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{{Infobox Film
| name = Shrek
| image = Shrek.jpg
| imdb_id = 0126029
| writer = ] (])<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]
| starring = '''Voices:'''<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]
| director = ]<br>]
| producer = ]<br>]<br>]<br>] (executive producer, uncredited)
| distributor = '''USA:'''<br>]<br>'''Non-USA Theatrical:'''<br>]<br>'''DVD/Video:'''<br>] (through DreamWorks label until 2006)<br>] (2006&ndash;)<br>'''Television Distribution:'''<br>] (2006&ndash;)
| released = ], ]
| runtime = 90 minutes
| language = ]
| music = ]<br>]
| awards = ]
| rating = ]
| budget = $60 million
| amg_id = 1:242627
| followed_by = '']'' (2004)
|}}
{{other}}
'''''Shrek''''' is an ] winning animated feature ] based upon ]'s ] ] picture book entitled '']'' It was directed by ]er ] and animated by ] in ]. ''Shrek'' was the first film to win an ], a category introduced in 2001. It was released on ] and ] on ] ].

The name ''Shrek'' likely comes from the ] word ''שרעק'' (pronounced Shreck) or the ] word ''Schreck'', in either case meaning "fear" or "terror".<ref>"Definition of Fright", BrainyQuote, retrieved 07 May 2007.</ref>

The film features the voices of ] as a large, strong, solitude-loving yet grumpy green ] named ], ] as the beautiful but very down-to-earth and feisty ], ] as a talkative ] named ], and ] as the villainous ].

It was critically 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. It made notable use of pop music&mdash;the soundtrack includes music by ], ], ], ], ], and ].

The film was extremely successful on release in 2001 and it helped establish ] as a prime competitor to ] in the field of feature film animation, particularly in computer animation. Furthermore, Shrek was made the ] for the company's animation productions.

This film is third on ] "100 Funniest Movies". ''Shrek'' was also ranked second in a Channel 4 poll of the 100 greatest family films, losing out on the top spot to '']''

==Production==
] revealed in an interview that halfway through production of ], Steven Spielberg approached Don with the concept of making Shrek, as a traditionally animated movie. Don agreed and throughout the rest of the production of Fievel Goes West, he thought about what he was going to do to expand a small story into a feature length script. Steven only had two demands, 1) ] would play Shrek and 2) ] would play Donkey, both were available at the time. However, when Fievel Goes West was released in cinemas, Steven spoke highly of it, but spoke even more highly of rival ]'s ]. Don felt betrayed by this, leading to a bitter falling out between the two and Shrek being put in ].

] was originally going to do the voice for Shrek and did at least half of the audio for the voice, but died before the project was completed. Dreamworks then re-cast the voice role to Mike Myers.
After Myers had completed providing the voice for the character and the movie was well into production, he asked to be allowed to ''re-''record all of his lines in a ] similar to the one his mother used when she told him bedtime stories. Myers had also employed this character voicing for a skit during his '']'' tenure, and also for the character Stuart MacKenzie in the motion picture '']''.

==Plot synopsis==

] (voice of ]) is a large, intimidating, solitude-loving ogre, who lives a quiet life in his home in a swamp. But this peaceful life is shattered when he inadvertently rescues the stubborn and talkative ], who escapes from his owner after a brief incident involving fairy dust, (voice of ]) from soldiers sent by ruthless ruler of the Kingdom of Duloc, ] (]). Having a task to round up all fairy tale creatures, Farquaad is obsessed with ruling a ''perfect kingdom'' and uses the Magic Mirror to select a princess bride he can marry in order to become a king. He chooses ] (]), who is held captive in a castle surrounded by hot, boiling lava and guarded by a fire-breathing dragon.

Much to Shrek's chagrin, Lord Farquaad has relocated all the fairy tale creatures to his swamp. Shrek and Donkey immediately head off to the Kingdom of Duloc so they can complain to Farquaad and Shrek can get his swamp back. When Shrek and Donkey get to the Kingdom, they interrupt a tournament Farquaad is holding in order to select a knight worthy of rescuing Princess Fiona. Shrek fights the knights, with some help from Donkey, and defeats them. Lord Farquaad proclaims Shrek the winner of the tournament and agrees to remove the fairy tale creatures from the swamp if Shrek rescues Fiona.

On their way to Duloc, they travel through a vegetable field, where Shrek explains to Donkey that ogres are like onions. Donkey then starts comparing Shrek to more tasty treats that people like. But Shrek tells Donkey that ogres are only like onions since "they have layers".

When they get to the castle, a rickety bridge is in their way to enter the castle. Shrek and Donkey begin to cross, but Donkey is afraid to cross. Shrek starts forcing Donkey to move back and finally stepping off. Once they enter Dragon's Keep, Shrek and Donkey split up to search for Fiona. Donkey is sent to find the stairs, since Shrek remembers reading a book once that said the princess is in the highest room of the tallest tower. Donkey, in search of the stairs, runs into the fire-breathing dragon guarding Fiona. Donkey meets back up with Shrek while chased by Dragon. Shrek grabs a hold of the dragon's tail, but gets catapulted in the process into the princess's bedchamber. Donkey then gets cornered by Dragon. Donkey begins to give compliments to Dragon to prevent his captor (who is female) from killing him. Dragon then takes his compliments seriously and begins to fall in love with him. Dragon then takes Donkey away to her chambers.

