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Shrek the Third script

Shrek, reluctant to take on royal duties, is tasked with finding the rightful heir to Far Far Away after King Harold's death, while Prince Charming plots to seize the throne. Shrek, accompanied by Donkey and Puss in Boots, embarks on a journey to Worcestershire Academy to find Arthur Pendragon, a socially awkward teenager. Meanwhile, Prince Charming rallies an army of fairytale villains and invades Far Far Away, capturing Fiona and the other princesses. Shrek and his companions return to a chaotic Far Far Away, where they are captured by Charming's forces, but Arthur, inspired by Shrek, convinces the villains to abandon Charming's cause. Shrek defeats Prince Charming, Arthur is crowned King, and Shrek and Fiona return to their swamp, where they embrace their new life as parents to three ogre babies.

Writer
Peter Seaman, Jeffrey Price, Chris Miller & Aron Warner
IMDb ID (imdb_id)
tt0413267
Script date
Final Screening Script
55Scenes
22Characters
79Pages
8Dialogue samples

Save the Cat beat sheet

Shrek the Third Save the Cat analysis

Shrek is thrust from domestic life into a quest to find the rightful heir, Artie, and save Far Far Away from Prince Charming’s coup.

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Key characters

Shrek

Shrek is listed as Protagonist. An ogre who is reluctant to take on royal responsibilities. In the parsed data, Shrek is connected to 36 scenes, 66 dialogue lines, 76 text mentions, first appearing around scene 5.

36 scenes / 66 dialogue lines

Puss in Boots

Puss in Boots is listed as Sidekick. A swashbuckling cat and friend to Shrek. In the parsed data, Puss in Boots is connected to 29 scenes, 13 dialogue lines, 13 text mentions, first appearing around scene 22.

29 scenes / 13 dialogue lines

Donkey

Donkey is listed as Sidekick. Shrek's talkative and loyal donkey friend. In the parsed data, Donkey is connected to 28 scenes, 20 dialogue lines, 21 text mentions, first appearing around scene 20.

28 scenes / 20 dialogue lines

Fiona

Fiona is listed as Protagonist. Shrek's wife, the Princess of Far Far Away. In the parsed data, Fiona is connected to 22 scenes, 11 dialogue lines, 14 text mentions, first appearing around scene 5.

22 scenes / 11 dialogue lines

Arthur Pendragon

Arthur Pendragon is listed as Heir. A teenage student who is the rightful heir to the throne. In the parsed data, Arthur Pendragon is connected to 16 scenes, 37 dialogue lines, 37 text mentions, first appearing around scene 26.

16 scenes / 37 dialogue lines

Prince Charming

Prince Charming is listed as Antagonist. A vain prince seeking to take over the kingdom. In the parsed data, Prince Charming is connected to 16 scenes, 22 dialogue lines, 23 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.

16 scenes / 22 dialogue lines

Captain Hook

Captain Hook is listed as Villain. A pirate villain who joins Prince Charming. In the parsed data, Captain Hook is connected to 8 scenes, 12 dialogue lines, 12 text mentions, first appearing around scene 19.

8 scenes / 12 dialogue lines

Queen Lillian

Queen Lillian is listed as Queen. Fiona's mother. In the parsed data, Queen Lillian is connected to 7 scenes, 3 dialogue lines, 3 text mentions, first appearing around scene 36.

7 scenes / 3 dialogue lines

Cyclops

Cyclops is listed as Villain. A one-eyed giant. In the parsed data, Cyclops is connected to 7 scenes, first appearing around scene 1.

7 scenes / 0 dialogue lines

Rapunzel

Rapunzel is listed as Princess. One of the princesses who betrays the others. In the parsed data, Rapunzel is connected to 6 scenes, 6 dialogue lines, 10 text mentions, first appearing around scene 36.

6 scenes / 6 dialogue lines

Pinocchio

Pinocchio is listed as Fairytale Creature. A wooden puppet who struggles with lying. In the parsed data, Pinocchio is connected to 6 scenes, 2 dialogue lines, 2 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.

6 scenes / 2 dialogue lines

Mabel

Mabel is listed as Villain. One of Cinderella's stepsisters. In the parsed data, Mabel is connected to 6 scenes, 1 dialogue line, 2 text mentions, first appearing around scene 19.

6 scenes / 1 dialogue lines

Merlin

Merlin is listed as Wizard. A retired, eccentric magic teacher. In the parsed data, Merlin is connected to 5 scenes, 23 dialogue lines, 25 text mentions, first appearing around scene 34.

