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* MeaningfulReleaseDate: Fathom Events and Creator/{{Universal}} brought the back film into theatres for its 20th anniversary on April 23, 25, and 28, 2021, the former being a day after it premiered in Cannes in 2001. Universal brought the movie out in 4K on May 11, one week before the 20th anniversary of its theatrical release.

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* MeaningfulReleaseDate: Fathom Events and Creator/{{Universal}} brought the film back film into theatres for its 20th anniversary on April 23, 25, and 28, 2021, the former being a day after it premiered in Cannes in 2001. Universal brought the movie out in 4K on May 11, one week before the 20th anniversary of its theatrical release.

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* CrossDressingVoices: Gingy is puppeteered and voiced by a woman in each production of ''Shrek the Musical''. Averted in foreign dubs of the film.
** Also, Dragon's noises are provided by Creator/FrankWelker.

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Gingy is puppeteered and voiced by a woman in each production of ''Shrek the Musical''. Averted in foreign dubs of the film.
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** Also, Dragon's noises are provided by Creator/FrankWelker.
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* MeaningfulReleaseDate: Fathom Events and Creator/{{Universal}} brought back the film into theatres for its 20th anniversary on April 23, 25 and 28, 2021, the former being a day after it premiered in Cannes in 2001. Universal bought the movie out on 4K on May 11, exactly a week 20 years before the film officially came out in wide theatres.

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* MeaningfulReleaseDate: Fathom Events and Creator/{{Universal}} brought the back the film into theatres for its 20th anniversary on April 23, 25 25, and 28, 2021, the former being a day after it premiered in Cannes in 2001. Universal bought brought the movie out on in 4K on May 11, exactly a one week 20 years before the film officially came out in wide theatres.20th anniversary of its theatrical release.
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* PermanentPlaceholder: According to WordOfGod, the use of the Music/SmashMouth song "All Star" at the beginning of the first movie was only intended as test footage track to get the timing of the opening down - they planned to use an original composition for the final product. However, "All Star" worked so well that they not only kept it in, but even hired Smash Mouth to record a new song for the ending (a cover of Creator/TheMonkees' "I'm A Believer").

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* PermanentPlaceholder: According to WordOfGod, the use of the Music/SmashMouth song "All Star" at the beginning of the first movie was only intended as test footage track to get the timing of the opening down - they planned to use an original composition for the final product. However, "All Star" worked so well that they not only kept it in, but even hired Smash Mouth to record a new song for the ending (a cover of Creator/TheMonkees' Music/TheMonkees' "I'm A Believer").

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* ApprovalOfGod: Despite its many liberties from the original book, its writer William Steig loved the movie.

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* ApprovalOfGod: Despite its many liberties from the William Steig's original book, its writer William Steig he loved the movie.movie. Reportedly, his reaction was something along the lines of, "It's vulgar, it's disgusting — and I love it!"



** The Japanese dub of all the films raises this angle UpToEleven, as it will be easier to say ''which'' voice actors aren't this.[[note]]Masatoshi Hamada as Shrek, Creator/KoichiYamadera as Donkey, Norika Fujiwara as Princess Fiona, Masato Ibu as Lord Farquaad, Creator/NobuoTobita as Pinocchio, Creator/KenjiUtsumi as the Big Bad Wolf, Creator/HiroYuki as Gingy, Creator/UnshoIshizuka as Prince Charming, Creator/TakeshiAono as King Harold, Toshiko Sawada as Queen Lillian, Creator/WataruTakagi as the Three Blind Mice, Creator/TesshoGenda as Mabel and Brogan, plus many other voice actors who voice minor roles.[[/note]]

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** The series' Japanese dub is practically a who's who of all the films raises this angle UpToEleven, as it will be easier to say ''which'' Japanese voice actors aren't this.[[note]]Masatoshi acting: Masatoshi Hamada as Shrek, Creator/KoichiYamadera as Donkey, Norika Fujiwara as Princess Fiona, Masato Ibu as Lord Farquaad, Creator/NobuoTobita as Pinocchio, Creator/KenjiUtsumi as the Big Bad Wolf, Creator/HiroYuki as Gingy, Creator/UnshoIshizuka as Prince Charming, Creator/TakeshiAono as King Harold, Toshiko Sawada as Queen Lillian, Creator/WataruTakagi as the Three Blind Mice, Creator/TesshoGenda as Mabel and Brogan, plus many other voice actors who voice minor roles.[[/note]]



* CreatorKiller: Not to [=DreamWorks=] itself, but one of the franchise's sources of fuel was all the snark, bitterness and derision directed towards Creator/{{Disney}} boss and Katzenberg's former superior Michael Eisner, including having Farquaad be a caricature of him; this movie was one of the multiple punches that eventually knocked Eisner out of the Mouse House in 2005 (nearly losing Creator/{{Pixar}} was the final punch to send him to the floor).