Shrek, with his face obscured by a helmet, gets up and finds Fiona, laying on her bed, waiting to be rescued. Instead of sharing a kiss, Shrek shakes her awake. Shrek grabs her and they run to save Donkey. Right when Dragon is about to kiss Donkey, Shrek drops a chandelier around her neck and Dragon accidentally kisses Shrek's butt. The three escape, as a chained Dragon is left at the castle and roars out, apparently depressed at losing Donkey and failing to guard Fiona.

After escaping, Fiona orders Shrek to remove his helmet so they can share true love's first kiss. Shrek refuses her request at first, but then shows her his true face. She figures out he's an ogre and not her true love. She then angrily refuses to go with Shrek back to Duloc. She demands that Shrek tell Lord Farquaad to rescue her properly but Shrek then takes Fiona by force by picking her up and throwing her over his shoulder. The three set off back to Duloc.

On their way through the woods, Fiona tells them they need to stop and make camp as sunset comes. Fiona sleeps in a little rock cave while Shrek and Donkey talk under the stars. But Fiona hears their conversation about people thinking Shrek is a monster before even getting to know him. Donkey thinks different and doesn't think he is a monster. The two start to bond more together.

The next morning, Fiona makes up for overreacting and makes them breakfast from a bird's eggs. Shrek and Donkey then realize Fiona is not a typical damsel-in-distress. Robin Hood then comes and rescues Fiona from Shrek, thinking he is going to harm her but Fiona beats him up and all of his merry men. Shrek and Fiona begin a bond. They have a lot in common like eating flies, spiders, and weed rats. That night, Shrek and Fiona are about to kiss when Donkey reminds them of the sun setting. Surprised, Fiona rushes into the old windmill near which they are camping. Donkey now thinks that Shrek and Fiona are beginning a romantic liking towards one another. Shrek tells Donkey that they could never be and storms off as Donkey knows that Shrek is upset that they can never love one another.

Donkey enters the windmill, seeing if Fiona is okay, but then finds out that Fiona is really an ogress, cursed by an enchantment: human by day, ogress by night. Fiona is disgusted at her own appearance. Donkey tells Fiona to reconsider marrying Farquaad. He brings up Shrek's name, saying the she and he both have a lot in common. Outside, meanwhile, Shrek is outside the door waiting to tell Fiona how he feels about her, but hears the conversation between Donkey and Fiona, thinking that Fiona is calling him a horrible monster. Shrek then leaves, angry and heartbroken. Fiona tells Donkey to not tell anyone about this but Donkey convinces her to do one thing: to reveal the situation to Shrek. The sun later rises, turning Fiona into her human form. Shrek then comes back angrily. Fiona tries to tell Shrek but he is too angry to listen about what he heard last night. Farquaad and his knights then simultaneously appear to escort Fiona back to Duloc. Farquaad gives Shrek his deed to his swamp and he begins to head off. Farquaad takes Fiona back to Duloc while Donkey rushes to Shrek, telling him to stop Farquaad from taking Fiona. Shrek doesn't want to listen to him and Shrek goes back to his swamp, leaving an upset Donkey behind him.

Shrek returns to his swamp, saddened. An alone Donkey met with Dragon at the river from which he is drinking and makes up for being rude to her. They begin to like one another. Fiona then knows that the marriage is a mistake. She only wants to marry Farquaad to end her cursed enchantment. Donkey then returns to Shrek's swamp and tells him that Fiona was talking about somebody else but not him. Shrek and Donkey then make up. Shrek wants to end the wedding before it's too late, but won't be able to make it in time. Donkey then whistles and Dragon appears, taking them to the wedding being held at the cathedral in Duloc. Shrek then storms into the room and objects to the wedding.

Shrek tells Fiona that Farquaad only wants to marry her so that he can be king and that he's not her true love. Farquaad then realizes that Shrek has fallen in love with the princess. He and the rest of the citizens begin to laugh. Fiona then shows Shrek her ogre form. Farquaad, disgusted, orders his knights to kill the ogres. Shrek whistles and Dragon smashes through the glass with Donkey on her back. She then subsquently swallows Farquaad. Shrek tells that he truly loves her. They share a kiss that turns Fiona into an ogress all the time, thus possibly destroying the curse.

At the end, the two get married and set off on their honeymoon in an onion carriage. Donkey is now married to Dragon. All the fairy tale creatures wave good-bye to Shrek and Fiona.

==Cast==
===Main cast===
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== Soundtrack ==
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==Influences==
Even though previous cartoons, such as ] and ], have parodied the traditional fairy tale.<ref></ref>. However Shrek itself has noticeably influenced the current generation of mainstream animated films. Particularly after ''Shrek 2'', animated films began to incorporate more ] references and end-film musical numbers. Such can be seen in films like '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''. Dreamworks' recent films such as '']'' and '']'', similar in style to Shrek, were panned by critics. Nevertheless retribution was made by '']'' which was released in the summer of 2006 and ].

==Other media ==
===Books===
Original story on which the film is based:
* Steig, William (1990). '']'', Sunburst Paperback. ISBN 0-374-46623-8

===Video games===
Several ] adaptations of Shrek have been published on various ] platforms.
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===Comic books===
* In ] ] released a Shrek three-issue mini-series ] adaptation, which was collected into a ]. <ref>http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=12-541</ref>
===Theater===
A musical version of ''Shrek'' is planned for the stage in 2008. ], composer of '']'' and '']'' has been commissioned to compose the show's music, with the book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. A reading was held in February 2007, and a later one was held July-August 2007. <ref>
see and </ref> The hit songs "All Star" and "I'm A Believer" from the original movie will be transformed into musical numbers for the stage (most likely sung by Shrek, Donkey, and Fiona). {{Fact|date=August 2007}}

==References==
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