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Shrek (2001) -- An ogre, in order to regain his swamp, travels along with an annoying donkey in order to bring a princess to a scheming lord, wishing himself King.
Shrek (2001) -- An ogre, in order to regain his swamp, travels along with an annoying donkey in order to bring a princess to a scheming lord, wishing himself King.
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Overview

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Writers:
William Steig (book)
Ted Elliott (written by) ...
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Release Date:
18 May 2001 (USA) more
Tagline:
The greatest fairy tale never told. more
Plot:
An ogre, in order to regain his swamp, travels along with an annoying donkey in order to bring a princess to a scheming lord, wishing himself King. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 29 wins & 44 nominations more
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(281 articles)
Film review: Planet 51
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 3 December 2009, 4:05 PM, PST)

Bollywood rebuffed at White House state dinner
 (From Filmicafe. 29 November 2009, 12:19 PM, PST)

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The greatest fairy tale never told. more (896 total)

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MPAA:
Rated PG for mild language and some crude humor.
Runtime:
90 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Voted number 2 in channel 4's (UK) "Greatest Family Films" more
Goofs:
Continuity: After Fiona changes to her "ogress" self when the sun sets at the wedding, shadows from the sun are still visible. However, she can only change into an ogress after the sun sets. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
[Shrek is reading a book in the outside toilet]
Shrek: Once upon a time, there was a lovely princess. But she had an enchantment upon her of a fearful sort which could only be broken by love's first kiss. She was locked away in a castle guarded by a terrible fire-breathing dragon. Many brave knights had attempted to free her from this dreadful prison, but none prevailed. She waited in the dragon's keep, in the highest room of the tallest tower, for her true love, and true love's first kiss.
[tears out a page and laughs]
[...]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Witless Protection (2008) more
Soundtrack:
Escape (The Piņa Colada Song) more

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A NOTE REGARDING SPOILERS
How was "The NeverEnding Story" referenced In Shrek?
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32 out of 51 people found the following comment useful.
The greatest fairy tale never told., 16 November 2005
10/10
Author: Jessica Kolk from Brazil

Shrek is an awesome movie! Based in the ordinary fairy tales,the main thing here is to break the rules and the enchantment of those stories and show it all in a different way; Why the prince needs to be so perfect? Why the princess needs to be so beautiful?Why they need to live in a perfect castle?Why can't the royals be problematic? All of these answers are more than answered in Shrek. By the way, this is a movie with lots of humor. :)So, be prepare to laugh. (Donkey is annoying, but the biggest part of the fun comes from him!)

Ps: All the cast is great as well. I already know Eddie Murphy's and Mike's(Myers)abilities as comedians,but I could never imagine that Cameron Diaz could be so perfect to do Fiona! Her voice is really cute, and I really cannot imagine a better one for Fiona ,than Cameron Diaz 's voice!

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