Fan CastingRobert Altman's Shrek (1981)

Starring John Belushi as the beloved, titular grumpy lovable ogre, along with Madeline Kahn, Peter Sellers, featuring the voices of Walter Williams as "Gingy" and Scatman Crothers as "Donkey". The success will began following with a a few sequels beginning with Belushi's replacement with John Candy after the second film in 1983, a year after his passing. Taking the fairy tale genre and making it into a satirical parody film, Altman began making a fairy-tale story of his own; The flick spawned three more sequels seen in the mid-80s.read more