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{{short description|2018 fan remake of the film Shrek}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| image          = ShrekRetoldCover.jpg
| caption        = The film's thumbnail on [[YouTube]], featuring the [[Shrek (character)|titular character]] in various mediums
| director       = Grant Duffrin
| producer       = {{Ubl|Christopher Carlone|Nolan Cooney|Justin Silverman|Bryan Stickley|Lee Terwilliger}}
| music          = {{collapsible list|titlestyle=font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left|title=Peter Vartanian|Kevin Gonring|Oditharge|Ryan Dorin|[[Doug Lussenhop|DJ Douggpound]]|Chris Carlone|Raymond Allen|Damon Scott|Helior Colorado|Esteban Proaño|Marc M|Urethra Heap|[[David Liebe Hart]]|Dumb Fidelity|Hot Dad|Grant Duffrin|T.O.S.O.|Mowtendoo|Morrano|Woongi|dead dungeon killa snake and slice of life|Pigeon|Joseph Le Roy|Res the 2nd|Christopher Carlone|Nick Hubler|Ben Strohbeen}}
| based_on       = {{Plainlist|
* {{based on|''[[Shrek]]''|[[DreamWorks Animation|DreamWorks]]}}
* {{based on|''[[Shrek!]]''|[[William Steig]]}}
}}
| editing        = Grant Duffrin
| studio         = 3GI Industries
| distributor    = 3GI Industries {{small|([[YouTube]] and [[Blu-ray]])}}<br />Autumn Sounds<br />{{small|([[VHS]])}}
| released       = {{Film date|2018|11|29}}
| runtime        = 90 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
}}

'''''Shrek Retold''''' is a [[Fan film|fan-made]] [[reanimated collab]] film based on the 2001 film ''[[Shrek]]'', in turn based on [[Shrek!|the book]] by [[William Steig]]. Released on November 29, 2018, to [[YouTube]], the project was led by [[YouTuber]] Grant Duffrin ("3GI", best known for hosting an annual Shrek festival in [[Milwaukee]] from 2014–present<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last1=Neilan |first1=Dan |title=Shrek is getting the deranged, scene-by-scene remake it deserves |url=https://www.avclub.com/skrek-is-getting-the-deranged-scene-by-scene-remake-it-1830539247 |access-date=December 1, 2018 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=November 19, 2018 |ref=November 19, 2018 |archive-date=December 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202070746/https://news.avclub.com/skrek-is-getting-the-deranged-scene-by-scene-remake-it-1830539247 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":4">{{cite web |last1=Kooser |first1=Amanda |date=November 30, 2018 |title=200 people remade Shrek and now it's totally hallucinogenic |url=https://www.cnet.com/news/200-people-remade-shrek-and-now-its-totally-hallucinogenic/ |access-date=December 1, 2018 |website=[[CNET]] |archive-date=November 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130222902/https://www.cnet.com/news/200-people-remade-shrek-and-now-its-totally-hallucinogenic/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kirby |first=Hannah |date=January 29, 2024 |title=Milwaukee's Shrekfest has come to an end. It was 'the ultimate celebration of love, laughter, and our favorite green ogre.' |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/2024/01/29/milwaukee-shrekfest-held-at-humboldt-park-has-come-to-an-end/72394831007 |access-date=June 25, 2024 |work=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]}}</ref>).

It features the work of over 200 creators, each contributing to a portion of the recreation.

