Shrek 2
Animation, Family
Dreamworks  (2004) 92 mins PG

7.6 (77,441 votes)
Shrek, Fiona, and Donkey go the Kindom of Far Far Away to meet Fiona’s parents. They disapprove of Shrek. The King had already promised Fiona to the Fairy Godmother’s son, Prince Charming. He plots for Puss in Boots to kill Shrek. Shrek and Donkey meet Puss and become friends. They break into the Fairy Godmother’s factory to find a potion. Shrek and Donkey both take the potion, making them, and Fiona, beautiful. They will only remain beautiful if Fiona and Shrek kiss before midnight. Prince Charming hears about this and makes a plan. He pretends to be the handsome Shrek. That night, there is a party at the castle. Finally Shrek makes it to the party and explains everything. They all live happily ever after, except for Charming and Fairy Godmother, that is....

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Cast and Crew
Mike Myers  ......  Shrek
Eddie Murphy  ......  Donkey
Cameron Diaz  ......  Princess Fiona
Julie Andrews  ......  Queen
Antonio Banderas  ......  Puss In Boots
John Cleese  ......  King
Director  .....  Andrew Adamson; Kelly Asbury
Producer  .....  Jeffrey Katzenberg; Aron Warner; John H. Williams; David Lipman
Writer  .....  Andrew Adamson; Joe Stillman; J. David Stem; William Steig
Musician  .....  Harry Gregson-Williams; John Powell; Nick Cave; Jim Steinman; Tom Waits; Christopher Carrabba; David Bowie; James McKee; Kathleen Brennan; Desmond Child; Counting Crows; Steven Greenberg; Robby Rosa; Pete Shelley
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: At the end, Shrek tries to do a stage dive and lands on the Bichon Frize, but in the next shot he's back on the stage again! (more)

Trivia:
John Cleese and Julie Andrews recorded most of their scenes together at the same time, an unusual practice for an animated film. (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Prince Charming: Once upon a time, in a kingdom far, far away, the king and queen were blessed with a beautiful baby girl, and throughout the land everyone was happy, until the sun went down, and they saw that their daughter was cursed with a frightful enchantment that took hold each and every night...
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 34 nominations (more)