Shrek script
SHREK
Written by
Ted Elliott Terry Rossio Joe Stillman Roger S.H. Schulman
Based on the book by William Steig

SHREK
Once upon a time there was a lovely
princess. But she had an
enchantment upon her of a fearful
sort which could only be broken by
love’s first kiss. She was locked
away in a castle guarded by a
terrible fire-breathing dragon.
Many brave knights had attempted to
free her from this dreadful prison,
but non prevailed. She waited in
the dragon’s keep in the highest
room of the tallest tower for her
true love and true love’s first
kiss. (laughs) Like that’s ever
gonna happen. What a load of –
(toilet flush)
Allstar – by Smashmouth begins to play. Shrek goes about his day. While in a nearby town, the villagers get together to go after the ogre.
NIGHT – NEAR SHREK’S HOME
MAN1
Think it’s in there?
MAN2
All right. Let’s get it!
MAN1
Whoa. Hold on. Do you know what
that thing can do to you?
MAN3
Yeah, it’ll grind your bones for
it’s bread.
Shrek sneaks up behind them and laughs.
SHREK
Yes, well, actually, that would be
a giant. Now, ogres, oh they’re
much worse. They’ll make a suit
from your freshly peeled skin.
MEN No!
SHREK
They’ll shave your liver. Squeeze
the jelly from your eyes! Actually,
it’s quite good on toast.

MAN1
Back! Back, beast! Back! I warn ya!
(waves the torch at
Shrek.)
Shrek calmly licks his fingers and
extinguishes the torch. The men
shrink back away from him. Shrek
roars very loudly and long and his
breath extinguishes all the
remaining torches until the men are
in the dark.
SHREK
This is the part where you run
away.
(The men scramble to get
away. He laughs.)
And stay out! (looks down and picks up a piece of paper. Reads.) “Wanted. Fairy tale creatures.”(He sighs and throws the paper over his shoulder.)
THE NEXT DAY
There is a line of fairy tale creatures. The head of the guard sits at a table paying people for bringing the fairy tale creatures to him. There are cages all around. Some of the people in line are Peter Pan, who is carrying Tinkerbell in a cage, Gipetto who’s carrying Pinocchio, and a farmer who is carrying the three little pigs.
GUARD
All right. This one’s full. Take it
away! Move it along. Come on! Get
up!
Next!
HEAD GUARD
GUARD
(taking the witch’s broom) Give me
that! Your flying days are over.
(breaks the broom in half)
HEAD GUARD
That’s 20 pieces of silver for the
witch. Next!
GUARD
Get up! Come on!
HEAD GUARD
Twenty pieces.
2.

LITTLE BEAR
(crying) This cage is too small.
DONKEY
Please, don’t turn me in. I’ll
never be stubborn again. I can
change. Please! Give me another
chance!
OLD WOMAN
Oh, shut up. (jerks his rope)
Oh!
DONKEY
HEAD GUARD
Next! What have you got?
GIPETTO
This little wooden puppet.
PINOCCHIO
I’m not a puppet. I’m a real boy.
(his nose grows)
HEAD GUARD
Five shillings for the possessed
toy. Take it away.
PINOCCHIO
Father, please! Don’t let them do
this! Help me!
Gipetto takes the money and walks off. The old woman steps
up to the table.
HEAD GUARD
Next! What have you got?
OLD WOMAN
Well, I’ve got a talking donkey.
HEAD GUARD
Right. Well, that’s good for ten
shillings, if you can prove it.
OLD WOMAN
Oh, go ahead, little fella.
Donkey just looks up at her.
Well?
HEAD GUARD
3.

OLD WOMAN
Oh, oh, he’s just…he’s just a
little nervous. He’s really quite a
chatterbox. Talk, you boneheaded
dolt…
HEAD GUARD
That’s it. I’ve heard enough.
Guards!
OLD WOMAN
No, no, he talks! He does.
(pretends to be Donkey) I can talk. I love to talk. I’m the talkingest damn thing you ever saw.
HEAD GUARD
Get her out of my sight.
OLD WOMAN
No, no! I swear! Oh! He can talk!
The guards grab the old woman and she struggles with them. One of her legs flies out and kicks Tinkerbell out of Peter Pan’s hands, and her cage drops on Donkey’s head. He gets sprinkled with fairy dust and he’s able to fly.
DONKEY
Hey! I can fly!
PETER PAN
He can fly!
LITTLE PIGS
He can fly!
HEAD GUARD
He can talk!
DONKEY
Ha, ha! That’s right, fool! Now I’m
a flying, talking donkey. You might have seen a housefly, maybe even a superfly but I bet you ain’t never seen a donkey fly. Ha, ha! (the pixie dust begins to wear off) Uh- oh. (he begins to sink to the ground.)
He hits the ground with a thud.
HEAD GUARD
Seize him! (Donkey takes of
running.) After him!
4.

GUARDS
He’s getting away! Get him! This
way! Turn!
Donkey keeps running and he eventually runs into Shrek.
Literally. Shrek turns around to see who bumped into him.
Donkey looks scared for a moment then he spots the guards
coming up the path. He quickly hides behind Shrek.
HEAD GUARD
You there. Ogre!
Aye?
SHREK
HEAD GUARD
By the order of Lord Farquaad I am
authorized to place you both under
arrest and transport you to a
designated resettlement facility.
SHREK
Oh, really? You and what army?
He looks behind the guard and the guard turns to look as
well and we see that the other men have run off. The guard
tucks tail and runs off. Shrek laughs and goes back about
his business and begins walking back to his cottage.
DONKEY
Can I say something to you? Listen,
you was really, really, really
somethin’ back here. Incredible!
SHREK
Are you talkin’ to…(he turns
around and Donkey is gone) me? (he
turns back around and Donkey is
right in front of him.) Whoa!
DONKEY
Yes. I was talkin’ to you. Can I
tell you that you that you was
great back here? Those guards! They
thought they was all of that. Then
you showed up, and bam! They was
trippin’ over themselves like babes
in the woods. That really made me
feel good to see that.
SHREK
Oh, that’s great. Really.
5.

DONKEY
Man, it’s good to be free.
SHREK
Now, why don’t you go celebrate
your freedom with your own friends?
Hmm?
DONKEY
But, uh, I don’t have any friends.
And I’m not goin’ out there by myself. Hey, wait a minute! I got a great idea! I’ll stick with you. You’re mean, green, fightin’ machine. Together we’ll scare the spit out of anybody that crosses us.
Shrek turns and regards Donkey for a moment before roaring
very loudly.
DONKEY (CONT’D)
Oh, wow! That was really scary. If
you don’t mind me sayin’, if that don’t work, your breath certainly will get the job done, ’cause you definitely need some Tic Tacs or something, ’cause you breath stinks! You almost burned the hair outta my nose, just like the time…(Shrek covers his mouth but Donkey continues to talk, so Shrek removes his hand.) …then I ate some rotten berries. I had strong gases leaking out of my butt that day.
SHREK
Why are you following me?
DONKEY
I’ll tell you why. (singing) ‘Cause
I’m all alone, There’s no one here
beside me, My problems have all
gone, There’s no one to deride me,
But you gotta have faith…
SHREK
Stop singing! It’s no wonder you
don’t have any friends.
DONKEY
Wow. Only a true friend would be
that cruelly honest.
6.

SHREK
Listen, little donkey. Take a look
at me. What am I?
DONKEY
(looks all the way up at Shrek) Uh
…really tall?
SHREK
No! I’m an ogre! You know. “Grab
your torch and pitchforks.” Doesn’t
that bother you?
Nope.
DONKEY
SHREK
Really?
DONKEY
Really, really.
SHREK
Oh.
Man, I like you. What’s you name?
SHREK
Uh, Shrek.
DONKEY
Shrek? Well, you know what I like
about
you, Shrek? You got that kind of I-don’t-care-what-nobody-
thinks-of-me thing. I like that. I respect that, Shrek. You
all right. (They come over a hill and you can see Shrek’s
cottage.) Whoa! Look at that. Who’d want to live in place
like that?
SHREK
That would be my home.
DONKEY
Oh! And it is lovely! Just
beautiful. You know you are quite a
decorator. It’s amazing what you’ve
done with such a modest budget. I
like that boulder. That is a nice
boulder. I guess you don’t
entertain much, do you?
DONKEY
7.

SHREK
I like my privacy.
DONKEY
You know, I do too. That’s another
thing we have in common. Like I
hate it when you got somebody in
your face. You’ve trying to give
them a hint, and they won’t leave.
There’s that awkward silence.
(awkward silence) Can I stay with
you?
SHREK
Uh, what?
DONKEY
Can I stay with you, please?
SHREK
(sarcastically) Of course!
DONKEY
Really?
No.
SHREK
DONKEY
Please! I don’t wanna go back
there! You don’t know what it’s
like to be considered a freak.
(pause while he looks at Shrek)
Well, maybe you do. But that’s why
we gotta stick together. You gotta
let me stay! Please! Please!
SHREK
Okay! Okay! But one night only.
DONKEY
Ah! Thank you! (he runs inside the
cottage)
SHREK
What are you…? (Donkey hops up
onto a chair.) No! No!
DONKEY
This is gonna be fun! We can stay
up late, swappin’ manly stories, and in the mornin’ I’m makin’ waffles.
8.