== Plot ==
{{further|Shrek#Plot|label1=''Shrek'' § Plot}}

== Format ==
As a recreation, ''Shrek Retold'' follows the plot of the original film with only some deviations.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How I became one of the animators of "Shrek Retold," a crowdsourced remake of "Shrek"|url=https://qz.com/quartzy/1460786/the-artists-behind-the-internets-most-misunderstood-fandom/|last=LaCerte|first=Marcie|date=2018-11-17|website=Quartz|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118013555/https://qz.com/quartzy/1460786/the-artists-behind-the-internets-most-misunderstood-fandom/|archive-date=November 18, 2018|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref> The main difference between ''Shrek Retold'' and the original is in its reinterpretation; as a collaborative effort with over 200 contributors,<ref>{{Cite web|title=200 'Shrek' fans created a spectacular shot-for-shot remake of the original film|url=https://bgr.com/2018/12/01/shrek-retold-shot-for-shot-remake-2001-original/|last=Heisler|first=Yoni|date=2018-12-01|website=BGR|language=en|access-date=2020-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429051747/https://bgr.com/2018/12/01/shrek-retold-shot-for-shot-remake-2001-original/|archive-date=April 29, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=More Than 200 Artists Remade 'Shrek' Scene-by-Scene and Boy It Looks Weird|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pa5gxk/shrek-remake-200-artists-scene-by-scene-shrek-retold-trailer-vgtrn|last=Mufson|first=Beckett|date=2018-11-19|website=Vice|language=en|access-date=2020-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428114623/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pa5gxk/shrek-remake-200-artists-scene-by-scene-shrek-retold-trailer-vgtrn|archive-date=April 28, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|title=Over 200 artists got together to remake Shrek|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/16/18098653/fan-shrek-remake-retold-3gi-artists|last=Hernandez|first=Patricia|date=2018-11-16|website=The Verge|language=en|access-date=2020-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513020014/https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/16/18098653/fan-shrek-remake-retold-3gi-artists|archive-date=May 13, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> the art style, voice acting, and music change from scene to scene, often being wildly different from the original.<ref name=":3">{{Cite magazine|last=Stokel-Walker|first=Chris|date=2018-11-30|title=How a ragtag bunch of Shrek fans remade the film scene by scene|magazine=Wired UK|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/shrek-retold-crazy-fan-remake|access-date=2020-05-31|issn=1357-0978|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904034303/https://www.wired.co.uk/article/shrek-retold-crazy-fan-remake|archive-date=September 4, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Unlike the original ''Shrek'' which is entirely [[Computer animation|3D animated]], ''Shrek Retold'' features [[Traditional animation|2D]] and 3D animation, [[live action]], [[stop-motion]], and other mediums.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Shrek Retold' is a bizarre fan-made remake of the classic animated film|url=https://mashable.com/video/shrek-retold-trailer-film/|last=Lieu|first=Johnny|date=2018-11-19|website=Mashable|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218053809/https://mashable.com/video/shrek-retold-trailer-film/|archive-date=February 18, 2020|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref> The film's contributors include many internet personalities and actors, such as [[David Liebe Hart]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=The problem with David Liebe Hart: Shrek Retold to be screened in Grass Valley|url=https://www.theunion.com/entertainment/the-problem-with-david-liebe-hart-shrek-retold-to-be-screened-in-grass-valley/|last=Lee|first=Anna|date=2019-02-28|website=www.theunion.com|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301144834/https://www.theunion.com/entertainment/the-problem-with-david-liebe-hart-shrek-retold-to-be-screened-in-grass-valley/|archive-date=March 1, 2019|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref> [[Michael Cusack (animator)|Michael Cusack]],<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title='Shrek Retold' is the fan remake that's going to blow your mind|url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/shrek-retold-youtube-fan-film-trailer/|last=Britton|first=David|date=2018-11-19|website=The Daily Dot|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115020419/https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/shrek-retold-youtube-fan-film-trailer/|archive-date=November 15, 2019|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref> [[Anthony Fantano]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zobaczcie zwiastun remake'u "Shreka" przygotowanego przez ponad 200 artystów|url=https://www.antyradio.pl/Filmy-i-seriale/Filmy/Zobaczcie-zwiastun-remake-Shreka-przygotowanego-przez-ponad-200-artystow-27294|last=Kacperski|first=Kamil|date=2018-11-20|website=AntyRadio.pl|language=pl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424162954/https://www.antyradio.pl/filmy-i-seriale/Filmy/Zobaczcie-zwiastun-remake-Shreka-przygotowanego-przez-ponad-200-artystow-27294|archive-date=April 24, 2023|access-date=2020-05-31|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[SiIvaGunner]].<ref name=":4" group="‡">{{Cite web |last=3GI |date=2018-11-15 |title=Shrek Retold - Official Trailer |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB5ib4ouxes |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121083717/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB5ib4ouxes |archive-date=November 21, 2019 |access-date=2020-05-31 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