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* CreatorKiller: Not to [=DreamWorks=] itself, but one of the franchise's sources of fuel was all the snark, bitterness and derision snark directed towards Creator/{{Disney}} boss and Jeffrey Katzenberg's former superior Michael Eisner, including having Farquaad be a caricature of him; this movie was one of the multiple punches that eventually knocked Eisner out of the Mouse House in 2005 (nearly losing Creator/{{Pixar}} was the final punch to send him to the floor).



* FollowTheLeader: Several other {{fractured fairytale}}-based films, such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Hoodwinked}}'', ''WesternAnimation/ChickenLittle'' and ''WesternAnimation/HappilyNEverAfter'', were made following the success of ''Shrek''.

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Several other {{fractured fairytale}}-based films, such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Hoodwinked}}'', ''WesternAnimation/ChickenLittle'' and ''WesternAnimation/HappilyNEverAfter'', were made following the success of ''Shrek''.



* GenreKiller: This film basically ended two genre’s that were popularized by Creator/{{Disney}} in [[UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation the 1990s:]]

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* GenreKiller: This film basically ended two genre’s genres that were popularized by Creator/{{Disney}} in [[UsefulNotes/TheRenaissanceAgeOfAnimation the 1990s:]]



* NonSingingVoice: Any time Fiona sings it's another actress and not Creator/CameronDiaz. For the gag where she sings with a bird a professional singer was hired who could [[HollywoodToneDeaf deliberately sing off-key]].
* TheOtherMarty: Creator/ChrisFarley was originally cast as Shrek, and even recorded some dialogue. When Farley died, another ''SNL'' cast member got his part (Mike Myers). Initial reports were that the script was radically reworked after Farley's death and Myers was basically voicing a different character. However, this was proven false when [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zYT5hQR4Q4 a recording of Farley as Shrek]] was unearthed with dialogue largely similar to a scene in the finished film.
** Myers himself was initially hesitant about accepting the role because he was friends with Farley and didn't want to disrespect his memory. He changed his mind after thinking it over.
* PermanentPlaceholder: According to WordOfGod, the use of the Music/SmashMouth song "All Star" at the beginning of the first movie was only intended as test footage track to get the timing of the opening down - they planned to use an original composition for the final product. However, "All Star" worked so well that they kept it in.

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* NonSingingVoice: Any time Fiona sings it's another actress and not Creator/CameronDiaz. For the gag where she sings with a bird bird, a professional singer was hired who could [[HollywoodToneDeaf deliberately sing off-key]].
* TheOtherMarty: Creator/ChrisFarley was originally cast as Shrek, and even recorded some dialogue. When Farley died, another fellow ''SNL'' cast member Mike Myers got his part (Mike Myers).part. Initial reports were that the script was radically reworked after Farley's death and Myers was basically voicing a different character. However, this was proven false when Unearthed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zYT5hQR4Q4 a recording of Farley as animatics featuring Farley's Shrek]] was unearthed with dialogue largely show some differences, but not as many as originally thought; the scene is very similar to a scene one in the finished film.
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final film. Myers himself was initially hesitant about accepting the role role, because he was friends with Farley Farley, and didn't want to disrespect his memory. He changed his mind after thinking it over.
* PermanentPlaceholder: According to WordOfGod, the use of the Music/SmashMouth song "All Star" at the beginning of the first movie was only intended as test footage track to get the timing of the opening down - they planned to use an original composition for the final product. However, "All Star" worked so well that they not only kept it in.in, but even hired Smash Mouth to record a new song for the ending (a cover of Creator/TheMonkees' "I'm A Believer").



* TalkingToHimself: The Blind Mice that Shrek fails to catch and even bites his ear is voiced by Creator/MikeMyers doing a Music/JohnLennon impression.

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* TalkingToHimself: The One of the Three Blind Mice that Shrek Mice, who bites Shrek's ear after he fails to catch and even bites his ear him, is voiced by Creator/MikeMyers doing a Music/JohnLennon impression.



