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Post by theMOESIAH on Aug 7, 2015 13:59:13 GMT -5
In 2001, Dreamworks Pictures released an animated film called Shrek. It followed an unlovable ogre, who’s peaceful swamp is disturbed by a bunch of fairy tale creatures when they’re forced out of their homes by the evil Lord Farquaad, who conspires to use Shrek to save a princess and become a king. The film was a critical and commercial hit, featuring a voice cast consisting of Mike Myers as Shrek, Eddie Murphy as his motor-mouthed companion Donkey, Cameron Diaz as Princess Fiona, and John Lithgow as Lord Farquaad. With development beginning in 1995, the film was a long time coming and a vindicating success. It was also nearly very different.
You see, Mike Myers was a replacement for the original actor who would bring the ogre to life. That actor was none other than Chris Farley, who in the late 90′s had recorded as much as 80-90% of his required dialogue before his death from a drug overdose in December of 1997. Since Farley’s performance couldn’t be completed, Dreamworks and the filmmakers ultimately decided to recast the role. Now, due to new interest in Farley and his career generated by the upcoming documentary I Am Chris Farley, some of the actor’s initial voice work from the film has resurfaced online.
While the sample has actually been online for the last couple of years (as pointed out by Nerdist), the impending airing of the documentary has seemingly spread the footage to a wider audience taking a more active interest in Farley and his work. Farley, clearly, would’ve made the final product of Shrek a very different film, since he seems to be using his own, unaltered speaking voice to give the character life. It’s a far different kind of Shrek than what we’re so accustomed to with Mike Myers and his Scottish accent, and gives the character a bit more perspective as a someone fallen on a burden that he must carry as opposed to a comically ornery ogre that seems more comedically playful. Farley’s Shrek sounds — as weird as it is to describe it this way — grounded.
I Am Chris Farley is scheduled to air on Monday, August 10th on Spike TV. Check your local listings for time and channel. For more news and tidbits in entertainment as they take shape, keep your eyes on GeekNation!
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Post by Brad on Aug 7, 2015 14:57:34 GMT -5
Dang. Farley is so much better than Myers. Can't wait to see the doc. Already have it set to record.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2015 15:23:17 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2015 16:26:35 GMT -5
I already knew about this but never got to hear the recordings before. Farley's voice fits the character way more too. Too bad  . |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2015 17:54:56 GMT -5
I already knew about this but never got to hear the recordings before. Farley's voice fits the character way more too. Too bad . I always heard the same as well. This is the first time hearing the recording though. Very interesting. |
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Post by WMDman on Aug 7, 2015 17:57:34 GMT -5
Farleys voice fits the character better IMO
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Post by Danger10 on Aug 7, 2015 19:34:31 GMT -5
Heard about this, went looking online for it but never found anything. I really loved Chris Farley one of the funniest people ever.
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Post by drifter on Aug 7, 2015 20:19:17 GMT -5
I knew about Farley being the original voice for Shrek, but it's another thing to actually hear what he recorded. Listening to it, just makes me miss the big guy. He's always one of three big guy comedians, the other two being Belushi and Candy, that I always wonder what more we couldn't have gotten if they had not died before their time.
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Post by SE4NY on Aug 7, 2015 20:34:30 GMT -5
He sounds good, but I just cant imagine shrek without Mike Myers voice.