Oh!
SHREK
DONKEY
Where do, uh, I sleep?
SHREK (irritated) Outside!
DONKEY
Oh, well, I guess that’s cool. I
mean, I don’t know you, and you don’t know me, so I guess outside is best, you know. Here I go. Good night. (Shrek slams the door.) (sigh) I mean, I do like the outdoors. I’m a donkey. I was born outside. I’ll just be sitting by myself outside, I guess, you know. By myself, outside. I’m all alone…there’s no one here beside me…
SHREK’S COTTAGE – NIGHT
Shrek is getting ready for dinner. He sits himself down and
lights a candle made out of earwax. He begins to eat when he
hears a noise. He stands up with a huff.
SHREK
(to Donkey) I thought I told you to
stay outside.
DONKEY
(from the window) I am outside.
There is another noise and Shrek turns to find the person
that made the noise. He sees several shadows moving. He
finally turns and spots 3 blind mice on his table.
BLIND MOUSE1
Well, gents, it’s a far cry from
the farm, but what choice do we
have?
BLIND MOUSE2
It’s not home, but it’ll do just
fine.
GORDO
(bouncing on a slug) What a lovely
bed.
9.

SHREK
Got ya. (Grabs a mouse, but it
escapes and lands on his shoulder.)
GORDO
I found some cheese. (bites Shrek’s
ear)
Ow!
Blah! Awful stuff.
SHREK
GORDO
BLIND MOUSE1
Is that you, Gordo?
GORDO
How did you know?
SHREK
Enough! (he grabs the 3 mice) What
are you doing in my house? (He gets bumped from behind and he drops the mice.) Hey! (he turns and sees the Seven Dwarves with Snow White on the table.) Oh, no, no, no. Dead broad off the table.
DWARF
Where are we supposed to put her?
The bed’s taken.
Huh?
SHREK
Shrek marches over to the bedroom and throws back the
curtain. The Big Bad Wolf is sitting in the bed. The wolf
just looks at him.
What?
TIME LAPSE
BIG BAD WOLF
Shrek now has the Big Bad Wolf by the collar and is dragging
him to the front door.
SHREK
I live in a swamp. I put up signs.
I’m a terrifying ogre! What do I
have to do get a little privacy?
(MORE)
10.

SHREK (CONT’D)
(He opens the front door to throw
the Wolf out and he sees that all
the collected Fairy Tale Creatures
are on his land.) Oh, no. No! No!
The 3 bears sit around the fire, the pied piper is playing
his pipe and the rats are all running to him, some elves are
directing flight traffic so that the fairies and witches can
land…etc.
SHREK (CONT’D)
What are you doing in my swamp? (this echoes and everyone falls
silent.)
Gasps are heard all around. The 3 good fairies hide inside a
tent.
SHREK (CONT’D)
All right, get out of here. All of
you, move it! Come on! Let’s go! Hapaya! Hapaya! Hey! Quickly. Come on! (more dwarves run inside the house) No, no! No, no. Not there. Not there. (they shut the door on him) Oh! (turns to look at Donkey)
DONKEY
Hey, don’t look at me. I didn’t
invite them.
PINOCCHIO
Oh, gosh, no one invited us.
SHREK What?
PINOCCHIO
We were forced to come here.
SHREK
(flabbergasted) By who?
LITTLE PIG
Lord Farquaad. He huffed and he
puffed and he…signed an eviction
notice.
SHREK
(heavy sigh) All right. Who knows
where this Farquaad guy is?
Everyone looks around at each other but no one answers.
11.

DONKEY
Oh, I do. I know where he is.
SHREK
Does anyone else know where to find
him? Anyone at all?
DONKEY
Me! Me!
SHREK
Anyone?
DONKEY
Oh! Oh, pick me! Oh, I know! I
know! Me, me!
SHREK
(sigh) Okay, fine. Attention, all
fairy tale things. Do not get
comfortable. Your welcome is
officially worn out. In fact, I’m
gonna see this guy Farquaad right
now and get you all off my land and
back where you came from! (Pause.
Then the crowd goes wild.) Oh! (to
Donkey) You! You’re comin’ with me.
DONKEY
All right, that’s what I like to
hear, man. Shrek and Donkey, two
stalwart friends, off on a
whirlwind big-city adventure. I
love it!
DONKEY (CONT’D)
(singing) On the road again. Sing
it with me, Shrek. I can’t wait to
get on the road again.
SHREK
What did I say about singing?
DONKEY
Can I whistle?
No.
SHREK
DONKEY
Can I hum it?
SHREK
All right, hum it.
12.

Donkey begins to hum ‘On the Road Again’.
DULOC – KITCHEN
A masked man is torturing the Gingerbread Man. He’s
continually dunking him in a glass of milk. Lord Farquaad
walks in.
FARQUAAD
That’s enough. He’s ready to talk.
The Gingerbread Man is pulled out of the milk and slammed
down onto a cookie sheet. Farquaad laughs as he walks over
to the table. However when he reaches the table we see that
it goes up to his eyes. He clears his throat and the table
is lowered.
FARQUAAD (CONT’D)
(he picks up the
Gingerbread Man’s legs
and plays with them) Run,
run, run,
as fast as you can. You can’t catch
me. I’m the gingerbread man.
GINGERBREAD MAN
You are a monster.
FARQUAAD
I’m not the monster here. You are.
You and the rest of that fairy tale
trash, poisoning my perfect world.
Now, tell me! Where are the others?
GINGERBREAD MAN
Eat me! (He spits milk into
Farquaad’s eye.)
FARQUAAD
I’ve tried to be fair to you
creatures. Now my patience has
reached its end! Tell me or
I’ll…(he makes as if to pull off
the Gingerbread Man’s buttons)
GINGERBREAD MAN
No, no, not the buttons. Not my
gumdrop buttons.
FARQUAAD
All right then. Who’s hiding them?
13.

GINGERBREAD MAN
Okay, I’ll tell you. Do you know
the muffin man?
FARQUAAD
The muffin man?
GINGERBREAD MAN
The muffin man.
FARQUAAD
Yes, I know the muffin man, who
lives on Drury Lane?
GINGERBREAD MAN
Well, she’s married to the muffin
man.
FARQUAAD
The muffin man?
GINGERBREAD MAN
The muffin man!
FARQUAAD
She’s married to the muffin man.
The door opens and the Head Guard walks in.
HEAD GUARD
My lord! We found it.
FARQUAAD
Then what are you waiting for?
Bring it in.
More guards enter carrying something that is covered by a
sheet. They hang up whatever it is and remove the sheet. It
is the Magic Mirror.
GINGERBREAD MAN
(in awe) Ohhhh…
FARQUAAD
Magic mirror…
GINGERBREAD MAN
Don’t tell him anything! (Farquaad
picks him up and dumps him into a
trash can with a lid.) No!
14.

FARQUAAD
Evening. Mirror, mirror on the
wall. Is this not the most perfect
kingdom of them all?
MIRROR
Well, technically you’re not a
king.
FARQUAAD
Uh, Thelonius. (Thelonius holds up
a hand mirror and smashes it with
his fist.) You were saying?
MIRROR
What I mean is you’re not a king
yet. But you can become one. All
you have to do is marry a princess.
Go on.
FARQUAAD
MIRROR
(chuckles nervously) So, just sit
back and relax, my lord, because it’s time for you to meet today’s eligible bachelorettes. And here they are! Bachelorette number one is a mentally abused shut-in from a kingdom far, far away. She likes sushi and hot tubbing anytime. Her hobbies include cooking and cleaning for her two evil sisters. Please welcome Cinderella. (shows picture of Cinderella) Bachelorette number two is a cape-wearing girl from the land of fancy. Although she lives with seven other men, she’s not easy. Just kiss her dead, frozen lips and find out what a live wire she is. Come on. Give it up for Snow White! (shows picture of Snow White) And last, but certainly not last, bachelorette number three is a fiery redhead from a dragon-guarded castle surrounded by hot boiling lava! But don’t let that cool you off. She’s a loaded pistol who likes pina colads and getting caught in the rain. Yours for the rescuing, Princess Fiona!
(MORE)
15.

MIRROR (CONT’D)
(Shows picture of Princess Fiona)
So will it be bachelorette number
one, bachelorette number two or
bachelorette number three?
GUARDS
Two! Two! Three! Three! Two! Two!
Three!
FARQUAAD
Three? One? Three?
THELONIUS
Three! (holds up 2 fingers) Pick
number three, my lord!
FARQUAAD
Okay, okay, uh, number three!
MIRROR
Lord Farquaad, you’ve chosen
Princess Fiona.
FARQUAAD
Princess Fiona. She’s perfect. All
I have to do is just find someone
who can go…
MIRROR
But I probably should mention the
little thing that happens at night.
FARQUAAD
I’ll do it.
MIRROR
Yes, but after sunset…
FARQUAAD
Silence! I will make this Princess
Fiona my queen, and DuLoc will
finally have the perfect king!
Captain, assemble your finest men.
We’re going to have a tournament.
(smiles evilly)
DuLoc Parking Lot – Lancelot Section
Shrek and Donkey come out of the field that is right by the
parking lot. The castle itself is about 40 stories high.
16.

DONKEY
But that’s it. That’s it right
there. That’s DuLoc. I told ya I’d
find it.
SHREK
So, that must be Lord Farquaad’s
castle.
DONKEY
Uh-huh. That’s the place.
SHREK
Do you think maybe he’s
compensating for something? (He
laughs, but then groans as Donkey
doesn’t get the joke. He continues
walking through the parking lot.)
DONKEY
Hey, wait. Wait up, Shrek.
MAN
Hurry, darling. We’re late. Hurry.
SHREK
Hey, you! (The attendant, who is
wearing a giant head that looks
like Lord Farquaad, screams and
begins running through the rows of
rope to get to the front gate to
get away from Shrek.) Wait a
second. Look, I’m not gonna eat
you. I just – – I just – – (He
sighs and then begins walking
straight through the rows. The
attendant runs into a wall and
falls down. Shrek and Donkey look
at him then continue on into
DuLoc.)
DULOC
They look around but all is quiet.
SHREK
It’s quiet. Too quiet. Where is
everybody?
DONKEY
Hey, look at this!
Donkey runs over and pulls a lever that is attached to a box
marked ‘Information’.
17.

