And it is absolutely perfect.
Shrek 1 turns traditional fairy tales upside down. The story begins in a swamp, where the ogre Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers) lives a peaceful, solitary life — until the evil Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow) rounds up all fairy-tale creatures and dumps them in Shrek’s swamp. Shrek 1 Caly Film
Shrek began as a children’s book by William Steig in 1990. DreamWorks acquired rights and originally cast Chris Farley as Shrek. After Farley’s tragic death, Mike Myers took over — and famously asked to re-record all his lines in a Scottish accent, which became iconic. And it is absolutely perfect