"he hates everyone so much, and Shrek angrily reveals that everyone judges him a scary monster before getting to actually know him. Donkey acknowledges that he already knew that there was more to Shrek's character when they met. Donkey begins to notice a romance between Fiona and Shrek, despite their denials. The next night, Donkey goes inside a windmill to talk to the Princess, only to discover that she becomes an ogre herself after sunset. Shrek overhears them talking, and misinterprets the conversation as Fiona insulting him. The next day, Shrek berates her for what she said and Lord Farquaad"
"Shrek (character) Shrek is a fictional ogre character created by American author William Steig. Shrek is the protagonist of the book of the same name and of eponymous films by DreamWorks Animation. The name ""Shrek"" is derived from the German word ""Schreck"", meaning ""fright"" or ""terror"". Shrek is voiced by Mike Myers, although it was planned for him to be voiced by Chris Farley before his death in December 1997, and played by Brian d'Arcy James in the musical. On May 21, 2010, Shrek received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. In June 2010, ""Entertainment"
"Shrek (character) Shrek is a fictional ogre character created by American author William Steig. Shrek is the protagonist of the book of the same name and of eponymous films by DreamWorks Animation. The name ""Shrek"" is derived from the German word ""Schreck"", meaning ""fright"" or ""terror"". Shrek is voiced by Mike Myers, although it was planned for him to be voiced by Chris Farley before his death in December 1997, and played by Brian d'Arcy James in the musical. On May 21, 2010, Shrek received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. In June 2010, ""Entertainment"
"Shrek! Shrek! is a picture book published in 1990 by American cartoonist William Steig, about a repugnant and monstrous green ogre who leaves home to see the world and ends up saving a princess. The name ""Shrek"" is the romanization of the Yiddish word שרעק, corresponding to German """" and meaning ""fear"" or ""fright"", but also used as a common exclamation, often in the form ""Oy Shrek!"". The book served as the basis for the popular ""Shrek"" film series over a decade after its publication. The story features a repugnant and monstrous green ogre, named Shrek, who leaves home to"
"Shrek Shrek is a 2001 American computer-animated, comedy film loosely based on the 1990 fairytale picture book of the same name by William Steig. Directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson in their directorial debuts, it stars Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow as the voices of the lead characters. The film parodies other films adapted from fairy tale storylines, primarily aimed at animated Disney films. In the story, Shrek (Myers) finds his swamp overrun by fairy tale creatures who have been banished by a corrupt Lord Farquaad (Lithgow) aspiring to be king. Shrek makes a deal"
"Weekly"" named him one of the ""100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years"", placing 15th. Shrek is a large, green, physically intimidating ogre with a Scottish accent. Even though his background is something of a mystery, according to ""Shrek The Musical"", it is revealed that on his 7th birthday, Shrek was sent away by his parents because it was an ogre tradition. He is seen traveling alone, being either screamed at or teased by passers-by. The only time he receives a pleasant greeting is a wave from a young Fiona, who is promptly led away by her parents. In"
"is hired by Lord Farquaad to rescue Princess Fiona in exchange for the deed to the swamp, with which he can legally banish the squatters. However, during the course of the mission, Shrek falls deeply in love with Fiona. Being an ogre, Shrek has considerable physical strength, being able to break wood and metal constructs, get in physical combat with a number of armored humans and usually winning, and even lifting or turning objects that are too heavy for a normal human being, such as a gigantic vat of magic potion against the maximum security of the Fairy Godmother in"
"success helped establish DreamWorks Animation as a prime competitor to Pixar in feature film computer animation, and three sequels were released—""Shrek 2"" (2004), ""Shrek the Third"" (2007), and ""Shrek Forever After"" (2010)—along with two holiday specials, a spin-off film, and a stage musical that kickstarted the ""Shrek"" franchise. A planned fifth film was cancelled in 2009 prior to the fourth film's release, but it has since been revived and has entered development. Shrek, a green ogre who loves the solitude of his swamp, finds his life interrupted when countless fairytale creatures are exiled there by the fairytale-hating and vertically-challenged Lord"