The music winds up and then the box doors open up. There are
little wooden people inside and they begin to sing.
WOODEN PEOPLE
Welcome to DuLoc such a perfect
town
Here we have some rules
Let us lay them down
Don’t make waves, stay in line
And we’ll get along fine
DuLoc is perfect place
Please keep off of the grass
Shine your shoes, wipe your… face
DuLoc is, DuLoc is
DuLoc is perfect place.
Suddenly a camera takes Donkey and Shrek’s picture.
DONKEY
Wow! Let’s do that again! (makes
ready to run over and pull the
lever again)
SHREK
(grabs Donkey’s tail and
holds him still)
No. No. No, no, no! No.
They hear a trumpet fanfare and head over to the arena.
FARQUAAD
Brave knights. You are the best and
brightest in all the land. Today
one of you shall prove himself…
As Shrek and Donkey walk down the tunnel to get into the
arena Donkey is humming the DuLoc theme song.
SHREK
All right. You’re going the right
way for a smacked bottom.
DONKEY
Sorry about that.
18.

FARQUAAD
That champion shall have the honor –
– no, no – – the privilege to go
forth and rescue the lovely
Princess Fiona from the fiery keep
of the dragon. If for any reason
the winner is unsuccessful, the
first runner-up will take his place
and so on and so forth. Some of you
may die, but it’s a sacrifice I am
willing to make. (cheers) Let the
tournament begin! (He notices
Shrek) Oh! What is that? It’s
hideous!
SHREK
(turns to look at Donkey
and then back at
Farquaad) Ah, that’s not
very nice.
It’s just a donkey.
FARQUAAD
Indeed. Knights, new plan! The one
who kills the ogre will be named
champion! Have it him!
MEN Get him!
SHREK
Oh, hey! Now come on! Hang on now.
(bumps into a table where there are
mugs of beer)
CROWD
Go ahead! Get him!
SHREK
(holds up a mug of beer) Can’t we
just settle this over a pint?
CROWD
Kill the beast!
SHREK
No? All right then. (drinks the
beer) Come on!
He takes the mug and smashes the spigot off the large barrel
of beer behind him. The beer comes rushing out drenching the
other men and wetting the ground. It’s like mud now. Shrek
slides past the men and picks up a spear that one of the men
dropped.
19.

As Shrek begins to fight Donkey hops up onto one of the
larger beer barrels. It breaks free of it’s ropes and begins
to roll. Donkey manages to squish two men into the mud.
There is so much fighting going on here I’m not going to go
into detail. Suffice to say that Shrek kicks butt.
DONKEY
Hey, Shrek, tag me! Tag me!
Shrek comes over and bangs a man’s head up against Donkeys.
Shrek gets up on the ropes and interacts with the crowd.
SHREK Yeah!
A man tries to sneak up behind Shrek, but Shrek turns in
time and sees him.
WOMAN
The chair! Give him the chair!
Shrek smashes a chair over the guys back. Finally all the
men are down. Donkey kicks one of them in the helmet, and
the ding sounds the end of the match. The audience goes
wild.
SHREK
Oh, yeah! Ah! Ah! Thank you! Thank
you very much! I’m here till
Thursday. Try the veal! Ha, ha!
(laughs)
The laughter stops as all of the guards turn their weapons
on Shrek.
HEAD GUARD
Shall I give the order, sir?
FARQUAAD
No, I have a better idea. People of
DuLoc, I give you our champion!
SHREK What?
FARQUAAD
Congratulations, ogre. You’re won
the honor of embarking on a great
and noble quest.
SHREK
Quest? I’m already in a quest, a
quest to get my swamp back.
20.

FARQUAAD
Your swamp?
SHREK
Yeah, my swamp! Where you dumped
those fairy tale creatures!
FARQUAAD
Indeed. All right, ogre. I’ll make
you a deal. Go on this quest for
me, and I’ll give you your swamp
back.
SHREK
Exactly the way it was?
FARQUAAD
Down to the last slime-covered
toadstool.
SHREK
And the squatters?
FARQUAAD
As good as gone.
SHREK
What kind of quest?
Time Lapse – Donkey and Shrek are now walking through the
field heading away from DuLoc. Shrek is munching on an
onion.
DONKEY
Let me get this straight. You’re
gonna go fight a dragon and rescue
a princess just so Farquaad will
give you back a swamp which you
only don’t have because he filled
it full of freaks in the first
place. Is that about right?
SHREK
You know, maybe there’s a good
reason donkeys shouldn’t talk.
DONKEY
I don’t get it. Why don’t you just
pull some of that ogre stuff on
him? Throttle him, lay siege to his
fortress, grinds his bones to make
your bread, the whole ogre trip.
21.

SHREK
Oh, I know what. Maybe I could have
decapitated an entire village and
put their heads on a pike, gotten a
knife, cut open their spleen and
drink their fluids. Does that sound
good to you?
DONKEY
Uh, no, not really, no.
SHREK
For your information, there’s a lot
more to ogres than people think.
DONKEY
Example?
SHREK
Example? Okay, um, ogres are like
onions.
(he holds out his onion)
DONKEY
(sniffs the onion) They stink?
SHREK
Yes – – No!
DONKEY
They make you cry?
No!
SHREK
DONKEY
You leave them in the sun, they get
all brown, start sproutin’ little
white hairs.
SHREK
No! Layers! Onions have layers.
Ogres have layers! Onions have
layers. You get it? We both have
layers. (he heaves a sigh and then
walks off)
DONKEY
(trailing after Shrek) Oh, you both
have layers. Oh. {Sniffs} You know,
not everybody likes onions. Cake!
Everybody loves cakes! Cakes have
layers.
22.

SHREK
I don’t care… what everyone
likes. Ogres are not like cakes.
DONKEY
You know what else everybody likes?
Parfaits. Have you ever met a
person, you say, “Let’s get some
parfait,” they say, “Hell no, I
don’t like no parfait”? Parfaits
are delicious.
SHREK
No! You dense, irritating,
miniature beast of burden! Ogres
are like onions! And of story. Bye-
bye. See ya later.
DONKEY
Parfaits may be the most delicious
thing on the whole damn planet.
SHREK
You know, I think I preferred your
humming.
DONKEY
Do you have a tissue or something?
I’m making a mess. Just the word
parfait make me start slobbering.
They head off. There is a montage of their journey. Walking
through a field at sunset. Sleeping beneath a bright moon.
Shrek trying to put the campfire out the next day and having
a bit of a problem, so Donkey pees on the fire to put it
out.
DRAGON’S KEEP
Shrek and Donkey are walking up to the keep that’s supposed
to house Princess Fiona. It appears to look like a giant
volcano.
DONKEY
(sniffs) Ohh! Shrek! Did you do
that? You gotta warn somebody
before you just crack one off. My
mouth was open and everything.
SHREK
Believe me, Donkey, if it was me,
you’d be dead. (sniffs) It’s
brimstone. We must be getting
close.
23.

DONKEY
Yeah, right, brimstone. Don’t be
talking about it’s the brimstone. I
know what I smell. It wasn’t no
brimstone. It didn’t come off no
stone neither.
They climb up the side of the volcano/keep and look down.
There is a small piece of rock right in the center and that
is where the castle is. It is surrounded by boiling lava. It
looks very foreboding.
SHREK
Sure, it’s big enough, but look at
the location. (laughs…then the
laugh turns into a groan)
DONKEY
Uh, Shrek? Uh, remember when you
said ogres have layers?
SHREK
Oh, aye.
DONKEY
Well, I have a bit of a confession
to make. Donkeys don’t have layers.
We wear our fear right out there on
our sleeves.
SHREK
Wait a second. Donkeys don’t have
sleeves.
DONKEY
You know what I mean.
SHREK
You can’t tell me you’re afraid of
heights.
DONKEY
No, I’m just a little uncomfortable
about being on a rickety bridge
over a boiling like of lava!
SHREK
Come on, Donkey. I’m right here
beside ya, okay? For emotional support., we’ll just tackle this thing together one little baby step at a time.
24.

DONKEY
Really?
SHREK
Really, really.
DONKEY
Okay, that makes me feel so much
better.
SHREK
Just keep moving. And don’t look
down.
DONKEY
Okay, don’t look down. Don’t look
down. Don’t look down. Keep on
moving. Don’t look down. (he steps
through a rotting board and ends up
looking straight down into the
lava) Shrek! I’m lookin’ down! Oh,
God, I can’t do this! Just let me
off, please!
SHREK
But you’re already halfway.
DONKEY
But I know that half is safe!
SHREK
Okay, fine. I don’t have time for
this. You go back.
DONKEY
Shrek, no! Wait!
SHREK
Just, Donkey – – Let’s have a dance
then, shall me? (bounces and sways
the bridge)
DONKEY
Don’t do that!
SHREK
Oh, I’m sorry. Do what? Oh, this?
(bounces the bridge again)
DONKEY
Yes, that!
25.

SHREK
Yes? Yes, do it. Okay. (continues
to bounce and sway as he backs
Donkey across the bridge)
DONKEY
No, Shrek! No! Stop it!
SHREK
You said do it! I’m doin’ it.
DONKEY
I’m gonna die. I’m gonna die.
Shrek, I’m gonna die. (steps onto
solid ground) Oh!
SHREK
That’ll do, Donkey. That’ll do.
(walks towards the castle)
DONKEY
Cool. So where is this fire-
breathing pain-in-the-neck anyway?
SHREK
Inside, waiting for us to rescue
her.
(chuckles)
DONKEY
I was talkin’ about the dragon,
Shrek.
INSIDE THE CASTLE
DONKEY
You afraid?
SHREK
DONKEY
SHREK
DONKEY
No. But…
Shh.
Oh, good. Me neither. (sees a skeleton and gasps) ‘Cause there’s nothin’ wrong with bein’ afraid. Fear’s a sensible response to an unfamiliar situation. Unfamiliar dangerous situation, I might add.
(MORE)
26.