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Post by Daniel F'n Bryan on Aug 7, 2015 20:40:59 GMT -5
Woah thats awesome to know. Very interesting. Sad it could have happened
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Post by BrIaNMeRcY on Aug 7, 2015 22:25:42 GMT -5
Dang. Farley is so much better than Myers. Can't wait to see the doc. Already have it set to record. I agree. Chris Farley's career would have made a massive turn had he been alive to complete his voice work for Shrek. I would say, Farley as Shrek would have allowed him to branch out to other forms of entertainment. I knew about Farley being the original voice for Shrek, but it's another thing to actually hear what he recorded. Listening to it, just makes me miss the big guy. He's always one of three big guy comedians, the other two being Belushi and Candy, that I always wonder what more we couldn't have gotten if they had not died before their time. All three comedians you listed were awesome at what they did. John Belushi in Ghostbusters would have been a much different film. Same deal with Chris Farley as Shrek. As for John Candy, hard to believe he passed away over twenty years ago. |
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Post by drifter on Aug 7, 2015 22:38:55 GMT -5
Dang. Farley is so much better than Myers. Can't wait to see the doc. Already have it set to record. I agree. Chris Farley's career would have made a massive turn had he been alive to complete his voice work for Shrek. I would say, Farley as Shrek would have allowed him to branch out to other forms of entertainment. I knew about Farley being the original voice for Shrek, but it's another thing to actually hear what he recorded. Listening to it, just makes me miss the big guy. He's always one of three big guy comedians, the other two being Belushi and Candy, that I always wonder what more we couldn't have gotten if they had not died before their time. All three comedians you listed were awesome at what they did. John Belushi in Ghostbusters would have been a much different film. Same deal with Chris Farley as Shrek. As for John Candy, hard to believe he passed away over twenty years ago. I always wondered if Belushi had been alive, if it would have helped make a Blues Brother sequel better. Blues Brothers 2000 was just a re-tooled version of the original. I had just recently heard when Farley died there were plans for him and David Spade to do another film together. Makes you wonder what would have happened to Spades career too, since him and Farley were good buddies, and good together on screen. Kevin James is another one, since most, if not all of his roles in any Sandler role, would have more than likely been Farley's. And the sad thing about John Candy's death, was I had heard, when he died, he was actually trying to live a healthier life, loose some weight, but it was unfortunately too late. I was only 9 years old when he died, but I still remember hearing it on the radio when he passed away. |
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Post by BrIaNMeRcY on Aug 7, 2015 23:05:21 GMT -5
I agree. Chris Farley's career would have made a massive turn had he been alive to complete his voice work for Shrek. I would say, Farley as Shrek would have allowed him to branch out to other forms of entertainment. All three comedians you listed were awesome at what they did. John Belushi in Ghostbusters would have been a much different film. Same deal with Chris Farley as Shrek. As for John Candy, hard to believe he passed away over twenty years ago. I always wondered if Belushi had been alive, if it would have helped make a Blues Brother sequel better. Blues Brothers 2000 was just a re-tooled version of the original. I had just recently heard when Farley died there were plans for him and David Spade to do another film together. Makes you wonder what would have happened to Spades career too, since him and Farley were good buddies, and good together on screen. Kevin James is another one, since most, if not all of his roles in any Sandler role, would have more than likely been Farley's. And the sad thing about John Candy's death, was I had heard, when he died, he was actually trying to live a healthier life, loose some weight, but it was unfortunately too late. I was only 9 years old when he died, but I still remember hearing it on the radio when he passed away. I can see the link between Kevin James and Chris Farley. The success Kevin James had so far would have been identical to what Chris Farley had Farley been alive today. Had Chris Farley and David Spade did another movie together, both of them would have peaked. I have told my brother this on many occasions, David Spade wasn't the same after Chris Farley's death. I read somewhere years ago that Dan Aykroyd's vision for Ghostwriters would have included John Belushi as Peter Venkman. As I said before, Farley as Shrek and Belushi as Venkman would have made those those films vastly different. While John Candy was 42 when he died, I feel his career was just about to peak. The one correlation Belushi, Candy, and Farley all have is they died before their career peaked. |
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Post by drifter on Aug 7, 2015 23:18:55 GMT -5