"adaption was produced for two years. The series primarily focuses on Shrek, a reclusive and grouchy yet kindhearted ogre, who becomes a respected hero with an ever growing collection of friends and family in a fairy tale world in spite of himself. In May 2010, ""The New York Times"" called the principal Shrek characters ""brilliantly realized"" and said ""nearly a decade after the first ""Shrek"" film they remain as vital and engaging fusions of image, personality and voice as any characters in the history of animation."" The series was a financial success, becoming the 16th highest-grossing franchise of all time"
"Meledandri had been tasked to reboot both Shrek and Puss in Boots, with the original cast potentially returning. Shrek Shrek is a 2001 American computer-animated, comedy film loosely based on the 1990 fairytale picture book of the same name by William Steig. Directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson in their directorial debuts, it stars Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow as the voices of the lead characters. The film parodies other films adapted from fairy tale storylines, primarily aimed at animated Disney films. In the story, Shrek (Myers) finds his swamp overrun by fairy tale creatures"
"of the show """". A ""Shrek Filmmaker"" movement of Source Filmmaker animators making videos based on the Internet's obsession towards the character has also occurred. According to ""New York"", Shrek was ""one of the patron saints of the elaborate and complex culture of Dank Memedom."" The 2001 film ""Shrek"", based on William Steig's novel of the same name, garnered acclaim from critics and won an Oscar, while ""Shrek 2"" (2004) was, at the time, the highest-grossing animated film ever at the North American box office. However, Dave Sims of ""The Atlantic""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s ""The Wire"" marked the second film as the start"
"videos based on the internet's obsession towards the character has also occurred. Since 2014, Madison, Wisconsin has celebrated annual Shrekfest with costume and onion-eating contests, themed merchandise, and other festivities. In November 2018, comedy group 3GI, organizer of Shrekfest, released a shot-for-shot parody remake of the film ""Shrek"" made by a crew of over 200 artists, titled ""Shrek Retold"". Shrek (franchise) The ""Shrek"" franchise from DreamWorks Animation, based on William Steig's picture book ""Shrek!"", consists of four computer-animated films including: ""Shrek"" (2001), ""Shrek 2"" (2004), ""Shrek the Third"" (2007), and ""Shrek Forever After"" (2010), with a fifth film currently in"
"""Shrek 2"". In ""Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party!"", Shrek sings ""Just the Way You Are"". In Far Far Away Idol, he sang ""What I Like About You"" by The Romantics with Fiona. Shrek has a little problem socializing due to the fact that people think he is a mean ugly ogre, even though his appearance is remarkably humanoid, with a few cosmetic exceptions. In the process Shrek is said to have sociophobia. However, from ""Shrek the Third"" onward, Shrek has become a well-liked celebrity, at least in Far Far Away. In the fourth movie, people manage to realize"
"that Shrek is not dangerous and lose their fear and prejudice against him, but to Shrek's dismay they also come to regard him as a folk hero and visit him with even more frequency than before, disturbing him. But after the experiences of the movie, Shrek comes to appreciate his life more than ever. When Steven Spielberg purchased the book rights in 1991, he had planned for Bill Murray to play Shrek. In 1996, DreamWorks hired Chris Farley to do the voice. Farley had recorded 80 to 90% of the dialogue for the character, but died in December 1997, before"
"Summer"" (1993). It was spoken by Kevin Pollak, Bill Paxton, Matt Craven and Kimberly Williams, and was an insider's reference to a ""camp gag or joke"". Shrek! Shrek! is a picture book published in 1990 by American cartoonist William Steig, about a repugnant and monstrous green ogre who leaves home to see the world and ends up saving a princess. The name ""Shrek"" is the romanization of the Yiddish word שרעק, corresponding to German """" and meaning ""fear"" or ""fright"", but also used as a common exclamation, often in the form ""Oy Shrek!"". The book served as the basis for"
"that he has, truly living happily forever after. Following the success of ""Shrek 2"" in May 2004, Jeffrey Katzenberg revealed that the ""Shrek"" story had been outlined into five films almost from the beginning. ""Before the first one was finished we talked about what the whole story of Shrek is, and each of the chapters answers questions about the first movie and gives us an insight,"" said Katzenberg. """"Shrek 3"" and ""4"" are going to reveal other unanswered questions and, finally, in the last chapter, we will understand how Shrek came to be in that swamp, when we meet him"
"and gender stereotypes. Diaz also became one of Hollywood's highest-paid actresses due to her role in the ""Shrek"" franchise, earning $3 million for her performance in the first film and upwards of $10 million for each sequel. ""Shrek"" is loosely based on William Steig's children's book ""Shrek!"", but features several significant modifications from the original source material, particularly pertaining to its main characters. In Steig's story, a witch foretells that Shrek will marry an unnamed princess, who she describes as uglier in appearance than Shrek himself, prompting Shrek to venture on a quest to find her. Described as ""the most"
