And then those woods are real deep.The river""s inaccessible except at a couple of points...This is the last chance we got to see this river.You just wait till you feel that white-water under you, Bobby...I""ll have you in the water in an hour.The first view of the city-dwelling buddies in the film occurs when the vehicles pull into a junk-littered, backwoods area that appears "evacuated already.Requesting backup" - a reference to the OJ Simpson police chase, but with a real horse), (a parody of the TV showCops), and were amazed to watch footage of the arrest of Shrek and his pals by royal guards (Puss was charged with possession of catnip), and imprisonment in a dungeon.Their love is not "at first sight" but takes years to develop.[Note: Their contrasting names reflect their polar-opposite attitudes toward life: the dark, angst-driven, eternally pessimistic but warm nature of the male, with the bright-eyed, perky, fresh-faced, effervescent and happier character of the female.The ""Prosperity"" unit""s show practice was in progress, with singers and dancers following the direction of Francis (Frank McHugh):(vocal) "In springtime, in falltimeI face the sun at all imesI""m one step ahead of my shadowIt""s rainbows and bubblesReducing all my troublesI""m having a jolly timeTelling the world that I""mOne step ahead of my shadow.