Shrek (film series)
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| Directed by | Andrew Adamson (1-2) Chris Miller (Shrek the Third) Mike Mitchell (Shrek Forever After) |
| Written by | William Steig (book) |
| Starring | Mike Myers Eddie Murphy Cameron Diaz Antonio Banderas Julie Andrews (More) |
| Music by | Harry Gregson-Williams John Powell |
| Editing by | Michael Andrews Sim Evan-Jones |
| Distributed by | DreamWorks Animation |
| Release date(s) | May 18, 2001 (Shrek) June 12, 2003 (Shrek 4-D) May 19, 2004 (Shrek 2) May 18, 2007 (Shrek the Third) November 28, 2007 (Shrek the Halls) May 21, 2010 (Shrek Forever After) |
| Running time | 377 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $535,000,000 (as of 2010) |
| Gross revenue | $2,801,336,653 (as of 2010) |
The Shrek film series from DreamWorks Animation, based on William Steig's picture book, Shrek!, consists of a number of films including: Shrek (2001), Shrek 2 (2004), and Shrek the Third (2007). Shrek Forever After was released on May 21, 2010.[1] A short 3D film, Shrek 4-D which originally was a theme park ride, was released in 2003. A spin-off project, the Christmas television special Shrek the Halls, premiered on ABC in the USA and worldwide in 2007 to successful ratings. Spin-off film Puss in Boots, expected to be released in 2011.
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."[2]
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Main Series
Shrek
Shrek (Mike Myers), a solitary ogre, finds a surprise when fairy tale creatures are sent to live in his swamp by the evil Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow). Shrek befriends a talking Donkey (Eddie Murphy), and the two set off to meet with Lord Farquaad. Lord Farquaad needs Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) to marry him so that he will become king. So when Shrek and Donkey visit him, they are forced to rescue her from an enormous fire-breathing dragon. The Dragon turns out to be a girl and she falls in love with Donkey. However Donkey escapes and Dragon chases them.
Once Shrek and Donkey rescue Fiona they take her back to Lord Farquaad. However, along the way, Shrek falls in love with Fiona. Fiona reveals she is cursed and turns into an ogress at night. The only way the curse can be broken is by true love's first kiss. Fiona and Farquaad have a marriage ceremony; however they are interrupted by Shrek who tells Fiona he loves her.Then donkey and dragon come in and dragon eats Lord Farquaad. Shrek and Fiona kiss and Fiona turns into an ogress permanently. Shrek gets his swamp back, and the two marry there. After a karaoke party the two set off on their honeymoon while ginger bread man says "God bless us, every one!," referring to a Christmas carol. The film ends where the second film starts.
Shrek 2
The second film opens with Prince Charming (Rupert Everett) on a quest to rescue Princess Fiona from the Dragon. When he gets there he finds the wolf (Aron Warner) from Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs in Fiona’s bed. He asks where Fiona is and the wolf tells him she is on her honeymoon with Shrek (Mike Myers). Once Shrek and Fiona (Cameron Diaz) return from their honeymoon, they find Donkey (Eddie Murphy) in the swamp who tells them he and Dragon are going through a rough patch. They then get invited to the land of Far Far Away by Fiona’s parents (John Cleese and Julie Andrews) who want to bless their marriage. When they arrive Shrek and Fiona aren’t what they expected. The evil Prince Charming and his mother, the Fairy Godmother (Jennifer Saunders), are trying to break up Shrek’s marriage by making Fiona fall in love with Prince Charming. However it doesn’t work and Shrek and Fiona stay together. Shrek and Donkey get a new sidekick called Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas). They have a lengthy quest to search the Fairy Godmother's cottage to get a love potion. At the end of the film, King Harold turns into a frog.
Shrek the Third
Shrek (Mike Myers) and Fiona (Cameron Diaz) are reluctantly reigning over Far, Far Away during King Harold's (John Cleese) prolonged illness. The King promises that if they can find Fiona's cousin Artie (Justin Timberlake), he will make him the next in line, so Shrek doesn't have to run the country after his death. Fiona's secret pregnancy complicates matters.
Shrek Forever After
Shrek Forever After was released on May 21, 2010.[3][4] Tim Sullivan wrote the film, and Mike Mitchell is directing the film.[5] The principal cast members all reprise their roles.[6]
The plot was announced February 23, 2009: Shrek (Mike Myers) has become a domesticated family man, living happily with Princess Fiona and the triplets. Instead of scaring villagers away like he used to, a reluctant Shrek now agrees to autograph pitch forks. Longing for the days when he felt like a "real ogre," Shrek is tricked into signing a pact with the smooth-talking dealmaker, Rumpelstiltskin. Shrek suddenly finds himself in a twisted, alternate version of Far Far Away, where ogres are hunted, Rumplestiltskin is king and Shrek and Fiona (Cameron Diaz) have never met. Now, it's up to Shrek to undo all of Rumpelstiltskin's mischief in the hopes of saving his friends, restoring his world and reclaiming his one True Love and family.[7]
Spin-Offs
Shrek 4-D
Shrek 4-D, also known as Shrek 3-D (2003) and Shrek 4D Adventure, is a 3-D film/ride at various Universal Studios Theme Parks around the world.
Shrek the Halls
Shrek the Halls is a thirty minute television special, set shortly after the events of Shrek the Third (and before the events of Shrek Forever After) as Shrek and Fiona's children are still infants, that premiered on the American television network ABC on Wednesday, November 28, 2007.
