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Scared Shrekless
DVD cover
DVD cover
GenreComedy
Adventure
Mystery
Based onShrek!
by William Steig
Screenplay byGary Trousdale
Sean Bishop
Story byClairee Morrissey ("Bride of Gingy")
Robert Porter ("Boots Motel")
Sean Bishop ("Shreksorcist")
Directed byGary Trousdale
Raman Hui
StarringMike Myers
Cameron Diaz
Antonio Banderas
Kristen Schaal
Dean Edwards
Cody Cameron
Christopher Knights
Conrad Vernon
Aron Warner
Theme music composerHalli Cauthery
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerGary Trousdale
ProducersKaren Foster
Chad Hammes
Running time26 minutes
Production companiesDreamWorks Animation
Pacific Data Images (uncredited)
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseOctober 28, 2010 (2010-10-28)

Scared Shrekless is a 26-minute computer-animated Halloween horror comedy television special, set shortly after the events of Shrek Forever After, that premiered on the American television network NBC on October 28, 2010.[1] Scared Shrekless was based on the children's book Shrek!, by the writer William Steig, which was published on October 17, 1990.

The special marks the first time outside of the video games that Donkey is now voiced by Dean Edwards since Eddie Murphy declined to return. Rupert Everett and Chris Miller were both replaced by Sean Bishop as Prince Charming and Mister Geppetto respectively while Miles Christopher Bakshi and Nina Zoe Bakshi reprise their roles as Fergus, Farkle, and Felicia[broken anchor] from Shrek Forever After. This is also the first time Duloc has been seen since the original Shrek. It was produced with the working title of Shrek or Treat.[2]

The film is told in anthology film format, using a frame story to introduce three horror tales.

Plot

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After Fiona and their three children[broken anchor] scare away some teenage trick or treaters, Shrek, Donkey, Puss, the Three Little Pigs, the Big Bad Wolf, Gingy, and Pinocchio (after unsuccessfully trying to scare Shrek and his family) decide to tell scary stories. Shrek claims that whoever can tell the scariest story without getting eliminated will be crowned King of Halloween. They go to the run down kingdom of Duloc where Lord Farquaad once reigned and get settled inside his abandoned castle. Each take turns telling their story.

Scary stories

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The Bride of Gingy

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Gingy goes to see the Muffin Man and tells him that his girlfriend dumped him because he only thought of himself. So, he and the Muffin Man make a new girlfriend named Sugar. When they make her, Gingy decides to use a lot of sugar, thinking that she will love him forever, despite the Muffin Man's warnings against doing so. When she is baked, Gingy is initially happy with her, but ends up disturbed by her obsession with him. After running away and pushing her in a big container of batter, he finally becomes free of her, unaware that the batter Sugar was dropped in ended up creating thousands of zombie clones of herself, surrounding Gingy and eating him. This story causes the elimination of the Three Little Pigs, who get scared and run away and Big Bad Wolf, wearing a witch hat, heads after them on the grounds that they're his ride home. Shrek comments on the falsehood of Gingy's story, saying that he cannot be there if he was eaten, and Gingy runs off as well to hide his embarrassment, resulting in his elimination as well.

Boots Motel

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Next, Donkey and Puss tell a story about their taking shelter from a thunderstorm at the Boots Motel (a parody of the Bates Motel from Psycho). Their story starts off well, but when Donkey tells it, it always end up with Puss getting killed (which irritates Puss to no end), so Puss decides to change it: Donkey and Puss go to the Motel, but Donkey calls Puss his sidekick.

When Puss tries to deny it, Donkey says he took a tongue bath, and gets killed by the innkeeper, but Puss retells it, saying he would fight the innkeeper but the keeper gets knocked over by Donkey, who rescues Puss. It turns out that the keeper was Prince Charming and he zaps Puss with his wand to dust, but Puss says he used his sword and leaped to safety, but Donkey says he was standing on an 'X' spot, which Charming pulls a lever to trap Puss, but Puss says he would never let that happen to him, so he says that he woke up, revealing to be all a dream. Donkey comes in and tells Puss that he is actually on the ceiling. The lights go out and when they come back on, Donkey is in the shower and about to be eaten by a giant waffle. Donkey tries to run, but gets covered in butter, wear a pink tutu, a sombrero and a coconut bra. Finally, Donkey gets Pinocchio to spray Puss with water, making him run away, signaling his elimination. Shrek suspects that this was cheating.

The Shreksorcist

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At last, Shrek tells the final story about his experience babysitting a crazed and possessed Pinocchio.

After repeatedly beating up Shrek, Pinocchio leaps from the window, despite Shrek's attempts to catch him. When Pinocchio lands on the streets, a talking cricket (Jiminy Cricket) pops out of Pinocchio's head, claiming to be his conscience and the voice in his head that made him go crazy, in which Pinocchio squashes him with his foot in retaliation. Pinocchio denies that the story is true, but when Shrek shows him a normal cricket, he screams and flees in terror, being eliminated as well. Now alone, Shrek and Donkey once again discuss the rumours about Farquaad's ghost, with Shrek recalling that Donkey was involved in Farquaad's defeat. Suddenly, they hear the wind moving about, and a walking suit of armour calling Donkey's name. It appears to be Farquaad's ghost, who has come to exact revenge. Scared out of his wits, Donkey admits defeat and runs away, resulting in his being the final one to be eliminated.

Fiona reveals it was her and the babies who planned the ghost act and then they, along with Shrek, celebrate by egging the Seven Dwarfs, who declares them the winners of the scary story contest and the "Kings of Halloween".

Cast

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Home media

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Scared Shrekless got its DVD release on September 13, 2011, along with Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space.[3] Both releases were accompanied with a new short animated film, titled Thriller Night (after the song by Michael Jackson).[4] and a double DVD release on September 27, 2011,[5] It was released on August 28, 2012, on the Shrek's Thrilling Tales DVD,[6] and the DreamWorks Spooky Stories Blu-ray.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hibberd, James (September 6, 2010). "NBC orders 'Shrek,' 'Kung Fu Panda' specials". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 19, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
  2. ^ "Scared Shrekless". bcdb.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  3. ^ "Scared Shrekless and Monsters vs Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space Halloween Party Double Pack". Starpulse.com. August 22, 2011. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
  4. ^ "Scared Shrekless (2010)". Amazon. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
  5. ^ "Scared Shrekless & Monsters Vs Pumpkins Halloween". Amazon. Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
  6. ^ "Shrek's Thrilling Tales (Widescreen)". Wallmart. Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  7. ^ "Dreamwork's Spooky Stories: Shreks Thrilling Tales / Scared Shrekless / Mutant Pumpkins From Outer Space (Blu-ray) (Widescreen)". Wallmart. Archived from the original on August 30, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
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