5 scenes / 23 dialogue lines

Snow White

Snow White is listed as Princess. One of the princesses. In the parsed data, Snow White is connected to 5 scenes, 4 dialogue lines, 4 text mentions, first appearing around scene 36.

5 scenes / 4 dialogue lines

Cinderella

Cinderella is listed as Princess. One of the princesses. In the parsed data, Cinderella is connected to 5 scenes, 2 dialogue lines, 2 text mentions, first appearing around scene 36.

5 scenes / 2 dialogue lines

Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty is listed as Princess. One of the princesses. In the parsed data, Sleeping Beauty is connected to 5 scenes, 2 dialogue lines, 2 text mentions, first appearing around scene 36.

5 scenes / 2 dialogue lines

Doris

Doris is listed as Princess Ally. The other ugly stepsister. In the parsed data, Doris is connected to 5 scenes, 1 dialogue line, 1 text mention, first appearing around scene 36.

5 scenes / 1 dialogue lines

Rumplestiltskin

Rumplestiltskin is listed as Villain. A magical villain. In the parsed data, Rumplestiltskin is connected to 5 scenes, first appearing around scene 18.

5 scenes / 0 dialogue lines

Gingerbread Man

Gingerbread Man is listed as Fairytale Creature. A sentient gingerbread cookie. In the parsed data, Gingerbread Man is connected to 4 scenes, 1 dialogue line, 1 text mention, first appearing around scene 1.

4 scenes / 1 dialogue lines

Evil Queen

Evil Queen is listed as Villain. A villain from Snow White. In the parsed data, Evil Queen is connected to 3 scenes, first appearing around scene 18.

3 scenes / 0 dialogue lines

King Harold

King Harold is listed as Deceased King. Fiona's father who passes away early in the story. In the parsed data, King Harold is connected to 1 scene, 2 dialogue lines, 2 text mentions, first appearing around scene 12.

1 scenes / 2 dialogue lines

Dragon

Dragon is listed as Creature. Donkey's wife. In the parsed data, Dragon is connected to 1 scene, first appearing around scene 27.

1 scenes / 0 dialogue lines

Scene outline

  1. 1. INT. MEDIEVAL TIMES THEATER - NIGHT

    Prince Charming performs a failed dinner theater show where he is mocked by the audience and the Fairytale Creatures.

    Prince Charming, Gingerbread Man, Pinocchio, Cyclops

  2. 2. INT. BACKSTAGE DRESSING ROOM - MOMENTS LATER

    Prince Charming walks backstage to his dressing room.

    Prince Charming

  3. 3. EXT. MEDIEVAL TIMES RESTAURANT - CONTINUOUS

    Prince Charming cries in his dressing room but finds resolve to take the throne.

    Prince Charming

  4. 4. EXT. CASTLE - MORNING

    The sun rises over the castle.

  5. 5. INT. SHREK AND FIONA'S BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS

    Shrek and Fiona wake up, followed by a chaotic visit from Donkey and the Dronkeys.

    Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, Puss in Boots

  6. 6. INT. KNIGHTING CEREMONY - DAY

    Shrek attempts to perform a knighting ceremony but accidentally stabs the knight.

    Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, Puss in Boots

  7. 7. EXT. BOAT DOCKS - DAY

    Shrek accidentally sinks a boat during a christening ceremony.

    Shrek, Fiona

  8. 8. INT. DRESSING ROOM - DAY

    Shrek and Fiona are groomed for their royal duties.

    Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, Puss in Boots

  9. 9. INT. BACKSTAGE - LATER

    Shrek and Fiona prepare to enter the ballroom.

    Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, Puss in Boots

  10. 10. INT. BALLROOM - CONTINUOUS

    The royal entrance goes horribly wrong, resulting in the destruction of the stage.

    Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, Puss in Boots

  11. 11. INT. SHREK AND FIONA'S BEDROOM - NIGHT

    Shrek and Fiona discuss their future and the possibility of having children.

    Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, Puss in Boots

  12. 12. INT. KING'S ROOM - MOMENTS LATER

    King Harold passes away after naming Arthur as the heir to the throne.

    Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, Puss in Boots, King Harold, Queen Lillian

  13. 13. EXT. RODEO DRIVE - CONTINUOUS

    The streets are empty as the kingdom mourns.

  14. 14. EXT. CASTLE - CONTINUOUS

    The flag is lowered to half-mast.

  15. 15. EXT. POND - LATER

    The funeral for King Harold takes place.

    Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, Puss in Boots, Queen Lillian

  16. 16. EXT. A BLUFF OVERLOOKING THE CASTLE - CONTINUOUS

    Prince Charming watches the funeral from afar.

    Prince Charming

  17. 17. EXT. POISONED APPLE BAR - CONTINUOUS

    Prince Charming arrives at the Poison Apple Bar.

    Prince Charming

  18. 18. INT. POISONED APPLE BAR - CONTINUOUS

    Prince Charming enters the bar filled with villains.

    Prince Charming, Captain Hook, Mabel, Evil Queen, Rumplestiltskin, Cyclops

  19. 19. INT. Bar - NIGHT

    Prince Charming enters a bar filled with fairy-tale villains and attempts to recruit them for his cause.

    Prince Charming, Mabel, Captain Hook, Cyclops, Evil Queen, Pinocchio

  20. 20. EXT. Docks - DUSK

    Shrek, Donkey, and Puss prepare to depart on a boat to find Arthur, while Fiona reveals she is pregnant.

    Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, Puss in Boots, Queen Lillian

  21. 21. EXT. Boat Cabin - NIGHT

    Shrek arrives at his swamp house and experiences a nightmare about having many babies.

    Shrek

  22. 22. EXT. Boat Deck - DAWN

    Shrek wakes up from his nightmare and discusses his fears of fatherhood with Donkey and Puss.

    Shrek, Donkey, Puss in Boots

  23. 23. EXT. Worcestershire Academy - DAY

    Shrek, Donkey, and Puss arrive at the school to find Arthur.

    Shrek, Donkey, Puss in Boots, Arthur Pendragon

  24. 24. EXT. School Yard - DAY

    Shrek mistakes Lancelot for Arthur, then finds the real Arthur and tries to convince him to be King.

    Shrek, Donkey, Puss in Boots, Prince Charming, Arthur Pendragon, Captain Hook

  25. 25. INT. Hallway - LATER

    Shrek and Puss find Donkey stuffed in a locker.

    Shrek, Donkey, Puss in Boots

  26. 26. INT. Gymnasium - CONTINUOUS

    Shrek, Donkey, and Puss infiltrate the mascot contest to find Arthur.

    Shrek, Donkey, Puss in Boots, Arthur Pendragon

  27. 27. INT. Library - DAY

    Fiona has a baby shower with the princesses.

    Fiona, Gingerbread Man, Pinocchio, Dragon, Snow White, Rapunzel

  28. 28. EXT. Sky above Far Far Away - DAY

    Prince Charming and his army of villains attack.

    Prince Charming, Captain Hook, Rumplestiltskin, Cyclops

  29. 29. INT. Library - CONTINUOUS

    The villains break into the library to find Shrek and Fiona.

    Fiona, Prince Charming, Gingerbread Man, Pinocchio, Captain Hook, Cyclops

  30. 30. EXT. Boat Deck - DUSK

    Shrek and his companions travel by boat with Arthur.

    Shrek, Donkey, Puss in Boots, Arthur Pendragon

  31. 31. EXT. Boat - DAY

    Puss and Donkey try to convince Artie of his importance while Shrek tries to keep him focused on the mission.

    Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, Puss in Boots, Arthur Pendragon

  32. 32. EXT. Beach - DUSK

    The group washes up on a beach and argues about Artie's future.

    Shrek, Donkey, Puss in Boots, Arthur Pendragon

  33. 33. EXT. Forest - DAY

    Shrek tries to relate to Artie using slang, but Artie escapes.

    Shrek, Donkey, Puss in Boots, Arthur Pendragon

  34. 34. EXT. Merlin's Camp - DAY

    The group meets Merlin, the eccentric former magic teacher.

    Shrek, Donkey, Puss in Boots, Arthur Pendragon, Merlin

  35. 35. EXT. Merlin's Camp - LATER

    Merlin forces the group to look into the Fire of Truth.

    Shrek, Donkey, Puss in Boots, Arthur Pendragon, Merlin

  36. 36. INT. Sewer Catacombs - CONTINUOUS

    The princesses navigate the sewers to find Charming.

    Fiona, Queen Lillian, Mabel, Snow White, Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty

  37. 37. EXT. Castle Grounds - CONTINUOUS

    The princesses are captured by Prince Charming and Rapunzel.

    Fiona, Prince Charming, Queen Lillian, Mabel, Snow White, Rapunzel

  38. 38. EXT. Woods outside Far Far Away - DAY

    Shrek and his group are ambushed by Captain Hook and his pirates.

