Behind-the-scenes look at the making of the DreamWorks Pictures animated feature, "Shrek."
Acting
Myers' Scottish pivot saved the character
Visual Effects
Groundbreaking subsurface skin rendering
Production
Complete rebuild after Farley's death
Director
Kellie Allred
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Chris Farley recorded nearly 90% of his dialogue before his 1997 death; his Shrek was a sweet, insecure teen rather than Myers' cranky hermit.
This documentary captures the last gasp of hand-drawn animation's dominance—DreamWorks bet the studio on proving CGI could carry a feature, and permanently shifted the industry.
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