== Production and release ==
{{Quote box
| quote = I have no idea if it's possible to like something ironically. It's like, could you enjoy ice cream ironically? Could you eat ice cream as a joke?
| author = Grant Duffrin
| source = interview with ''[[Quartz (publication)|Quartz]]''<ref name="quartz" />
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''Shrek Retold'' was produced as collaborative, but segmented effort; director Grant Duffrin split the film into different scenes of varying length, and each scene was recreated by a contributor.<ref name=":3" /> In an interview with ''[[Quartz (publication)|Quartz]]'', Duffrin stated his love of ''Shrek'' was genuine, contrary to the "ironic" ''Shrek'' [[internet meme]]s of the time.<ref name="quartz">{{Cite web|title=Shrek fandom and its weird, crowdsourced, movie remake|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNgC9aVXN80|last=Quartz|date=2018-11-09|website=[[YouTube]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518223105/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNgC9aVXN80|archive-date=May 18, 2020|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref> Shortly prior to release, a trailer for the film was uploaded to the 3GI channel which received significant news coverage.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" group="‡"/> The film premiered on YouTube to a live audience on November 29, 2018, and has since remained on the site.<ref name=":1" /><ref group="‡">{{Cite web|title=Shrek Retold|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM70TROZQsI|last=3GI|date=2018-11-29|website=[[YouTube]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529202947/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM70TROZQsI|archive-date=May 29, 2020|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref> On November 29, 2019, it was announced that the film would be available for purchase on a [[film poster]], [[VHS]] and as a free digital download.<ref group="‡">{{Cite web|title=Shrek Retold VHS|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ssxjABCZmI|last=3GI|date=2019-11-29|website=[[YouTube]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518222701/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ssxjABCZmI|archive-date=May 18, 2020|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref> A [[Blu-ray]] release was later announced in March 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 28, 2022 |title=NEW SPONSOR PRIZE: Shrek Retold Blu-rays! |url=https://www.patreon.com/posts/64402734 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712182016/https://www.patreon.com/posts/64402734 |archive-date=July 12, 2023 |access-date=July 12, 2023 |website=[[Patreon]]}}</ref>

== Reception ==
''Shrek Retold'' was received well by critics, who mainly praised its impressive scope for a fan project and its bizarre content.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web|title='Shrek Retold' and the Magic of Positive Fandom|url=https://filmschoolrejects.com/shrek-retold-and-the-magic-of-positive-fandom/|last=Fisher|first=Kieran|date=2018-12-03|website=Film School Rejects|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423190129/https://filmschoolrejects.com/shrek-retold-and-the-magic-of-positive-fandom/|archive-date=April 23, 2019|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title='Shrek Retold' is the bizarre fan remake you need to watch|url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/shrek-retold-video-released/|last=Sorto|first=Gabrielle|date=2018-11-30|website=The Daily Dot|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210030612/https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/shrek-retold-video-released/|archive-date=December 10, 2018|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| artist       = [[Various Artists]]
| name         = Shrek Retold (Official Soundtrack)
| type         = Soundtrack
| released     = {{Start date|2018|11|29}}
| label        = Autumn Sounds
}}

The soundtrack was released on streaming services and cassette for the film's first anniversary on November 29, 2019. It features covers of songs featured in the original ''Shrek''{{'}}s soundtrack and additional original songs written specifically for the project.
{{Track listing
| title1 = Peter Vartanian Fauxny & Kevin Gonring – [[All Star (song)|All Star]]
| length1 = 04:18
| title2 = Oditharge (feat. Ray Sipe) – Makin' Waffles
| length2 = 01:40
| title3 = Nolan Cooney – [[Escape (The Piña Colada Song)|Pina Colada]]
| length3 = 03:38
| title4 = Ryan Dorin "Ratboy Genius" – Welcome to Duloc
| length4 = 00:34
| title5 = [[Doug Lussenhop|DJ Douggpound]] – [[Bad Reputation (Joan Jett song)|Donkey Look Out]]
| length5 = 03:03
| title6 = Chris Carlone – [[I'm on My Way (The Proclaimers song)|I'm on My Way]]
| length6 = 00:48
| title7 = Larry Inc 64 – Some Moon
| length7 = 01:30
| title8 = Raymond Allen – Shed
| length8 = 01:50
| title9 = Dumb Fidelity & Roughy – Singing Princess
| length9 = 01:34
| title10 = Damon Scott 'Broken Pixels', Helior Colorado & Esteban Proano – Merry Men
| length10 = 00:44
| title11 = Marc M 'Sick Animation' – Shrek Love
| length11 = 01:32
| title12 = Urethra Heap – [[You Belong to Me (1952 song)|You Belong to Me]]
| length12 = 01:58
| title13 = Grant Duffrin – Eleven Months
| length13 = 00:37
| title14 = [[David Liebe Hart]] & Dumb Fidelity – [[Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen song)|Hallelujah]]
| length14 = 02:18
| title15 = Hot Dad – [[I'm a Believer|Believer]]
| length15 = 04:45
| title16 = Grant Duffrin – Stay Home
| length16 = 05:17
| title17 = TOSO – [[Best Years of Our Lives (song)|Best Years of Our Lives]]
| length17 = 02:59
| title18 = Mowtendoo – [[Like Wow!|Like Wow]]
| length18 = 01:52
| title19 = Morrano – It Is You (I Have Loved)
| length19 = 03:41
| title20 = Grant Duffrin – Trailer Song
| length20 = 02:24
| total_length = 47:02
}}

