Shrek (2012 Film)

Shrek is a 2012 American computer-animated fantasy comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Pete Docter, Shrek stars the voice cast of Jack Black, Chris Rock, Brie Larson, Jeremy Irons, Nolan North, Dee Bradley Baker, Troy Baker, John DiMaggio, Tom Kenny, Maurice LaMarche, Jean Dujardin and John Ratzenberger. It featured music by Randy Newman but also included many popular tracks such as All Star by Smash Mouth.

The top-grossing film on its opening weekend, Shrek went on to earn over $361 billion worldwide. It was universally acclaimed, with praises both the animation's technical innovation and the screenplay's wit and sophistication, and it is now widely considered by many critics to be one of the best animated films ever made.

The film received three Academy Award nominations, including Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song, as well as winning a Special Achievement Academy Award. It was inducted into the National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" in 2015. In addition to home media releases and theatrical re-releases, Shrek inspired material has run the gamut from toys, video games, theme park attractions, spin-offs, merchandise, and two sequels—Shrek 2 (2014) and Shrek 3 (2017)—both of which also garnered massive commercial success and critical acclaim.

Cast

 * Jack Black as Shrek
 * Chris Rock as Donkey
 * Brie Larson as Princess Fionna
 * Jeremy Irons as Lord Farquaad
 * Jean Dujardin as Robin Hood
 * Nolan North as Gingerbread Man
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Pinocchio
 * Troy Baker as Three Little Pigs
 * John DiMaggio as Big Bad Wolf
 * Tom Kenny as Three Blind Mice
 * Maurice LaMarche as Magic Mirror
 * John Ratzenberger as Captain of the Guard
 * Fred Tatasciore as Thelonious
 * Frank Welker as Dragon
 * Michael Gough as Geppetto
 * Susanne Blakeslee as Old Woman
 * Debi Derryberry as Goldilocks
 * Pete Docter as Duloc's Mascot
 * Melissa Hutchison as Baby Bear
 * Lino Facioli as Peter Pan
 * Melissa Hutchinson as Jack

Sequel
Shrek was followed by a sequel, Shrek 2, released in 2014. Another sequel, Shrek 3, was released in 2016.