It cost over 1 million dollars to reanimate Shrek with a Scottish accent.
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Directed by Andrew Adamson, starring Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, John Lithgow, Mike Myers (add more)
Genres: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
It cost over 1 million dollars to reanimate Shrek with a Scottish accent.
The name for Shrek comes from the German word "Schreck", which means a fright or a scare.
Shrek took more than four years to produce. One of the reasons it took so long was that Chris Farley had been cast as the voice of Shrek, but he died in late 1997 from a drug overdose in the middle of production. His lines had to be re-recorded by Mike Myers.
Mike Myers actually does the voice for two characters: Shrek and one of the Three Blind Mice.
A fairy godmother named Dama Fortuna was originally included in the movie, but was cut out in the beginning of the movie's production. However, Dama Fortuna will be included in 'Shrek 2' (2004).
There are 36 unique locations in Shrek - more than any other computer-animated film.
Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, and Mike Myers never met during the recording for the movie.
In the scene where Lord Farquaad is in bed, watch as they pan up to him, you'll see the bear skin rug on his floor is actually the Momma Bear from The Three Bears. Baby bear can actually be seen crying in the huge gathering outside Shrek's cabin.
In one of the three storyboard scenes that were never animated, Fiona was born an ogre.
Mike Myers actually read opposite his wife Robin when recording his lines for the climactic love scene at the end of the movie.
When Shrek opens his door and sees all the fairy tale creatures in his swamp, look in the lower right hand corner of the screen and you'll see Pinnochio picking a fight with one of the dwarfs.
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