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Release Date:
18 May 2001 (USA)
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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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Won Oscar.
Another 29 wins
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44 nominations
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(264 articles)
Eddie Murphy’s Return To R-Rated Comedy To Be ‘Fluffy?’
(From Screen Rant. 20 November 2009, 3:04 PM, PST)
Perhaps another talking animal movie for Eddie Murphy
(From Corona's Coming Attractions. 19 November 2009, 8:01 AM, PST)
(From Screen Rant. 20 November 2009, 3:04 PM, PST)
Perhaps another talking animal movie for Eddie Murphy
(From Corona's Coming Attractions. 19 November 2009, 8:01 AM, PST)
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State-of-the-art computer animation used to tell a cracking little story
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Mike Myers | ... | Shrek (voice) |
 | Eddie Murphy | ... | Donkey (voice) |
 | Cameron Diaz | ... | Princess Fiona (voice) |
 | John Lithgow | ... | Lord Farquaad (voice) |
 | Vincent Cassel | ... | Monsieur Hood (voice) |
 | Peter Dennis | ... | Ogre Hunter (voice) |
 | Clive Pearse | ... | Ogre Hunter (voice) |
| Jim Cummings | ... | Captain of Guards (voice) |
| Bobby Block | ... | Baby Bear (voice) |
| Chris Miller | ... | Geppetto / Magic Mirror (voice) |
| Cody Cameron | ... | Pinocchio / Three Pigs (voice) |
| Kathleen Freeman | ... | Old Woman (voice) |
| Michael Galasso | ... | Peter Pan (voice) |
| Christopher Knights | ... | Blind Mouse / Thelonious (voice) |
| Simon J. Smith | ... | Blind Mouse (voice) |
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MPAA:
Rated PG for mild language and some crude humor.
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Runtime:
90 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Malaysia:U (re-rating) |
Portugal:M/4 |
Iceland:L |
South Korea:All |
South Africa:A (theatrical rating) |
South Africa:PG (DVD rating) |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:PG |
Brazil:Livre |
Chile:TE |
Finland:K-7 |
France:U |
Germany:o.Al. |
Hong Kong:I |
Ireland:G |
Netherlands:MG6 |
Peru:PT |
Philippines:G |
Singapore:G |
Spain:T |
Sweden:7 |
Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:U |
USA:PG |
Greece:K |
Norway:7 |
Canada:F (Ontario) |
Canada:PG (Alberta/Nova Scotia) |
Canada:G (British Columbia/Manitoba/Quebec)
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Princess Fiona, voiced by Cameron Diaz, "likes pina coladas, and getting caught in the rain." In The Sweetest Thing (2002), also starring Diaz, there is a scene where the girls break out into the same song.
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Goofs:
Continuity: During the scene where Shrek and Donkey meet the mascot, after the mascot is on the ground, while looking through the doorway, the mascot isn't colored.
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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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[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:
Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#28.16)" (2002)
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Soundtrack:
Meditation
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A NOTE REGARDING SPOILERSHow was "The NeverEnding Story" referenced In Shrek?
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Shrek is a green ogre who lives in a swamp, but his king sends him on a mission which he must complete to get his own land back.
You only have to watch ten minutes of this film to realise that this is going to be a classic. Eddie Murphy being employed as a wisecracking donkey was a casting dream and plays well against the more plain Shrek, voiced by Mike Myers.
Ok the plot is old, new, borrowed and blue (all recaps and references to fairy tales), but I don't care. It is all so much good fun and better than that, the kind of thing that can be enjoyed by young and old, male or female. It is really a dream of movie and some brilliant pop tunes are employed that really work fantastically against the images. Real tear-to-the-eye stuff.
A real bliss-out of a movie and all parties should be congratulated for making it so great. A real DVD buyer, because it can be enjoyed over and over again. Bring on the follow up, I can't wait.