Shrek - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Shrek"
Shrek (2001)
Timing:
1:30 (90 min)
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Actors and characters
Michael Galasso
Character Peter Pan (voice)
Simon J. Smith
Character Blind Mouse (voice)
Guillaume Aretos
Character Merry Man (voice)
John Bisom
Character Merry Man (voice)
Matthew Gonder
Character Merry Man (voice)
Jean-Paul Vignon
Character Merry Man (voice)
What's left behind the scenes
- Originally, Chris Farley was supposed to voice Shrek. After the actor's death, the role went to Mike Myers.
- This cartoon features around 36 different locations, which was a record at the time of the film's release.
- Work on the cartoon began on October 31, 1996, and ended after more than four and a half years.
- The actors who voiced the characters never met during the production of the cartoon. They recorded their roles separately from each other.
- At the beginning of the Shrek cartoon, Shrek brushes his teeth and looks at his reflection in a mirror, which then cracks. An exactly similar scene is found in the film "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me," where Mike Myers also played the lead role.
- In Hebrew, "shrek" means "monster," and in German, it means "horror" or "fear."
- The character of the Fairy Godmother was originally created for the first part of "Shrek," but the filmmakers decided to abandon her. She became one of the key characters in the second film.
- According to the creators, Princess Fiona's fight choreography was based on films with Jackie Chan, as well as the film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" (2000).
- "Shrek" was the first winner of the "Oscar" in the category of "Best Animated Feature Film."
- In one of the scenes outside Shrek's house, you can spot Papa Bear with his son. Later, in Farquaad's castle, when he looks at a picture of Fiona in the mirror, we can see Mama Bear as a rug lying on the floor. However, there's no need to worry, the creators of the cartoon didn't destroy the family: Mama Bear appears during the karaoke scene on the DVD, dancing with Papa and Son.
- The scene where Thelonius (the executioner in a mask) sings is a reference to Stacker 2, a commercial where wrestler Kane, also wearing a mask, sang karaoke.
- In the scene where Lord Farquaad lies in his bed and watches the reel of Princess Fiona in the mirror, you can notice a painting hanging above him. This canvas is very similar to Botticelli's 'The Birth of Venus,' but with Farquaad instead of Venus.
- Although Donkey is supposed to be a hoofed animal, almost all of his movements are modeled after those of a dog, with the exception of the chase scene at the beginning of the cartoon, where Donkey's movements are modeled after those of a rabbit.
- According to Mike Myers, when creating Shrek's accent, he tried to imitate the accent of his mother when she read him fairy tales as a child.
- Some animators truly took a mud bath in order to better study the movement of viscous mass.
- The animators studied many types of medieval cold weapons and armor before choosing the weaponry for the scenes of rescuing the princess and the knightly tournament.
- At the beginning of the cartoon, around 1000 fairytale characters rush to Shrek's swamp.
- Approximately 1250 types of props were 'created' for the film, which was a record for a computer-animated film.
- According to Andrew Adamson, Shrek is approximately 7-8 feet tall (approximately 213-244 cm). Shrek's actual height is 7 feet, but in the eyes of frightened people, he grows another foot taller.
- The creators of the cartoon did not plan to use the song "All Star" by Smash Mouth in the opening credits of the finished film. However, it was so well-received by the audience during test screenings that they decided to keep it.
- The song “Welcome to Duloc,” sung by wooden puppets at the entrance to Duloc, is not only a parody of the Disney song “It’s a Small World,” but it is also in the same key and rhythm as the Disney song.
- Before the film's release, it was very closely examined by DreamWorks studio lawyers to avoid potential lawsuits from Disney.
- Originally, the cartoon did not include a scene where Princess Fiona burps. This episode was decided to be added to the film after Cameron Diaz burped during sound recording.
- During voice recording, Mike Myers forgot to say "Attention all fairy tale creatures!". To correct this oversight, producer Jeffrey Katzenberg flew to New York to see Michael, and the latter said the phrase into the microphone in Jeffrey's limousine.
- While voicing the cartoon, Cody Cameron jokingly proposed to Cameron Diaz, saying: "You could become Cameron Cameron."
