Shrek

Shrek is an American comedyfilm, computer animationproduced by the DreamWorkscompany. The film is based on the novel of the same name by William Steig. It was directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson. The voices are voiced by Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow.

The protagonist is a green OGRE Shrek,. The first part was released In 2001 . The film was a commercial success and established Dreamworks ' name as a producer of animated movies. The film received three sequels plus also a fair number of spin-offs. For example, there is a Christmas and halloween special and also a separate film appeared for Puss in boots (character that is introduced during the 2nd movie).



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[hide] *1 Story  ==Story[ Edit] == Read warning: text below contains details about the content and/or the end of the story.In a swamp in an unnamed country the OGRE Shrek. He is very on themselves and anyone who hunts near his home comes off. One day Lord Farquaad, the King of the decision near the swamp located Kingdom, to banish all fairy-tale characters from his empire. He uses precisely Shreks swamp as a camp for these characters.
 * 2 Votes
 * 2.1 original version
 * Dutch version 2.2
 * Flemish version 2.3
 * Background 3
 * 3.1 Production
 * 3.2 Film Music
 * 3.3 Influences
 * 3.4 Receipt
 * 3.5 sequels and other spin-offs
 * 4 awards and nominations
 * 5 external links

Shrek picks up and goes, against his will this not accompanied by Donkey (ass), to Farquaad to redress. Farquaad, meanwhile, has set his sights on the beautiful Princess Fiona, trapped in a tower guarded by a Dragon. He has not the courage to her to go release. When Shrek makes a deal with him, Farquaad will complain; He will return as Shrek Princess Fiona Shrek his swamp for him is going to pick up.

Shrek agrees and travels with Donkey off to the Castle where the Princess is. Donkey here runs the Dragon and discovered that it is a female Dragon is that much is charmed. This makes it easier to avoid for Shrek and Fiona. Fiona is first shocked that her Savior is an ogre and not the handsome Prince where she hoped, but during the trip back to Farquaad they slowly get feelings for Shrek. Those feelings are mutual.

That night however, Donkey does a shocking discovery: Fiona is cursed making them every night itself turns into an ogre. Only a kiss from her true love can return her permanent hair colors. The only reason why she has agreed to go along to Farquaad is because she hopes he who loved one is. Once at Farquaad discovered they soon that her heart belongs to Shrek. Shrek gets his swamp back as agreed but is not happy without Fiona.

