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 John C. Reilly, Chris Rock, Drew Barrymore, Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Hamill, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Tom Kenny, John Ratzberger, Nolan North and Keith David. 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

 * John C. Reilly as Shrek
 * Chris Rock as Donkey
 * Drew Barrymore as Princess Fiona
 * Benedict Cumberbatch as Lord Farquaad
 * Mark Hamill as Gingerbread "Gingy" Man
 * Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Pinocchio
 * Tom Kenny as the Three Little Pigs
 * John Ratzenberger as the Big Bad "Bigby" Wolf
 * Nolan North as the Three Blind Mice
 * Keith David as the Magic Mirror
 * Jean Dujardin as Robin Hood
 * Fred Tatasciore as Thelonious
 * Matthew Mercer as Captain of the Guard
 * Michael Gough as Geppetto
 * Susanne Blakeslee as Old Woman
 * Pete Docter as Duloc's Mascot
 * Melissa Hutchison as Baby Bear
 * Lino Facioli as Peter Pan
 * Frank Welker as the Dragon