Donkey (film)

Donkey is a 2004 American computer-animated comedy film directed by Mike Mitchell. It is co-directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson and produced by John H. Williams based on a screenplay by Roger S. H. Schulman and a story by Ted Elliott. It stars Eddie Murphy as the title character, with Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Conrad Vernon, Antonio Banderas, and more.

The film was produced by DreamWorks Pictures and DreamWorks Animation, with Pacific Data Images and DWA Glendale providing animation services, and was released on June 18, 2004 by Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures. It received positive reviews from critics, praising its voice cast (particularly Murphy and Myers), animation, visual effects, plot, humor, musical score by Henry Jackman, and editorial. It was a box office success, grossing $978 million worldwide on an $85 million budget.

Plot
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Cast

 * Eddie Murphy as Donkey, an anthropomorphic grey-furred donkey.
 * Mike Myers as Shrek, a large, green-skinned, physically intimidating ogre with a Scottish accent.
 * Cameron Diaz as Princess Fiona, the princess of Far Far Away.
 * Conrad Vernon as The Gingerbread Man, a live talking gingerbread man and one of Shrek's friends.
 * Antonio Banderas as Puss in Boots, an anthropomorphic orange cat and Shrek and Donkey's partner.
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Production
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Animation and visual effects
The animation was provided by Pacific Data Images and DWA Glendale.

Soundtrack
The soundtrack for Donkey was composed by Henry Jackman, instead of Harry Gregson-Williams, who composed the Shrek films. The soundtrack reached the 6th position on the US Billboard 2000 and 2nd on the US Soundtracks (Billboard).

Release
Donkey was released on June 18, 2004, taking the original release date of Shrek 2, and played in 3,984 theatres over its first weekend in the United States.

Home media
Donkey was released onto VHS and DVD on December 21, 2004 and on Game Boy Advance Video on December 30, 2005.

Box office
Donkey grossed $478.4 million in the United States and $499.6 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $978 million. It became the highest-grossing film of 2004, dethroning Shrek 2, and became the highest-grossing film of the Shrek franchise.

Critical response
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Trivia
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