** The film was originally going to be produced by Creator/StevenSpielberg, be hand-drawn (and later on, motion-captured), and star Creator/BillMurray as Shrek and Creator/SteveMartin as Donkey. Spielberg did however still serve as the executive producer for the film, albeit going uncredited.
** The original script had Princess Fiona born an ogre to the late King and Queen of Duloc. They had her locked in the tower under the lie that she was "of such rare beauty" she was kidnapped. They died, and the kingdom was left under the rule of an ambitious regent (implied to be Farquaad). When she 'became of age' to ascend the throne she escaped the tower and encounters a witch named Bib Fortuna (a reference to the ''Star Wars'' character of the same name) - who has narrated the entire sequence through her tarot cards. She gave Fiona a potion which would make her beautiful; but Fortuna warns her the potion has a side effect - she will change between her human and ogress form until she finds her true love. Later she was whisked away by her dragon guardian and returned to the tower. This storyline was not adapted to keep the story simple, but is mentioned through the "witch" Fiona tells Donkey about.

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** The film was originally going to be produced by Creator/StevenSpielberg, be hand-drawn (and later on, motion-captured), and star Creator/BillMurray as Shrek and Creator/SteveMartin as Donkey. Spielberg did however still serve as the executive producer for the film, albeit going but went uncredited.
** The original script had Princess Fiona born an ogre to the late King and Queen of Duloc. They had her locked in the tower under the lie that she was "of such rare beauty" she was kidnapped. They died, and the kingdom was left under the rule of an ambitious regent (implied to be Farquaad). When she 'became "became of age' age" to ascend to the throne throne, she escaped the tower and encounters encountered a witch named Bib Fortuna (a reference to the ''Star Wars'' character of the same name) - who has narrated the entire sequence through her tarot cards. She gave Fiona a potion which would make her beautiful; beautiful, but Fortuna warns warned her of the potion has a potion's side effect - she will would change between her human and ogress form until she finds found her true love. Later she was whisked away by her dragon guardian and returned to the tower. This storyline was not adapted to keep the story simple, but is mentioned through the "witch" Fiona tells Donkey about.about.
** Chris Farley was cast as Shrek and even recorded dialogue, but his untimely death meant that he had to be recast. Early storyboards of Farley as Shrek show that he was originally a WellDoneSonGuy with overprotective parents; he'd recently moved out of his parents' house, and his motivation for rescuing Fiona was that Farquaad would give him his own swamp, allowing him to finally become independent and make his parents proud. In the final film, no mention is made of Shrek's parents, and his motivation is simply to take back his own land. Apparently, this was partially spurred by Mike Myers himself, who wanted to distance his role from Farley's Shrek.


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** Creator/NicolasCage was approached to voice Shrek, but he turned the role down, as he felt being cast as a scary ogre would [[MeanCharacterNiceActor make a bad impression on children]].
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* ColbertBump: The film gave a huge amount of renewed attention to Music/LeonardCohen's "Hallelujah" as a result of featuring Music/JohnCale's cover (and Music/RufusWainwright's on the soundtrack album), resulting in the track accelerating in popularity and becoming Cohen's SignatureSong in the public eye.
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** This will likely be the case for Fiona in the upcoming fifth film due to Cameron Diaz having retired from acting. (Assuming that Fiona would be in it at all.)
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* AFIS10Top10: #8, Animation
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece:
** The movie stars Creator/MikeMyers, Creator/EddieMurphy, and Creator/CameronDiaz at the height of their careers, which cooled off considerably since the movie came out, with Diaz outright retiring from acting.
** The movie's soundtrack features Music/SmashMouth and The Baha Men.
** Fiona engages in a kung-fu fight against Robin Hood and the Merry Men, complete with BulletTime parody. ''Film/TheMatrix'' was current enough that this was a fresh parody.
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*** Myers himself was initially hesitant about accepting the role because he was friends with Farley and didn't want to disrespect his memory. He changed his mind after thinking it over.

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*** ** Myers himself was initially hesitant about accepting the role because he was friends with Farley and didn't want to disrespect his memory. He changed his mind after thinking it over.
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** This will likely be the case for Fiona in the upcoming fifth film due to Cameron Diaz having retired from acting. (Assuming that Fiona would be in it at all.)

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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The movie's soundtrack features Music/SmashMouth and The Baha Men, and it stars Creator/MikeMyers and Creator/EddieMurphy, two men whose careers have cooled off considerably since the movie came out.