"with Farquaad to regain control of his swamp in return for rescuing Princess Fiona (Diaz), whom he intends to marry. With the help of Donkey (Murphy), Shrek embarks on his quest but soon falls in love with the princess, who is hiding a secret that will change his life forever. The rights to Steig's book were purchased by Steven Spielberg in 1991. He originally planned to produce a traditionally-animated film based on the book, but John H. Williams convinced him to bring the film to the newly-founded DreamWorks in 1994. Jeffrey Katzenberg began active development of the film in 1995"
"Orc An orc (also spelled ork) is a fictional humanoid creature that is part of a fantasy race akin to goblins. While the overall concept of orcs draws on a variety of pre-existing mythology, the main conception of the creatures stems from the fantasy writings of J. R. R. Tolkien, in particular ""The Lord of the Rings"". In Tolkien's works, orcs are a brutish, aggressive, repulsive and generally malevolent species, existing in stark contrast with the benevolent Elvish race and generally serving an evil power. Tolkien's concept of orcs has subsequently been adapted and imported into other works of fantasy"
"and the second highest-grossing animated franchise. Shrek, a solitary ogre, finds a surprise when fairy tale creatures are sent to live in his swamp by Lord Farquaad. He befriends a talking donkey whose name is also Donkey, and they set off to meet with Farquaad. The latter needs Princess Fiona to marry him so he will become the king of Duloc. When Shrek and Donkey visit him, they are forced to rescue her from an enormous fire-breathing dragon. The Dragon turns out to be female, and she falls in love with Donkey. Donkey, Shrek and Fiona escape, and Dragon chases"
"Lewis. The lead character of Rucio from the animated film ""Donkey Xote"" intentionally bears a resemblance to the character of Donkey. ""Empire"" listed Donkey as No. 21 on their ""50 Best Animated Movie Characters"". Donkey was also in a Christmas movie. Donkey (Shrek) Donkey is a fictional fast-talking donkey created by William Steig and adapted by DreamWorks Animation for the ""Shrek"" franchise. The character is voiced by Eddie Murphy. Donkey first makes his debut at a sale of mythical characters from beloved fairy-tales being sold to the evil Lord Farquaad's knights. An old woman attempts to sell Donkey, but magic"
"and Frankenstein's monster are two examples of misunderstood creatures. Frankenstein's monster is frequently depicted in this manner, in films such as ""Monster Squad"" and ""Van Helsing"". The Hulk is an example of the ""Monster as Hero"" archetype. The theme of the ""Friendly Monster"" is pervasive in pop-culture. Chewbacca, Elmo, and Shrek are notable examples of friendly ""monsters"". The creatures of ""Monsters, Inc."" scare children in order to create energy for running machinery, while the furry monsters of ""The Muppets"" and ""Sesame Street"" live in harmony with animals and humans alike. Japanese culture also commonly features monsters which are benevolent or"
"top Ten""; the best ten films in ten ""classic"" American film genres—after polling over 1,500 people from the creative community ""Shrek"" was acknowledged as the eighth best film in the animated genre, and the only non-Disney·Pixar film in the Top 10. ""Shrek"" was also ranked second in a Channel 4 poll of the ""100 Greatest Family Films"", losing out on the top spot to ""E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"". In 2005, ""Shrek"" came sixth in Channel 4's 100 Greatest Cartoons poll behind ""The Simpsons"", ""Tom and Jerry"", ""South Park"", ""Toy Story"" and ""Family Guy"". In November 2009, the character, Lord Farquaad, was"
"Shrek (franchise) The ""Shrek"" franchise from DreamWorks Animation, based on William Steig's picture book ""Shrek!"", consists of four computer-animated films including: ""Shrek"" (2001), ""Shrek 2"" (2004), ""Shrek the Third"" (2007), and ""Shrek Forever After"" (2010), with a fifth film currently in the works. A short 4-D film, ""Shrek 4-D"", which originally was a theme park ride, was released in 2003. Two television specials, the Christmas television special ""Shrek the Halls"" (2007) and the Halloween television special ""Scared Shrekless"" (2010), have also been produced. A spin-off film titled ""Puss in Boots"" was released in October 2011, and a 2008 Broadway musical"
"Princess Fiona Princess Fiona is a fictional character who appears in DreamWorks' ""Shrek"" franchise, first appearing in the animated film ""Shrek"" (2001). One of the film series' main characters, Fiona is introduced as a beautiful princess cursed to transform into an ogress nightly, initially determined to break her enchantment by kissing a prince, only to meet and fall in love with Shrek, an ogre, instead. The character's origins and relationships with other characters are further explored in subsequent films, introducing her new husband Shrek to her parents in ""Shrek 2"" (2004), who struggle to accept Fiona's decision to marry him,"
