Shrek (2001) - Released on May 17, 2001 (US)

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Shrek is a 2001 American animated fantasy comedy film loosely based on the 1990 children's picture book Shrek! by William Steig. Directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, and written by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, and Roger S. H. Schulman, it is the first installment in the Shrek film series. It stars Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and John Lithgow. In the film, an embittered ogre named Shrek (voiced by Myers) finds his home in the swamp overrun by fairy tale creatures banished by the obsessive ruler Lord Farquaad (Lithgow). With the help of Donkey (Murphy), Shrek makes a pact with Farquaad to rescue Princess Fiona (Diaz) in exchange for regaining control of his swamp. Directed by Andrew Adamson Vicky Jenson Written by Ted Elliott Terry Rossio Joe Stillman Roger S. H. Schulman Based on Shrek! by William Steig Produced by Aron Warner John H. Williams Jeffrey Katzenberg Starring Mike Myers Eddie Murphy Cameron Diaz John Lithgow Edited by Sim Evan-Jones Music by Harry Gregson-Williams John Powell Production companies Karaoprokat[1] PDI/DreamWorks[2][3] Distributed by DreamWorks Pictures (through DreamWorks Distribution)[a][3][5] Release dates April 22, 2001 (Mann Village Theatre)[6] May 17, 2001 (United States) Running time 90 minutes[5] Country United States Language English Budget $60 million[5] Box office $492.5 million[7]

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