Directed by Raman Hui. With Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Will Shadley, Eamon Pirruccello. Ordered to teach a martial arts class of rambunctious bunny kittens, Po tells. Watch Scared Shrekless ' title='Watch Scared Shrekless ' />Shrek dares his friends to bring on the scary with ghost stories told in a haunted castle. Later, Ginormica and the Monsters face alien pumpkins. Watch trailers. Shrek film Dreamworks Animation Wiki. Shrek. Release DatesApril 2. Mann Village TheatreMay 1. United StatesShrek is a 2. American computer animated fantasy comedy film produced by PDIDream. Works, released by Dream. Works Pictures, directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, featuring the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow. It is loosely based on William Steigs 1. Shrek, and somewhat serves as a parody film, targeting other films adapted from numerous childrens fantasies mainly animated Disney films. The film made notable use of popular music the soundtrack includes music by Smash Mouth, Eels, Joan Jett, The Proclaimers, Jason Wade, Baha Men, and John Cale covering Leonard Cohen. The rights to the books were originally bought by Steven Spielberg in 1. Dream. Works, when he thought about making a traditionally animated film based on the book. However, John H. Williams convinced him to bring the film to Dream. Works in 1. 99. 4, the time the studio was founded, and the film was put quickly into active development by Jeffrey Katzenberg after the rights were bought by the studio in 1. Shrek originally cast Chris Farley to do the voice for the title character, recording about 8. After Farley died in 1. Mike Myers was brought in to work for the character, who after his first recording decide to record his voice in a Scottish accent. The film was also originally planned to be motion captured, but after poor results, the studio decided to get PDI to help Shrek get its final computer animated look. Earning 4. 84. 4 million at the worldwide box office, the film was a critical and commercial success. Shrek also received promotion from food chains such as Baskin Robbins promoting the films DVD release and Burger King. It was acclaimed as an animated film worthy of adult interest, with many adult oriented jokes and themes but a simple enough plot and humor to appeal to children. Shrek won the first ever Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. The film was also nominated for six British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards, including the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. The films main and title character was awarded his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in May 2. Shrek established Dream. Works Animation as a prime competitor to Pixar in the field of feature film animation, particularly in computer animation. The films success prompted Dream. Works to create three sequels, Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, and Shrek Forever After, two holiday specials, Shrek the Halls and Scared Shrekless, and a spin off film, Puss in Boots. A fifth film, planned as the last of the series, was cancelled in 2. The films success also inspired other merchandise, such as video games, a stage musical and even a comic book by Dark Horse Comics. Plot. Shrek is a green ogre that has always enjoyed living in peaceful solitude in his swamp, finds his life disrupted when numerous fairytale beings, including Pinocchio, the Three Little Pigs, and Donkey, are forced into the swamp by order of the obsessive and fairytale hating Lord Farquaad. Shrek leaves the swamp to ask Lord Farquaad for the return of his privacy, with Donkey tagging along. Meanwhile, Farquaad tortures the Gingerbread Man into revealing the whereabouts of the remaining fairytale creatures until his guards rush in with an object Farquaad has been searching for the Magic Mirror. The Mirror tells him that Farquaad can only become a real king by marrying a princess. The Mirror gives him three princesses to choose from including Cinderella, Snow White, and Princess Fiona. Farquaad chooses Fiona and silences the Mirror before he can mention the little thing that happens at night. Shrek and Donkey arrive at Lord Farquaads palace in Duloc, where they find themselves in the midst of a tournament the winner will have the privilege of attempting to rescue Fiona from a castle surrounded by lava and protected by a fire breathing dragon so that Lord Farquaad may marry her. Download The Addams Family For Free. Shrek with some help from Donkey easily beats the other knights in a fashion that resembles a wrestling match and Farquaad agrees to remove the fairytale creatures from the swamp if Shrek rescues Fiona. Shrek and Donkey travel to the castle and split up to find Fiona. Donkey encounters the dragon and sweet talks the beast to save himself before discovering that the dragon is female. Dragon takes a liking to Donkey and carries him to her chambers. When Shrek finds Fiona, she is appalled at his lack of romanticism. As they are leaving, Shrek manages to save Donkey, caught in Dragons tender clutches, and causing her to become irate, chasing Shrek, Fiona, and Donkey out of the castle. At first, Fiona is thrilled to be rescued but quickly becomes disappointed when she finds out that Shrek is an ogre. The three make their return journey to Farquaads palace, with Shrek and Fiona finding they have more in common with each other along the way, and falling in love. However, at night, Fiona refuses to camp with them, taking shelter in a nearby cave until morning. Shrek and Donkey stay awake and watch the stars while Shrek informs Donkey that he plans to build a wall around his swamp when he returns. When Donkey persists as to why Shrek would do this, Shrek tells him that everyone judges him before they know him, therefore he is better off alone. The next night, Fiona takes shelter in a nearby windmill. When Donkey hears strange noises coming from the windmill, he finds Fiona has turned into an ogre. Fiona explains she was cursed as a child and turns into an ogre every night, which is why she was locked away in the castle, and that only a kiss from her true love will return her to her proper form. Shrek, about to confess his feelings for Fiona, overhears part of their conversation and is heartbroken as he misinterprets her disgust at her transformation into an ugly beast as being disgusted with him. Fiona makes Donkey promise not to tell Shrek about the spell, vowing to do it herself, but when the next morning comes, Shrek has brought Lord Farquaad to Fiona. The two return to the castle, while a hurt Shrek returns to the now vacated swamp. Shrek finds that despite his privacy, he is miserable and misses Fiona. Donkey shows up and tries to convince Shrek to go back for Fiona, but Shrek tells him that he heard Fiona say that he was a hideous beast. Donkey tells Fiona wasnt referring to him and tells Shrek that she will be getting married shortly, urging Shrek into action to gain Fionas true love. They are able to travel to Duloc quickly thanks to Dragon, who had escaped her confines and followed Donkey. They interrupt the wedding before Farquaad can kiss Fiona, but not before the sun sets, which causes Fiona to turn into an ogre in front of everyone. While her transformation causes Shrek to fully understand what he overheard at the windmill, Farquaad, disgusted over the change, orders Shrek killed and Fiona imprisoned, but Dragon bursts in and devours Farquaad. Shrek and Fiona admit their love for each other and share a kiss Fiona is bathed in light as her curse is broken, but is surprised to find that she has remained an ogre. Shrek calms her by assuring her that she is still beautiful. The two of them get married in the swamp and depart on their honeymoon while the rest celebrate by singing Im a Believer. Cast. Production. DevelopmentEvery development deal starts with a pitch and my pitch came from my then kindergartener, in collaboration with his pre school brother. Upon our second reading of Shrek, the kindergartener started quoting large segments of the book pretending he could read them. Even as an adult, I thought Shrek was outrageous, irreverent, iconoclastic, gross, and just a lot of fun. He was a great movie character in search of a movie. John H. Williams, recounting the inspiration of making the filmsrcAt the time Dream. Works was founded, producer John H.