Movie connections for
Shrek (2001)

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Followed by

Shrek 4-D (2003)
Shrek 2 (2004)
Shrek the Third (2007)
Shrek the Halls (2007) (TV)
Shrek Goes Fourth (2010)

Edited into

Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party (2001) (V)

Spin off

Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party (2001) (V)
Shrek: Fairy Tale Freakdown (2001) (VG)
Shrek: Smash n' Crash Racing (2006) (VG)

References

Three Little Pigs (1933)
The Old Mill (1937)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Dumbo (1941)
Cinderella (1950)
Peter Pan (1953)
Oklahoma! (1955)
Vertigo (1958)
West Side Story (1961)
"Star Trek" (1966)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) (TV)
The Godfather (1972)
Super Fly (1972)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
"When Things Were Rotten" (1975)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Time Bandits (1981)
Poltergeist (1982)
The Last Unicorn (1982)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Trading Places (1983)
Unendliche Geschichte, Die (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
"Dragon Ball: Doragon bôru" (1986)
"Dragon Ball" (1986/I)
 -  Lord Farquad is similar to Commander Red as both are short dictators.
Highlander (1986)
Beetle Juice (1988)
Jurassic Park (1993)
 -  A puddle of water vibrates when we hear the dragon stomp and its roar is similar to the Tyranosaurous.
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
Babe (1995)
 -  Shrek says "that'll do donkey that'll do"
"Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995)
 -  Princess Fiona yells like Xena when she attacks Robin Hood.
Super Mario 64 (1996) (VG)
The Nutty Professor (1996)
 -  Donkey rants about climbing stairs like Buddy Love did
Xiao Qian (1997)
Fainaru fantajî VII (1997) (VG)
Vita è bella, La (1997)
Mulan (1998)
Zeruda no densetsu: Toki no okarina (1998) (VG)
Vampire Savior EX Edition (1998) (VG)
Gladiator (2000)
Wo hu cang long (2000)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Paper Mario (2001) (VG)

Referenced in

"Saturday Night Live: Christopher Walken/Weezer (#26.20)" (2001)
 -  Referenced by Mango
Kaubôi bibappu: Tengoku no tobira (2001)
"Troldspejlet: (#26.2)" (2001)
 -  reviewed in episode of Troldspejlet
Shallow Hal (2001)
This Is Automat (2002) (V)
Hello, He Lied & Other Truths from the Hollywood Trenches (2002) (TV)
Who Is Alan Smithee? (2002) (TV)
AI: A Portrait of David (2002) (V)
 -  mentioned once
The Sweetest Thing (2002)
 -  Both films feature Cameron Diaz, and both films played "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)"
Undercover Brother (2002)
"Danger! 50000 Volts!: (#1.3)" (2002)
 -  listed as one of the expert's "favourite action movie"
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
The Master of Disguise (2002)
"I'm Alan Partridge: I Know What Alan Did Last Summer (#2.5)" (2002)
 -  A tax inspector says "Theres a reciept here for a cinema ticket for 1 for Shrek"
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary (2003) (TV)
 -  title mentioned
Old School (2003)
The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV)
"Saturday Night Live: Jack Black/John Mayer (#29.1)" (2003)
 -  Mentioned on Weekend Update
Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters (2003) (V)
 -  Referenced by name
Underground 2 (2004) (VG)
 -  the title character is playable in the game
"Saturday Night Live: Lindsay Lohan/Usher (#29.18)" (2004)
 -  There is a Shrek sleeping bag in the sleepover skit
Satan's Little Helper (2004)
 -  Reference to a costume
DragonBlade (2005)
 -  fairytale premise
White Chicks (2004)
 -  One of the officers complains that he looks like Shrek after looking at his disguise.
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Christopher Walken (2004) (TV)
 -  referenced by Mango
"Father of the Pride: Donkey (#1.4)" (2004)
 -  Donkey is in this episode and is referred to as being the star of "Shrek" and "Shrek 2".
The Tech of Shrek 2 (2004) (V)
 -  mentioned a few times
"Saturday Night Live: Luke Wilson/U2 (#30.6)" (2004)
 -  Shrek doll visible during The Falconer
The 100 Greatest Cartoons (2005) (TV)
 -  Talked about
The Ring Two (2005)
 -  When Rachel is looking through the video tapes at the fair, Shrek is one of them
The Longest Yard (2005)
Madagascar (2005)
 -  Characters Shrek and Fiona named by Alex while being delirious searching the others in the beach
Best Ever Family Films (2005) (TV)
 -  One of the items on the list
The Gingerdead Man (2005)
 -  "Well it ain't Gingerbread Man from Shrek".
The 100 Greatest Family Films (2005) (TV)
 -  Makes the countdown, is talked about in detail.
Incontrôlable (2006)
 -  George's body speaks with the voice of the Donkey in Shrek
"Mayo: (#1.4)" (2006)
 -  DC Kite mentions the title character in dialog with the rest of the crew.
Stick It (2006)
 -  when haley gets carried to the gym she says "hey shrek, put me down!"
"Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: (#10.13)" (2006)
 -  Jonathan Ross refers to Dreamworks as "The company that brought us Shrek and Shrek 2"
Flushed Away (2006)
 -  in Roddy's DVD collection
Dead & Deader (2006) (TV)
The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) (TV)
"Ugly Betty: East Side Story (#1.23)" (2007)
 -  Diane calls Angelica the name of the title ogre.
2007 MTV Movie Awards (2007) (TV)
 -  the Shrek movies are mentioned by Cameron Diaz
"Go' morgen Danmark: (2007-08-31)" (2007)
 -  film critic Mette Damgård-Sørensen mentions the film
I Am Legend (2007)
 -  Will Smith's Character quotes shrek's lines while the movie plays in the background
Witless Protection (2008)
 -  Larry is called Shrek
"Muchachada nui: Condoleezza Rice (#2.1)" (2008)
 -  Title mentioned

