Shrek

Shrek is a 2001 American computer-animated fantasy adventure comedy film loosely based on the 1990 Children's book of the same name by William Steig. It is the first installment in the Shrek film series. Directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson in their directorial debuts from a screenplay written by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, and Roger S. H. Schulman, the film stars Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow. In the film, the ogre Shrek (Myers) finds his swamp overrun by fairy tale creatures banished by Lord Farquaad (Lithgow). With the help of Donkey (Murphy), Shrek agrees to rescue Princess Fiona (Diaz) for Farquaad to regain his swamp.

After purchasing rights to Steig's book in 1991, Steven Spielberg sought to produce a traditionally-animated film adaptation, but John H. Williams convinced him to bring the project to the newly founded DreamWorks in 1994. Jeffrey Katzenberg, along with Williams and Aron Warner, began development on Shrek in 1995, immediately following the studio's purchase of the rights from Spielberg. Chris Farley was cast as the voice for the title character, recording most of the required dialogue, but died in 1997 before his work on the film was finished; Myers was hired to replace him, and gave Shrek his iconic Scottish accent. The film was initially intended to be created using motion capture, but after poor test results, the studio hired Pacific Data Images to complete the final computer animation. Shrek parodies other fairy tale adaptations, primarily animated Disney films.

Shrek premiered at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or, making it the first animated film since Disney's Peter Pan (1953) to be chosen to do so. The film was theatrically released by DreamWorks Pictures in the United States on May 18, 2001, and grossed over $487 million worldwide, becoming the fourth highest-grossing film of 2001. It was widely praised by critics for its animation, voice performances, soundtrack, writing and humor, which they noted catered to both adults and children. Shrek was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and won for Best Animated Feature. It earned six nominations at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), winning for Best Adapted Screenplay.

The film's success helped establish DreamWorks Animation as a competitor to Disney and Pixar in feature film computer animation. Three sequels have been released—Shrek 2 (2004), Shrek the Third (2007), Shrek Forever After (2010), Puss in Boots (2011), Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) and Shrek 5 (2026)—along with a spin-off film and other productions in the Shrek film series. It is also regarded as one of the most influential animated films of the 2000s. In 2020, Shrek was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. Plans for a fifth film were cancelled and then revived in 2016, although it has since stalled and has yet to begin production.

Storyline[]

Plot[]

Once upon a time, in a far away swamp, there lived an ogre named Shrek (Mike Myers) whose precious solitude is suddenly shattered by an invasion of annoying fairy tale characters. They were all banished from their kingdom by the evil Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow). Determined to save their home -- not to mention his -- Shrek cuts a deal with Farquaad and sets out to rescue Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) to be Farquaad's bride. Rescuing the Princess may be small compared to her deep, dark secret. A DreamWorks animation.

Genres[]

Children's film
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
Mystery
Animation
Road
Family film

Motion Picture Rating[]

Atp (Argentina)
G (Australia)
PG (Australia) (Google Play)
KT/EA (Belgium)
Livre (Brazil)
A (Bulgaria)
G (Canada)
TE (Chile)
U (Czechia)
A (Denmark)
K-7 (Finland)
Tous publics (France)
0 (Germany)
K (Greece)
I (Hong Kong)
KN (Hungary)
L (Iceland)
U (India)
SU (Indonesia)
G (Ireland)
ALL (Israel)
T (Italy)
G (Japan)
U (Malaysia)
G (Maldives)
AA (Mexico)
AL (Netherlands)
PG (New Zealand)
G (New Zealand) (recommended rating)
G (Nigeria)
A (Norway) (2001, cinema rating)
Apt (Peru)
G (Philippines)
b.o. (Poland)
M/6 (Portugal)
6+ (Russia)
G (Saudi Arabia)
G (Singapore)
G (South Africa)
All (South Korea)
A (Spain)
7 (Sweden)
7 (Switzerland) (canton of Geneva)
7 (Switzerland) (canton of Vaud)
7+ (Turkey) (self-applied)
U (UK)
PG (USA)
P (Vietnam)

Images[]

Cast and Crew[]

Directors[]

Andrew Adamson
Vicky Jenson

Writing Credits[]

William Steig (based upon the book by)
Ted Elliott (written by) &
Terry Rossio (written by) and
Joe Stillman (written by) &
Roger S.H. Schulman (written by)
Cody Cameron (additional dialogue) &
Chris Miller (additional dialogue) &
Conrad Vernon (additional dialogue)

Cast[]