"Donkey (Shrek) Donkey is a fictional fast-talking donkey created by William Steig and adapted by DreamWorks Animation for the ""Shrek"" franchise. The character is voiced by Eddie Murphy. Donkey first makes his debut at a sale of mythical characters from beloved fairy-tales being sold to the evil Lord Farquaad's knights. An old woman attempts to sell Donkey, but magic pixie dust accidentally is unleashed upon him from a caged fairy, thus giving him the temporary ability to fly. However, the spell unleashed upon Donkey then breaks and he falls to the ground, being chased by Farquaad's knights into the woods,"
"[is] marrying her brave rescuer"". Princess Fiona Princess Fiona is a fictional character who appears in DreamWorks' ""Shrek"" franchise, first appearing in the animated film ""Shrek"" (2001). One of the film series' main characters, Fiona is introduced as a beautiful princess cursed to transform into an ogress nightly, initially determined to break her enchantment by kissing a prince, only to meet and fall in love with Shrek, an ogre, instead. The character's origins and relationships with other characters are further explored in subsequent films, introducing her new husband Shrek to her parents in ""Shrek 2"" (2004), who struggle to accept"
"mythology. In both folklore and fiction, giants are often given ogrish traits (such as the giants in ""Jack and the Beanstalk"" and ""Jack the Giant Killer"", the Giant Despair in ""The Pilgrim's Progress"", and the jötnar of Norse mythology); while ogres may be given giantish traits. Further examples of famous folktales featuring ogres include ""Puss in Boots"" and ""Hop-o'-My-Thumb""; while the most famous ogres in modern fiction are the eponymous main character Shrek and his wife Fiona from the animated comedy film series of the same name. Other characters and monsters sometimes comparable to or described as ogres in trait"
"fantasy races into whichever area they happen to live, there also exist isolated strongholds of Orcs dedicated to preserving the 'old ways' of their cultural heritage. Orc An orc (also spelled ork) is a fictional humanoid creature that is part of a fantasy race akin to goblins. While the overall concept of orcs draws on a variety of pre-existing mythology, the main conception of the creatures stems from the fantasy writings of J. R. R. Tolkien, in particular ""The Lord of the Rings"". In Tolkien's works, orcs are a brutish, aggressive, repulsive and generally malevolent species, existing in stark contrast"
"veterinarian's advice. He was 16. Shrek (sheep) Shrek (27 November 1994 – 6 June 2011) was a Merino wether (castrated male sheep) belonging to Bendigo Station, a sheep station near Tarras, New Zealand, who gained international fame in 2004, after he avoided being caught and shorn for six years. Merinos are normally shorn annually, but Shrek apparently hid in caves, avoiding muster. He was named after the fictional ogre in books and films of the same name. After finally being caught on 15 April 2004, the wether was shorn by a professional in 20 minutes on 28 April. The shearing"
"that Puss was ""just as popular as Shrek"", and Joseph Airdo of the same website called him ""arguably the most popular"" character in the ""Shrek"" franchise. Christina Radish described Puss as an ""adorable little creature"" who had become ""a fan favorite in the ""Shrek"" films"". Andrew Penn Romine said that Puss is ""one of the most popular characters in recent animation history"". ""Quickflix""s Simon Miraudo called him one of the ""signature characters"" in the ""Shrek"" films, and Rob Carnevale said that Puss was ""the real star of the franchise"" to many ""Shrek"" fans. Jeff Otto described him as the ""most"
"Shrek first living in a garbage dump near a human village called Wart Creek. At one point, he was to live with his parents and keep rotting fish in his bedroom. Art Director Douglas Rogers visited a magnolia plantation in Charleston, South Carolina for inspiration for Shrek's swamp. Shrek appears in the stage musical version of the 2001 film, which debuted in 2008. The role was originated by Broadway actor Brian d'Arcy James, who earned a Tony nomination for it. The character has remained virtually unchanged in the musical, as does the plot. However, various minor details differ between the"
"Shrek (sheep) Shrek (27 November 1994 – 6 June 2011) was a Merino wether (castrated male sheep) belonging to Bendigo Station, a sheep station near Tarras, New Zealand, who gained international fame in 2004, after he avoided being caught and shorn for six years. Merinos are normally shorn annually, but Shrek apparently hid in caves, avoiding muster. He was named after the fictional ogre in books and films of the same name. After finally being caught on 15 April 2004, the wether was shorn by a professional in 20 minutes on 28 April. The shearing was broadcast on national television"