Shrek

20012001
PGPG
1h 30m

Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and John Lithgow in Shrek (2001)

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Animation Adventure Comedy

A mean lord exiles fairytale creatures to the swamp of a grumpy ogre, who must go on a quest and rescue a princess for the lord in order to get his land back.A mean lord exiles fairytale creatures to the swamp of a grumpy ogre, who must go on a quest and rescue a princess for the lord in order to get his land back.A mean lord exiles fairytale creatures to the swamp of a grumpy ogre, who must go on a quest and rescue a princess for the lord in order to get his land back.

Directors
- Andrew Adamson
- Vicky Jenson
Writers
- William Steig(based upon the book by)
- Ted Elliott
- Terry Rossio
Stars
- Mike Myers(voice)
- Eddie Murphy(voice)
- Cameron Diaz(voice)

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Won 1 Oscar
- 40 wins & 60 nominations total

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Shrekas Shrek
(voice)
…

Donkeyas Donkey
(voice)

Princess Fionaas Princess Fiona
(voice)

Lord Farquaadas Lord Farquaad
(voice)

Monsieur Hoodas Monsieur Hood
(voice)

Ogre Hunteras Ogre Hunter
(voice)

Ogre Hunteras Ogre Hunter
(voice)

Captain of Guardsas Captain of Guards
(voice)

Baby Bearas Baby Bear
(voice)

Kathleen Freeman

Old Womanas Old Woman
(voice)

Michael Galasso

Peter Panas Peter Pan
(voice)

Christopher Knights

Blind Mouseas Blind Mouse
(voice)

Gingerbread Manas Gingerbread Man
(voice)

Jacquie Barnbrook

Wrestling Fanas Wrestling Fan
(voice)

Guillaume Aretos

Merry Manas Merry Man
(voice)

Directors
- Andrew Adamson
- Vicky Jenson
Writers
- William Steig(based upon the book by)
- Ted Elliott
- Terry Rossio
All cast & crew
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When a green ogre named 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 Shrek his swamp back. Instead, a deal is made. Farquaad, who wants to become the King, sends Shrek to rescue Princess Fiona, who is awaiting her true love in a tower guarded by a fire-breathing dragon. But once they head back with Fiona, it starts to become apparent that not only does Shrek, an ugly ogre, begin to fall in love with the lovely princess, but Fiona is also hiding a huge secret. —Film_Fan

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Taglines
- The greatest fairy tale never told.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG for mild language and some crude humor
Parents guide

Trivia
The principal actors never met each other. They all read their parts separately, with a reader feeding them the lines. John Lithgow later admitted that, while he enjoyed playing Lord Farquaad, he was a little disappointed that he never actually worked directly with Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, or Eddie Murphy.

Goofs
The chain around Dragon's neck is not there when Donkey summons her before the wedding scene, but it appears seconds later when Shrek gives Donkey a noogie. The chain disappears again after Shrek uses it to climb onto her.

Quotes
[Shrek enters the tournament]
Lord Farquaad: What's that? It's hideous!
Shrek: Well, that's not very nice.
[gestures to Donkey]
Shrek: It's just a donkey.

Crazy credits
SPOILER: The Ss in the DreamWorks logo transform into ogre form. This hints at Fiona's nightly transformation into an ogre.

Alternate versions
The Blu-ray release adds some extra music cues to the score. For example, when Donkey sings "You Gotta Have Friends" to Shrek, an instrumental that wasn't there before is heard in the background.

Connections
Edited into Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party (2001)

Soundtracks
All Star
Written by Greg Camp
Performed by Smash Mouth
Courtesy of Interscope Records
Under licence from Universal Music Enterprises
Produced and Mixed by Eric Valetine

Top review

9/10

Beautifully computer-animated fairy tale: a gentle morality play, very skillfully done.

I'm an old dude, 75 to be exact, and in my working days I was everything from a mainframe programmer to a HiTech startup Tech Admin. This sentence is here only to show why I am interested in the productions of Dreamworks and, of course, Pixar. Coming from a computer background permits me to be very, very impressed with the wonderful skill and creativity that go into making movies such as Shreck.

Now then: The movie itself is marvelous! The characters are gentle and funny; there is no gratuitous violence; there are innuendos, of course, but skillfully done in a way that the "libretto" if you will can be "read" at least two levels. The story line itself is charming, and the ending is a real, nifty surprise!

I add here that I've watched this with my younger G_Kids, who loved it; and also with my bride of fifty years, who loved it.

It is in all ways in a class with the best that Mr. Jobs has so far produced, which is saying a great deal.

HIGHLY recommended as good, funny, charming entertainment for a whole bunch of ages.

Nick Fortis Los Altos California

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Budget
- $60,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $267,665,011
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $42,347,760
- May 20, 2001
Gross worldwide
- $487,853,320

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Runtime
1 hour 30 minutes
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
- SDDS

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