Shrek Movie Review 2001

Animated tale from DreamWorks about a grumpy green ogre, Shrek (Myers), who's upset when some annoying fairy types overrun his swamp. So he makes a deal with the local hotshot, Lord Farquaad (Lithgow), to save his home by rescuing Princess Fiona (Diaz) from a tower that's guarded by your not-so-basic dragon type so Farquaad can marry her. Along as Shrek's unwelcome sidekick is a smart-mouthed donkey (Murphy), who insists on helping the ogre out. This one has some eye-popping visuals as well as inside jokes (and digs at Disney) to keep the adults amused. Based (loosely) on the children's book by William Steig.

Distribution

DreamWorks SKG, 1000 Flower St., Glendale, CA 91201, Phone: (818)695-5000, Fax: (818)695-7775, URL: http://www.dreamworks.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 89 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Animation & Cartoons, Royalty, Dragons, Rescue Missions, Fantasy, Top Grossing Films of 2001, Dreamworks Animated Movies

Screenplay

Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Roger S.H. Schulman, Joe Stillman

Director

Andrew Adamson, Victoria Jenson

Music

Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell

Other

Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, John Lithgow, Vincent Cassel, Kathleen Freeman, Conrad Vernon, Sim Evan-Jones, Guillaume Aretos, Douglas Rogers, James Hegedus, Ken Bielenberg

Producer

Aron Warner, John H. Williams, Jeffrey Katzenberg, PDI, Dreamworks Pictures

Awards

Oscars 2001: Animated Film; British Acad. 2001: Adapt. Screenplay; L.A. Film Critics 2001: Animated Film; Broadcast Film Critics 2001: Animated Film.