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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: UnintentionalPeriodPiece:
** The movie stars Creator/MikeMyers, Creator/EddieMurphy, and Creator/CameronDiaz at the height of their careers, which cooled off considerably since the movie came out, with Diaz outright retiring from acting.
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The movie's soundtrack features Music/SmashMouth and The Baha Men.
** Fiona engages in a kung-fu fight against Robin Hood and the Merry
Men, and it stars Creator/MikeMyers and Creator/EddieMurphy, two men whose careers have cooled off considerably since the movie came out. complete with BulletTime parody. ''Film/TheMatrix'' was current enough that this was a fresh parody.
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** After Shrek won the tournament in the first film, there was to be a scene where Farquaad explains the quest to Shrek and they're standing side-by-side to show their size comparison ([[AdaptationInducedPlotHole explaining Shrek and Donkey's size jokes to Fiona later in the film]]). Several ideas for that scene include them walking by a garden or having dinner. One was storyboard in which Farquaad shows Shrek and Donkey his desire to turn Duloc into a more modern city with convenient stores and mini-malls, and it shows Farquaad holding the deed to the swamp.

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** After Shrek won the tournament in the first film, there was to be a scene where Farquaad explains the quest to Shrek and they're standing side-by-side to show their size comparison ([[AdaptationInducedPlotHole explaining Shrek and Donkey's size jokes to Fiona later in the film]]). Several ideas for that scene include them walking by a garden or having dinner. One was storyboard in which Farquaad shows Shrek and Donkey his desire to turn Duloc into a more modern city with convenient stores and mini-malls, and it shows Farquaad holding the deed to the swamp.swamp to entice Shrek to accept.
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** Shrek originally looked [[http://screencrush.com/files/2012/08/shrek-early-concept-art.jpg quite goofy]] (it's the picture on the right).

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** Shrek originally looked [[http://screencrush.[[https://screencrush.com/files/2012/08/shrek-early-concept-art.jpg quite goofy]] (it's the picture on the right).right), likely while Chris Farley was still involved.

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* DescendedCreator: Director Andrew Adamson also appears as Duloc's local mascot.

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** Besides producing the film, Aron Warner voices the Big Bad Wolf.
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* DescendedCreator: Director Andrew Adamson also appears as Duloc's local mascot.
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* FollowTheLeader: Several other {{fractured fairytale}}- based films, such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Hoodwinked}}'', ''WesternAnimation/ChickenLittle'' and ''WesternAnimation/HappilyNeverAfter'' were made following the success of ''Shrek''.

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* FollowTheLeader: Several other {{fractured fairytale}}- based fairytale}}-based films, such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Hoodwinked}}'', ''WesternAnimation/ChickenLittle'' and ''WesternAnimation/HappilyNeverAfter'' ''WesternAnimation/HappilyNEverAfter'', were made following the success of ''Shrek''.
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* FollowTheLeader: Several other {{fractured fairytale}}- based films, such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Hoodwinked}}'', ''WesternAnimation/ChickenLittle'' and ''WesternAnimation/HappilyNeverAfter''.

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* FollowTheLeader: Several other {{fractured fairytale}}- based films, such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Hoodwinked}}'', ''WesternAnimation/ChickenLittle'' and ''WesternAnimation/HappilyNeverAfter''.''WesternAnimation/HappilyNeverAfter'' were made following the success of ''Shrek''.
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* DuellingMovies: With ''Monsters,Inc.'' Also a monster themed CGI buddy comedy.

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* ApprovalOfGod: Despite its many liberties from the original book, its writer William Steig loved the movie.
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* MeaningfulReleaseDate: Fathom Events and Creator/{{Universal}} brought back the film into theatres for its 20th anniversary on April 23, 25 and 28, 2021, the former being a day after it premiered in Cannes in 2001. Universal will also bring the movie out on 4K on May 11, exactly a week 20 years before the film officially came out in wide theatres.

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* MeaningfulReleaseDate: Fathom Events and Creator/{{Universal}} brought back the film into theatres for its 20th anniversary on April 23, 25 and 28, 2021, the former being a day after it premiered in Cannes in 2001. Universal will also bring bought the movie out on 4K on May 11, exactly a week 20 years before the film officially came out in wide theatres.
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* MeaningfulReleaseDate: Fathom Events and Creator/{{Universal}} will bring back the film into theatres for its 20th anniversary on April 23, 25 and 28, 2021, the former being a day after it premiered in Cannes in 2001. Universal will also bring the movie out on 4K on May 11, exactly a week 20 years before the film officially came out in wide theatres.