DONKEY (CONT’D)
With a dragon that breathes fire
and eats knights and breathes fire,
it sure doesn’t mean you’re a
coward if you’re a little scared. I
sure as heck ain’t no coward. I
know that.
SHREK
Donkey, two things, okay? Shut …
up. Now go over there and see if
you can find any stairs.
DONKEY
Stairs? I thought we was lookin’
for the princess.
SHREK
(putting on a helmet) The princess
will be up the stairs in the
highest room in the tallest tower.
DONKEY
What makes you think she’ll be
there?
SHREK
I read it in a book once. (walks
off)
DONKEY
Cool. You handle the dragon. I’ll
handle the stairs. I’ll find those
stairs. I’ll whip their butt too.
Those stairs won’t know which way
they’re goin’.
(walks off)
EMPTY ROOM
Donkey is still talking to himself as he looks around the
room.
DONKEY
I’m gonna take drastic steps. Kick
it to the curb. Don’t mess with me.
I’m the stair master. I’ve mastered
the stairs. I wish I had a step
right here. I’d step all over it.
ELSEWHERE
Shrek spots a light in the tallest tower window.
27.

SHREK
Well, at least we know where the
princess is, but where’s the…
DONKEY
(os) Dragon!
Donkey gasps and takes off running as the dragon roars
again. Shrek manages to grab Donkey out of the way just as
the dragon breathes fire.
SHREK
Donkey, look out! (he manages to
get a hold of the dragons tail and
holds on) Got ya!
The dragon gets irritated at this and flicks it’s tail and
Shrek goes flying through the air and crashes through the
roof of the tallest tower. Fiona wakes up with a jerk and
looks at him lying on the floor.
DONKEY
Oh! Aah! Aah!
Donkey get cornered as the Dragon knocks away all but a
small part of the bridge he’s on.
DONKEY (CONT’D)
No. Oh, no, No! (the dragon roars)
Oh, what large teeth you have. (the
dragon growls) I mean white,
sparkling teeth. I know you
probably hear this all time from
your food, but you must bleach,
’cause that is one dazzling smile
you got there. Do I detect a hint
of minty freshness? And you know
what else? You’re – – You’re a girl
dragon! Oh, sure! I mean, of course
you’re a girl dragon. You’re just
reeking of feminine beauty.
(the dragon begins
fluttering her eyes at
him) What’s the matter
with you?
You got something in your eye? Ohh.
Oh. Oh. Man, I’d really love to
stay, but you know, I’m, uh…(the
dragon blows a smoke ring in the
shape of a heart right at him, and
he coughs) I’m an asthmatic, and I
don’t know if it’d work out if
you’re gonna blow smoke rings.
Shrek!
(MORE)
28.

DONKEY (CONT’D)
(the dragon picks him up with her teeth and carries him off) No! Shrek! Shrek! Shrek!
FIONA’S ROOM
Shrek groans as he gets up off the floor. His back is to
Fiona so she straightens her dress and lays back down on the
bed. She then quickly reaches over and gets the bouquet of
flowers off the side table. She then lays back down and
appears to be asleep. Shrek turns and goes over to her. He
looks down at Fiona for a moment and she puckers her lips.
Shrek takes her by the shoulders and shakes her away.
FIONA Oh! Oh!
SHREK
Wake up!
FIONA What?
SHREK
Are you Princess Fiona?
FIONA
I am, awaiting a knight so bold as
to rescue me.
SHREK
Oh, that’s nice. Now let’s go!
FIONA
But wait, Sir Knight. This be-ith
our first meeting. Should it not be
a wonderful, romantic moment?
SHREK
Yeah, sorry, lady. There’s no time.
FIONA
Hey, wait. What are you doing? You
should sweep me off my feet out
yonder window and down a rope onto
your valiant steed.
SHREK
You’ve had a lot of time to plan
this, haven’t you?
FIONA
(smiles) Mm-hmm.
29.

Shrek breaks the lock on her door and pulls her out and down
the hallway.
FIONA (CONT’D)
But we have to savor this moment!
You could recite an epic poem for
me. A ballad? A sonnet! A limerick?
Or something!
SHREK
I don’t think so.
FIONA
Can I at least know the name of my
champion?
SHREK
Uh, Shrek.
FIONA
Sir Shrek. (clears throat and holds
out a handkerchief) I pray that you
take this favor as a token of my
gratitude.
SHREK
Thanks!
Suddenly they hear the dragon roar.
FIONA
(surprised)You didn’t slay the
dragon?
SHREK
It’s on my to-do list. Now come on!
(takes off running and
drags Fiona behind him.)
FIONA
But this isn’t right! You were
meant to charge in, sword drawn,
banner flying. That’s what all the
other knights did.
SHREK
Yeah, right before they burst into
flame.
FIONA
That’s not the point. (Shrek
suddenly stops and she runs into
him.) Oh!
(MORE)
30.

FIONA (CONT’D)
(Shrek ignores her and heads for a
wooden door off to the side.) Wait.
Where are you going? The exit’s
over there.
SHREK
Well, I have to save my ass.
FIONA
What kind of knight are you?
SHREK
One of a kind. (opens the door into
the throne room)
DONKEY
(os) Slow down. Slow down, baby,
please. I believe it’s healthy to
get to know someone over a long
period of time. Just call me old-
fashioned. (laughs worriedly) (we
see him up close and from a
distance as Shrek sneaks into the
room) I don’t want to rush into a
physical relationship. I’m not
emotionally ready for a commitment
of, uh, this – – Magnitude really
is the word I’m looking for.
Magnitude- – Hey, that is unwanted
physical contact. Hey, what are you
doing? Okay, okay. Let’s just back
up a little and take this one step
at a time. We really should get to
know each other first as friends or
pen pals. I’m on the road a lot,
but I just love receiving cards – –
I’d really love to stay, but – –
Don’t do that! That’s my tail!
That’s my personal tail. You’re
gonna tear it off. I don’t give
permission – – What are you gonna
do with that? Hey, now. No way. No!
No! No, no! No. No, no, no. No! Oh!
Shrek grabs a chain that’s connected to the chandelier and
swings toward the dragon. He misses and he swings back
again. He looks up and spots that the chandelier is right
above the dragons head. He pulls on the chain and it
releases and he falls down and bumps Donkey out of the way
right as the dragon is about to kiss him. Instead the dragon
kisses Shreks’ butt. She opens her eyes and roars. Shrek
lets go of the chain and the chandelier falls onto her head,
but it’s too big and it goes over her head and forms a sort
of collar for her.
31.

She roars again and Shrek and Donkey take off running. Very
‘Matrix’ style. Shrek grabs Donkey and then grabs Princess
Fiona as he runs past her.
DONKEY (CONT’D)
Hi, Princess!
FIONA
It talks!
SHREK
Yeah, it’s getting him to shut up
that’s the trick.
They all start screaming as the dragon gains on them. Shrek
spots a descending slide and jumps on. But unfortunately
there is a crack in the stone and it hits Shrek right in the
groin. His eyes cross and as he reaches the bottom of the
slide he stumbles off and walks lightly.
Oh!
SHREK (CONT’D)
Shrek gets them close to the exit and sets down Donkey and
Fiona.
SHREK (CONT’D)
Okay, you two, heard for the exit!
I’ll take care of the dragon.
Shrek grabs a sword and heads back toward the interior of
the castle. He throws the sword down in between several
overlapping chain links. The chain links are attached to the
chandelier that is still around the dragons neck.
SHREK (CONT’D)
(echoing) Run!
They all take off running for the exit with the dragon in
hot pursuit. They make it to the bridge and head across. The
dragons breathes fire and the bridge begins to burn. They
all hang on for dear life as the ropes holding the bridge up
collapse. They are swung to the other side. As they hang
upside down they look in horror as the dragon makes to fly
over the boiling lava to get them. But suddenly the
chandelier with the chain jerk the dragon back and she’s
unable to get to them. Our gang climbs quickly to safety as
the dragon looks angry and then gives a sad whimper as she
watches Donkey walk away.
FIONA
(sliding down the ‘volcano’ hill)
You did it! You rescued me! You’re
amazing.
(MORE)
32.

FIONA (CONT’D)
(behind her Donkey falls
down the hill)
You’re – – You’re wonderful.
You’re…
(turns and sees Shrek
fall down the hill and
bump into Donkey) a
little
unorthodox I’ll admit. But thy deed
is great, and thy heart is pure. I
am eternally in your debt. (Donkey
clears his throat.) And where would
a brave knight be without his noble
steed?
DONKEY
I hope you heard that. She called
me a noble steed. She think I’m a
steed.
FIONA
The battle is won. You may remove
your helmet, good Sir Knight.
SHREK Uh, no.
FIONA
Why not?
SHREK
I have helmet hair.
FIONA
Please. I would’st look upon the
face of my rescuer.
SHREK
No, no, you wouldn’t – – ‘st.
FIONA
But how will you kiss me?
SHREK
What? (to Donkey) That wasn’t in
the job description.
DONKEY
Maybe it’s a perk.
FIONA
No, it’s destiny. Oh, you must know
how it goes.
(MORE)
33.

FIONA (CONT’D)
A princess locked in a tower and
beset by a dragon is rescued by a
brave knight, and then they share
true love’s first kiss.
DONKEY
Hmm? With Shrek? You think- – Wait.
Wait. You think that Shrek is you
true love?
FIONA
Well, yes.
Both Donkey and Shrek burst out laughing.
DONKEY
You think Shrek is your true love!
FIONA
What is so funny?
SHREK
Let’s just say I’m not your type,
okay?Fiona: Of course, you are.
You’re my rescuer. Now – – Now
remove your helmet.
SHREK (CONT’D)
Look. I really don’t think this is
a good idea.
FIONA
Just take off the helmet.
SHREK
I’m not going to.
FIONA
Take it off.
No! Now!
SHREK
FIONA
SHREK
Okay! Easy. As you command. Your
Highness.
(takes off his helmet)
FIONA
You- – You’re a- – an ogre.
34.

