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Shark Tale (2004)

PG  90 min  -  Animation | Adventure | Comedy   -  1 October 2004 (USA)
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When a son of a gangster shark boss is accidently killed while on the hunt, his would-be prey and his vegetarian brother both decide to use the incident to their own advantage.

Directors:

Bibo Bergeron, Vicky Jenson, and 1 more credit »

Writers:

Michael J. Wilson (screenplay), Rob Letterman (screenplay), and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Will Smith, Robert De Niro and Renée Zellweger
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Will Smith ...
Oscar (voice)
Robert De Niro ...
Don Lino (voice)
Renée Zellweger ...
Angie (voice)
Jack Black ...
Lenny (voice)
Angelina Jolie ...
Lola (voice)
Martin Scorsese ...
Sykes (voice)
Ziggy Marley ...
Ernie (voice)
Doug E. Doug ...
Bernie (voice)
Michael Imperioli ...
Frankie (voice)
Vincent Pastore ...
Luca (voice)
Peter Falk ...
Don Feinberg (voice)
Katie Couric ...
Katie Current (voice)
David Soren David Soren ...
David P. Smith David P. Smith ...
Crazy Joe (voice)
Bobb'e J. Thompson ...
Shortie #1 (voice)
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Storyline

The sea underworld is shaken up when the son of the shark mob boss is found dead and a young fish named Oscar is found at the scene. Being a bottom feeder, Oscar takes advantage of the situation and makes himself look like he killed the finned mobster. Oscar soon comes to realize that his claim may have serious consequences. Written by Anonymous  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Fish | Shark | Vegetarian | Anchor | Mobster  | See more »

Taglines:

The story of what happens when one little fish tells a great white lie... See more »

Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild language and crude humor See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Official Sites:

DreamWorks | Official site [Italy] | See more »

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

El espanta tiburones See more »

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$75,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$47,604,606 (USA) (3 October 2004) (4016 Screens)

Gross:

$160,762,022 (USA) (2 January 2005)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks Animation, DreamWorks SKG, Pacific Data Images (PDI) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Classifying the characters in terms of species, Oscar is a bluestreak cleaner wrasse (which explains his whale-cleaning status), Angie is a marine angelfish, Sykes is a porcupinefish, Lola is a lionfish, Don Feiberg is a leopard shark, and Crazy Joe is a hermit crab. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Lenny tells Frankie that he's cold because he's cold blooded. In fact, great white sharks are one of four types of shark that are warm blooded. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
[a shark slowly approaches a worm, who frantically struggles to get free of his line... ]
Lenny: Hi, I'm Lenny.
[the worm faints]
Lenny: Ooh! Little buddy, did I scare you?
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Crazy Credits

During the closing credits, there is a final scene in which Lola finds a
surprise waiting for her in Oscar's penthouse suite. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Ben Affleck/Nelly (#30.1)" (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"Far as We Felt Like Goin'"
Written by Kenny Noland and Bob Crewe
Performed by The Pussycat Dolls
Courtesy of A&M Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises See more »