The promiscuous one may have been Mary Contrary (“contrary” being a synonym for “perverse”).
I was amused by Bill Murray doing Garfield’s voice.
Lorenzo Music did Garfield’s voice in all the cartoons.
He also did Peter Venkmann in The Real Ghostbusters (for the first year, anyway) - played by Murray in the original movie.
18 years ago, Lorenzo Music brought a Bill Murray character to TV, now Murray’s bringing a Music character to the big screen.
Thank you, Trunk, for finishing my question better than I did.
How is that funny? Is it just a bizarre and pointless non-sequiter? Doesn’t seem to hold true to the film’s style…
They are known for being under copyright, however, and it seemed to me that the idea of the factory is that it was considerably more modern–and hence more toxic–than previous ones.
As is Flubber. SmackFu did note they look like green blobs. 
That never stopped both Futurama and Family Guy (and no doubt a dozen other comedies) doing obvious references to them (Grunka Lunkas and Chumba Wumbas respectively), complete with Oompah Loompah songs. (Grunka Lunkas)
There was no Oompah Loompah song parody, and they were just vague green blobs in hazard suits (Oompah Loompas are orange with green hair, so the colour’s wrong.). Other than being short people working in a factory, the nameless workers in FGM’s factory didn’t bear any resemblance to the Oompah Loompahs. And all the non-hazard-suited workers were elves (Keeblers!), so I’d guess THAT’s what’s in the hazard suits.
I was expecting Oompah Loompahs, but there’s nothing suggesting that’s what they were.
I was thinking the Shirly Bassey bush might have been an homage to the kind of silly things that used to be seen in the Bob Hope / Bing Crosby “On the Road to…” movies, but I can’t find anything specific.
Maybe it is just a throwaway after all, just a silly non-sequitur.
Being from L.A., I might be one of the few here who got the inside joke about who the Fairy Godmother was a take on. Has anyone else even heard about our infamous “famous for being on billboards,” Angelyne?
Watch the Clip of Shrek, Fiona & Donkey’s entry into Far Far Away here and look for the billboard of the Fairy Godmother about 30 seconds in, then look at the picture of one of Angelyne’s billboards here. (The Fairy Godmother used the same pose on her business cards, too.)
My husband, my parents and I all loved this movie. Can’t wait to own it on DVD!
Warning!Not exactly safe for work.
Some cartoonish frontal nudity at the bottom of that page.
I thought one of the signs on the way to Far, Far Away just said “Far Away” or “Away” and I thought that was a clever joke. But it really wasn’t, since the next sign just said “Far, Far Away”. So what was the actual joke with the first sign?
Start with home. Then go Away, then go Far Away, THEN go Far, Far Away.
ISTR that sequence happening and giggling a little, but I may be wrong.
Lumpy is not weird, Fairy GM is hot, as is the real Jennifer Saunders…
and I would add (weirdly) Dawn French.
I finally saw it last night. some impressions:
The three main characters were just as well-written and wonderfully played as the first time, and there was even more character development. Puss…in Boots…is a great addition to the ensemble–he should get his own spin-off movie.
The only thing that made very good instead of great (like the first one) was too damn many songs–even more than the first film (or so it seems to me). The Fairy Godmother’s production numbers went on *way *too long, and I could have happily lived another 44 years without hearing “Funkytown” or “La Vida Loca” again.
My wife and I just saw it tonight. We go to the late showing for movies like this: not a whinny, crying brat in the place!
We really enjoyed the show! Delightful!
I highly recommend it!
I was pleasantly surprised myself. I laughed out loud at least once every 10 minutes. At regular intervals of course.
I’ve heard talk of a Puss in Boots spin off, but they’re just rumors.
I seemed to be the only one in the theater that got the “long face” joke, at least I didn’t laugh, that would have been awkward. I’d love to see all the fake business names and such, guess I’ll have to get the DVD.
[Puss]
“What ever happens nex, I mus no cry”
The IMDb trivia page lists about a dozen fake business names to look for.
So many little things I missed, and I saw the movie twice. The first time, I saw it with a friend of mine… and we were the only two people in the theatre! The second time, I saw it with my mother, and there were quite a few parents with young kids. (Who all laughed when Shrek farted after drinking the potion. Which, in turn, made me laugh, rather than just grin.)
I really liked the first movie, and clearly remembering having a grin on my face throughout. The only negative thing about the first was that it was, IMO, too short (1:30). (And I didn’t think that Fiona and Shrek should have married in the first. I thought that should have been saved for a sequel. But I don’t think the film-makers were sure they had a hit, and thus weren’t sure about a sequel.)
Despite the eternal grin, I didn’t laugh out loud very often during the first film. I was hoping I’d enjoy the second just as much - which I did - but was somewhat surprised at how often I laughed out loud. So the films were different for me in that respect, but that difference wasn’t a bad thing.
I just checked the IMDb, and… Wow! Shrek 2 was only two minutes longer than the first film. Maybe the sequel didn’t seem “too short” to me (like the first film did) because they threw a lot more in-jokes and homages into the mix. As I said before, reading this thread has shown me that I missed quite a few.
I was going to ask about the three women who were hitting on Shrek, but I see it’s already been brought up. (Although a definitive answer hasn’t really been provided yet.) The only thing I have to add is that, when Mongo gets his button burnt off, he did the Godzilla roar. At least, it sounded just like it to me. The scene reminded me of the Marshmallow Man in Ghostbusters, but the roar didn’t.
And as for the “be good” line, I’m sure the Iron Giant said the same thing in his film. But I believe both films were referencing E.T. That was the impression I got from Iron Giant.
Anyhoo, let’s hope that Shrek 3 and Shrek 4 are just as good as the first two, if not better.