20 Years of SHREK: Not Just A Meme? - Movie Podcast

Filmhaus Podcast

Rooster Teeth

Comedy, Tv & Film

4.8 • 769 Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2020

⏱️ 58 minutes

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This April marks 20 years since the lovable anti-hero Shrek first hurled mud at the silver screen. An Ogre with as many layers as a stinky old onion, he captured the hearts of movie-goers, spawning three sequels and an endless wealth of memes. The soundtrack solidified the enduring relevance of Smash Mouth, and the box office take and critical recognition established DreamWorks Animation as a substantial competitor to Pixar. There’s even a musical. Today we re-examine this children’s classic two decades later, and look to the future of the franchise. Plus, Ryan's Recommendation! Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/elysewillems https://twitter.com/adamkovic https://twitter.com/ryansgameshow https://twitter.com/jack_p https://twitter.com/CaitiWard_ Tshirts n stuff: https://store.roosterteeth.com/collections/funhaus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This April marks 20 years since the lovable anti-hero Shrek first hurled swamp mud at the silver screen.
0:06.9	An ogre with as many layers as a stinky onion, he captured the hearts of moviegoers, spawning three sequels, and an endless wealth of memes.
0:15.5	The soundtrack solidified the enduring relevance of Smashmouth and the box office take and critical recognition established DreamWorks
0:22.3	animation as a substantial competitor
0:24.4	to Pixar. There's even a musical
0:26.8	which we'll learn about today
0:28.4	while we are re-examining this
0:30.5	children's classic two decades later
0:32.1	and looking to the future of the franchise.
0:34.7	Welcome to Film House or should I say
0:36.2	Shrek House.
0:43.8	Music of the franchise. Welcome to Film House, or should I say, Shrek House. Hey, everybody. Welcome to Film House. I'm your host for this week, Elise, and I am joined by
0:48.2	Adam, who's one of the resident panelists on Film House and hosts. And we're doing something a little different,
0:55.4	a little special this week.
0:56.6	We are celebrating the 20th anniversary of Shrek,
1:00.9	which is happening this April,
1:02.7	April 2020 will be the,
1:04.2	but we're just getting ahead of it.
1:05.3	And I'll tell you why.
1:07.2	Because I was...
1:07.9	Didn't April 2020 already happen?
1:09.6	2021, pardon me.
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