SHREK
Oh, you were expecting Prince
Charming.
FIONA
Well, yes, actually. Oh, no. This
is all wrong. You’re not supposed
to be an ogre.
SHREK
Princess, I was sent to rescue you
by Lord Farquaad, okay? He is the
one who wants to marry you.
FIONA
Then why didn’t he come rescue me?
SHREK
Good question. You should ask him
that when we get there.
FIONA
But I have to be rescued by my true
love, not by some ogre and his- –
his pet.
DONKEY
Well, so much for noble steed.
SHREK
You’re not making my job any
easier.
FIONA
I’m sorry, but your job is not my
problem. You can tell Lord Farquaad
that if he wants to rescue me
properly, I’ll be waiting for him
right here.
SHREK
Hey! I’m no one’s messenger boy,
all right? (ominous) I’m a delivery
boy.
(he swiftly picks her up
and swings her over his
shoulder like she was a
sack of potatoes)
FIONA
You wouldn’t dare. Put me down!
SHREK Ya comin’, Donkey?
35.

WOODS
DONKEY
I’m right behind ya.
FIONA
Put me down, or you will suffer the
consequences! This is not
dignified! Put me down!
A little time has passed and Fiona has calmed down. She just
hangs there limply while Shrek carries her.
DONKEY
Okay, so here’s another question.
Say there’s a woman that digs you,
right, but you don’t really like
her that way. How do you let her
down real easy so her feelings
aren’t hurt, but you don’t get
burned to a crisp and eaten?
FIONA
You just tell her she’s not your
true love. Everyone knows what
happens when you find your…(Shrek
drops her on the ground) Hey! The
sooner we get to DuLoc the better.
DONKEY
You’re gonna love it there,
Princess. It’s beautiful!
FIONA
And what of my groom-to-be? Lord
Farquaad? What’s he like?
SHREK
Let me put it this way, Princess.
Men of Farquaad’s stature are in
short supply.
(he and Donkey laugh)
Shrek then proceeds to splash water
onto his face to wash off the dust
and grime.
DONKEY
I don’t know. There are those who
think little of him. (they laugh
again) Fiona: Stop it. Stop it,
both of you. You’re just jealous
you can never measure up to a great
ruler like Lord Farquaad.
36.

SHREK
Yeah, well, maybe you’re right,
Princess. But I’ll let you do the
“measuring” when you see him
tomorrow.
FIONA
(looks at the setting sun)
Tomorrow? It’ll take that long?
Shouldn’t we stop to make camp?
SHREK
No, that’ll take longer. We can
keep going.
FIONA
But there’s robbers in the woods.
DONKEY
Whoa! Time out, Shrek! Camp is
starting to sound good.
SHREK
Hey, come on. I’m scarier than
anything we’re going to see in this
forest.
FIONA
I need to find somewhere to camp
now!
Both Donkey and Shrek’s ears lower as they shrink away from
her.
MOUNTAIN CLIFF
Shrek has found a cave that appears to be in good order. He
shoves a stone boulder out of the way to reveal the cave.
SHREK
Hey! Over here.
DONKEY
Shrek, we can do better than that.
I don’t think this is fit for a
princess.
FIONA
No, no, it’s perfect. It just needs
a few homey touches.
37.

SHREK
Homey touches? Like what? (he hears
a tearing noise and looks over at
Fiona who has torn the bark off of
a tree.)
FIONA
A door? Well, gentlemen, I bid thee
good night. (goes into the cave and
puts the bark door up behind her)
DONKEY
You want me to read you a bedtime
story? I will.
FIONA
(os) I said good night!
Shrek looks at Donkey for a second and then goes to move the
boulder back in front of the entrance to the cave with Fiona
still inside.
DONKEY
Shrek, What are you doing?
SHREK
(laughs) I just- – You know – – Oh,
come on. I was just kidding.
LATER THAT NIGHT
Shrek and Donkey are sitting around a campfire. They are
staring up into the sky as Shrek points out certain star
constellations to Donkey.
SHREK
And, uh, that one, that’s
Throwback, the only ogre to ever
spit over three wheat fields.
DONKEY
Right. Yeah. Hey, can you tell my
future from these stars?
SHREK
The stars don’t tell the future,
Donkey. They tell stories. Look, there’s Bloodnut, the Flatulent. You can guess what he’s famous for.
DONKEY
I know you’re making this up.
38.

SHREK
No, look. There he is, and there’s
the group of hunters running away
from his stench.
DONKEY
That ain’t nothin’ but a bunch of
little dots.
SHREK
You know, Donkey, sometimes things
are more than they appear. Hmm?
Forget it.
DONKEY
(heaves a big sigh) Hey, Shrek,
what we gonna do when we get our
swamp anyway?
SHREK
Our swamp?
DONKEY
You know, when we’re through
rescuing the princess.
SHREK
We? Donkey, there’s no “we”.
There’s no “our”. There’s just me
and my swamp. The first thing I’m
gonna do is build a ten-foot wall
around my land.
DONKEY
You cut me deep, Shrek. You cut me
real deep just now. You know what I
think? I think this whole wall
thing is just a way to keep
somebody out.
SHREK
No, do ya think?
DONKEY
Are you hidin’ something?
SHREK
Never mind, Donkey.
DONKEY
Oh, this is another one of those
onion things, isn’t it?
39.

SHREK
No, this is one of those drop-it
and leave-it alone things.
DONKEY
Why don’t you want to talk about
it?
SHREK
Why do you want to talk about it?
DONKEY
Why are you blocking?
SHREK
I’m not blocking.
DONKEY
Oh, yes, you are.
SHREK
Donkey, I’m warning you.
DONKEY
Who you trying to keep out?
SHREK
Everyone! Okay?
DONKEY
(pause) Oh, now we’re gettin’
somewhere.
(grins)
At this point Fiona pulls the
‘door’ away from the entrance to
the cave and peaks out. Neither of
the guys see her.
SHREK
Oh! For the love of Pete! (gets up
and walks over to the edge of the
cliff and sits down)
DONKEY
What’s your problem? What you got
against the whole world anyway?
SHREK
Look, I’m not the one with the
problem, okay? It’s the world that
seems to have a problem with me.
People take one look at me and go.
“Aah! Help! Run!
(MORE)
40.

SHREK (CONT’D)
A big, stupid, ugly ogre!” They
judge me before they even know me.
That’s why I’m better off alone.
DONKEY
You know what? When we met, I
didn’t think you was just a big,
stupid, ugly ogre.
SHREK
Yeah, I know.
DONKEY
So, uh, are there any donkeys up
there?
SHREK
Well, there’s, um, Gabby, the Small
and Annoying.
DONKEY
Okay, okay, I see it now. The big
shiny one, right there. That one
there?
Fiona puts the door back.
SHREK
That’s the moon.
DONKEY
Oh, okay.
DuLoc – Farquaad’s Bedroom
The camera pans over a lot of wedding stuff. Soft music
plays in the background. Farquaad is in bed, watching as the
Magic Mirror shows him Princess Fiona.
FARQUAAD
Again, show me again. Mirror,
mirror, show her to me. Show me the
princess.
Hmph.
MIRROR
The Mirror rewinds and begins to play again from the
beginning.
FARQUAAD
Ah. Perfect.
41.

Farquaad looks down at his bare chest and pulls the sheet up
to cover himself as though Fiona could see him as he gazes
sheepishly at her image in the mirror.
MORNING
Fiona walks out of the cave. She glances at Shrek and Donkey
who are still sleeping. She wanders off into the woods and
comes across a blue bird. She begins to sing. The bird sings
along with her. She hits higher and higher notes and the
bird struggles to keep up with her. Suddenly the pressure of
the note is too big and the bird explodes. Fiona looks a
little sheepish, but she eyes the eggs that the bird left
behind. Time lapse, Fiona is now cooking the eggs for
breakfast. Shrek and Donkey are still sleeping. Shrek wakes
up and looks at Fiona. Donkey’s talking in his sleep.
DONKEY
(quietly) Mmm, yeah, you know I
like it like that. Come on, baby. I
said I like it.
SHREK
Donkey, wake up. (shakes him)
DONKEY
Huh? What?
SHREK
Wake up.
DONKEY
What? (stretches and yawns)
FIONA
Good morning. Hm, how do you like
your eggs?
DONKEY
Oh, good morning, Princess!
Fiona gets up and sets the eggs down in front of them.
SHREK
What’s all this about?
FIONA
You know, we kind of got off to a
bad start yesterday. I wanted to
make it up to you. I mean, after
all, you did rescue me.
SHREK
Uh, thanks.
42.

Donkey sniffs the eggs and licks his lips.
LATER
FIONA
Well, eat up. We’ve got a big day
ahead of us. (walks off)
They are once again on their way. They are walking through
the forest. Shrek belches.
DONKEY
Shrek!
SHREK
What? It’s a compliment. Better out
than in, I always say. (laughs)
DONKEY
Well, it’s no way to behave in
front of a princess.
Fiona belches
FIONA
Thanks.
DONKEY
She’s as nasty as you are.
SHREK
(chuckles) You know, you’re not
exactly what I expected.
FIONA
Well, maybe you shouldn’t judge
people before you get to know them.
She smiles and then continues walking, singing softly.
Suddenly from out of nowhere, a man swings down and swoops
Fiona up into a tree.
ROBIN HOOD La liberte! Hey!
SHREK
Princess!
FIONA
(to Robin Hood) What are you doing?
ROBIN HOOD
Be still, mon cherie, for I am you
savior!
(MORE)
43.

