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NARRATOR: Shrek is full of fairy tale references.
Did you notice that there ry
that appear throughout the film?
Dead broad off the table!
Where are we supposed to put her?
NARRATOR: ...the Seven Dwarfs,
(SINGING)
Three Blind Mice,
the Big Bad Wolf...
What?
NARRATOR: ...the Three Little Pigs,
the Three Bears...
(CRYING) This cage is too small.
NARRATOR: ...Pinocchio and Geppetto,
Tinker Bell and Peter Pan...
He can fly!
NARRATOR: ...the Pied Piper,
the Old Woman in the Shoe,
the Gingerbread Man...
Not my gumdrop button.
NARRATOR: ...Magic Mirror, Cinderell,
and Little John and Robin Hood.
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NARRATOR: In addition to these key characters,
there are also dwarves, elves, gnomes,
pixies, fairies, witches, wizards, and a troop of merry men.
Oh, Merry Men!
(ALL VOCALIZING)
NARRATOR: In fact, there are over 1,000 fantasy characters
that invade Shrek's swamp
at the beginning of the film.
Hey, don't look at me. I didn't invite them.
mmakers
provide the voices of the characters in Shrek.
Story artist Cody Cameron voices the Three Little Pigs and Pinocchio.
We were forced to come here.
By who?
PIG: Lord Farquaad.
He huffed und he puffed und he signed an eviction notice.
NARRATOR: Story artist Conrad Vernon,
who later went on to direct Shrek 2,
voices the Gingerbread Man.
Eat me!
He also voices Mason in the Madagascar films...
I'd like to kiss you, monkey-man.
All right, but you're so darn ugly.
2009 DreamWorks Animation film
Monsters Vs. Aliens.
Story artist Chris Miller, who directed Shrek the Third,
...because it's time for you
to meet today's eligible bachelorettes.
And here they are!
NARRATOR: He also voices the penguin Kowalski in the Madagascar films.
Skipper, we have all the parts we need but are slightly behind on schedule.
How slightly?
Six to nine years.
69 years?
No, six to nine years.
NARRATOR: In addition to the voice of Shrek,
Mike Myers also voices one of the Three Blind Mice.
It's not home, but will do just fine.
NARRATOR: The other two mice are voiced by head of layout Simon J. Smith...
It's a far cry from the farm, but what choice do we have?
NARRATOR: ...and assistant film editor Chris Knights.
What a lovely bed.
Got you!
I found some cheese.
NARRATOR: Simon J. Smith went on to direct
the 2007 DreamWorks Animation film, Bee Movie,
and Chris Knights also voiced Private in the Madagascar films.
I like that one.
That's a good one.
NARRATOR: The characters in Shrek had many makeovers
during the development process.
Over 50 designs were created of the Shrek character
before they decided on his final look.
I'm an ogre, you know, grab your torch and pitchforks...
NARRATOR: Fiona also went through a dramatic creation process,
with her look ranging from a stereotypical fairy-tale princess
today.
Donkey's look also evolved from a traditional cartoon style
to a more anatomically correct design.
Hey, that's what friends are for, right?
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also changed quite a bit during development,
before the filmmakers settled on the short and stout look
of the arrogant ruler.
Tell me, where are the others?
NARRATOR: These are just a few of the insider secrets
to the DreamWorks Animation film, Shrek.
Really, really.