I always wondered if Belushi had been alive, if it would have helped make a Blues Brother sequel better. Blues Brothers 2000 was just a re-tooled version of the original. I had just recently heard when Farley died there were plans for him and David Spade to do another film together. Makes you wonder what would have happened to Spades career too, since him and Farley were good buddies, and good together on screen. Kevin James is another one, since most, if not all of his roles in any Sandler role, would have more than likely been Farley's. And the sad thing about John Candy's death, was I had heard, when he died, he was actually trying to live a healthier life, loose some weight, but it was unfortunately too late. I was only 9 years old when he died, but I still remember hearing it on the radio when he passed away. I can see the link between Kevin James and Chris Farley. The success Kevin James had so far would have been identical to what Chris Farley had Farley been alive today. Had Chris Farley and David Spade did another movie together, both of them would have peaked. I have told my brother this on many occasions, David Spade wasn't the same after Chris Farley's death. I read somewhere years ago that Dan Aykroyd's vision for Ghostwriters would have included John Belushi as Peter Venkman. As I said before, Farley as Shrek and Belushi as Venkman would have made those those films vastly different. While John Candy was 42 when he died, I feel his career was just about to peak. The one correlation Belushi, Candy, and Farley all have is they died before their career peaked. I don't know if it was just a made up rumor, or something real, but I heard that Sandler started working on the script for what would be Grown Ups years later, back in the 90s, and the Kevin James role, was with Farley in mind. I agree about Spade after Farley's death. He lost something when Farley died. I think part of it was due to them being good friends, and also because of how long they worked together between Saturday Night Live, Tommy Boy and Black Sheep. Ghostbuster would have without question been different. I just can't imagine Belushi as Venkman. Murray just fit the role so well, and if it was Belushi, the whole aspect of the character would have without question been different. It's like imaging Animal House, if Chevy Chase, Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd, among others, had gotten the roles, instead of the cast we got. Candy definitely had so much more to give. And he proved he could branch out beyond just comedy, so I wouldn't have been surprised if we had seen more serious roles from him. The guy could really act. I always point to the end of Planes, Trains & Automobiles, when Steve Martin puts it all together, and returns to the trail station. Candy's acting in that scene is just amazing. He makes you feels his pain, of having lost everything that meant something in his life. But of course, we would have for sure gotten lots of more comedy too, because he was just so good at making people laugh. |
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Post by BrIaNMeRcY on Aug 7, 2015 23:35:41 GMT -5
I can see the link between Kevin James and Chris Farley. The success Kevin James had so far would have been identical to what Chris Farley had Farley been alive today. Had Chris Farley and David Spade did another movie together, both of them would have peaked. I have told my brother this on many occasions, David Spade wasn't the same after Chris Farley's death. I read somewhere years ago that Dan Aykroyd's vision for Ghostwriters would have included John Belushi as Peter Venkman. As I said before, Farley as Shrek and Belushi as Venkman would have made those those films vastly different. While John Candy was 42 when he died, I feel his career was just about to peak. The one correlation Belushi, Candy, and Farley all have is they died before their career peaked. I don't know if it was just a made up rumor, or something real, but I heard that Sandler started working on the script for what would be Grown Ups years later, back in the 90s, and the Kevin James role, was with Farley in mind. I agree about Spade after Farley's death. He lost something when Farley died. I think part of it was due to them being good friends, and also because of how long they worked together between Saturday Night Live, Tommy Boy and Black Sheep. Ghostbuster would have without question been different. I just can't imagine Belushi as Venkman. Murray just fit the role so well, and if it was Belushi, the whole aspect of the character would have without question been different. It's like imaging Animal House, if Chevy Chase, Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd, among others, had gotten the roles, instead of the cast we got. Candy definitely had so much more to give. And he proved he could branch out beyond just comedy, so I wouldn't have been surprised if we had seen more serious roles from him. The guy could really act. I always point to the end of Planes, Trains & Automobiles, when Steve Martin puts it all together, and returns to the trail station. Candy's acting in that scene is just amazing. He makes you feels his pain, of having lost everything that meant something in his life. But of course, we would have for sure gotten lots of more comedy too, because he was just so good at making people laugh. John Belushi, John Candy, and Chris Farley had what most comedians of today don't have. That being able to grab the audiences attention and feel their pain. Such a shame their careers never reached their peak. As for Farley being in Grown-Ups, I find that very easy to believe. Me thinking about the careers Belushi, Candy, and Farley would have had makes me sad. After watching that clip of Farley as Shrek, literally made me cry. Guess it is because I remember the amount of media coverage he received after his passing. |
