Shrek the Third (2007)

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.

Directors:

Chris Miller, Raman Hui

Writers:

William Steig (book), Andrew Adamson (story),

Stars:

Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 4 wins & 13 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)

Storyline

When Fiona's father and King of Far Far Away passes away, the clumsy Shrek becomes the immediate successor of the throne. However, Shrek decides to find the legitimate heir Artie in a distant kingdom with his friends Donkey and Puss in Boots to be able return to his beloved house in the swamp with the pregnant Fiona. Meanwhile, the envious and ambitious Prince Charming joins the villains of the fairytales plotting a coup d'état to become the new king.

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Plot Keywords:

king | shrek | donkey | prince | kingdom | 

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Taglines:

Cookies that talk. Trees that walk. Donkeys on deck. It must be... Shrek!

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Official Sites:

DreamWorks [us] United International Pictures [fr]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 May 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Shrek 3

Box Office

Budget:

$160,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£16,671,727 (UK) (29 June 2007)

Gross:

£38,079,462 (UK) (24 August 2007)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks Animation, Pacific Data Images (PDI)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

As Artie is giving his speech when leaving his school, he says he's "building his city on rock and roll". This is a modified line in reference to and taken from rock band Starship's hit "We Built This City". The actual line in the song goes "We built this city on rock and roll."

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Goofs

When Shrek and Artie are captured by Charming, and Shrek insults Artie to save his life, Artie leaves and, in a following shot, is seen walking away some distance from the castle. However, when Puss, Donkey and the other fairytale characters bump into him later, he is back by the castle gates.

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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!

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Crazy Credits

During the beginning of the credits, Donkey and Puss dance and sing "Thank You (Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Again)" while they and the ogre triplets interact with the actors' names, which are in the shape of sticks, stitched onto stuffed animals, hung from a mobile, etc.

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Connections

Referenced in Dance Academy: Fairest and Best (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Good Morning"
Written by Arthur Freed & Nacio Herb Brown (as Nacio Brown)

User Reviews

Still worth seeing, but disappointing after the first 2

I had high expectations for this movie. When I saw Shrek 2, I was pleasantly surprised. Few sequels are as good as the original, but Shrek 2 was.

Shrek the third did not continue this trend. While there were sill plenty of funny moments, it was nowhere near as amusing or original as the first two. They could have done so much more with this movie if they had tried. At the end, I felt sort of cheated.

However, Shek the third isn't a bad movie in itself, only when compared to the others. I would still recommend going to see it. Unlike most, I liked Artie's character, even if he did talk too much (I'm not even a Justin Timberlake fan).