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Shrek the Musical

"Believe all ogre again."

2013 2h 10m EN
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7.1
SOLID
★7.1TMDB · 146
ComedyFantasyFamilyRomanceAdventure
Synopsis
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Put out of his swamp solitude by a wicked tyrant's order, grumpy ogre Shrek goes on a journey – accompanied by a chatterbox donkey – to retrieve a beautiful princess from a tower, unaware that she has secrets all her own.

“Believe all ogre again.”

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Michael John Warren
Languages
English
Countries
United States of America, United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, United Kingdom.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael John Warren, shot by Declan Quinn. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Edward Bishop shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Brian d'Arcy James and Sutton Foster and Daniel Breaker carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Believe all ogre again.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3070936 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michael John Warren directs. Declan Quinn behind the camera. Edward Bishop cuts. Produced in United States of America, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Released 13 years ago.
  • 2International production across 2 countries: United States of America, United Kingdom.
  • 3Directed by Michael John Warren, shot by Declan Quinn. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 4Editor Edward Bishop shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 5Brian d'Arcy James and Sutton Foster and Daniel Breaker carry the top of the cast.
  • 6Marketing tagline: "Believe all ogre again.".
  • 7IMDB entry: tt3070936 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 8Classified under 22 themes, including "friendship", "wolf", "donkey", "feminism".

The technical file

Cinematography
Declan Quinn
Editing
Edward Bishop
Costume design
Tim Hatley
Makeup / hair
David Brian Brown
Sound
Tony Volante
Runtime
130 min · 2h 10m
Aspect ratio (typical)
1.37:1 (Academy)
Status
Released
Original language
EN
Certification (US)
PG

Also by

Michael John Warren

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Production companies

Who made it

  • DreamWorks Theatricals

    DreamWorks Theatricals

    US

  • RadicalMedia

    RadicalMedia

    US

  • Neal Street Productions

    Neal Street Productions

    GB

Key crew

  • ProducerJon Kamen
  • ProducerChris Rouchard
  • ProducerJustin Wilkes
  • EditorEdward Bishop
  • EditorTemsy Chen
  • EditorJoshua L. Pearson
  • Costume DesignTim Hatley
  • ThanksMelissa Baldwin
  • ThanksJennifer Vanse Talluto
  • ThanksAngela Weekes
  • ThanksGray Coleman
  • Stage DirectorJason Moore
  • Executive ProducerRobert Friedman
  • Executive ProducerFrank Scherma
  • Line ProducerAnnetta Marion
  • Unit Production ManagerAnnetta Marion
  • First Assistant DirectorRobin Mishkin Abrams
  • Second Assistant DirectorDavid Backus
  • Sound Re-Recording MixerTony Volante
  • Production SupervisorCraig DiBiase
  • ChoreographerJosh Prince
  • Set DesignerTim Hatley
  • Lighting DesignHugh Vanstone
  • Sound DesignerPeter Hylenski

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • friendship
  • wolf
  • donkey
  • feminism
  • swamp
  • musical
  • road trip
  • cross dressing
  • dragon
  • based on children's book
  • based on movie
  • buddy comedy
  • tyrant
  • damsel in distress
  • ogre
  • stage musical
  • interspecies romance
  • musical theater
  • gingerbread man
  • filmed theater
  • three little pigs
  • fairytale

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Physical2013-10-15PG· Some blu-rays are "Not Rated" and some are PG
  • TV2013-09-17

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