Mike Myers as Shrek / Blind Mouse / Opening Narration (voice)
Eddie Murphy as Donkey (voice)
Cameron Diaz as Princess Fiona (voice)
Catherine Taber & Emily Mortimer as Dragon (voice) (uncredited)
John Lithgow as Lord Farquaad (voice)
Vincent Cassel as Monsieur Hood (voice)
Peter Dennis as Ogre of Hunter (voice)
Clive Pearse as Ogre of Hunter (voice)
Jim Cummings as Captain of Guards (voice)
Bobby Block as Baby Bear (voice)
Chris Miller as Geppetto / Magic Mirror (voice)
Cody Cameron as Pinnochio / Three Pigs (voice)
Kathleen Freeman as Old Woman (voice)
Michael Galasso as Peter Pan (voice)
Christopher Knights as Blind Mouse / Thelonious (voice)
Simon J. Smith as Blind Mouse (voice)
Conrad Vernon as Gingerbread Man (voice)
Jacquie Barnbrook as Wrestling Fan (voice)
Guillaume Aretos as Merry Man (voice)
John Bisom as Merry Man (voice)
Matthew Gonder as Merry Man (voice)
Calvin Remsberg as Merry Man (voice)
Jean-Paul Vignon as Merry Man (voice)
Val Bettin as Bishop (voice)

Other Cast[]

Andrew Adamson as Duloc Mascot (voice) (uncredited)
Sally Dworsky as Princess Fiona (singing voice) (uncredited)
Gary A. Hecker as Dragon Vocals (voice) (uncredited)

Producers[]

Ted Elliott (co-producer)
Terry Rossio (co-producer)
Penney Finkelman Cox (executive producer)
Jane Hartwell (associate producer)
Jeffrey Katzenberg (producer)
David Lipman (co-executive producer)
Sandra Rabins (executive producer)
Aron Warner (producer)
John H. Williams (producer)

Details[]

Country[]

USA
Australia

Language[]

English

Release Dates[]

May 18, 2001 (USA)
June 7, 2001 (Portugal)
June 7, 2001 (Singapore)
June 7, 2001 (Slovenia)
June 15, 2001 (Italy)
June 21, 2001 (Australia)
June 21, 2001 (Hungary)
June 22, 2001 (Brazil)
June 22, 2001 (Colombia)
June 22, 2001 (Turkey)
June 22, 2001 (South Africa)
June 22, 2001 (Madagascar)
June 22, 2001 (UK)
June 22, 2001 (Ireland)
June 28, 2001 (New Zealand)
June 29, 2001 (Guatemala)
June 29, 2001 (Mexico)
June 30, 2001 (Taiwan)
July 4, 2001 (Belgium)
July 4, 2001 (Switzerland) (French speaking region)
July 4, 2001 (France)
July 5, 2001 (Germany)
July 5, 2001 (Hong Kong)
July 5, 2001 (Malaysia)
July 6, 2001 (South Korea)
July 12, 2001 (Switzerland) (German speaking region)
July 12, 2001 (Chile)
July 12, 2001 (Netherlands)
July 13, 2001 (Spain)
July 13, 2001 (Israel) (premiere)
July 13, 2001 (India)
July 13, 2001 (Poland)
July 17, 2001 (Canada)
July 19, 2001 (Argentina)
July 19, 2001 (Czechia)
July 19, 2001 (Israel)
July 19, 2001 (Slovakia)
July 19, 2001 (Siam)
July 20, 2001 (Cameroon)
July 20, 2001 (Iceland)
July 26, 2001 (Peru)
July 27, 2001 (Indonesia) (Jakarta)
July 30, 2001 (Iraq)
August 15, 2001 (Egypt)
August 17, 2001 (Romania)
August 22, 2001 (Kuwait)
August 22, 2001 (Philippines) (Manila)
August 24, 2001 (Uruguay)
September 5, 2001 (Georgia)
September 6, 2001 (Philippines) (Davao)
September 7, 2001 (Denmark)
September 7, 2001 (Finland)
September 7, 2001 (Greece)
September 7, 2001 (Sweden)
September 21, 2001 (Estonia)
October 12, 2001 (Latvia)
October 26, 2001 (Bulgaria)
October 31, 2001 (Russia)
November 2, 2001 (Kazakhstan)
November 2, 2001 (Lithuania)
November 2, 2001 (Ukraine)
December 14, 2001 (Turkey) (re-release)
December 14, 2001 (Japan)
January 18, 2002 (China)
January 28, 2002 (Japan) (Tokyo International Film Festival)
August 8, 2017 (India) (internet)
May 10, 2021 (United Arab Emirates) (DVD premiere)

Home Media Release Dates[]

November 12, 2001 (UK) (VHS)
November 12, 2001 (UK) (DVD)
2004 (UK) (VHS)
2006 (UK) (DVD) (re-release)
2007 (UK) (DVD) (re-release)
November 29, 2010 (UK) (DVD) (re-release)
October 31, 2011 (UK) (Blu-ray)
September 7, 2015 (UK) (DVD) (re-release)
July 23, 2018 (UK) (DVD) (re-release)
May 10, 2021 (UK) (DVD) (20th Anniversary Edition)

