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 | | May 18th, 2001  | Vicky Jenson, Andrew Adamson, Victoria Jenson |  | Joe Stilman, Roger S.H. Schulman, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio |  | Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow, Vincent Cassel |  | DreamWorks Pictures |  | Animation, Comedy, Family |  | shrek.com |  | PG for mild language, some crude humor |  | $267,665,011 (US total) |
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 |  |  | | | | Set in a strange, colorful land populated by fairy tale characters, SHREK is a hilarious comedy that will win over audiences of children and adults alike. Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers) is a fearsome green ogre living in isolation in his own cozy little swamp. He is not receptive to visitors, and fends off the occasional party of torch-wielding villagers with ease. But when the power-hungry Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow) turns Shrek's swamp into a relocation camp for dozens of banished fairy-tale characters (including some pesky dwarves, wolves, and fairies) Shrek's quiet, introverted life is ruined. Joined by the talkative Donkey (Eddie Murphy), Shrek makes his way to Farquaad's realm of Duloc, where the Lord makes Shrek an offer: He will rid Shrek's land of the unwanted visitors if Shrek will go on a simple quest to free Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) from her remote, dragon-guarded castle and convince her to marry Farquaad. On their quest, Shrek and Donkey run into a number of bizarre situations, and Shrek finds himself realizing that he isn't quite the fearsome monster he has always made himself out to be. Reinventing the traditional fairy tale adventure, SHREK features gorgeous computer animation, a unique sense of humor, and compelling characters--especially Eddie Murphy's lovable Donkey. |
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 "The film is extremely funny and although it is criticized by many for having too much grown-up humor in it, this film does deal with those jokes with class and creativity. "
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