Jack and Jill are a married, outlaw couple who obtain a collection of magic beans, and had conspired with Humpty Dumpty so he could get the Golden Goose.
Personality[]
Mean and greedy, Jack and Jill are two nasty outlaws united in a life of crime. They’re both brutish and violent. However, Jack seems to have a more sensitive side: Throughout the film, he suggests to Jill that they settle down and raise a child together, such as his favorite piglet Hamhock. Jill, however, is completely against the idea, preferring the criminal life instead.
Biography[]
Puss in Boots[]
Jack and Jill in the movie.
In Puss in Boots, Jack and Jill are in the possession of the magic beans of legend- which was highly sought after by Puss and Humpty Dumpty during their childhoods. When it is known that they are keeping the beans, Puss sets off to find them at a hotel they are staying at. To protect the beans from thieves, Jack guards his hand with a crate held together by chains and a lock. An ominous greenish glow also radiates from the contraption. After an initial failed attempt, Puss, Kitty Softpaws and Humpty Dumpty successfully steal the beans from the outlaws at the canyons.
Once the trio obtain the Golden Goose and tear down the beanstalk, Jack states "I think that's our cue," hinting at a more sinister plot. Soon after, it is revealed later that Jack and Jill were in cahoots with Humpty to take the golden eggs and imprison Puss in San Ricardo. However, when the Great Terror invades the town to retrieve its baby (the Golden Goose)- Jack and Jill try to steal the Goose as a means to backstab Humpty, only for the couple to be stomped on by the Terror. During the credits, Jack and Jill are seen in full body casts at their hotel room.
Trivia[]
- Despite being the main villains, they are not the main antagonists, as Humpty Dumpty serves that role.
- Their names are derived from the nursery rhyme "Jack and Jill".
- When the two are in their hotel room, Jill references the events of the nursery rhyme saying "Ever since you [Jack] fell down that hill and broke your crown you've been talking crazy".
- Jack and Jill are based on notorious outlaws of The Great Depression, Bonnie & Clyde.
- Jill's voice actress, Amy Sedaris, also voiced Cinderella in Shrek the Third.
- They are the first villains in the Shrek universe not to have any connection to Princess Fiona or her parents.
- They are the only Shrek characters to wield a gun. Although their weapon is more like a miniature cannon, which in the film is modeled after a pistol.
- Various pieces of concept art initially depicted them as children or teenagers, with Jack often drawn with a cloth over his left eye. The two were also drawn with an empty pail, which didn't make it to the final design.
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