Shrek and Fiona travel to the Kingdom of Far Far Away, where Fiona's parents are King and Queen, to celebrate their marriage. When they arrive, they find they are not as welcome as they thou... Read allShrek and Fiona travel to the Kingdom of Far Far Away, where Fiona's parents are King and Queen, to celebrate their marriage. When they arrive, they find they are not as welcome as they thought they would be.Shrek and Fiona travel to the Kingdom of Far Far Away, where Fiona's parents are King and Queen, to celebrate their marriage. When they arrive, they find they are not as welcome as they thought they would be.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 18 wins & 52 nominations total
- Shrek
- (voice)
- Donkey
- (voice)
- Princess Fiona
- (voice)
- Queen
- (voice)
- King
- (voice)
- Wolf
- (voice)
- Page
- (voice)
- …
- Pinocchio
- (voice)
- …
- Gingerbread Man
- (voice)
- …
- Herald
- (voice)
- …
- Mirror
- (voice)
- …
- Fast Food Clerk
- (voice)
- (as Kelly Cooney)
- Bar Frog
- (voice)
- Ugly Stepsister
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe producers swear that when they decided to put a Justin Timberlake poster above Princess Fiona's bed, they had no idea that Cameron Diaz had just started dating the singer in real life. Timberlake was given a role in Shrek the Third (2007).
- GoofsThe Fairy Godmother asks the piano player to start in C minor, but he goes into G minor as she begins to sing "Holding Out for a Hero". (The original song is in A minor.)
- Quotes
Shrek: Quick, tell a lie!
Pinocchio: What should I say?
Donkey: Say something crazy, like, "I'm wearing ladies underwear!"
Pinocchio: I'm wearing ladies underwear.
Pinocchio: [silence]
Shrek: Are you?
Pinocchio: I most certainly am not!
Pinocchio: [nose extends]
Donkey: It looks like you most certainly am are!
Pinocchio: I am not!
Pinocchio: [nose extends]
Puss-in-Boots: What kind?
Gingerbread Man: IT'S A THONG!
- Crazy creditsStay through part of the credits to see what happens between Donkey and Dragon.
- Alternate versionsOn the Nickelodeon and CMT version, when Shrek asks Donkey think of his saddest memory, Donkey's list memories are completely cut, going back to Shrek's next line.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Counting Crows: Accidentally in Love (2004)
- SoundtracksAccidentally in Love
Written by Adam Duritz, Dan Vickrey, David Immerglück (as David Immergluck),
Matthew Malley & David Bryson
Performed by Counting Crows
Produced by Brendan O'Brien
Counting Crows appear courtesy of Geffen Records
The plot, revolving around this central problem, is helped along by nearly constant allusions to virtually every fairy tale in the English canon, and satirical references to many recent popular films. Unsatisfied with the combination of romantic comedy, Hollywood satire and self-parody, the film-makers' also went all out with a clever original soundtrack, making Shrek 2 as much of a musical as anything else.
The voice talent is just as essential as it was in the first film, and there's more of it, with John Cleese and Antonio Banderas giving very memorable performances. And the animation is, unsurprisingly, lovely.
To their credit, Dreamworks kept the core talent in place, but created a somewhat different formula for this film. Even though I expect most fans of the first film to adore the second, I am not sure Shrek 2 is going to make the franchise any new fans. Though more clearly made for adult audiences than the original, Shrek 2 is still warm-hearted family fare. As much as I DO recommend this film, and as entertaining as I think it will be for just about anybody, I don't consider Shrek 2 to be quite the classic Shrek was. It's touching and goofy, to be sure, but it's much more of a Hollywood film than the original, and it doesn't quite reach the same levels. Nevertheless, it is one of the better sequels I have seen, and it was definitely worth both the price of admission and a third or fourth viewing of the DVD.
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Gã Chằn Tinh Tốt Bụng 2
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $150,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $444,854,717
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $108,037,878
- May 23, 2004
- Gross worldwide
- $932,406,549
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Sound mix