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.
Writing
Script respects kids' intelligence, roasts Disney mercilessly.
Acting
Mike Myers' Scottish ogre voice: chaotic perfection.
Direction
DreamWorks' savage answer to the mouse house.
Director
Andrew Adamson
Mike Myers
Shrek / Blind Mouse (voice)
Eddie Murphy
Donkey (voice)
Cameron Diaz
Princess Fiona (voice)
John Lithgow
Lord Farquaad (voice)
Vincent Cassel
Monsieur Hood (voice)
Peter Dennis
Ogre Hunter (voice)
Clive Pearse
Ogre Hunter (voice)
Jim Cummings
Captain of the Guards (voice)
Bobby Block
Baby Bear (voice)
Chris Miller
Geppetto / Magic Mirror (voice)
Cody Cameron
Pinnochio / Three Pigs (voice)
Kathleen Freeman
Old Woman (voice)
Christopher Knights
Blind Mouse / Thelonious (voice)
Simon J. Smith
Blind Mouse (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Smash Mouth's 'All Star' wasn't written for this — the song became permanently welded to green ogres anyway.
Nicolas Cage turned down Shrek. Chris Farley recorded most of the voice before his death; Myers started over with the Scottish accent.
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