heartthrob thanks to "Titanic" or "Romeo and Juliet". John Travolta became a teen heartthrob thanks to "Welcome Back Kotter". Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner became teen heartthrobs thanks to "Twilight". Ralph Maccio became a teen heartthrob thanks to "The Karate Kid". Johnny Depp became a teen heartthrob thanks to "21 Jump Street".
So why didn't Cary Elwes become a teen heartthrob after "The Princess Bride"? Was it because the movie wasn't that big of a success when it came out? I'm sure a lot of girls had crushes on him or their first crush on him.
Truth be told, his looks in the "Princess Bride" went downhill once he grew that moustache. But at the beginning of the movie when he was a farmboy he was beautiful.