ROBIN HOOD (CONT’D)
And I am rescuing you from this
green…(kisses up her arm while
Fiona pulls back in
disgust)…beast.
SHREK
Hey! That’s my princess! Go find
you own!
ROBIN HOOD
Please, monster! Can’t you see I’m
a little busy here?
FIONA
(getting fed up) Look, pal, I don’t
know who you think you are!
ROBIN HOOD
Oh! Of course! Oh, how rude. Please
let me introduce myself. Oh, Merry
Men.
(laughs)
Suddenly an accordion begins to
play and the Merry men pop out from
the bushes. They begin to sing
Robin’s theme song.
MERRY MEN
Ta, dah, dah, dah, whoo.
ROBIN HOOD
I steal from the rich and give to
the needy.
MERRY MEN
He takes a wee percentage,
ROBIN HOOD
But I’m not greedy. I rescue pretty
damsels, man, I’m good.
MERRY MEN
What a guy, Monsieur Hood.
ROBIN HOOD
Break it down. I like an honest
fight and a saucy little maid…
MERRY MEN
What he’s basically saying is he
likes to get…
44.

ROBIN HOOD
Paid. So…When an ogre in the bush
grabs a lady by the tush. That’s
bad.
MERRY MEN
That’s bad.
ROBIN HOOD
When a beauty’s with a beast it
makes me awfully mad.
MERRY MEN
He’s mad, he’s really, really mad.
ROBIN HOOD
I’ll take my blade and ram it
through your heart, keep your eyes
on me, boys ’cause I’m about to
start…
There is a grunt as Fiona swings down from the tree limb and
knocks Robin Hood unconscious.
FIONA
Man, that was annoying!
Shrek looks at her in admiration.
MERRY MAN
Oh, you little- – (shoots an arrow
at Fiona but she ducks out of the
way)
The arrow flies toward Donkey who jumps into Shrek’s arms to
get out of the way. The arrow proceeds to just bounce off a
tree.
Another fight sequence begins and Fiona gives a karate yell
and then proceeds to beat the crap out of the Merry Men.
There is a very interesting ‘Matrix’ moment here when Fiona
pauses in mid-air to fix her hair. Finally all of the Merry
Men are down, and Fiona begins walking away.
FIONA
Uh, shall we?
SHREK
Hold the phone. (drops Donkey and
begins walking after Fiona) Oh!
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold on now.
Where did that come from?
45.

FIONA What?
SHREK
That! Back there. That was amazing!
Where did you learn that?
FIONA
Well…(laughs) when one lives
alone, uh, one has to learn these
things in case there’s a…(gasps
and points) there’s an arrow in
your butt!
SHREK
What? (turns and looks) Oh, would
you look at that? (he goes to pull
it out but flinches because it’s
tender)
FIONA
Oh, no. This is all my fault. I’m
so sorry.
DONKEY
(walking up) Why? What’s wrong?
FIONA
Shrek’s hurt.
DONKEY
Shrek’s hurt. Shrek’s hurt? Oh, no,
Shrek’s gonna die.
SHREK
Donkey, I’m okay.
DONKEY
You can’t do this to me, Shrek. I’m
too young for you to die. Keep you
legs elevated. Turn your head and
cough. Does anyone know the
Heimlich?
FIONA
Donkey! Calm down. If you want to
help Shrek, run into the woods and
find me a blue flower with red
thorns.
DONKEY
Blue flower, red thorns. Okay, I’m
on it. Blue flower, red thorns.
(MORE)
46.

DONKEY (CONT’D)
Don’t die Shrek. If you see a long
tunnel, stay away from the light!
Donkey!
SHREK & FIONA
DONKEY
Oh, yeah. Right. Blue flower, red
thorns.
(runs off)
SHREK
What are the flowers for?
FIONA
(like it’s obvious) For getting rid
of Donkey.
Ah.
SHREK
FIONA
Now you hold still, and I’ll yank
this thing out. (gives the arrow a
little pull)
SHREK
(jumps away) Ow! Hey! Easy with the
yankin’.
As they continue to talk Fiona keeps going after the arrow
and Shrek keeps dodging her hands.
FIONA
I’m sorry, but it has to come out.
SHREK
No, it’s tender.
FIONA
Now, hold on.
SHREK
What you’re doing is the opposite
of help.
FIONA
Don’t move.
SHREK
Look, time out.
47.

FIONA
Would you…(grunts as Shrek puts
his hand over her face to stop her
from getting at the arrow) Okay.
What do you propose we do?
ELSEWHERE
Donkey is still looking for the special flower.
DONKEY
Blue flower, red thorns. Blue
flower, red thorns. Blue flower,
red thorns. This would be so much
easier if I wasn’t color-blind!
Blue flower, red thorns.
SHREK
(os) Ow!
DONKEY
Hold on, Shrek! I’m comin’! (rips a
flower off a nearby bush that just
happens to be a blue flower with
red thorns)
THE FOREST PATH
SHREK
Ow! Not good.
FIONA
Okay. Okay. I can nearly see the
head. (Shrek grunts as she pulls)
It’s just about…
SHREK
Ow! Ohh! (he jerks and manages to
fall over with Fiona on top of him)
Ahem.
DONKEY
SHREK
(throwing Fiona off of him) Nothing
happend. We were just, uh – –
DONKEY
Look, if you wanted to be alone,
all you had to do was ask. Okay?
SHREK
Oh, come on! That’s the last thing
on my mind.
(MORE)
48.

SHREK (CONT’D)
The princess here was just- – (Fiona pulls the arrow out) Ugh! (he turns to look at Fiona who holds up the arrow with a smile) Ow!
DONKEY
Hey, what’s that? (nervous chuckle)
That’s…is that blood?
Donkey faints. Shrek walks over and picks him up as they
continue on their way.
There is a montage of scenes as the group heads back to
DuLoc. Shrek crawling up to the top of a tree to make it
fall over a small brook so that Fiona won’t get wet. Shrek
then gets up as Donkey is just about to cross the tree and
the tree swings back into it’s upright position and Donkey
flies off. Shrek swatting and a bunch of flies and
mosquitoes. Fiona grabs a nearby spiderweb that’s on a tree
branch and runs through the field swinging it around to
catch the bugs. She then hands it to Shrek who begins eating
like it’s a treat. As he walks off she licks her fingers.
Shrek catching a toad and blowing it up like a balloon and
presenting it to Fiona. Fiona catching a snake, blowing it
up, fashioning it into a balloon animal and presenting it to
Shrek. The group arriving at a windmill that is near DuLoc.
WINDMILL
SHREK
There it is, Princess. Your future
awaits you.
FIONA
That’s DuLoc?
DONKEY
Yeah, I know. You know, Shrek
thinks Lord Farquaad’s compensating
for something, which I think means
he has a really…(Shrek steps on
his hoof) Ow!
SHREK
Um, I, uh- – I guess we better move
on.
FIONA
Sure. But, Shrek? I’m – – I’m
worried about Donkey.
SHREK What?
49.

SUNSET
FIONA
I mean, look at him. He doesn’t
look so good.
DONKEY
What are you talking about? I’m
fine.
FIONA
(kneels to look him in the eyes)
That’s what they always say, and
then next thing you know, you’re on
your back. (pause) Dead.
SHREK
You know, she’s right. You look
awful. Do you want to sit down?
FIONA
Uh, you know, I’ll make you some
tea.
DONKEY
I didn’t want to say nothin’, but I
got this twinge in my neck, and
when I turn my head like this,
look, (turns his neck in a very
sharp way until his head is
completely sideways) Ow! See?
SHREK
Who’s hungry? I’ll find us some
dinner.
FIONA
I’ll get the firewood.
DONKEY
Hey, where you goin’? Oh, man, I
can’t feel my toes! (looks down and
yelps) I don’t have any toes! I
think I need a hug.
Shrek has built a fire and is cooking the rest of dinner
while Fiona eats.
FIONA
Mmm. This is good. This is really
good. What is this?
SHREK
Uh, weed rat. Rotisserie style.
50.

FIONA
No kidding. Well, this is
delicious.
SHREK
Well, they’re also great in stews.
Now, I don’t mean to brag, but I
make a mean weed rat stew.
(chuckles)
Fiona looks at DuLoc and sighs.
FIONA
I guess I’ll be dining a little
differently tomorrow night.
SHREK
Maybe you can come visit me in the
swamp sometime. I’ll cook all kind
of stuff for you. Swamp toad soup,
fish eye tartare – – you name it.
FIONA
(smiles) I’d like that.
They smiles at each other.
SHREK
Um, Princess?
FIONA
Yes, Shrek?
SHREK
I, um, I was wondering…are
you…(sighs) Are you gonna eat
that?
DONKEY (chuckles) Man, isn’t this
romantic? Just look at that sunset.
FIONA
(jumps up) Sunset? Oh, no! I mean,
it’s late. I-It’s very late.
SHREK What?
DONKEY
Wait a minute. I see what’s goin’
on here. You’re afraid of the dark,
aren’t you?
51.

FIONA
Yes! Yes, that’s it. I’m terrified.
You know, I’d better go inside.
DONKEY
Don’t feel bad, Princess. I used to
be afraid of the dark, too, until –
– Hey, no, wait. I’m still afraid
of the dark.
Shrek sighs
FIONA
Good night.
SHREK
Good night.
Fiona goes inside the windmill and closes the door. Donkey
looks at Shrek with a new eye.
DONKEY
Ohh! Now I really see what’s goin’
on here.
SHREK
Oh, what are you talkin’ about?
DONKEY
I don’t even wanna hear it. Look,
I’m an animal, and I got instincts. And I know you two were diggin’ on each other. I could feel it.
SHREK
You’re crazy. I’m just bringing her
back to Farquaad.
DONKEY
Oh, come on, Shrek. Wake up and
smell the pheromones. Just go on in
and tell her how you feel.
SHREK
I- – There’s nothing to tell.
Besides, even if I did tell her
that, well, you know – – and I’m
not sayin’ I do ’cause I don’t – –
she’s a princess, and I’m – –
DONKEY
An ogre?
52.

