Shark Tale (2004)

Directors:

Bibo Bergeron
Vicky Jenson

Writers:

Michael J. Wilson (screenplay) and
Rob Letterman (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

1 October 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family

Tagline:

In fall, a new school will rule.

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.

Plot Keywords:

Fish | Shark | Anchor | Mobster | Vegetarian

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 13 nominations

Cast

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)

Also Known As:

Sharkslayer (USA) (working title)
El espanta tiburones (Argentina) (Chile) (International: Spanish title) [es]
Gang de requins (Belgium: French title) (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Подводная братва (Russia) [ru]
El espantatiburones (Spain) [es]
Grosse Haie - Kleine Fische (Austria) [de]
Hákarlasaga (Iceland) (DVD box title) [is]
Haaiensnaaier (Netherlands) [nl]
Haikala lugu (Estonia) [et]
Hain tarina (Finland) [fi]
Hajar som hajar (Sweden) [sv]
Köpekbaligi hikayesi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
L'espantataurons (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
O Espanta Tubarões (Brazil) [pt]
O Gang dos Tubarões (Portugal) (literal title) [pt]
Prica o ajkulama (Serbia) [sr]
Stor ståhaj (Denmark) [da]

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild language and crude humor.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:LH (video rating) | Indonesia:SU | Ireland:G | Malaysia:U | South Korea:All | New Zealand:PG | Portugal:M/6 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Brazil:Livre | Chile:TE | Czech Republic:U | Finland:S | Peru:PT | Philippines:G | Singapore:G | Spain:T | Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:8 (canton of Zurich) | UK:U | USA:PG (certificate #41134) | Germany:o.Al.

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

DreamWorks Animation

Trivia:

The film contains various references to the sea film Titanic (1997), and it is hinted that the sharks are in fact hiding out on that ship:
- Dawson's drawings of (a suitably clothed) Rose can be seen on two occasions: in Don Lino's office and at the restaurant dinner;
- Angie presents Oscar with a pink-pearl necklace, referring to Rose's necklace;
- the lifebuoys at Frankie's funeral read "R.M.S Titanic" ;
- Don Feinberg mentions singing "that Titanic song" much to the sharks' annoyance;
- and near the end Oscar chides the sharks about "living in a love boat."

Goofs:

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.

Quotes:

Oscar: Big shark comes at me. Seventy-five, hundred feet long, with razor-sharp teeth. I say to him, "You coming at me like that? You come at the O like that?"
Angie: Hey, do the muscle thing! The muscle thing!
Oscar: Oh, right. So I say, "You see this guy?"
[points at right bicep]
Oscar: "Well, he has a brother who lives right over here."
[points at left bicep]
Oscar: "And I think it's time for a little..."
Oscar, Angie: Family reunion!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Simpsons: The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer (#18.1)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

In da Club

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