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* MeaningfulReleaseDate: Fathom Events and Creator/{{Universal}} will bring brought back the film into theatres for its 20th anniversary on April 23, 25 and 28, 2021, the former being a day after it premiered in Cannes in 2001. Universal will also bring the movie out on 4K on May 11, exactly a week 20 years before the film officially came out in wide theatres.
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** Creator/AlanRickman was originally offered to portray Farquaad, but he turned it down to commit to his role as Severus Snape in the ''Film/HarryPotter'' film series instead.

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** Creator/AlanRickman was originally offered to portray the role of Farquaad, but he turned it down to commit to his role as portray Severus Snape in the ''Film/HarryPotter'' film series instead.
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** Creator/AlanRickman was originally offered to portray Farquaad, but he turned it down to commit to his role as Severus Snape in the ''Film/HarryPotter'' film series instead.
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** The Japanese dub of all the films raises this angle UpToEleven, as it will be easier to say ''which'' voice actors aren't this.[[note]]Creator/KoichiYamadera as Donkey, Creator/NobuoTobita as Pinocchio, Creator/KenjiUtsumi as the Big Bad Wolf, Creator/HiroYuki as Gingy, Creator/UnshoIshizuka as Prince Charming, Creator/TakeshiAono as King Harold, Toshiko Sawada as Queen Lillian, Creator/WataruTakagi as the Three Blind Mice, Creator/TesshoGenda as Mabel and Brogan, plus many other voice actors who voice minor roles.[[/note]]

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** The Japanese dub of all the films raises this angle UpToEleven, as it will be easier to say ''which'' voice actors aren't this.[[note]]Creator/KoichiYamadera [[note]]Masatoshi Hamada as Shrek, Creator/KoichiYamadera as Donkey, Norika Fujiwara as Princess Fiona, Masato Ibu as Lord Farquaad, Creator/NobuoTobita as Pinocchio, Creator/KenjiUtsumi as the Big Bad Wolf, Creator/HiroYuki as Gingy, Creator/UnshoIshizuka as Prince Charming, Creator/TakeshiAono as King Harold, Toshiko Sawada as Queen Lillian, Creator/WataruTakagi as the Three Blind Mice, Creator/TesshoGenda as Mabel and Brogan, plus many other voice actors who voice minor roles.[[/note]]
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* MeaningfulReleaseDate: Fathom Events and Creator/{{Universal}} will bring back the film into theatres for its 20th anniversary on April 23, 25 and 28 2021, the former being a day after it premiered in Cannes in 2001. Universal will also bring the movie out on 4K on May 11, exactly a week 20 years before the film officially came out in wide theatres.

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* MeaningfulReleaseDate: Fathom Events and Creator/{{Universal}} will bring back the film into theatres for its 20th anniversary on April 23, 25 and 28 28, 2021, the former being a day after it premiered in Cannes in 2001. Universal will also bring the movie out on 4K on May 11, exactly a week 20 years before the film officially came out in wide theatres.
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* MeaningfulReleaseDate: Fathom Events and Creator/{{Universal}} will bring back back the film into theatres for its 20th anniversary on April 23, 25 and 28 2021, the former being a day after it premiered in Cannes in 2001. Universal will also bring the movie out on 4K on May 11, exactly a week 20 years before the film officially came out in wide theatres.

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* MeaningfulReleaseDate: Fathom Events and Creator/{{Universal}} will bring back back the film into theatres for its 20th anniversary on April 23, 25 and 28 2021, the former being a day after it premiered in Cannes in 2001. Universal will also bring the movie out on 4K on May 11, exactly a week 20 years before the film officially came out in wide theatres.
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* MeaningfulReleaseDate: Fathom Events and Creator/{{Universal}} will bring back back the film into theatres for its 20th anniversary on April 23, 25 and 28 2021, the former being a day after it premiered in Cannes in 2001. Universal will also bring on 4K on May 11, exactly a week 20 years before the film officially came out in wide theatres.

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* MeaningfulReleaseDate: Fathom Events and Creator/{{Universal}} will bring back back the film into theatres for its 20th anniversary on April 23, 25 and 28 2021, the former being a day after it premiered in Cannes in 2001. Universal will also bring the movie out on 4K on May 11, exactly a week 20 years before the film officially came out in wide theatres.

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