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The "Shrek" franchise is one of the highest-grossing animated movie series ever, with the films raking in $3.5 billion worldwide. Find out how much you know about the big green ogre with a heart of gold and his friends.Chris Farley had completed most of the voice-over work when he died. Nicolas Cage, Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Cruise were considered for the role that ultimately went to Mike Myers.
The movie was adapted from William Steig’s 1990 picture book "Shrek!"
Steven Spielberg bought the movie rights to "Shrek!" in 1991, one year after the book was published.
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Five films — "Shrek," "Shrek 2," "Shrek the Third," "Shrek Forever After" and "Puss in Boots" — make up the ogre oeuvre.
2004's "Shrek 2" has brought in $920 million worldwide.
In keeping with Steven Spielberg's monstrous good luck, "Shrek" came out the year the Academy first presented an Oscar for Best Animated Feature. The ogre carried home the statue.
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You think you have in-law trouble? In "Shrek 2" Fiona's father hires Puss in Boots to kill his son-in-law Shrek. It didn't work out as planned.
John Cleese brings his wonderful voice and just the right amount of dignity to the frog king. Fellow Python alum Eric Idle played Merlin in "Shrek the Third."
Obnoxious Prince Charming, son of Fiona's no-good Fairy Godmother, was voiced by Rupert Everett.
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Donkey got together with Dragon at the end of "Shrek" and they produced six dronkeys.
Simon Cowell, former judge of "American Idol," appears as himself to judge the talents of the residents of Far Far Away.
The Happily Ever After potion turns Shrek into a handsome man, Donkey into a stallion and Fiona into a beautiful woman.
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Love's first kiss was the only way to remove the enchantment and save Fiona from the fire-breathing dragon that guarded her.
Eddie Murphy's happy, chatty donkey is the perfect foil for the quiet, lonely ogre.
Where else would an ogre live but in a swamp?
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To get his swamp back after it becomes crowded with exiled fairy tale creatures, Shrek agrees to rescue Fiona from her tower.
The Fairy Godmother enchanted Fiona so that she's human during the day and an ogress after sunset.
The vertically challenged Lord Farquaad changes Shrek's life forever when he exiles all the fairy tale creatures in Duloc to Shrek's swamp.
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Shrek tells Donkey that there's more to ogres than meets the eye — in fact, ogres are like onions because they both have layers.
He tells Donkey that people are afraid of him and judge him because he's a "big stupid ugly ogre."
As Fiona's voice grows higher and higher, the bluebird explodes. So she cooks the bird's three eggs for breakfast.
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Robin Hood and his merry men ambush Shrek, Donkey and Fiona, but Fiona takes them down after Shrek is shot in the backside with an arrow.
Dragon kills the man who threatens Fiona's happily ever after when she breaks through the stained glass window during Fiona and Farquaad's wedding and eats him.
When Fiona's father falls ill, Shrek and Fiona reluctantly fill the royal shoes, even though Shrek doesn't think an ogre should be a king.
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Academy Award-winning actress Julie Andrews voiced Fiona's mother in "Shrek 2," "Shrek the Third" and "Shrek Forever After."
Snow White gives Fiona one of the seven dwarfs, saying, "I've got six more at home."
Dragon strikes again, leaving Artie as heir to the throne of Far Far Away.
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"Puss in Boots tracks the origins of the cat who is hired to kill Shrek in "Shrek 2."
Shrek finds out what the world would be like if he'd never existed, a la Jimmy Stewart 's character in "It's a Wonderful Life."
Rumpelstiltskin becomes the king of Far Far Away after he erases the day of Shrek's birth.
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