ALL Shrek 2 References & Easter Eggs

Another year, and another compilation of references, easter eggs, and fun hidden details in the Shrek series.
References in Shrek 1 ► • ALL Shrek 1 References...
Edited by Wen D ► / @wendjohnson
Shrek 2 decided to really dial up the references, with nearly every single scene containing a movie quote, visual references, or parody of a real person/brand/events and SO much more! I was actually shocked just HOW much there was to go through here!
#shrek #references #moviedetails

[@MariuigiKhed]

Little nod (at least in Italian, I dunno how he calls it in the English version): Harold tells Shrek to meet "him" by the Great Oak. The Great Oak is the name of the tree to which Pinocchio was hanged in his original story (real life counterparts of the "Quercia delle Streghe" [Witches' Oak]).

[@idkany293]

He says old oak in the english version

[@MariuigiKhed]

@@idkany293 Dammit, pure coincidence.

[@paddyp3457]

A real hidden gem, great video!

[@torbenbirch]

the fairy godmother sign is actually a reference to the angelique billboards all over LA. angelique put up billboards of herself dressed in all pink posing in pin up style all over LA and became a sort of cultish figure, she even got a movie!

[@2leftframes]

That could absolutely be it!! I was looking for billboards that specifically had a moving limb/component. Angelique is very likely what they were going for :)

[@fki3nxir]

Angelyne* but yes

[@hannahuslysta2872]

How about this : when people were escaping from the giant gingerbread,they ran form one Starbucks to another one across the street 😂😂

[@Shirelord60]

My theory is that in Shrek's univers, Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother is herself the witch of Hansel and Grendel, which explains why she brought the basket of food to her house.

[@conr1633]

Few things you missed: The fairy godmother’s cottage is possibly a reference to the three fairies cottage from Disney’s Sleeping Beauty. The frog at the bar might be the toad who kidnapped Thumbelina. The good/bad witch painting could be a dig at the Wizard of Oz; a detailed poster reveals that her name is Tabatha, potentially a reference to Tabitha Stephens from ABC’s Bewitched and its spinoff Tabatha. The two swans that transform into ballerinas references Swan Lake, and the mushroom that turns into a rose is similar to the one from Beauty and the Beast.

[@mabelmartian]

Imagine how much money Dreamworks put into in order to use several real companies into parody brands! I've an alternate story to Robots 2005 that mentions a lot of familiar with a mysterious human reader girl in her world. If it were a movie then I can only imagine them being parody brands.

[@2leftframes]

Parody laws are such that they likely didn't have to pay a dime to any of the companies referenced.

[@THEEJONESY]

@@2leftframesdope

[@glennparker7028]

4:44 So Goldilocks was foreshadowed that far back??? She's a sneaky one!!! I'll give her that!!!

[@blueraccoon1088]

That explains why my porridge was gone and my chair is broke and bed destroyed.

[@JohnathanSquarePantsStudios]

That is why I love Shrek 2 (aka the Masterpiece)

[@MariuigiKhed]

15:15 No mention of the swans becoming girls surely from Swan Lake or the Swan Princess?

[@JaneDoe_123]

I'm sure there are SO many specific references in the several translations of the movie. In the european portuguese version, instead of Donkey quoting an ad, he references a line from a classic portuguese movie: "there's hats a plenty!", leaving out the very end of the sentence "you clown!", so it seemed like he was just,roasting people left and right 😂

[@isaiahayala-zv1fc]