Reception[]

Box office[]

Shrek opened on around 6,000 screens across 3,587 theaters; eleven of them showed the film digitally. This was the first time that DreamWorks had shown one of its films digitally. The film earned $11.6 million on its first day and $42.3 million on its opening weekend, topping the box office for the weekend and averaging $11,805 from 3,587 theaters. In its second weekend, due to the Memorial Day Weekend holiday, the film gained 0.3 percent to $42.5 million and $55.2 million over the four-day weekend, resulting in an overall 30 percent gain. Despite this, the film finished in second place behind Pearl Harbor and had an average of $15,240 from expanding to 3,623 sites. In its third weekend, the film retreated 34 percent to $28.2 million for a $7,695 average from expanding to 3,661 theaters. The film closed on December 6, 2001, after grossing $267.7 million domestically, along with $216.7 million overseas, for a worldwide total of $484.4 million. Produced on a $60 million budget, the film was a huge box office smash and is the fourth highest-grossing film of 2001.

Shrek became the highest-grossing animated film ever to be released in Australia, passing the mark set by Peter Pan in 1994. In the United Kingdom, Shrek regained the top spot at the British box office after being beaten out the previous week by Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, earning a $20.3 million since its opening in the UK.

Critical response[]

The film has a 7.9 rating on IMDb and a 88% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Company Credits[]

Production Companies[]

DreamWorks Pictures (presents)
Pacific Data Images (PDI) (as PDI/DreamWorks)
DreamWorks Animation

Distributors[]

DreamWorks Distribution (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
DreamWorks Distribution (2001) (South Korea) (theatrical)
DreamWorks Distribution (2001) (Russia) (theatrical)
DreamWorks Distribution (2001) (India) (theatrical)
United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Argentina) (theatrical)
United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Australia) (theatrical)
United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Belgium) (theatrical)
United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Brazil) (theatrical)
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United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Chile) (theatrical)
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United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Finland) (theatrical)
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United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (South Korea) (theatrical)
United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Greece) (theatrical)
United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Hungary) (theatrical)
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United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Poland) (theatrical)
United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Sweden) (theatrical)
United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Thailand) (theatrical)
United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Turkey) (theatrical)
United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
United International Pictures (UIP) (2001) (Venezuela) (theatrical)
DreamWorks Home Entertainment (2001) (Australia) (VHS) (Exclusively Through Universal Pictures Video)
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Special Effects[]

Legend3D (3D stereo conversion)

Technical Specs[]

Runtime[]

90 mins

Color[]

Color

Aspect Ratio[]

1.85:1 (intended ratio)
1.78:1 (DVD and Blu-ray release)
1.66:1 (35mm) (Denmark)
1.66:1 (35mm) (Finland)
1.66:1 (35mm) (Norway)
1.66:1 (negative ratio)
1.33:1 (4:3 full-screen prints)

Trivia[]

Robin Williams was originally going to have a role in the film, but dropped out when he found out that Jeffrey Katzenberg was producing the film. The reason why is because Williams recently worked with Katzenberg on Aladdin and had disputes with each other.
There are many Disney references in this movie.
Eddie Murphy became the first person nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the BAFTA, for a voice performance for his role as Donkey.
This is the only animated film win a screenplay award at the BAFTAs.
Chris Farley was not originally cast as Shrek and even recorded almost 100% of the dialog. But after he died from his drug overdose, his fellow Saturday Night Live member, Mike Myers, took the role and demanded the screenplay re-written after looking at it.
Fairy Godmother was going to be in here but was cut, but was put in Shrek 2.
Computer animation for the movie began in late 1996 and took four and a half years to complete. In fact, it took so long that the crew began production on Shrek 2.
The film was originally set up to be a storyboard/CG animation hybird slated for a 1998 release, but the release was delayed to 2001 after poor test results led the studio to hire Pacific Data Images to complete the final computer animation, starting in 1997.
Donkey was modeled after a real donkey from California.
The burp that Fiona burps in the movie was a real burp that Cameron Diaz (Fiona's voice) did after she drank a Coke.
This is the first time that DreamWorks Animation releases only one film in a year, followed by Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron in 2002, Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas in 2003, Monsters vs. Aliens in 2009, and Home in 2015.
Even though John Lithgow loved voicing Lord Farquaad, he was disappointed that he never saw the other voice actors.
The opening song, "All Star", by Smash Mouth was just a test song until the team found a different song. But the test audiences loved the song so much the team let it stay and even let Smash Mouth sing the ending song.
The line, "Alright you're going the right way for a smack bottom" was what Mike Myers actually said to one of the directors when they were annoying him.
The song "Welcome to Duloc" was based on the Disneyland theme song "It's a small world".
Eddy Murphy says that playing Donkey was his best performance and Shrek is his best movie he's done.
Loosely based on William Steig's children's book of the same name.
Anything involving animating water, mud or, fire proved to be a hassle.
There is another Mike Myers movie, Austin Powers: the Spy Who Shagged Me, which also uses the song "I'm a Believer."
This is the first DreamWorks Animation film to be released in May.
This is the 2nd DreamWorks Animation film to be Co-Produced with Pacific Data Images, the first one being Antz.