Featured in

Creating a Fairy Tale World: The Making of 'Shrek' (2001) (TV)
"HBO First Look: Creating a Fairy Tale: The Making of 'Shrek' (#8.5)" (2001)
 -  clips
"Troldspejlet: (#26.2)" (2001)
 -  footage used in episode of Troldspejlet
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in Motion Picture (2002) (TV)
The 100 Greatest Cartoons (2005) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown
"HBO First Look: Madagascar: Welcome to the Jungle (#12.11)" (2005)
 -  clip shown
The Island (2005)
 -  When Jordan calls Sarah, her son answers the phone and you can see that Shrek is playing on the TV set behind him
Best Ever Family Films (2005) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown
The 100 Greatest Family Films (2005) (TV)
 -  Clips shown.
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Rescues (#1.15)" (2007)
 -  clips featured to illustrate the best rescues in movie history
2007 MTV Movie Awards (2007) (TV)
 -  clips
I Am Legend (2007)
 -  on the television screen, also discussed and/or mimicked by Will Smith

Spoofs

Frankenstein (1931)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Pinocchio (1940)
Fantasia (1940)
Dumbo (1941)
Cinderella (1950)
Peter Pan (1953)
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
West Side Story (1961)
Mary Poppins (1964)
"The Dating Game" (1965)
"The Monkees" (1966)
The Graduate (1967)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Ladyhawke (1985)
"WWF Prime-Time Wrestling" (1986)
Highlander (1986)
Spaceballs (1987)
The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter (1990)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
 -  Fiona's transformation into an orge is similar to when the beast becomes a human.
Jurassic Park (1993)
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
The Lion King (1994)
 -  The scene where Shrek and Donkey talk about the orges from the past while looking at the stars is similar to where Mufasa tells Simba about the kings of the past.
Riverdance: The Show (1995)
Babe (1995)
The Rock (1996)
Independence Day (1996)
"WWF Raw Is War" (1997)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
The Fifth Element (1997)
Mulan (1998)
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) (V)
A Bug's Life (1998)
The Matrix (1999)
 -  When Fiona fights Robin Hood's men they freeze in midair while the camera angle turns.
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
 -  In the intro, Shrek brushes his teeth and looks at himself in the mirror, which then breaks. The same thing happens in Mike Myers's Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999).
Wo hu cang long (2000)
Shanghai Noon (2000)
Charlie's Angels (2000)
Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
A Knight's Tale (2001)

Spoofed in

Ice Age (2002)
Finding Nemo (2003)
(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1 (2004)
 -  The princess wears the same dress and haircut as Fiona
TV: The Movie (2006)
 -  Shrek as Bigfoot
Tripping the Rift: The Movie (2008) (V)
 -  characters who look like Shrek and Fiona act like Tony and Carmela

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