Synopsis
A group of hunters are searching for a big, green ogre named Shrek. When he sneaks behind them, he puts out one of the men's torches and scares them away. The next day, lots of fairy tale creatures are arrested, including a talking donkey. He manages to escape and tries to live with Shrek, but he doesn't let him... well, for one day, outside. Then that evening, all the fairy tale creatures are scattered everywhere in Shrek's swamp because they were sent by Lord Farquaad. So Shrek and Donkey go out to find him in Duloc. Meanwhile, Farquaad is looking for someone to marry -- Princess Fiona, who is locked up in a castle guarded by a dragon. As Shrek and Donkey arrive, Farquaad starts a tournament involving the knights fighting each other. But when he sees the ogre, he hatches a new plan -- to kill him. And the one who does so would be the champion. The battle begins with Shrek knocking the knights out with ale, and ends with him still standing. Farquaad gives Shrek a quest on rescuing Fiona. Donkey follows him on this quest. To reach the entrance, they had to cross a bridge above a boiling lake of lava. The bridge was also rickety and swinging. As they cross, Donkey accidently steps on a piece, and it falls into the lava. He looks down, and turns around facing Shrek. He moves the bridge, and Donkey backs up and up until he's made it. Then Donkey sees a dragon's eye. The real thing appears and begins breathing fire, and throws Shrek high into the tower where the princess is found. Donkey now learns that the dragon is a girl. But when the three escape, the dragon still chases them out to the exit, and breathes fire at the bridge, burning it. Now they are holding onto it, and escape as the dragon is now stopped by a chain around its neck. Outside, when Fiona sees the real Shrek without a knight's disguise, she finally knows that he's an ogre. But first, she has to sleep in different places before being able to marry Farquaad. Along the way, they meet Robin Hood, whom Fiona fights off. In the end, Shrek's butt has an arrow on it. The next night, Donkey now knows that whenever it's dark, Fiona turns into an ogre. He recommends that she should marry Shrek instead. Then Farquaad appears the next morning, and reminds Shrek that his swamp is back to normal. But when he goes back, he sees Donkey trying to make it "their swamp". Shrek apologizes, and that he and Donkey are now friends. The dragon arrives, and takes them to Lord Farquaad's castle. Before they even get married, Shrek interrupts. Then Fiona sees the sunset, and turns into an ogre again. The guards try to take both her and Shrek away, until the dragon breaks into the window and eats up Farquaad, but belches out his crown. As Shrek and Fiona kiss, they live "ugly" ever after.
Cast
| Character's name | Voiced by | Sonic counterpart |
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| Shrek | Mike Myers | Sonic |
| Donkey | Eddie Murphy | Knuckles |
| Princess Fiona | Cameron Diaz | Amy Rose |
| Lord Farquaad | John Lithgow | Dr. Eggman |
| Dragon | Rouge | |
| Gingerbread Man | Conrad Vernon | Charmy |
| Magic Mirror | Chris Miller | |
| Pinocchio | Cody Cameron | |
| Three Little Pigs | Cody Cameron | |
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| Big Bad Wolf | Aron Warner |
In Other Languages
| Japanese | シュレック |
| Chinese | 史瑞克 |
| Korean | 슈렉 |
| Thai | เชร็ค |
Production timeline
- April 12, 2000: The release date of the film was announced to be May 18, 2001 instead of June 22, one week after Atlantis: The Lost Empire.
- November 20, 2000: The official Shrek website was launched.
Release timeline
| Format | Country of origin | Date |
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| Teaser trailer | USA | November 21, 2000 |
| Theatrical trailer | USA | Q1 2001 |
| Original theatrical | USA | May 18, 2001 |
| DVD/VHS | USA | November 2, 2001 |
| DVD/VHS | UK | November 12, 2001 |
| DVD/VHS | South Korea | December 27, 2001 |
| DVD/VHS | Japan | July 5, 2002 |
| DVD (Single Disc Edition) | USA | August 19, 2003 |
| Blu-ray Disc | USA | August 30, 2011 |
Television broadcast timeline
| Broadcast date | Channel aired | Notes |
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| June 4, 2002–August 20, 2003 | 
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| September 28, 2002–June 11, 2003 | 
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On the Cartoon Network version, virtually every use of words like "damn" or "jackass" is edited out. |
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On TNT broadcast network halloween Shrek and Shrek 2. |
| May 5–6, 2014 | File:AMC 2013.png | AMC Shrek and Shrek the Third are most in the same on May 5 and 6, 2014. |
| July 11–12, 2015 | WGN America | |
| July 18, 2015 | Off-network syndication | |
| October 2, 2015–present (most recently on September 30, 2016) | 
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| October 4–11, 2015 | 
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Home video timeline
- Main article: Home video timeline for the Shrek series
Websites
- http://www.shrek.com (2001-2007)
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