Puss in Boots
Puss in Boots (also known as Puss in Boots: The Story of an Ogre Killer) is an upcoming computer-animated American feature-film, set to be released in theaters November 4, 2011.[8][9]. The film is based on and follows the character of Puss in Boots and his adventures with mastermind Humpty Dumpty (Zach Galifianakis) before his first appearance in Shrek 2. [10]
Releases
| Title | Release date | Box office | Runtime | Director | Screenwriters |
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| Shrek | May 18, 2001 | $484,409,218 | 90 min. | Andrew Adamson | Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, Roger S. H. Schulman |
| Shrek 2 | May 19, 2004 | $919,838,758 | 93 min. | Andrew Adamson, Joe Stillman, J. David Stem, David N. Weiss | |
| Shrek the Third | May 18, 2007 | $798,958,162 | 93 min. | Chris Miller | Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman, Chris Miller, Aron Warner |
| Shrek Forever After | May 21, 2010 | $598,160,515 | 93 min. | Mike Mitchell | Josh Klausner, Darren Lemke |
| Total | $2,801,336,653 | 369 min. |
Critical reception
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | |
| Overall | Cream of the Crop | ||
| Shrek | 89% (170 reviews)[11] | 92% (12 reviews)[12] | 84% (34 reviews)[13] |
| Shrek 2 | 89% (203 reviews)[14] | 100% (11 reviews)[15] | 75% (40 reviews)[16] |
| Shrek the Third | 41% (202 reviews)[17] | 33% (12 reviews)[18] | 58% (35 reviews)[19] |
| Shrek Forever After | 58% (178 reviews)[20] | 67% (9 reviews)[21] | 58% (35 reviews)[22] |
Cast and characters
- Italics indicate a transition to a minor role, such as an extended flashback, after the initial appearance.
- A dark gray cell indicates the character does not appear in the film.
Musical
A musical entitled Shrek the Musical, based on the first film, recently had a pre-Broadway tryout in Seattle at the 5th Avenue Theatre and started previews on Broadway at The Broadway Theatre on November 8, 2008, with an official Broadway opening on December 14, 2008.[23] The musical had a tryout in Seattle, Washington in August and September 2008. The musical received eight Tony Award nominations including Best Musical[24] as well as twelve Drama Desk Awards nominations,[25] ten Outer Critics Circle Award nominations,[26] and three Drama League Award nominations.[27] The Broadway production ran for over a year and closed after 441 performances and 37 previews. A United States national tour will begin on July 13, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois.[28] A retooled version of the musical is scheduled to begin performances in May 2011 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in the West End and will officially open on June 7.[29]
References
- ^ Des Partridge (June 7, 2007). "More Shrek set to roll". Courier Mail. http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21859313-5003420,00.html. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
- ^ Stephen Holden (May 21, 2010). "I’m Green and the Kids Are a Pain, but It’s a Wonderful Life, Donkey". The New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/2010/05/21/movies/21shrek.html. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ^ Ben Fritz (October 31, 2007). "Dreamworks Animation Announces Fall 2010 Title, New "Shrek 4"". ComingSoon.net. http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=38922. Retrieved October 31, 2007.
- ^ "2010: The Year 'Shrek 4' Made Contact Working title is 'The Next Shrek'". Zap2it.com. August 2, 2007. http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-2010shrek4release,0,223193.story. Retrieved August 2, 2007.
- ^ "Mike Mitchell to Direct Shrek 4". ComingSoon.net. May 7, 2007. http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=20254. Retrieved January 13, 2009.
- ^ Mike Sampson (August 2, 2007). "Shrek 4 set for 2010". JoBlo.com. http://www.joblo.com/shrek-4-set-for-2010. Retrieved August 3, 2007.
- ^ "Is This How 'Shrek Goes Fourth'?". ComingSoon.net. http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=53135. Retrieved February 24, 2007.
- ^ "Puss in Boots". ComingSoon.net. http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=17309.
- ^ "Puss In Boots. Big Cartoon DataBase, April 10, 2010
- ^ "Puss in Boots". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448694/. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
- ^ "Shrek". Rotten Tomatoes. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shrek/. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ "Shrek". Rotten Tomatoes. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shrek/?critic=creamcrop. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ "Shrek (2001): Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/shrek. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ "Shrek 2". Rotten Tomatoes. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shrek_2/. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ "Shrek 2". Rotten Tomatoes. http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/shrek_2/?critic=creamcrop. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ "Shrek 2 (2004): Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/shrek2. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ "Shrek the Third". Rotten Tomatoes. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shrek_the_third/. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ "Shrek the Third". Rotten Tomatoes. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shrek_the_third/?critic=creamcrop. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ "Shrek the Third (2007): Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/shrekthethird. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ "Shrek Forever After". Rotten Tomatoes. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shrek_goes_fourth/. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ "Shrek Forever After". Rotten Tomatoes. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/shrek_goes_fourth/?critic=creamcrop. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ "Shrek Forever After (2010): Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/Shrek4. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ "Shrek the Musical". http://www.broadway.com/gen/show.aspx?SI=559922.
- ^ Gans, Andrew and Jones, Kenneth."Nominations for 2009 Tony Awards Announced; Billy Elliot Earns 15 Nominations", playbill.com, May 5, 2009
- ^ Broadway.com Staff.Headlines: 9 to 5, Shrek Lead 2009 Drama Desk Nominations April 27, 2009
- ^ Gans, Andrew."Billy Elliot and Shrek Top Outer Critics Circle Awards Nominations", playbill.com, April 20, 2009]
- ^ Gans, Andrew."75th Annual Drama League Award Nominees Announced", playbill.com, April 21, 2009]
- ^ Shrek the Musical Will Be Ogre on January 3
- ^ Shrek the Musical to Open at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in May 2011 playbill.com
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