Connections[]

Followed by[]

Shrek: The Ghost of Lord Farquaad (2003) (TV Short)
Shrek 2 (2004)
Shrek the Third (2007)
Shrek the Halls (2007) (TV Short)
Shrek Forever After (2010)
Scared Shrekless (2010) (TV Short)
Puss in Boots (2011)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
Shrek 5 (2026)

References[]

Three Little Pigs (1933) (Short) - The Three Little Pigs appear as fairytale creatures.
The Old Mill (1937) (Short) - Both films have a windmill. Referencing the short The Old Mill.
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) - Robin Hood and his Merry Men are characters.
The Wizard of Oz (1939) - The Wicked Witch of the West appears as a fairytale creatures.
Dumbo (1941) - When Donkey gets hit with fairy dust he gloats "You mighta seen a housefly, maybe even a superfly, but I bet you ain't never seen a donkey fly!"
Cinderella (1950) - Cinderella is one of Lord Farquaad's choices for his bride.
Peter Pan (1953) - Tinker Bell appears as a fairytale creature.
Oklahoma! (1955)
Vertigo (1958)
West Side Story (1961)
The Prisoner (1967) (TV Series) - The entrance of Shrek and Donkey at the seemingly deserted village of Duloc echoes Number 6's Arrival in the Village. Also the font on the village's signs is the same as in The Prisoner's Village and the architecture of the buildings is similar as well
The Godfather (1972)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) - The part where the bridge burns and the rope snaps. Mimicking the same part of The Temple Of Doom.
The Goonies (1985) - When Shrek is in the forest, he is carrying Fiona over his shoulder. This is a reference to The Goonies, where Brand carries Mikey over his shoulder in the basement while walking.
Pretty in Pink (1986) - Donkey sings You Got To Try A Little Tenderness. Which references this movie.
Dragon Ball (1986) (TV Series)
Stand by Me (1986) - The scene in which Donkey gets scared to cross the bridge to the Dragon's castle. Is a reference to Stand by Me, where Vern gets scared to cross the bridge. And like Gordie, Donkey faints.
The Golden Child (1986) - Eddie Murphy says his Tic-Tac joke again
Beetlejuice (1988)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - Shrek: "They'll make a suit from your freshly-peeled skin..."
Addams Family Values (1993) - Shrek thinks that Fiona is "compatibly beautiful" in her magic green-skinned transformation, since she resembles his own ogre features, the same as Uncle Fester decides that he prefers someone who looks like himself.
Babe (1995) - Shrek says "that'll do donkey that'll do"
Smash Mouth: All Star (1999) (Music Video) - Song plays during opening credits introducing the title character
Gladiator (2000)
Paper Mario (2000) (Video Game)
The Grinch (2000) - Lord Farquaad is based on The Grinch from this adaptation of How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) - Chester V gets eaten by Cheseepider similar to how Lord Farquad Chester V gets eaten by Dragon.

Referenced in[]

Old School (2003) - The teacher and Lord Farquaad share the same hairstyle.
Shrek 2 (2004) - The tiny illustration of Shrek & Donkey sitting against the moon is shown on William Steig's memorial credit in the second half of the closing credits.
Two and a Half Men: The Salmon Under My Sweater (2004) (TV Episode) - Alan calls a huge man in the theatre Shrek.
Madagascar (2005) - Characters Shrek and Fiona named by Alex while being delirious searching the others in the beach
Flushed Away (2006) - in Roddy's DVD collection and the dragon doll in Roddy's owner's room
The Holiday (2006) - Seen on the shelf in the DVD store
Scrubs: My Friend with Money (2007) (TV Episode) - Dr Cox calls the Janitor "Shrek".
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) - Lord Farquad gets eaten by Dragon similar to how

Spoofs[]

Fantasia (1940)
Jurassic Park (1993) - Lord Farquad gets eaten by Dragon similar to how The Lawyer gets eaten by a Dinosaur.
Gladiator (2000) - Shrek enter the Colosseum similar to how Maximus enters.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Shanghai Noon (2000)
Charlie's Angels (2000)
Ice Age (2002)
Scooby-Doo (2002)
Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)
Frozen (2013)
The Lego Movie (2014)
Wonka (2023)

Spoofed in[]

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Ice Age (2002)
Scooby-Doo (2002)
Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)
Frozen (2013)
The Lego Movie (2014)
Wonka (2023)