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Post by drifter on Aug 7, 2015 23:49:15 GMT -5
I don't know if it was just a made up rumor, or something real, but I heard that Sandler started working on the script for what would be Grown Ups years later, back in the 90s, and the Kevin James role, was with Farley in mind. I agree about Spade after Farley's death. He lost something when Farley died. I think part of it was due to them being good friends, and also because of how long they worked together between Saturday Night Live, Tommy Boy and Black Sheep. Ghostbuster would have without question been different. I just can't imagine Belushi as Venkman. Murray just fit the role so well, and if it was Belushi, the whole aspect of the character would have without question been different. It's like imaging Animal House, if Chevy Chase, Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd, among others, had gotten the roles, instead of the cast we got. Candy definitely had so much more to give. And he proved he could branch out beyond just comedy, so I wouldn't have been surprised if we had seen more serious roles from him. The guy could really act. I always point to the end of Planes, Trains & Automobiles, when Steve Martin puts it all together, and returns to the trail station. Candy's acting in that scene is just amazing. He makes you feels his pain, of having lost everything that meant something in his life. But of course, we would have for sure gotten lots of more comedy too, because he was just so good at making people laugh. John Belushi, John Candy, and Chris Farley had what most comedians of today don't have. That being able to grab the audiences attention and feel their pain. Such a shame their careers never reached their peak. As for Farley being in Grown-Ups, I find that very easy to believe. Me thinking about the careers Belushi, Candy, and Farley would have had makes me sad. After watching that clip of Farley as Shrek, literally made me cry. Guess it is because I remember the amount of media coverage he received after his passing. Yeah, really, when you look at the Grown Ups main cast, when it comes to Kevin James, it's a case, of one of these things is not like the others. And not in a bad way against James, because he's funny, and has great chemistry with the guys, but because the rest were the SNL crew. There's no question Farley would have been in that role. And it's sad to think his last role was in Dirty Work. I like the movie, it's not great, but I find it funny, but it's a lower tier movie, and Farley has a small role in it. Plus with his character doing drugs when he's first shown, it's a bit sad, knowing that's the demon that would take Farley. The other sad thing to think is, especially after he died, a lot of his friends talked about how, lots of times, he had that mentality that people weren't laughing with him, they were laughing at him. Making fun of him basically. And the thing that breaks my heart about Farley, are his final words. That weekend he died, he had been with a prostitute, for the drug binge, that would kill him, and when she was going to leave, he basically begged her not to go. It's just shows, he feared being alone, having no one there for him. And so heartbreaking his final moments were with, basically a total stranger. If he really didn't understand how many people really loved him, than that's just a gigantic tragedy, that will always hang over him. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2015 4:48:33 GMT -5
drifter Farley was attached to quite a few films at the time of his death. In addition to Shrek, he likely would have been in: Lost & Found, Grown Ups, *Untitled 3rd film with David Spade*, Matt Foley film, Atuk, Fatty Arbuckle. Just speculation on my part, but I think he would have likely had some kind of role in Joe Dirt, too. BrIaNMeRcY I honestly think Candy's career had peaked with Uncle Buck.
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Post by jakksking1 on Aug 9, 2015 21:32:26 GMT -5
I believe he had almost the entire movie voiced over at the time of his death and the redid it after his death.
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Post by Brad on Aug 10, 2015 8:16:54 GMT -5
Dang. Farley is so much better than Myers. Can't wait to see the doc. Already have it set to record. I agree. Chris Farley's career would have made a massive turn had he been alive to complete his voice work for Shrek. I would say, Farley as Shrek would have allowed him to branch out to other forms of entertainment. I knew about Farley being the original voice for Shrek, but it's another thing to actually hear what he recorded. Listening to it, just makes me miss the big guy. He's always one of three big guy comedians, the other two being Belushi and Candy, that I always wonder what more we couldn't have gotten if they had not died before their time. All three comedians you listed were awesome at what they did. John Belushi in Ghostbusters would have been a much different film. Same deal with Chris Farley as Shrek. As for John Candy, hard to believe he passed away over twenty years ago. It's a shame he passed as early as he did. I can think of a few guys I would have liked to have seen him work with. Like Kevin Hart and Kevin James |
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Post by marino13 on Aug 10, 2015 10:07:57 GMT -5
I've heard about this years ago. But like everyone else, never heard the audio. I loved Farley, but I've always been a Mike Myers fan too. Both made SNL great for many years.
I think Myers did a great job with Shrek.
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