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Shrek (2001)

PG 2001-05-18 (US) Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Family 1h 30m

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The greatest fairy tale never told.

Overview

It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a wisecracking donkey.

Vicky Jenson

Director
Andrew Adamson

Director
William Steig

Novel
Terry Rossio

Writer
Joe Stillman

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Roger S.H. Schulman

Writer
Ted Elliott

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Mike Myers

Shrek / Blind Mouse (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)
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Written by CinemaSerf on September 2, 2023

Poor old ogre "Shrek" just want to be left alone, that's all - he's got a bit of the Greta Garbo's about him. Rather inconveniently, though, nasty Lord "Farquaad" who has a little of the Napoleon syndrome about him, banishes all the fairytale creatures from his lands and so they turn up on the doorstep of our green friend. How can he be rid of them all? Well together with his new (and frankly quite annoying friend) "Donkey" they head to the castle where they are given challenge: go and rescue the Princess "Fiona" from her dragon-guarded castle tower and bring her to marry the diminutive dictato... read the rest.

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