Once upon a time, in a far away swamp, there lived an ornery ogre named Shrek whose precious solitude is suddenly shattered by an invasion of annoying fairy tale characters. There are blind mice in his food, a big, bad wolf in his bed, three little homeless pigs and more, all banished from their kingdom by the evil Lord Farquaad. Determined to save their home--not to mention his own--Shrek cuts a deal with Farquaad and sets out to rescue the beautiful Princess Fiona to be Farquaad's bride. Accompanying him on his mission is wisecracking Donkey, who will do anything for Shrek... except shut up. Rescuing the Princess from a fire-breathing dragon may prove the least of their problems when the deep, dark secret she has been keeping is revealed.

GENRE: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
MPAA RATING: PG
RUN TIME: 1h 29m
RELEASE DATE: May 18, 2001
STARRING: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow, Vincent Cassel
DIRECTOR(S): Vicky Jenson
PRODUCER(S): Jeffrey Katzenberg, Aron Warner, John H. Williams
WRITER(S): Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, Roger S.H. Schulman, Kelly Asbury
STUDIO: DreamWorks Pictures