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Shrek (2001) 7.9
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7.9/10 from 293,051 users
Metascore: 84/100
Reviews: 917 user | 205 critic | 34 from Metacritic.com 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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Cast
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| Mike Myers | ... |
Shrek
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| Eddie Murphy | ... |
Donkey
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| Cameron Diaz | ... |
Princess Fiona
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| John Lithgow | ... |
Lord Farquaad
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| Vincent Cassel | ... |
Monsieur Hood
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| Peter Dennis | ... |
Ogre Hunter
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| Clive Pearse | ... |
Ogre Hunter
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| Jim Cummings | ... |
Captain of Guards
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Bobby Block | ... |
Baby Bear
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| Chris Miller | ... |
Geppetto /
Magic Mirror
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Cody Cameron | ... |
Pinocchio /
Three Pigs
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| Kathleen Freeman | ... |
Old Woman
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Michael Galasso | ... |
Peter Pan
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Christopher Knights | ... |
Blind Mouse /
Thelonious
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Simon J. Smith | ... |
Blind Mouse
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
When a green ogre called Shrek discovers his swamp has been 'swamped' with all sorts of fairytale creatures by the scheming Lord Farquaad, Shrek sets out, with a very loud donkey by his side, to 'persuade' Farquaad to give his swamp back. Instead, a deal is made. Farquaad, who wants to become the King, sends Shrek to rescue Princess Fiona, who is waiting for her one true love. But once they head back with Fiona, it starts to become apparent that not only does Shrek like Fiona, but Fiona is keeping something secret. Written by Film_Fan
Taglines:
The Prince isn't charming. The Princess isn't sleeping. The sidekick isn't helping. The ogre is the hero. Fairy tales will never be the same again. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for mild language and some crude humor | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
18 May 2001 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Шрек See more »Box Office
Budget:
$60,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$395,206 (Sweden) (7 September 2001)Gross:
$267,652,016 (USA) (30 November 2001)Company Credits
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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[a fairytale book appears]
Shrek: [narrating] 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.
[...]
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(1996)
Written by Mark Everett (as E)
Performed by eels
Courtesy of DreamWorks Records
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Over 1,000 fantasy characters invade Shrek's swamp at the beginning of the movie. See more »Goofs
When donkey first meets Shrek, when Shrek confronts the knights, the shadows of the all people in the scene do not fall the same way, Shrek's shadow is casting more forward onto the leader knight, whereas the knight's shadows are off to their left. See more »Quotes
[first lines][a fairytale book appears]
Shrek: [narrating] 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.
[...]
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Crazy Credits
Hand drawn illustrations over the end credits. See more »Soundtracks
"My Beloved Monster"(1996)
Written by Mark Everett (as E)
Performed by eels
Courtesy of DreamWorks Records
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Shrek has hidden messages that will likely sail right over the heads of its target audience. The resettlement of the fairly tale creatures in the villainous Farquaad's (ruthless and cruel Anglo-Saxon) kingdom is an allusion to the resettlement of Jews in ghettos carried out by many European principalities during the Middle Ages (at the time of Martin Luther, I think they were expelled from England, France and Spain but tolerated, with restrictions, in some German city states). The filmmakers seem to be suggesting that just as Farquaad did not appreciate the fairy tale creatures and their magical and unique abilities and may have in fact been afraid of them, so, too, were Europeans afraid of Jews and their foreign culture and thus unjustly persecuted them. Apparently, all for no good reason. Shrek, the ogre, of course, represents how the African would have been received in medieval European society. He is feared and misunderstood as a stupid, grotesque, and violent menace. Of course, we are shown that in his private moments, he is anything but these undesirable qualities and his moral fibre transcends his physical ugliness. The fact that the fair princess Fiona is revealed to really be an ogress is to confirm that well worn cliché that we are all the same inside. In a classic fairy tale, which Shrek is the antithesis of, written by someone like Hans Christian Anderson for instance, Farquaad would be the hero, Shrek the villain, and Fiona would indeed be the fairest maiden in all the land.