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Shark Tale

  • 20042004
  • SS
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
183K
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POPULARITY
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Will Smith and Jack Black in Shark Tale (2004)
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AnimationAdventureComedy

When a son of a gangster shark boss is accidentally killed while on the hunt, his would-be prey and his vegetarian brother decide to use the incident to their own advantage.When a son of a gangster shark boss is accidentally killed while on the hunt, his would-be prey and his vegetarian brother decide to use the incident to their own advantage.When a son of a gangster shark boss is accidentally killed while on the hunt, his would-be prey and his vegetarian brother decide to use the incident to their own advantage.

IMDb RATING
6.0/10
183K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,482
388
  • Directors
    • Bibo Bergeron
    • Vicky Jenson
    • Rob Letterman
  • Writers
    • Michael J. Wilson(screenplay)
    • Rob Letterman(screenplay)
    • Scott Aukerman(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Will Smith(voice)
    • Robert De Niro(voice)
    • Renée Zellweger(voice)
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Bibo Bergeron
    • Vicky Jenson
    • Rob Letterman
  • Writers
    • Michael J. Wilson(screenplay)
    • Rob Letterman(screenplay)
    • Scott Aukerman(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Will Smith(voice)
    • Robert De Niro(voice)
    • Renée Zellweger(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 354User reviews
    • 133Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 3 wins & 16 nominations total

    Videos3

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    Trailer 2:31
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    Featurette 3:59
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    Photos195

    Will Smith in Shark Tale (2004)
    Robert De Niro in Shark Tale (2004)
    Renée Zellweger in Shark Tale (2004)
    Angelina Jolie in Shark Tale (2004)
    Jack Black in Shark Tale (2004)
    Martin Scorsese in Shark Tale (2004)
    Doug E. Doug in Shark Tale (2004)
    Ziggy Marley in Shark Tale (2004)
    Bibo Bergeron, Vicky Jenson, and Rob Letterman in Shark Tale (2004)
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    Will Smith and Jack Black in Shark Tale (2004)
    Will Smith in Shark Tale (2004)

    Top cast

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    Will Smith
    Will Smith
    • Oscar
    • (voice)
    Robert De Niro
    Robert De Niro
    • Don Lino
    • (voice)
    Renée Zellweger
    Renée Zellweger
    • Angie
    • (voice)
    Angelina Jolie
    Angelina Jolie
    • Lola
    • (voice)
    Jack Black
    Jack Black
    • Lenny
    • (voice)
    Martin Scorsese
    Martin Scorsese
    • Sykes
    • (voice)
    Ziggy Marley
    Ziggy Marley
    • Ernie
    • (voice)
    Doug E. Doug
    Doug E. Doug
    • Bernie
    • (voice)
    Michael Imperioli
    Michael Imperioli
    • Frankie
    • (voice)
    Vincent Pastore
    Vincent Pastore
    • Luca
    • (voice)
    Peter Falk
    Peter Falk
    • Don Feinberg
    • (voice)
    Katie Couric
    Katie Couric
    • Katie Current
    • (voice)
    David Soren
    • Shrimp
    • (voice)
    • …
    David P. Smith
    • Crazy Joe
    • (voice)
    Bobb'e J. Thompson
    Bobb'e J. Thompson
    • Shortie #1
    • (voice)
    Kamali Minter
    • Shortie #2
    • (voice)
    Emily Lyon Segan
    • Shortie #3
    • (voice)
    Lenny Venito
    Lenny Venito
    • Giuseppe
    • (voice)
    • …
    • Directors
      • Bibo Bergeron
      • Vicky Jenson
      • Rob Letterman
    • Writers
      • Michael J. Wilson(screenplay)
      • Rob Letterman(screenplay)
      • Scott Aukerman(additional dialogue)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The original title for the movie was "Sharkslayer", but it was changed to "Shark Tale" about a year before release, because Jeffrey Katzenberg thought the title might scare families away (the title still appears in some early promotional material). The change is clear in the movie, as in the song before the credits, the singers interlock between calling the movie "Sharkslayer" and "Shark Tale".
    • Goofs
      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.
    • Quotes

      [Lenny accidentally eats Oscar]

      Oscar: Don't... swallow!