    Shrek, Donkey, Puss in Boots, Arthur Pendragon, Merlin, Captain Hook

  39. 39. EXT. Merlin's Camp - CONTINUOUS

    Shrek, Donkey, Puss, and Artie arrive at Merlin's camp to ask for a spell to return to Far Far Away.

    Shrek, Donkey, Puss in Boots, Arthur Pendragon, Merlin

  40. 40. EXT. Somewhere in the Woods - CONTINUOUS

    The group reappears in the woods, but Donkey and Puss have swapped bodies.

    Shrek, Donkey, Puss in Boots, Arthur Pendragon

  41. 41. EXT. Entrance to Far Far Away - AFTERNOON

    The group arrives at the trashed kingdom and meets Pinocchio.

    Shrek, Donkey, Puss in Boots, Arthur Pendragon, Pinocchio

  42. 42. INT. Courtyard Stage - DAY

    Prince Charming rehearses his play, frustrated by the lack of realism.

    Prince Charming, Cyclops

  43. 43. INT. Charming's Dressing Room - MOMENTS LATER

    Shrek and his friends confront Charming, but are captured.

    Shrek, Donkey, Puss in Boots, Prince Charming, Arthur Pendragon

  44. 44. INT. Far Far Away Prison Cell - DAY

    The Princesses and Queen are imprisoned; Donkey and Puss are thrown in with them.

    Fiona, Donkey, Puss in Boots, Queen Lillian, Mabel, Snow White

  45. 45. INT. BENEATH THE STAGE - NIGHT

    Shrek is chained up by Cyclops while Cyclops' daughter visits.

    Shrek, Cyclops

  46. 46. EXT. CASTLE GARDENS - DAY

    Fiona and the Princesses infiltrate the castle grounds.

    Fiona, Pinocchio, Snow White, Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella

  47. 47. EXT. COURTYARD STAGE - DAY

    Prince Charming performs his play while Shrek is held captive.

    Shrek, Prince Charming, Rumplestiltskin, Rapunzel

  48. 48. EXT. COURTYARD STAGE - DAY

    Artie convinces the villains to change their ways.

    Shrek, Prince Charming, Arthur Pendragon, Captain Hook, Evil Queen, Rumplestiltskin

  49. 49. INT. Stage - DAY

    Shrek defeats Prince Charming, Artie is crowned King, and Merlin reverses the body swap between Donkey and Puss.

    Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, Puss in Boots, Prince Charming, Arthur Pendragon

  50. 50. EXT. Swamp House - MORNING

    Wide shot of the swamp.

  51. 51. INT. Swamp House - CONTINUOUS

    Shrek and Fiona care for their ogre babies with help from Donkey and Puss.

    Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, Puss in Boots, Queen Lillian

  52. 52. EXT. Swamp House - DAY

    Shrek and Fiona play with the babies on a mud slide.

    Shrek, Fiona

  53. 53. INT. Swamp House - EVENING

    Shrek and Fiona put the babies to bed.

    Shrek, Fiona, Puss in Boots

  54. 54. INT. Shrek and Fiona's Bedroom - NIGHT

    Shrek and Fiona sleep.

    Shrek, Fiona

  55. 55. EXT. Swamp House - CONTINUOUS

    A baby cries, Shrek goes to attend to it.

    Shrek

Dialogue examples

If you think this whole mad scene ain't dope, I feel you dude. I mean, I'm not trying to get up in your grill or raise your roof or whatever, but what I am screaming is, yo, check out this kazing thazing bazaby.

Shrek / Scene 33

Uh, technically I was merely a victim of a level three fatigue, and at the request of my therapist and the school authorities, I have retired to the tranquility of nature to discover my divine purpose.

Merlin / Scene 34

Even my own dad knew I wasn't worth the trouble. He dumped me at that school the first chance he got and I never heard from him again.

Arthur Pendragon / Scene 35

Onward Chauncey, to the highest room of the tallest tower! Where my princess awaits rescue from her handsome Prince Charming.

Prince Charming / Scene 1

Charming and the Villains have taken over everything! They attacked us but Fiona and the Princesses got away. And now she's-

Pinocchio / Scene 41

Forget it. I don't have that kind of magic in me anymore, kid. How about a hug instead? Hmm? That's the best kind of magic.

Merlin / Scene 39

Oh, I could tell you. But since you're in the midst of self-destructive rage spiral it would be karmic-ly irresponsible.

Merlin / Scene 34

Soon you'll be back where you started... scrubbing floors or locked away in towers; that is, if I let you last the week.

Prince Charming / Scene 37

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