==Sequels==
Originally, on April 1, 2019, 3GI posted an [[April Fools' Day|April Fools]] video titled ''Shrek 2 Retold'' in which the project director discussed the creation of ''Shrek Retold''.<ref group="‡">{{Cite web|last=Duffrin|first=Grant|date=April 2019|title=Shrek 2 Retold (April Fools)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3gWZw0eNNo&ab_channel=3GI|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131105341/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3gWZw0eNNo&ab_channel=3GI|archive-date=January 31, 2021|access-date=|website=[[YouTube]]|url-status=live}}</ref> During Shrekfest 2019, it was announced that ''Shrek 2 Retold'' was no longer just a joke and is actually happening via an animated announcement trailer.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Crowd Reacts to Shrek 2 Retold Announcement Trailer|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xcrwwXj8UU&ab_channel=Conner%27s2ndChannel|website=[[YouTube]]| date=September 10, 2019 |access-date=January 12, 2021|archive-date=December 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220213232/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xcrwwXj8UU&ab_channel=Conner%27s2ndChannel|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 22, 2021, as a celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the [[Shrek|original film]], 3GI posted an official teaser trailer of ''Shrek 2 Retold''.<ref group="‡">{{cite AV media |url-status = live |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/BtbjiA0Far4 |archive-date = 2021-12-11| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtbjiA0Far4&t=3s |title = Shrek 2 Retold {{!}} Teaser Trailer |website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Shrek 2 Retold Twitter|url=https://twitter.com/Shrek2Retold|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324190103/https://twitter.com/Shrek2Retold|archive-date=March 24, 2023|access-date=|website=Twitter|url-status=live}}</ref> The film premiered at the tenth Shrekfest via an in-person screening at the [[Oriental Theatre (Milwaukee)|Oriental Theatre]] on September 3, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shrekfest |url=https://the3gi.com/pages/shrekfest |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=3GI Industries |language=en |archive-date=August 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801092227/https://the3gi.com/pages/shrekfest |url-status=live }}</ref> It was then followed up by a [[Panel discussion|Panel]] featuring [[Quinton Kyle Hoover|Quinton Reviews]], who contributed to the second remake. A trailer was released on May 19, 2024, announcing the film will be released on September 28 of that year, as well as announcing a number of contibutors, including [[Justin Long]], [[Zach Hadel]], [[Lucas Cruikshank]], [[Tay Zonday]],  [[Justin McElroy|Justin]] & [[Travis McElroy]], [[Joe Pera]], [[Jaiden Animations]], [[Richard Steven Horvitz]], [[jacksfilms]], [[Tom Fulp]], [[James Rolfe]], [[Lake (American band)|LAKE]], [[Jerma985]], [[Bill Wurtz]], [[Phil Lord and Christopher Miller]], and posthumous appeareances from [[Gilbert Gottfried]] and [[Will Cullen Hart]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shrek 2 Retold Trailer |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3KCBsLZHeo |access-date= May 19, 2024|website=[[YouTube]]| date=May 19, 2024 }}</ref> On September 20th, 2024, the film was delayed indefinitely.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPXWPezFJ-4 |title=Shrek 2 Retold DELAYED! Here's why... |date=2024-09-20 |last=3GI |access-date=2024-09-21 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

In March 2020, ''Shrek Retold'' was followed up by ''Sonic Rebuilt'', a similar recreation of the [[Sonic the Hedgehog (OVA)|1999 ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' film]]. Unlike ''Shrek Retold'', ''Sonic Rebuilt'' uses the soundtrack from its source OVA.<ref group="‡">{{Cite web |last=3GI |date=2020-03-06 |title=Sonic Rebuilt |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGB2t6NbcyY |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402223254/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGB2t6NbcyY&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=April 2, 2020 |access-date=2020-06-07 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Reanimated collab]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Primary reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{YouTube|id=pM70TROZQsI|title=''Shrek Retold''}}
* {{IMDb title|9334162}}

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