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- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- CameoBanderas and Hayek, reunited
Kitty Softpaws is voiced by Salma Hayek, who had already paired up with Antonio Banderas in Desperado (1995).
source ↗ - ReferenceNursery rhymes everywhere
Jack and the Beanstalk, the goose that lays golden eggs, Humpty Dumpty and the outlaws Jack and Jill all come from English tales and rhymes.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesOscar nominee
Directed by Chris Miller, who had co-directed Shrek the Third, it was nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.
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- Behind the scenesThe first Shrek was Chris Farley
Chris Farley recorded much of Shrek's dialogue before he died in 1997. Mike Myers took over and later asked to redo it all in a Scottish accent.
source ↗ - ReferenceFiona in slow motion
When Robin Hood and his Merry Men attack, Fiona freezes midair and fights in slow motion. It's a straight parody of The Matrix, released two years earlier.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe first animation Oscar
Shrek won the first-ever Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, a category created for the 2002 ceremony.
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- CameoLarry King as a stepsister
In the original version, Doris the Ugly Stepsister, who tends bar at the Poison Apple, is voiced by talk-show host Larry King.
source ↗ - ReferenceFar Far Away is Hollywood
Fiona's parents' kingdom spoofs Beverly Hills, with a Hollywood-style sign on the hill and even a Farbucks coffee shop.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesAntonio Banderas arrives
Shrek 2 introduced Puss in Boots, voiced by Antonio Banderas. It was the highest-grossing movie worldwide in 2004.
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- ReferenceMerlin is a Python
Merlin is voiced by Eric Idle of Monty Python, the troupe that already took on King Arthur in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
source ↗ - CameoJustin Timberlake is Artie
Young Arthur, aka Artie, is voiced by Justin Timberlake.
source ↗ - ReferenceA funeral with McCartney
At King Harold's funeral, frogs sing Paul McCartney and Wings' "Live and Let Die."
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- Behind the scenesRumpelstiltskin came from the crew
Rumpelstiltskin is voiced by DreamWorks story artist Walt Dohrn, who kept the part after recording the scratch track.
source ↗ - CameoJon Hamm the ogre
Brogan, one of the ogres in Fiona's resistance, is voiced by Mad Men's Jon Hamm.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesBilled as the final chapter
DreamWorks marketed it as "The Final Chapter" of Shrek's story. It was the first in the series released in 3D.
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- CameoWagner Moura is the Wolf
The bounty-hunting Wolf is voiced by Brazilian actor Wagner Moura.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA painted look
The painterly look and choppier, lower-frame-rate action follow the path opened by Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The film earned an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature.
source ↗ - SetupBound for Far Far Away
The movie ends with Puss, Kitty and Perrito sailing toward Far Far Away, where some old friends live.
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- Behind the scenesMade for theme parks
Shrek 4-D opened in 2003 at Universal's theme parks, with moving seats and water sprays aimed at the audience.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA different name on DVD
For home video, the short was released as "The Ghost of Lord Farquaad."
source ↗ - ReferenceFarquaad comes back as a ghost
The first movie's villain returns as a ghost to crash the honeymoon.
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- Behind the scenesAn ABC special
Shrek the Halls premiered on ABC in November 2007, a few months after Shrek the Third.
source ↗ - ReferenceChristmas for dummies
Clueless about Christmas, Shrek turns to a how-to book that spoofs the "for Dummies" guides.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesOne story per friend
Donkey, Puss and Gingy each tell their own Christmas story, and each one has a different flavor.
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- Behind the scenesAn NBC special
Scared Shrekless premiered on NBC in October 2010, the same year as Shrek Forever After.
source ↗ - ReferenceHorror movie spoofs
The friends' stories riff on horror classics like The Exorcist and Bride of Frankenstein.
source ↗ - ReferenceBack at Farquaad's castle
The night's dare takes place in Lord Farquaad's abandoned castle, straight out of the first movie.
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- Behind the scenesA home-video extra
The short came out in 2012 with the Puss in Boots DVD and Blu-ray.
source ↗ - ReferenceDiablos in name
The three kittens live up to their nickname until Puss decides to set them straight.
source ↗ - ReferenceA swashbuckler's job
Puss agrees to recover a princess's stolen jewel, a classic swashbuckler assignment.
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