Shrek the Third (2007)

Directors:

Chris Miller
Raman Hui (co-director)

Writers:

William Steig (book)
Andrew Adamson (story)

Release Date:

18 May 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Who's ready for Thirds?

Plot:

When his new father-in-law, King Harold falls ill, Shrek is looked at as the heir to the land of Far, Far Away. Not one to give up his beloved swamp, Shrek recruits his friends Donkey and Puss in Boots to install the rebellious Artie as the new king. Princess Fiona, however, rallies a band of royal girlfriends to fend off a coup d'etat by the jilted Prince Charming.

Plot Keywords:

Shrek | King | Puss In Boots | Donkey | Prince

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 4 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Mike Myers	...	Shrek (voice)
Eddie Murphy	...	Donkey (voice)
Cameron Diaz	...	Princess Fiona (voice)
Antonio Banderas	...	Puss in Boots (voice)
Julie Andrews	...	Queen (voice)
John Cleese	...	King (voice)
Rupert Everett	...	Prince Charming (voice)
Eric Idle	...	Merlin (voice)
Justin Timberlake	...	Artie (voice)
Susanne Blakeslee	...	Evil Queen (voice)
Cody Cameron	...	Pinocchio / Three Pigs (voice)
Larry King	...	Doris (voice)
Christopher Knights	...	Blind Mice / Heckler / Evil Tree #2 / Guard #2 (voice)
John Krasinski	...	Lancelot (voice)
Ian McShane	...	Captain Hook (voice)

Also Known As:

Shrek 3 (Singapore: English title) (USA) (working title)
The Third (USA) (promotional abbreviation)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some crude humor, suggestive content and swashbuckling action.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Netherlands:AL | Ireland:G | Brazil:Livre | UK:U | Philippines:G | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-7 | Germany:o.Al. | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Argentina:Atp | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/6 (original version) | Malaysia:U | Portugal:M/4 (dubbed version) | South Korea:All | Sweden:Btl | Norway:A | Denmark:A | Canada:G (British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Hong Kong:I | USA:PG (certificate #43447) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Ontario) | Taiwan:GP | South Africa:A (DVD rating) | South Africa:PG (theatrical rating) | Australia:PG

Company:

DreamWorks Animation

Trivia:

Eric Idle, upon seeing the "coconuts as horse hoof sound effects" segment in the stage show scene, admonished the makers of the film publicly. He claimed they were ripping off Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) and "stealing" their joke. He perhaps failed to realize that coconuts have been used as horse hoof beats since the days of radio - from whence Monty Python were no doubt inspired.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the women prepare to fight, the Queen marks her face with lipstick, but in the next shots, during the fighting scene, we can clearly see there are no red marks on her face.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Prince Charming: Onward, Chauncey! To the highest room of the tallest tower, where my princess awaits rescue by the handsome Prince Charming!

Movie Connections:

Spoofs "The Six Million Dollar Man" (1974)

Soundtrack:

All Star

A Shrek Too far

A movie too many, a laugh too few. This installment of Shrek is so unlike the first two in terms of energy and humor that its almost like one of those cheesy made-for-TV or straight-to-video versions that the studios make just to cash in on the popularity of a title.

The movie slogs through a story about Shrek and Fiona having to replace the deceased frog king unless they can find another heir. Shrek's time at the "high school" is so tortured that you can almost smell the coffee the writers had to brew to get through the brainstorming sessions.

Not good, I'm sorry to say. The first two were so clever that this ends up seeming...well...crappy by comparison.

Part of success is knowing when to stop.