Shrek!: The Steig-Tacular Movie!

Shrek!: The Steig-Tacular Movie! is an 1995 American 2D-animated adventure fantasy comedy film directed by Will B. Johnson & Don Bluth (in his feature directorials debut), produced by Tina Sharp (aka Angry Grandpa's neighbor), Gary Goldman and Bluth and written by William Steig based on a screenplay by Gary Goldman & Don Bluth. It stars the voices of Steve J. Sullivan, Mike P. Boltz, Audrey Kennington, Charles Green Jr., Dorothy M. Green (aka Angry Grandpa's mother), Nick Cannon, Robert Staintion, Ulises Tobar and Alfred Molina. The film follows an repugnant green monster who leaves home for the Wart Creek to see the world and ends up marrying an ugly princess.

The film was theatrically released in the United States by 20th Century Fox on June 25, 1995. The film received generally positive reviews from critics alike, with critics praising the animation, plot, storyline, characters, directorial by Will B. Johnson & Don Bluth, Steve J. Sullivan's vocal performance as Shrek, humor, and musical score by Alan Menken. Shrek!: The Steig-Tacular Movie! was nominated at the Kids' Choice Awards for Best Hero From an Animated Movie. It was a box office success, grossing over $838.1 million, making it the highest-grossing animated film of 1995. Three sequels have been released ''Shrek! 2: It's Wonderland Shrek! (2006), Shrek 3: Revenge of the Prince Charming (2011), Shrek 4: Deep of the Rumpelstiltskin (2016) along two spin-off film Puss in Boots (2015) and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish'' (2020).

Plot
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Voice cast

 * Steve J. Sullivan as Shrek
 * Audrey Kennington as The Ugly Princess
 * Mike P. Boltz as Donkey
 * Charles Marvin Green Jr. as Shrek's Dad
 * Dorothy Marvin Green as Shrek's Mom
 * Robert Stainton as the peasant
 * Nick Cannon as the guard
 * Estelle Harris as the witch
 * Chris Wedge as the narrator

Development
Development on Shrek!: The Steig-Tacular Movie! started in 1991. Don Bluth & Gary Goldman had acquired the book around with Fox Family Films & Blue Sky/VI-FX as well back in May 19, 1991.

Behind the scenes during production, Don Bluth & Gary Goldman had been working with Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox. William Steig wrote the story and started planning the storyboard on April 16, 1992. Will B. Johnson & Don Bluth served as the directors and Tina Sharp served as producer. Storyboarding wrapped up during on June 12, 1993.

Voice casting
During test recordings, Chevy Chase was originally set to be casted as Shrek. However, Steve J. Sullivan got the role as the character, with test audiences saying Sullivan's performance as Shrek was "funnier", "smarter" and "very fun". Sullivan said in a 1993 interview that he had "expressed interest during the test recordings alongside Chevy", and when he got the role, he said that he "never thought of getting the role. I always thought Chevy would get the role instead of me. But, here we are!"

Animation
The film was animated entirely in Wang Film Productions and Blue Sky/VI-FX.

Music
The music was composed by Alan Menken, with original music by Celine Dion, Oingo Boingo and David Hasselhoff

Soundtrack
The film's music was composed by Alan Menken, with original songs by David Hasselhoff, Celine Dion and Oingo Boingo. The score album was released on June 15, 1995 through Geffen Records, while the soundtrack album with songs by Finger Eleven was released on June 22, 1995 through Asylum Records.

Release
The film premiered on the United States on June 25, 1995 by 20th Century Fox. The film was rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) for some rude humor and mild language.

Marketing
The first trailer for the film was released on December 17, 1994 and the second trailer for the film was released on April 14, 1995 along with 16 TV spots.

Box office
Shrek!: The Steig-Tacular Movie! grossed $583 million in the United States, and $686 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $838 million, making the second Blue Sky Studios film to become a box-office success.

Critical response
Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports the film a 92% approval rating based on the 129 reviews, and its average rating is 7.85/10. The critical consensus reads, "Kindless, very funny and it's so ogre-blast! Shrek!: The Steig-Tacular Movie! scares to the biggest prime example for ypur own family and some kids entertainment, and the voice roles is so very funny and so-so hilarious." Metacritic assigns the film a score of 85 out of 100, based on 41 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Audiences polled by CinemaScore assigned the film an average grade of "A" on its A+ to F scale.

Home media
Shrek!: The Steig-Tacular Movie was released on VHS on October 12, 1995 by Fox Video, on DVD on June 25, 2000 on 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, and on Blu-Ray on June 29, 2007.

Video game
Main article: Shrek!: The Steig-Tacular Video Game!

A tie-in video game was developed by THQ Inc. and published by Fox Interactive for Microsoft Windows, Microsoft PlayStation 1 and Sega Genesis. The voice cast of the film reprises their roles for the video game. The game holds an aggregate ranking of 93% on GameRankings and 96/100 on Metacritic.

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