).Jackie Earle Haley replaced long-time horror icon Robert Englund as the fearsome fire-scarred child molester Freddy Krueger, who had portrayed the character in the previous seven films.The quick-thinking, smooth-tongued newsman took advantage of a minor news-story about a spelunker named Leo Minosa who became trapped in a cave-in while searching for ancient Indian artifacts.Krendler arrived for the Fourth of July weekend at his home, where he was surprised to find the dining room table set for an elegant dinner.They discovered that it was fully stocked with stacks of cardboard cartons of Civil Defense Survival Supplies, rations, and sanitation kits.The Fairy Godmother intercepted and blocked Shrek from seeing Fiona, and directed her son Prince Charming to pose as Shrek.