Shrek 2 is a movie directed by Andrew Adamson and Kelly Asbury in 2004 and based on the characters from the book Shrek! by William Steig, first published in 1990. The movie features Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Julie Andrews, Antonio Banderas, John Cleese, and others.
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Storyline
Newlyweds Shrek and Fiona return from their honeymoon to find they have been invited by Fiona’s parents to a royal ball to celebrate their marriage. At dinner, Shrek and Harold get into a heated argument over how Shrek and Fiona will raise their family, and Fiona, disgusted at Shrek and Harold’s behavior, locks herself away in her room that evening.
Movie vs Book
Year
2004
Minutes
93
Movie Rate
7.20
Source: IMDb
Movie
Shrek 2
Director: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury
Country: USA
Year: 2004
Length: 1h33m
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Year
1990
Pages
32
Book Rate
7.58
S: Goodreads
Book
Shrek!
Author: William Steig
Country: USA
First published in: 1990
Length: 32 pages
Genre: Fiction
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User polls & recommendations
“When you adapt a 500-page book, you have to know that it won't fit into two hours. There are things that have to be left out and others that have to be told in a different way.”
MANEL LOUEIRO (Writer)
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