      Lenny: Oscar?

      Oscar: No, it's Pinocchio - of course it's me! Why did you do that?

      Lenny: Oh, I'm sorry...

      Oscar: No, "sorry" is when you step on somebody's fin at the theatre! Yeah, that's "sorry"! "Sorry" is when you ask somebody "Hey, when's the baby due?" and it turns out the person's just fat! No, this is as far away from "sorry" as you can possibly get!

      Lenny: Oscar, I think I'm gonna puke...

      Oscar: Oh, no no no no... Lenny, just open up, nice and slow!

    • Crazy credits
      The DreamWorks logo has the fishing boy casts his fishing line into the ocean (with the worm on the hook encountering Lenny).
    • Alternate versions
      For each international release, the role of the news reporter "Katie Current" was recast to a prominent female news anchor of that country: In the Australian version it is Tracy Grimshaw, former co-anchor of the Australian Today (1982) show; in the UK version it is 'Fiona Phillips', presenter of GMTV (1993); and in the Italian version it is Cristina Parodi, anchor-woman of Verissimo (1996).
    • Connections
      Featured in Christina Aguilera Feat. Missy Elliott: Car Wash (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Car Wash (Shark Tale Mix)
      Written by Norman Whitfield

      Contains additional lyrics by Missy Elliott (as Missy Elliott)

      Performed by Christina Aguilera featuring Missy Elliott (as Missy Elliott)

      Produced by Missy Elliott (as Missy Elliott) and Ron Fair

      Christina Aguilera appears courtesy of The RCA Records Label

      Missy Elliott appearts courtesy of The Gold Mind/Elektra Records

      Contains a sample of "Car Wash"

      Performed by Rose Royce

      Courtesy of Geffen Records

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews354

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    Featured review
    8/10
    Adults will like this movie better than kids.
    It could be just me but I thought that the humor in this movie was perfect. I laughed lot's of times throughout the movie and was very entertained by it. I however think that this movie will not be loved by young children, they simply will not be able to understand most of the jokes and the movie also lacks some 'likeable Disney type of characters' for them.

    I never was really interested to go and watch this movie since it got lot's of bad reviews and I thought that the trailer looked horrible and very unfunny. I however decided to pick up this movie nevertheless because I was interested in how the famous voice cast would pull off, Martin Scorsese in particular. I was pleasantly surprised when I watched the movie. the humor was spot on and I was entertained the whole time. I know lot's of people probably are going to hate me for this but I thought this movie was even better and more entertaining than any of the two Shrek movies.

    The movie doesn't have a whole lot of story and is pretty average in every way. I however feel that this is one of this movies were the story really is secondary. The movie has your average love story, in which Angelina Jolie's character is really unnecessary and adds absolutely nothing, in my opinion but watching Robert De Niro's character scream and shout and giving orders to Martin Scorsese's character on the other hand was absolutely priceless.

    Will Smith was a great main character and just as entertaining as Eddie Murphy in an animated movie.

    I predict that the music in this movie will be absolutely hated in 20 years by now, just as much as I hate '80's music in movies now. No, I really didn't liked the songs in this movie mainly because in unlike the Shrek movies, they aren't any evergreens.

    If you plan to buy this movie for your kids, think twice, you're probably better of watching "Finding Nemo" with them. If you're a adult or young adult that likes animated movies, this movie might be worth your time and money, although the humor in this movie is really a matter of taste.

    8/10

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    • Is Shark Tale a Pixar movie?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 10, 2004 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • DreamWorks
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hain tarina
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • DreamWorks Animation
      • Dreamworks Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $75,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $160,861,908
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $47,604,606
      • Oct 3, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $374,583,879
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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