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.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 40 wins & 60 nominations total
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)
Bobby Block
- Baby Bear
- (voice)
Chris Miller
- Geppetto
- (voice)
- …
Cody Cameron
- Pinnochio
- (voice)
- …
Kathleen Freeman
- Old Woman
- (voice)
Michael Galasso
- Peter Pan
- (voice)
Christopher Knights
- Blind Mouse
- (voice)
- …
Simon J. Smith
- Blind Mouse
- (voice)
Conrad Vernon
- Gingerbread Man
- (voice)
Guillaume Aretos
- Merry Man
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe 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.
- GoofsThe 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 creditsThe Ss in the DreamWorks logo transform into ogre form. This foreshadows Fiona's nightly transformation into an ogre.
- Alternate versionsThe 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.
- ConnectionsEdited into Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party (2001)
- SoundtracksAll 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
Featured review
State-of-the-art computer animation used to tell a cracking little story
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.
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.
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- Pedro_H
- Sep 4, 2003
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Gã Chằn Tinh Tốt Bụng
- Filming locations
- Glendale, California, USA(principal animation)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $60,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $268,349,831
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $42,347,760
- May 20, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $488,628,188
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Sound mix
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