Helped by Donkey and the Dragon by storm the castle of Farquaad and Shrek disrupts the marriage. Farquaad is referred to by the Shrek and Fiona kiss each other. Fiona recommended s curse is lifted, but to everyone's surprise she changes now permanently in an ogre. However, this makes her even more attractive for Shrek and the two enter into the marriage. ==Votes[ Edit] == ===Original version<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Dutch version<span class="mw-editsection" len="330" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Flemish version<span class="mw-editsection" len="326" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==Background<span class="mw-editsection" len="323" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Production<span class="mw-editsection" len="321" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Film Music<span class="mw-editsection" len="322" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Influences<span class="mw-editsection" len="321" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Shrek is in fact a parody of the standard fairy tales. This concept was previously applied by among other Fractured Fairy Tales and The Princess Bride .
 * Mike Myers -Shrek
 * Cameron Diaz -Princess Fiona
 * Eddie Murphy -Donkey
 * John Lithgow -Lord Farquaad
 * Vincent Cassel -Monsieur Hood
 * Conrad Vernon -Gingerbread Man
 * Chris Miller -Geppetto/Magic Mirror
 * Cody Cameron -Pinocchio/three little pigs
 * Jim Cummings -head guard
 * Christopher Knights -Thelonious/blind mouse
 * Simon j. Smith -blind mouse
 * Kathleen Freeman -old woman
 * Michael Galasso -Peter Pan
 * Bobby Block -Baby Bear
 * Andrew Adamson -DuLoc-mascot
 * Val Bettin -Bishop
 * Peter Dennis -ogerjager
 * Clive Pearse -ogerjager
 * Peter Paul Muller -Shrek
 * Angela Schijf -Princess Fiona
 * Frans van Deursen -Donkey
 * Arnold Gelderman -Lord Farquaad
 * Jon van Eerd -Robin Hood
 * Lucas Van den Eynde -Shrek
 * Vera Mann -Princess Fiona
 * Gene Bervoets -Donkey
 * Robin Williams, who has already worked together with Jeffrey Katzenberg to Aladdin, got the role of Shrek offered but declined because he wanted to work again with Katzenberg.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1" len="166" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [1]
 * Chris Farley also got offered the role of Shrek. He agreed and took all a part of the dialogues, but died when unexpected. Mike Myers was chosen for the role.
 * Donkey was modeled after Pericles, a miniature donkey from Barron Park, Palo Alto, California.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2" len="166" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [2]
 * Shrek is set on 36 unique locations. That was, at the time more than any other computer.
 * Starting at 31 October 1996 was worked on the computer animation of this movie.
 * All the actors who have worked on the movie have never actually met each other during production. They each have separate their text pronunciation.
 * Mike Myers (Shrek) spoke the text for the love scene at the end of the film out for special present for his wife, who was there. In this way, however, the voice of Myers would still sound.
 * According to Mike Myers is the voice he uses for Shrek, based on that of his mother when she read out just before bedtime.
 * Art-director Douglas Rogers was attacked by an alligator when he visited a magnolia nursery . He visited those nursery for inspiration for the animation of the quagmire in which Shrek lives.
 * The scene where Princess Fiona a farmer let was not planned. However, Cameron showed a farmer after they had been drinking a Coke, it was decided then that that sound good usable.
 * In Yiddish means ' Shrek ' monster.
 * 1) "Stay Home"- Self
 * 2) "" I'm a Believer- Smash Mouth
 * 3) "Like Wow!" - Leslie Carter
 * 4) "It Is You (I Have Loved)"- Dana Glover
 * 5) "Best Years of Our Lives"- Baha Men
 * 6) "Bad Reputation- Halfcocked "(Original version by Joan Jett used in the film)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-allmusic_3-0" len="175" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[3]
 * 7) "My Beloved Monster"- Eels
 * 8) "" You Belong to Me- Jason Wade
 * 9) "All Star"- Smash Mouth
 * 10) "Hallelujah"- Rufus Wainwright
 * 11) "I'm on My Way"- The Proclaimers
 * 12) "I'm a Believer (reprise)"- Eddie Murphy
 * 13) "True love's First Kiss"- Harry Gregson-Williams & John Powell

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Shrek is itself of great influence on contemporary animated films, such as processing references to contemporary pop culture in the story (though the tv animated series The Simpsons them herein for all during the 1990s). Such elements include reflected in Ice Age 2: The Meltdown, Robots, and Chicken Little . ===Receipt<span class="mw-editsection" len="322" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Shrek was well received by critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film 90% to good reviews.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4" len="166" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [4]  Roger Ebert gave the film four stars.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The film grossed $ 11 million on the first day on in cinemas. It was the most successful film of that week. Shrek far exceeded The Mummy Returns. The film turned a total of 29 weeks. The global revenue came in at $ 484 million.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Shrek was screened at the Cannes Film festival in 2001.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-festival-cannes.com_5-0" len="186" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [5] ===Sequels and other spin-offs<span class="mw-editsection" len="342" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The success of the film led to a complete film series about Shrek. Here a list of all the Shrek movies including all the extras on the DVD's and Blu-ray's were:

<p lang="en" len="123" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In addition, there are also two more movies that go over what the Puss in boots has experienced for the events in Shrek 2.
 * Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party (2001)
 * Shrek 4-D (2003)
 * Shrek 2 (2004)
 * Far Far Away Idol (2004)
 * Shrek the Third (2007)
 * Shrek the Halls (2007)
 * Shrek Forever After (2010)
 * Scared Shrekless (2010)
 * Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular (2010)
 * Thriller Night (2011)
 * The Pig Who Cried Werewolf (2011)

<p lang="en" len="67" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">There are also several video games and a musical of Shrek. ==Awards and nominations<span class="mw-editsection" len="334" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Shrek in 2001 won the first Academy Award for best animated feature, beating [http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?from=nl&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2Fnl.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FMonsters%2C_Inc. Monsters, Inc.] and Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius.
 * Puss in Boots (2011)
 * Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos (2012)

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Shrek won a further 29 Academy Award other prizes in addition to this, and was 44 awards. Among the prizes won are located


 * The Saturn Award for best DVD Edition
 * 8 Annie Awards
 * The BAFTA Film Award for best film screenplay
 * The BMI Film Music Award
 * The Bogey Award in silver
 * The Young Artist Award for best family film.