- The only characters who call Shrek by his name are Donkey and Fiona. Everyone else refers to him as "Ogre," "Man-Eater," "It," "He," or "This."
- According to the creators, the song "I’m a Believer" was chosen solely because of the line "I thought love was only true in fairy tales."
- According to John Lithgow, despite enjoying working on the project, he was somewhat disappointed because he never met Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, or Eddie Murphy during production.
- According to British Channel 4, "Shrek" ranked second on the list of "Best Family Films."
- In the original version, Robin Hood speaks with a French accent, but not because he is French, but because he, like his historical prototype, is not Anglo-Saxon, but Norman. And before the Hundred Years' War between England and France, French was the native language for the Normans, who formed the basis of the English nobility after William the Conqueror.
- During the sound recording for the scene where Shrek confesses his love to Fiona, Mike Myers read the role to his wife, Robin Ruzan.
- In the fight scene between Fiona and Robin Hood's men, the action stops, and the camera circles around the characters. This is, of course, a reference to 'The Matrix' (1999).
- Cameron Diaz voiced the fight scene between Fiona and Robin Hood's men after her physical training for the film 'Charlie's Angels' (2000). Therefore, sometimes she got so into the role that she switched to Cantonese.
- In one scene, Lord Farquaad wants to marry and asks the Magic Mirror to show him princesses. It provides him with images of Cinderella, Snow White, and Fiona. But, as is well known, Cinderella was not a princess.
- At the beginning of the animated film *Shrek*, he brushes his teeth and looks at his reflection in a mirror, which then cracks. An exactly identical scene is present in the film *Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me*, where the main role was also played by Mike Myers.
- According to the creators, the fight choreography for Princess Fiona was based on films with Jackie Chan, as well as the film *Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon* (2000).
- *Shrek* was the first winner of an Academy Award in the category of Best Animated Feature.
- In one of the scenes outside Shrek's house, Papa Bear and his son can be noticed. Later, in Farquaad’s castle, when he looks at a picture of Fiona in the mirror, we can see Mama Bear as a rug lying on the floor. However, there is no need to worry, the creators of the cartoon did not break up the family: Mama Bear appears during the karaoke scene on the DVD, dancing with Papa and Son.
- The scene where Thelonious (the executioner in a mask) sings is a reference to Stacker 2, a commercial featuring wrestler Cain, also wearing a mask, singing karaoke.
- In the scene where Lord Farquaad lies in his bed and watches the Princess Fiona tape in the mirror, you can notice a painting hanging above him. This canvas is very similar to Botticelli's "The Birth of Venus," but with Farquaad instead of Venus.
- According to Mike Myers, when creating Shrek's accent, he tried to imitate the accent of his mother when she read him fairy tales as a child.
- According to Andrew Adamson, Shrek is approximately 7-8 feet tall (approximately 213-244 cm). Shrek's actual height is 7 feet, but in the eyes of frightened people he grows another foot taller.
- The filmmakers did not initially plan to use the song "All Star" by Smash Mouth in the opening credits of the finished film. However, it was so well-received by the audience at test screenings that they decided to keep it.
- Before the film’s release, it was very closely examined by DreamWorks studio lawyers in order to avoid potential lawsuits from Disney.
- Originally, the film did not include a scene where Princess Fiona burps. This episode was decided to be added to the film after Cameron Diaz burped during sound recording.
- During voice recording, Mike Myers forgot to say, “Attention all fairytale creatures!” To correct this oversight, producer Jeffrey Katzenberg flew to New York to see Michael, and the latter said the phrase into the microphone in Jeffrey’s limousine.
- During the voice recording of the film, Cody Cameron jokingly proposed to Cameron Diaz, saying, “You could become Cameron Cameron.”
- According to John Lithgow, despite really enjoying working on the project, he was a little disappointed because he never met Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, or Eddie Murphy during production.
- According to British Channel 4, "Shrek" took second place on the list of "Best Family Films".
- While recording the sound for the scene where Shrek confesses his love for Fiona, Mike Myers read the role to his wife, Robin Ruzan.
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