SHREK
Yeah. An ogre.
DONKEY
Hey, where you goin’?
SHREK
To get… move firewood. (sighs)
Donkey looks over at the large pile of firewood there
already is.
TIME LAPSE
Donkey opens the door to the Windmill and walks in. Fiona is
nowhere to be seen.
DONKEY
Princess? Princess Fiona? Princess,
where are you? Princess?
Fiona looks at Donkey from the shadows, but we can’t see
her.
DONKEY (CONT’D)
It’s very spooky in here. I ain’t
playing no games.
Suddenly Fiona falls from the railing. She gets up only she
doesn’t look like herself. She looks like an ogre and Donkey
starts freaking out.
Aah!
DONKEY (CONT’D)
FIONA Oh, no!
DONKEY
No, help!
Shh!
FIONA
DONKEY
Shrek! Shrek! Shrek!
FIONA
No, it’s okay. It’s okay.
DONKEY
What did you do with the princess?
53.

FIONA
Donkey, I’m the princess.
Aah!
DONKEY
FIONA
It’s me, in this body.
DONKEY
Oh, my God! You ate the princess.
(to her stomach) Can you hear me?
FIONA
Donkey!
DONKEY
(still aimed at her stomach)
Listen, keep breathing! I’ll get
you out of there!
FIONA
Shh.
Shrek!
FIONA
This is me.
Donkey looks into her eyes as she pets his muzzle, and he
quiets down.
DONKEY
Princess? What happened to you?
You’re, uh, uh, uh, different.
FIONA
I’m ugly, okay?
DONKEY
Well, yeah! Was it something you
ate? ‘Cause I told Shrek those rats
was a bad idea. You are what you
eat, I said. Now – –
No!
Shrek! Shrek! Shrek!
DONKEY
FIONA
DONKEY
54.

FIONA
No. I – – I’ve been this way as
long as I can remember.
DONKEY
What do you mean? Look, I ain’t
never seen you like this before.
FIONA
It only happens when sun goes down.
“By night one way, by day another.
This shall be the norm… until you
find true love’s first kiss… and
then take love’s true form.”
DONKEY
Ah, that’s beautiful. I didn’t know
you wrote poetry.
FIONA
It’s a spell. (sigh) When I was a
little girl, a witch cast a spell
on me. Every night I become this.
This horrible, ugly beast! I was
placed in a tower to await the day
my true love would rescue me.
That’s why I have to marry Lord
Farquaad tomorrow before the sun
sets and he sees me like this.
(begins to cry)
DONKEY
All right, all right. Calm down.
Look, it’s not that bad. You’re not
that ugly. Well, I ain’t gonna lie.
You are ugly. But you only look
like this at night. Shrek’s ugly 24-
7.
FIONA
But Donkey, I’m a princess, and
this is not how a princess is meant
to look.
DONKEY
Princess, how ’bout if you don’t
marry Farquaad?
FIONA
I have to. Only my true love’s kiss
can break the spell.
55.

OUTSIDE
DONKEY
But, you know, um, you’re kind of
an orge, and Shrek – – well, you got a lot in common.
FIONA Shrek?
Shrek is walking towards the windmill with a sunflower in
his hand.
SHREK
(to himself) Princess, I – – Uh,
how’s it going, first of all? Good?
Um, good for me too. I’m okay. I
saw this flower and thought of you
because it’s pretty and – – well, I
don’t really like it, but I thought
you might like it ’cause you’re
pretty. But I like you anyway. I’d –
– uh, uh…(sighs) I’m in trouble.
Okay, here we go.
He walks up to the door and pauses outside when he hears
Donkey and Fiona talking.
FIONA
(os) I can’t just marry whoever I
want. Take a good look at me,
Donkey. I mean, really, who can
ever love a beast so hideous and
ugly? “Princess” and “ugly” don’t
go together. That’s why I can’t
stay here with Shrek.
Shrek steps back in shock.
FIONA (CONT’D)
(os) My only chance to live happily
ever after is to marry my true
love.
Shrek heaves a deep sigh. He throws the flower down and
walks away.
INSIDE
FIONA
Don’t you see, Donkey? That’s just
how it has to be. It’s the only way
to break the spell.
56.

DONKEY
You at least gotta tell Shrek the
truth.
FIONA
No! You can’t breathe a word. No
one must ever know.
DONKEY
What’s the point of being able to
talk if you gotta keep secrets?
FIONA
Promise you won’t tell. Promise!
DONKEY
All right, all right. I won’t tell
him. But you should. (goes outside)
I just know before this is over,
I’m gonna need a whole lot of
serious therapy. Look at my eye
twitchin’.
Fiona comes out the door and watches him walk away. She
looks down and spots the sunflower. She picks it up before
going back inside the windmill.
MORNING
Donkey is asleep. Shrek is nowhere to be seen. Fiona is
still awake. She is plucking petals from the sunflower.
FIONA
I tell him, I tell him not. I tell
him, I tell him not. I tell him. (she quickly runs to the door and goes outside) Shrek! Shrek, there’s something I want…(she looks and sees the rising sun, and as the sun crests the sky she turns back into a human.)
Just as she looks back at the sun she sees Shrek stomping
towards her.
FIONA (CONT’D)
Shrek. Are you all right?
SHREK
Perfect! Never been better.
FIONA
I – – I don’t – – There’s something
I have to tell you.
57.

SHREK
You don’t have to tell me anything,
Princess. I heard enough last
night.
FIONA
You heard what I said?
SHREK
Every word.
FIONA
I thought you’d understand.
SHREK
Oh, I understand. Like you said,
“Who could love a hideous, ugly
beast?”
FIONA
But I thought that wouldn’t matter
to you.
SHREK
Yeah? Well, it does. (Fiona looks
at him in shock. He looks past her
and spots a group approaching.) Ah,
right on time. Princess, I’ve
brought you a little something.
Farquaad has arrived with a group of his men. He looks very
regal sitting up on his horse. You would never guess that
he’s only like 3 feet tall. Donkey wakes up with a yawn as
the soldiers march by.
DONKEY
What’d I miss? What’d I miss?
(spots the soldiers) (muffled) Who
said that? Couldn’t have been the
donkey.
FARQUAAD
Princess Fiona.
SHREK
As promised. Now hand it over.
FARQUAAD
Very well, ogre. (holds out a piece
of paper) The deed to your swamp,
cleared out, as agreed. Take it and
go before I change my mind.
(MORE)
58.

FARQUAAD (CONT’D)
(Shrek takes the paper) Forgive me,
Princess, for startling you, but
you startled me, for I have never
seen such a radiant beauty before.
I’m Lord Farquaad.
FIONA
Lord Farquaad? Oh, no, no.
(Farquaad snaps his fingers)
Forgive me, my lord, for I was just
saying a short… (Watches as
Farquaad is lifted off his horse
and set down in front of her. He
comes to her waist.) farewell.
FARQUAAD
Oh, that is so sweet. You don’t
have to waste good manners on the
ogre. It’s not like it has
feelings.
FIONA
No, you’re right. It doesn’t.
Donkey watches this exchange with a curious look on his
face.
FARQUAAD
Princess Fiona, beautiful, fair,
flawless Fiona. I ask your hand in
marriage. Will you be the perfect
bride for the perfect groom?
FIONA
Lord Farquaad, I accept. Nothing
would make – –
FARQUAAD
(interrupting) Excellent! I’ll
start the plans, for tomorrow we
wed!
FIONA
No! I mean, uh, why wait? Let’s get
married today before the sun sets.
FARQUAAD
Oh, anxious, are you? You’re right.
The sooner, the better. There’s so
much to do! There’s the caterer,
the cake, the band, the guest list.
Captain, round up some guests! (a
guard puts Fiona on the back of his
horse)
59.

FIONA
Fare-thee-well, ogre.
Farquaad’s whole party begins to head back to DuLoc. Donkey
watches them go.
DONKEY
Shrek, what are you doing? You’re
letting her get away.
SHREK
Yeah? So what?
DONKEY
Shrek, there’s something about her
you don’t know. Look, I talked to
her last night, She’s – –
SHREK
I know you talked to her last
night. You’re great pals, aren’t
ya? Now, if you two are such good
friends, why don’t you follow her
home?
DONKEY
Shrek, I – – I wanna go with you.
SHREK
I told you, didn’t I? You’re not
coming home with me. I live alone!
My swamp! Me! Nobody else!
Understand? Nobody! Especially
useless, pathetic, annoying,
talking donkeys!
DONKEY
But I thought – –
SHREK
Yeah. You know what? You thought
wrong!
(stomps off)
DONKEY
Shrek.
Montage of different scenes. Shrek arriving back home. Fiona
being fitted for the wedding dress. Donkey at a stream
running into the dragon. Shrek cleaning up his house. Fiona
eating dinner alone. Shrek eating dinner alone.
60.

SHREK’S HOME
Shrek is eating dinner when he hears a sound outside. He
goes outside to investigate.
SHREK
Donkey? (Donkey ignores him and
continues with what he’s doing.)
What are you doing?
DONKEY
I would think, of all people, you
would recognize a wall when you see
one.
SHREK
Well, yeah. But the wall’s supposed
to go around my swamp, not through
it.
DONKEY
It is around your half. See that’s
your half, and this is my half.
SHREK
Oh! Your half. Hmm.
DONKEY
Yes, my half. I helped rescue the
princess. I did half the work. I
get half the booty. Now hand me
that big old rock, the one that
looks like your head.
SHREK
Back off!
DONKEY
No, you back off.
SHREK
This is my swamp!
DONKEY
Our swamp.
SHREK
(grabs the tree branch
Donkey is working with)
Let go, Donkey!
DONKEY
You let go.
61.

