Shrek

Shrek is a 2001 American computer-animated fantasy comedy film directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, featuring the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow. It is loosely based on William Steig's 1990 fairy tale picture book Shrek!, and also somewhat serves as a children’s parody film, targeting other films adapted from various children’s’ fantasies (mainly Disney films). Shrek stars Mike Myers as a big, strong, s... More

Initial release date:

  • Apr 22, 2001

Rating:

PG (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 30 min

Also known as:

  • Srek,
  • Shrek - Der tollkühne Held,
  • Srekas,
  • Шрек

Film

Directed by

Andrew Adamson

Andrew Ralph Adamson, MNZM (born 1 December 1966) is a New Zealand film director, producer and screenwriter based mainly in Los Angeles, where he made the...

Vicky Jenson

Victoria "Vicky" Jenson is an animation director at DreamWorks Animation and Disney, most notable for having co-directed Shrek, the first film to win an...

Tagline:

  • The greatest fairy tale never told.

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Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 2001
  • Nov 2, 2001
  • May 18, 2001
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Runtime:

  • 1 h 30 min
  • 1 h 31 min
  • 1 h 35 min
  • 1 h 23 min
  • 1 h 32 min
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Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 60,000,000

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Media

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 Schreck (Yiddish שרעק) meaning "fear." The book served as the basis for the popular Shrek...

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Awards

People's Choice Award for Favorite Movie Winners

Golden Globe Award for Best Film - Musical or Comedy Nominees

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year
  • 8
  • 2008

AFI's 10 Top 10 Animation Films of 2008

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