Um you forgot to mention some other references from shrek 2 for Instance the sad scene of the movie where The evil fairy godmother convinces shrek that even Though he changed appearance for her Fiona would be happy with Prince charming As that scene is happening, and as we see, shrek sadly walk out of the parody Disney castle DreamWorks decided to play in the scene. People just aint no good by the boatman's call For a plus we can also even see captain hook. As they enter the bar, also playing the song as it still plays and then way before that they play funky town by lips Inc. And after shreks friends save shrek donkey and puss and after They forged a plan to get into the castle aka Have Muffin Man make a big gingerbread man As that is going on in the movie The evil fairy godmother sees that Fiona isn't convinced that Prince charming a shrek so she trieds to sing them a song To push the illusion for Convincing her son is shrek Also While she's singing, the song, shrek is fighting off the guards to this beautiful reference a.k.a. Though fairy godmother is singing i need a hero by Bonnie Tyler if you know a little about Bonnie Tyler she also sings the song Total eclipse of the heart there are more songs played in the movie like that. A.k.a. I mean, I need a hero. That's the song I mean And a funny thing about one of the other references you pointed out You know The Led Zeppelin poster Funny thing, they also reference Led Zeppelin in the next movie as well. But not just a poster, they also play one of their songs and have snow white sing it to defeat the guards at the Royal Palace Not to mention, they also play heart Just as snow white is having the Animals let the trees from wizerd of oz get a taste of Led Zeppelin A.k.a. While, Fiona and the princesses are rescuing their friends and shrek barracuda by ♥ plays But for the Led Zeppelin part, snow white. Just sings the screaming part of the song.

[@viktorskott9207]

It finally came! lmao

[@blueraccoon1088]

Speaking as someone who's been living LA we're starting to a audition for the live adaptation of gta/fast furious and shrek 3 or we're repeating history in 83

[@truegamer_007]

The DVD menu is so nostalgic, it was so well done!!

[@idkany293]

Actually E.T. tells Elliot's SISTER to "be good"

[@Kennedybellerose]

This was an awesome video with how many little details you looked into and included 😮❤❤❤❤

[@Storyteller8899]

Fun fact: the song that captain hook plays in his first appearence is a real song by tom waits.

[@jehovajireh2186]

You forgot the reference in the beginning where the king is holding baby Fiona like The Lion King rafiki holding simba

[@irishubertt]

Love these video’s, Amazing work! Would love to see one for the other shrek movies as well :)

[@yehonatansofer]

You deserve an oscar for this reserch!! well done

[@WitchSon]

GAP Queen could be a reference to GAP kids

[@rhythmkittyfever]

GAP Outlet is also a thing. Either are likely candidates for the reference lol

[@glennparker7028]

13:16 Would you look at that??? "happily ever after"!!!

[@babbisp1]

5:18 6:00 Nts 4:41 5:37 8:10 8:49 9:07

[@GenisysGames99]

who TF is "Basel fawlty" its Basil Fawlty

[@SquibToast]

Also nice video

[@linneaheyden6053]

Oh yay I've been exited for this to come out!

[@THEEJONESY]

need more views on this

[@lucainactiongaming]

12:48 AMOGUS

[@SquibToast]

3rd

[@notstonks432]

Do you also plan on doing the Puss in Boots movies?

[@Cobalt_Dragon0716]

Don't know if anyone else has mentioned it, but Rodeo Drive in LA is pronounced Roh-day-o Drive. Just a heads up.

[@SquibToast]

2nd too

[@simplycvrsive]

We all consume so much through media that we forget the little details of references from the past. A symptom of post modernism i believe. We're all drawing inspiration from fictitious worlds made by people although that affect real emotions.

[@DinoDragon98]

The factory workers are Oompa Loompas, the identical looking security detail might be a nod to Attack of the Clones, and there's an America's Got Talent style minigame in the DVD extras guest starring Simon himself! Also, 2 is definitely the best, closely followed by 4.

[@egboy88able]

If you could you should do “Ready PlayerOne” that film has endless Easter eggs

[@ArnLPs]

I had hoped you spend more time on the background of the Poisoned Apple and all the characters. Like I always wondered what the trees are supossed to refrence. The only thing I can think of is Wizard of Oz...but they seem way to different to those...idk

[@2leftframes]

There are a lot of things that are just generic fairytale creatures. So I took them to be a nod to just haunted/living woods in general - and I didn't come across anyone who claimed they were anything more than that. But there were some /pretty/ obscure references in here already, so who knows!

[@Widdekuu91]

Would it not be Ents, from lord of the rings?

[@ArnLPs]

@@Widdekuu91 Yes that's another one, but the once in Shrek are way to small to be a reference. Plus of course being part of the villian community doesn't make sense then either.

[@Kennedybellerose]

LOVED IT

[@MrArchimondde]

We want to get Shrekt on the Third :D