SHREK
Stubborn jackass!
DONKEY
Smelly ogre.
SHREK
Fine! (drops the tree branch and
walks away)
DONKEY
Hey, hey, come back here. I’m not
through with you yet.
SHREK
Well, I’m through with you.
DONKEY
Uh-uh. You know, with you it’s
always, “Me, me, me!” Well, guess
what! Now it’s my turn! So you just
shut up and pay attention! You are
mean to me. You insult me and you
don’t appreciate anything that I
do! You’re always pushing me around
or pushing me away.
SHREK
Oh, yeah? Well, if I treated you so
bad, how come you came back?
DONKEY
Because that’s what friends do!
They forgive each other!
SHREK
Oh, yeah. You’re right, Donkey. I
forgive you… for stabbin’ me in
the back!
(goes into the outhouse
and slams the door)
DONKEY
Ohh! You’re so wrapped up in
layers, onion boy, you’re afraid of
your own feelings.
SHREK
(os) Go away!
DONKEY
There you are , doing it again just
like you did to Fiona.
(MORE)
62.

DONKEY (CONT’D)
All she ever do was like you, maybe
even love you.
SHREK
(os) Love me? She said I was ugly,
a hideous creature. I heard the two
of you talking.
DONKEY
She wasn’t talkin’ about you. She
was talkin’ about, uh, somebody
else.
SHREK
(opens the door and comes out) She
wasn’t talking about me? Well, then
who was she talking about?
DONKEY
Uh-uh, no way. I ain’t saying
anything. You don’t wanna listen to
me. Right? Right?
SHREK
Donkey!
No!
DONKEY
SHREK
Okay, look. I’m sorry, all right?
(sigh) I’m sorry. I guess I am just
a big, stupid, ugly ogre. Can you
forgive me?
DONKEY
Hey, that’s what friends are for,
right?
SHREK
Right. Friends?
DONKEY
Friends.
SHREK
So, um, what did Fiona say about
me?
DONKEY
What are you asking me for? Why
don’t you just go ask her?
63.

SHREK
The wedding! We’ll never make it in
time.
DONKEY
Ha-ha-ha! Never fear, for where,
there’s a will, there’s a way and I
have a way.
(whistles)
Suddenly the dragon arrives
overhead and flies low enough so
they can climb on.
SHREK
Donkey?
DONKEY
I guess it’s just my animal
magnetism.
They both laugh.
SHREK
Aw, come here, you. (gives Donkey a
noogie)
DONKEY
All right, all right. Don’t get all
slobbery. No one likes a kiss ass.
All right, hop on and hold on
tight. I haven’t had a chance to
install the seat belts yet.
They climb aboard the dragon and she takes off for DuLoc.
DULOC – CHURCH
Fiona and Farquaad are getting married. The whole town is
there. The prompter card guy holds up a card that says
‘Revered Silence’.
PRIEST
People of DuLoc, we gather here
today to bear witness to the
union….
FIONA
(eyeing the setting sun) Um-
PRIEST
…of our new king…
64.

COURTYARD
FIONA
Excuse me. Could we just skip ahead
to the “I do’s”?
FARQUAAD
(chuckles and then
motions to the priest to
indulge Fiona) Go on.
Some guards are milling around. Suddenly the dragon lands
with a boom. The guards all take off running.
DONKEY
(to Dragon) Go ahead, HAVE SOME
FUN. If we need you, I’ll whistle. How about that? (she nods and goes after the guards) Shrek, wait, wait! Wait a minute! You wanna do this right, don’t you?
SHREK
(at the Church door) What are you
talking about?
DONKEY
There’s a line you gotta wait for.
The preacher’s gonna say, “Speak
now or forever hold your peace.”
That’s when you say, “I object!”
SHREK
I don’t have time for this!
DONKEY
Hey, wait. What are you doing?
Listen to me! Look, you love this
woman, don’t you?
SHREK
Yes.
Please her?
Yes.
You wanna hold her?
Yes!
SHREK
DONKEY
SHREK
DONKEY
65.

DONKEY
(singing James Brown style) Then
you got to, got to try a little
tenderness. (normal) The chicks
love that romantic crap!
SHREK
All right! Cut it out. When does
this guy say the line?
DONKEY
We gotta check it out.
INSIDE CHURCH
As the priest talks we see Donkey’s shadow through one of
the windows Shrek tosses him up so he can see.
PRIEST
And so, by the power vested in
me…
Outside
Inside
SHREK
What do you see?
DONKEY
The whole town’s in there.
PRIEST
I now pronounce you husband and
wife…
Outside
Inside
Outside
DONKEY
They’re at the altar.
PRIEST
…king and queen.
DONKEY
Mother Fletcher! He already said
it.
Oh, for the love of Pete!
SHREK
66.

He runs inside without catching Donkey, who hits the ground
hard.
INSIDE CHURCH
SHREK
(running toward the alter) I
object!
FIONA Shrek?
The whole congregation gasps as they see Shrek.
FARQUAAD
Oh, now what does he want?
SHREK
(to congregation as he
reaches the front of the Church) Hi, everyone. Havin’
a good time, are ya? I love DuLoc,
first of all. Very clean.
FIONA
What are you doing here?
SHREK
Really, it’s rude enough being
alive when no one wants you, but
showing up uninvited to a
wedding…
SHREK (CONT’D)
Fiona! I need to talk to you.
FIONA
Oh, now you wanna talk? It’s a
little late for that, so if you’ll
excuse me – –
SHREK
But you can’t marry him.
FIONA
And why not?
SHREK
Because- – Because he’s just
marring you so he can be king.
67.

FARQUAAD
Outrageous! Fiona, don’t listen to
him.
SHREK
He’s not your true love.
FIONA
And what do you know about true
love?
SHREK
Well, I – – Uh – – I mean – –
FARQUAAD
Oh, this is precious. The ogee has
fallen in love with the princess!
Oh, good Lord. (laughs)
The prompter card guy holds up a card that says ‘Laugh’. The
whole congregation laughs.
FARQUAAD (CONT’D)
An ogre and a princess!
FIONA
Shrek, is this true?
FARQUAAD
Who cares? It’s preposterous!
Fiona, my love, we’re but a kiss
away from our “happily ever after.”
Now kiss me!
(puckers his lips and
leans toward her, but she
pulls back.)
FIONA
(looking at the setting sun) “By
night one way, by day another.” (to Shrek) I wanted to show you before.
She backs up and as the sun sets she changes into her ogre
self. She gives Shrek a sheepish smile.
SHREK
Well, uh, that explains a lot.
(Fiona smiles)
FARQUAAD
Ugh! It’s disgusting! Guards!
Guards! I order you to get that out
of my sight now! Get them! Get them
both!
68.

The guards run in and separate Fiona and Shrek. Shrek fights
them.
SHREK No, no!
FIONA Shrek!
FARQUAAD
This hocus-pocus alters nothing.
This marriage is binding, and that
makes me king! See? See?
FIONA
No, let go of me! Shrek!
No!
SHREK
FARQUAAD
Don’t just stand there, you morons.
SHREK
Get out of my way! Fiona! Arrgh!
FARQUAAD
I’ll make you regret the day we
met. I’ll see you drawn and
quartered! You’ll beg for death to
save you!
FIONA
No, Shrek!
FARQUAAD
(hold a dagger to Fiona’s throat)
And as for you, my wife…
SHREK Fiona!
FARQUAAD
I’ll have you locked back in that
tower for the rest of your days!
I’m king!
Shrek manages to get a hand free and he whistles.
FARQUAAD (CONT’D)
I will have order! I will have
perfection!
(MORE)
69.

FARQUAAD (CONT’D)
I will have – – (Donkey and the
dragon show up and the dragon leans
down and eats Farquaad) Aaaah! Aah!
DONKEY
All right. Nobody move. I got a
dragon here, and I’m not afraid to
use it. (The dragon roars.) I’m a
donkey on the edge!
The dragon belches and Farquaad’s crown flies out of her
mouth and falls to the ground.
DONKEY (CONT’D)
Celebrity marriages. They never
last, do they?
The congregation cheers.
DONKEY (CONT’D)
Go ahead, Shrek.
SHREK
Uh, Fiona?
FIONA
Yes, Shrek?
SHREK
I – – I love you.
FIONA
Really?
SHREK
Really, really.
FIONA
(smiles) I love you too.
Shrek and Fiona kiss. Thelonius takes one of the cards and
writes ‘Awwww’ on the back and then shows it to the
congregation.
Aawww!
CONGREGATION
Suddenly the magic of the spell pulls Fiona away. She’s
lifted up into the air and she hovers there while the magic
works around her.
70.

WHISPERS
“Until you find true love’s first
kiss and then take love’s true
form. Take love’s true form. Take
love’s true form.”
Suddenly Fiona’s eyes open wide. She’s consumed by the spell
and then is slowly lowered to the ground.
SHREK
(going over to her) Fiona? Fiona.
Are you all right?
FIONA
(standing up, she’s still an ogre)
Well, yes. But I don’t understand.
I’m supposed to be beautiful.
SHREK
But you ARE beautiful.
They smile at each other.
DONKEY
(chuckles) I was hoping this would
be a happy ending.
Shrek and Fiona kiss…and the kiss fades into…
THE SWAMP
…their wedding kiss. Shrek and Fiona are now married. ‘I’m a Believer’ by Smashmouth is played in the background. Shrek and Fiona break apart and run through the crowd to their awaiting carriage. Which is made of a giant onion. Fiona tosses her bouquet which both Cinderella and Snow White try to catch. But they end up getting into a cat fight and so the dragon catches the bouquet instead. The Gingerbread man has been mended somewhat and now has one leg and walks with a candy cane cane. Shrek and Fiona walk off as the rest of the guests party and Donkey takes over singing the song.
GINGERBREAD MAN
God bless us, every one.
DONKEY
(as he’s done singing and
we fade to black) Oh,
that’s funny. Oh. Oh. I
can’t
breathe. I can’t breathe.
THE END