The greatest fairy tale never told. Rated PG for mild language and some crude humor. Did you know Edit. Trivia The principal actors never met each other.
They all read their parts separately, with a reader feeding them the lines. John Lithgow later admitted that, while he enjoyed playing Lord Farquaad, he was a little disappointed that he never actually worked directly with Mike Myers , Cameron Diaz , or Eddie Murphy.
Goofs The chain around Dragon's neck is not there when Donkey summons her before the wedding scene, but it appears seconds later when Shrek gives Donkey a noogie.
The chain disappears again after Shrek uses it to climb onto her. Quotes [Shrek enters the tournament] Lord Farquaad : What's that? This hints at Fiona's nightly transformation into an ogre.
Alternate versions The Blu-ray release adds some extra music cues to the score. For example, when Donkey sings "You Gotta Have Friends" to Shrek, an instrumental that wasn't there before is heard in the background. User reviews 1. Top review. A timeless masterpiece. A movie suitable for children, but really made for an adult audience.
It's funny, has many quotable catchphrases and teaches us so much. It shows us that love has no limits, that you can find love where you'd least expect it and that beauty doesn't show only on the outside. It is also a great story about unlikely characters forming friendships that will last a lifetime.
FAQ 2. Is "Shrek" based on a book? Details Edit. Release date May 18, United States. United States Japan. Once Myers took on the role of Shrek, he tried to give the ogre a Canadian accent before he eventually changed it to a Scottish one.
Nicolas Cage has taken on many roles over the years, but one that he turned down was the voice of Shrek. During a interview on the "Today" show, Cage explained why he didn't want the role saying, "I'm not afraid to be ugly in a movie When you're drawn, in a way it says more about how children are going to see you than anything else, and I do care about that.
Shrek isn't the only character in the film who was passed from actor to actor. Princess Fiona was once voiced by actress Janeane Garofalo. According to Vulture , after losing the role Garofalo said, "I was never told why [I was fired]. I assume because I sound like a man sometimes? I don't know why. Nobody told me. We're here today because of it. It's been a great blessing. I refer to it as the gift that keeps on giving.
Before "Shrek," Lithgow was known for playing the high commander of a highly trained alien unit on NBC's "3rd Rock from the Sun," and he went on to play a killer on Showtime's "Dexter.
Animated films didn't win many major categories at the Oscars until the best animated feature award was created in The word schrecklich is also found in German , which similarly means dreadful. Spielberg was originally going to direct the movie as a 2D-animated movie for Amblin. He couldn't make any progress with the movie, however, so he was happy to pass it off to DreamWorks.
Another idea for the movie was to turn back time and focus the story on an angsty teen ogre. It takes a lot of producers and talent to bring a movie together for pre-production, let alone to the big screen for audiences. Productions with many producers can sometimes be a muddled mess when it comes to the tone of the movie and various ideas.
Producer John H. They repeatedly asked their dad to read it to them. This inspired Williams to bring it Jeffrey Katzenberg, which is what motivated the production of the movie.
This resulted in no lawsuits, but some streams, such as Radio Disney affiliates, wouldn't let DreamWorks buy any ad time to promote Shrek. The movie presents a relatively concise journey that Shrek and Donkey go on.
There was originally an idea to showcase scenes from Shrek's upbringing, which included scenes with his parents, who were constantly trying to eat him. This might come as an extreme shock to most fans since the song became instantly popular after Shrek 's success. However, the song was included in the movie due to an accident. Many fans believe that he is a human trapped in the body of a donkey.
This can also be backed up by the fact that other donkeys seen in the movies bray and don't talk. Some fans have speculated that he might be an ogre, too. Shrek makes a lot of broad ogre jokes, but it also digs into more complex issues like class systems and status, especially when it comes to marrying into the right type of family.
It focuses some heavy notions for a children's movies. This means even more when you discover that executives originally laughed at the idea and thought that an ogre love story was a "disgusting" concept.
The big joke for DreamWorks is that Shrek began as a low-level project and was never really taken seriously within the company. DreamWorks always intended to release Shrek and still put plenty of money and work into it, but it was treated like a bizarre obligation rather than a passion project.
When Shrek came out, it soon became not only a huge financial success, but it also singlehandedly saved DreamWorks in the process.
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