Shrek


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Shrek is a computer-animated film adaptation of William Steig's 1990 fairy tale picture book of the same name. It was directed by New Zealander Andrew Adamson and animated by DreamWorks Animation SKG in May 2001.

Profile

 * Title: Shrek
 * Directed by: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
 * Produced by: Jeffrey Katzenberg, Aron Warner, John H. Williams
 * Release date(s): May 18, 2001
 * Running time: 90 minutes
 * Language: English
 * Budget: $60 million
 * Total Worldwide Box Office Gross: $484,409,218
 * Followed by: Shrek 2 (2004)

Cast

 * 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)
 * Jim Cummings .... Captain of Guards (voice)
 * Bobby Block .... Baby Bear (voice)
 * Chris Miller .... Geppetto/Magic Mirror (voice)
 * Cody Cameron .... Pinocchio/Three Pigs (voice)
 * Kathleen Freeman .... Old Woman (voice)
 * Michael Galasso .... Peter Pan (voice)
 * Christopher Knights .... Blind Mouse/Thelonious (voice)
 * Simon J. Smith .... Blind Mouse (voice)
 * Conrad Vernon .... Gingerbread Man (voice)
 * Jacquie Barnbrook .... Wrestling Fan (voice)
 * Guillaume Aretos .... Merry Man (voice)
 * John Bisom .... Merry Man (voice)
 * Matthew Gonder .... Merry Man (voice)
 * Calvin Remsberg .... Merry Man (voice)
 * Jean-Paul Vignon .... Merry Man (voice)
 * Val Bettin .... Bishop (voice)
 * Andrew Adamson .... Duloc Mascot (voice) (uncredited)
 * Elisa Gabrielli .... Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)

DVD Release
Shrek was released on DVD on November 2, 2001. It was also released as a part of the Shrek 3-D (a 15-Minute short) DVD package.

Taglines

 * The greatest fairy tale never told.
 * It's COOL
 * The Prince isn't charming. The Princess isn't sleeping. The sidekick isn't helping. The ogre is the hero. Fairy tales will never be the same again.
 * Its Big!

Trivia

 * In Yiddish, Shrek means monster (from the German for terror or fright).