Shrek

Shrek is a 2001 computer-animated American comedy film, directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, and starring the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow. Based on William Steig's 1990 fairy tale picture book Shrek!, the film was produced by DreamWorks Animation. Shrek was the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, a category introduced in 2001. It was released on VHS and DVD on November 2, 20... more

Initial release date:

  • May 18, 2001

Rating:

PG (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 30 min

Estimated budget:

  • 60,000,000 (US$)

Film

Directed by

Andrew Adamson

Andrew Ralph Adamson MNZM (born December 1, 1966) is a New Zealand film director based mainly in Los Angeles, California, U.S., where he made the blockbuster...

Tagline:

  • The greatest fairy tale never told.

Runtime:

  • 1 h 30 min
  • 1 h 31 min
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  • 60,000,000

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Adaptation

Adapted From

Shrek!

Shrek! is a picture book written and illustrated in 1990 by William Steig about a young ogre who finds the ogre of his dreams when he leaves home to see the world. The name "Shrek" is derived from the German and Yiddish word "Schreck"/"Shreck", literally meaning "fear, terror." The book served as...
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