Mike Myers Got Pitched 'Shrek' While Crying Over 'Saving Private Ryan'
variety.com
Mike Myers got pitched "Shrek" while walking out of the "Saving Private Ryan" world premiere in tears and shell-shocked.
This is an automated archive made by the Lemmit Bot.

The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Giff95 on 2025-03-20 06:09:01+00:00.

Original Title: TIL at the premiere for “Saving Private Ryan,” while Mike Myers was still tearing up after the movie because his parents fought in World War II, DreamWorks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg pitched him “Shrek” and Myers thought “Well, that’s the worst fucking title I’ve ever heard in my life.”