Shrek (2001)

• Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

• 90 min

7.7

The greatest fairy tale never told.

Directed by: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson
Casting: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow, Vincent Cassel, Peter Dennis, Clive Pearse, Jim Cummings, Bobby Block, Chris Miller, Cody Cameron, Kathleen Freeman, Michael Galasso, Christopher Knights, Simon J. Smith, Conrad Vernon, Jacquie Barnbrook, Guillaume Aretos, John Bisom, Matthew Gonder, Calvin Remsberg, Jean-Paul Vignon, Val Bettin
Countries: United States of America
Premiere: 2001-05-18
Status: Released

Tags: princess, based on novel or book, magic, fairy tale, donkey, liberation, lordship, prince, castle, villain, robin hood, enchantment, swamp, parody, anthropomorphism, dragon, woman director, ogre, cartoon donkey, hilarious

It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a wisecracking donkey.