Shrek
Animation, Family
Dreamworks  (2001) 90 mins PG

8.0 (139,996 votes)
In order to preserve his space and solitude in the forest, an ogre, Shrek, makes a bargain with a short-statured Lord to bring back the cursed Princess Fiona from a tower guarded by a fire breathing dragon. Shrek, voiced by Michael Myers, pairs with Donkey, a chatterbox voiced by Eddie Murphy for his epic journey. To everyone's suprise, Shrek and Fiona begin to fall for each other but their love seems ill fated since Shrek's mission is to return the Princess so she can marry Lord Farquad. The tension mounts as Fiona frets that her curse will be revealed before it can be broken by true love's first kiss. Shrek sulks away, broken hearted, as the wedding is about to begin, but with the help of donkey, he changes his mind and interrupts the wedding to declare his love for Fiona. When they kiss, everyone is suprised as Fiona changes into her fated true form. When the curse's magic is undone, ...

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Cast and Crew
Mike Myers  ......  Shrek / Blind Mouse / Narrator
Eddie Murphy  ......  Donkey
Cameron Diaz  ......  Princess Fiona
John Lithgow  ......  Lord Farquaad of Duloc
Vincent Cassel  ......  Monsieur Hood
Chris Miller  ......  Geppetto / Magic Mirror
Director  .....  Andrew Adamson; Vicky Jenson
Producer  .....  Ted Elliott; Terry Rossio; John H. Williams; Aron Warner; Penney Finkelman Cox; Jeffrey Katzenberg
Writer  .....  Ted Elliott; Terry Rossio; William Steig
Musician  .....  Harry Gregson-Williams; John Powell; Willie Nelson; Greg Camp; James McKee Smith; Neil Diamond; Leonard Cohen; Mark Everett; Kirby Tepper; Joan Jett
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: As Shrek and Donkey are leaving we see them walk through sunflowers before the onions and cabbages. Later as they are walking back, the sunflowers are farther away from the castle than any other plant. (more)

Trivia:
The scene where Princess Fiona burps was not originally included, and was written only after Cameron Diaz burped after drinking some coke during a recording session. (more)

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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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 29 wins & 44 nominations (more)