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 Australia Andrew Adamson and animated by DreamWorks Animation SKG in June 21, 2001.

Profile

 * Title: Shrek
 * Directed by: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
 * Produced by: Jeffrey Katzenberg, Aron Warner, John H. Williams
 * Release date(s): June 21, 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)

VHS and DVD Release
Shrek was Australia VHS released on DVD on November 7, 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!

Parodies

 * 1) Shrek/Thomas
 * 2) Shrek/TUGS
 * 3) Shrek/Thomas and the Magic Railroad
 * 4) Shrek/The Jungle Book
 * 5) Shrek/Winnie The Pooh
 * 6) Shrek/The Simpsons
 * 7) Shrek/Family Guy
 * 8) Shrek/Futurama
 * 9) Shrek/South Park
 * 10) Shrek/American Dad
 * 11) Shrek/George of the Jungle
 * 12) Shrek/The Pink Panther
 * 13) Shrek/Mickey Mouse
 * 14) Shrek/Igor
 * 15) Shrek/Sonic
 * 16) Shrek/Mario
 * 17) Shrek/Rugrats
 * 18) Shrek/Spongebob
 * 19) Shrek/Seinfeld
 * 20) Shrek/Friends
 * 21) Shrek/E.T.
 * 22) Shrek/Codename: Kids Next Door
 * 23) Shrek/Mr. Men
 * 24) Shrek/The Pebble and the Penguin
 * 25) Shrek/Barney's 1-2-3-4 Seasons
 * 26) Shrek/Cyberchase
 * 27) Shrek/Finding Nemo
 * 28) Shrek/Little Bear
 * 29) Shrek/Ice Age
 * 30) Shrek/Zomboomafoo
 * 31) Shrek/Fanboy and Chum Chum
 * 32) Shrek/Skunk Fu
 * 33) Shrek/The Garfield Show
 * 34) Shrek/Dora the Explorer
 * 35) Shrek/Ed, Edd, n Eddy
 * 36) Shrek/Gullah Gullah Island
 * 37) Shrek/Pokemon
 * 38) Shrek/Kirby
 * 39) Shrek/Dexter's Laboratory
 * 40) Shrek/Horton Hears A Who
 * 41) Shrek/It's A Big Big World
 * 42) Shrek/Wallace and Gromit
 * 43) Shrek/Veggietales
 * 44) Shrek/Reader Rabbit
 * 45) Shrek/Peter pan
 * 46) Shrek/Megamind
 * 47) Shrek/Rio (2011)
 * 48) Shrek/Tiny Toon Adventures
 * 49) Shrek/The Little Engine That Could
 * 50) Shrek/Regular Show
 * 51) Shrek/Bambi
 * 52) Shrek/Sooty
 * 53) Shrek/Jimmy Neutron
 * 54) Shrek/Samurai Jack
 * 55) Shrek/Adventure Time (2010)
 * 56) Shrek/The Annoying Orange
 * 57) Shrek/No Puede Ser
 * 58) Shrek/Kirby
 * 59) Shrek/Floricienta
 * 60) Shrek/Tenange Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT)
 * 61) Shrek/The Nutty Professor
 * 62) Shrek/Peep and the Big Wide World

Trivia

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