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Shark Tale (2004) -- 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.
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Overview

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Writers:
Michael J. Wilson (screenplay) and
Rob Letterman (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
1 October 2004 (USA) more
Tagline:
In fall, a new school will rule. more
Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 13 nominations more
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A Jamaican perspective...Writers/Directors/Producers be very careful more (267 total)

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 ... Shrimp / Worm / Starfish #1 / Killer Whale #2 (voice)
David P. Smith ... Crazy Joe (voice)
Bobb'e J. Thompson ... Shortie #1 (voice)
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Also Known As:
Sharkslayer (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for some mild language and crude humor.
Runtime:
90 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Some of the actors - notably Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese, and Will Smith and Jack Black, and Smith and Renée Zellweger - recorded their lines together. more
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Revealing mistakes: Oscar throws Lennie through a Jaws Poster when faking Lennie's death, next time you see the Jaws poster it is fixed, and the time after it is broken again. 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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Get It Together more

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A Jamaican perspective...Writers/Directors/Producers be very careful, 1 October 2004
Author: lsrbigfoot from Melbourne, FL

After seeing the opening today I have to admit...Shark's Tale was one of the corniest movie I've seen in my life...CORNY to the bone. The plot was awesome, and I had laughs, but the writers really tried too hard to make this movie too funny, and they're going to lose international credibility for it...a whole lot.

Let me give you a Jamaican perspective. I'm not taking anything from Ziggy Marley (Ernie) & Doug E. Doug (Bernie); they both couldn't have done the 'Jellyfish Rastas Duo' roles better. But seriously now, both roles were controversially laced with cuss words taken from the Jamaican dialect (thankfully that most Americans don't understand). And so, I felt quite embarrassed listening to the context in how it was done. I'm proud of my Jamaican culture and dialect and that many people would love to learn & experience it. But the writers just can't incorporate cuss words into a kid's movie like that.

It might be funny to some, but it also sends a negative message to the younger audience about different cultures. I wouldn't be surprised if, people walk out on this one when this comes out in the Caribbean.

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