Shark Tale

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Overview

Oceanic wise guys meet up with a small fish who has a big attitude in this computer-animated comedy. Don Lino voice of Robert De Niro is the patriarch of a family of sharks who lord over a bustling aquatic community based along a massive underwater reef. Don Lino has two sons, Frankie voice of Michael Imperioli and Lenny voice of Jack Black; Frankie is a carnivorous tough guy who takes after his father, but Lenny is, at heart, a kind soul who has earned the ire of his dad by becoming a vegetarian. One of Don ...
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Overview

Oceanic wise guys meet up with a small fish who has a big attitude in this computer-animated comedy. Don Lino voice of Robert De Niro is the patriarch of a family of sharks who lord over a bustling aquatic community based along a massive underwater reef. Don Lino has two sons, Frankie voice of Michael Imperioli and Lenny voice of Jack Black; Frankie is a carnivorous tough guy who takes after his father, but Lenny is, at heart, a kind soul who has earned the ire of his dad by becoming a vegetarian. One of Don Lino's cronies is Sykes voice of Martin Scorsese, who runs a "whale wash" where Oscar voice of Will Smith scrubs aquatic mammals for a living. Oscar is a small but ambitious fish who dreams of making something of himself, and when a dropped anchor accidentally kills Frankie, Oscar is suddenly if mistakenly celebrated as "the shark killer." Oscar's overnight fame attracts the attentions of Lola voice of Angelina Jolie, a slinky dragon fish who woos Oscar away from his steady date, Angie voice of Renée Zellweger; however, Oscar strikes up a friendship with Lenny and has to decide what to do when Don Lino and Sykes decides it's time to "take care" of the "different" shark. Also popping up in Shark Tale's all-star voice cast are Peter Falk, Vincent Pastore, Ziggy Marley, and Katie Couric.
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Editorial Reviews

Barnes & Noble - Donald Liebenson
As gangster-film parodies go, Shark Tale is in a league of its own -- 20,000 leagues under the sea, that is. This Academy Award-nominated computer-animated feature reeled them in at the box office and, with its rich complement of special features, should make it an even bigger splash on DVD. The A-list voice cast gives a new meaning to "star fish." Will Smith is jive-talking Oscar, a tongue scrubber at the local Whale Wash who yearns to live among the "somebodies" at the top of the reef. Renée Zellweger costars as Angie, a co-worker with an unrequited crush on the clueless Oscar. Robert De Niro is Don Lino, a shark looking to turn over control of the reef to his sons, but one of them gives him a sinking feeling. Jack Black is Lenny (presumably a play on the fact that he sounds like Laverne & Shirley's Squiggy), a vegetarian with no taste for the family business. Lenny and Oscar form a surprising alliance when Oscar is mistaken for a shark slayer. Fame and fortune turn his head, but Oscar will learn that life at the top of the reef can be a shallow existence. The supporting voice cast is no less impressive, with Martin Scorsese as a puffer fish to whom Oscar is deep in debt and Angelina Jolie as a gold-digging fish fatale. The script is filled with movie references and puns -- there "shell-phones," a "prawnshop," and an anchorwoman named "Katie Current," perkily voiced by Katie Couric. Taking its cue from the Shrek DVDs, the Shark Tales disc contains an exclusive animated musical segment set on the dance floor of "Club Oscar." Shark Tale does not tell as primal a story as Finding Nemo, and many of the jokes will float over children's heads, but the film's high spirits never flounder.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 2/8/2005
  • UPC: 678149187939
  • Original Release: 2004

    • Rating:

  • Source: Dreamworks Animated
  • Format: VHS

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Will Smith Voice Only
Robert De Niro Voice Only
Renée Zellweger Voice Only
Jack Black Voice Only
Angelina Jolie Voice Only
Martin Scorsese Voice Only
Ziggy Marley Voice Only
Doug E. Doug Voice Only
Michael Imperioli Voice Only
Vincent Pastore Voice Only
Peter Falk Voice Only
David Soren Voice Only, Voice Only, Voice Only, Voice Only
Katie Couric Voice Only
David P. Smith Voice Only
Bobb'e J. Thompson Voice Only
Kamali Minter Voice Only
Emily Lyon Segan Voice Only
Lenny Venito Voice Only, Voice Only
Saverio Guerra Voice Only
Shelley Morrison Voice Only
Mark Swift Voice Only
James Madio Voice Only, Voice Only
Frank Vincent Voice Only
Joseph Siravo Voice Only
Steve Alterman Voice Only, Voice Only
Phil LaMarr Voice Only
Jenifer Lewis Voice Only
Sean Bishop Voice Only, Voice Only, Voice Only, Voice Only
Latifa Ouaou Voice Only
James Ryan Voice Only, Voice Only, Voice Only, Voice Only
David Yanover Voice Only
Seana Kofoed Shorty 3
Nick Glennie-Smith Conductor
Gavin Greenaway Conductor
Technical Credits
Bibo Bergeron Director
Vicky Jenson Director
Rob Letterman Director, Screenwriter
Manuel Almela Animator
Line Korsgaard Andersen Animator
Manuel Aparicio Animator
Anna Behlmer Sound Mixer
Arnaud Berthier Animator
Mark Binder Sound Editor, Sound/Sound Designer
Philippe Le Brun Animator
Darrin Butts Animator
Sue Campbell Animator
Alessandro Carloni Animator
Mike Chock Sound Editor
Minhee Choe Animator
Scott Claus Animator
Nadine "Hi-Hat" Colquhoun Choreography
Michelle Cowart Animator
Emanuela Cozzi Animator
Steve Cunningham Animator
Bill Damaschke Producer
Sylvain Deboissy Animator
Seth Engstrom Art Director
Mark Farquhar Animator
Leslee Feldman Casting
Bruce Ferriz Animator
Janet Healy Producer
Darren Higman Musical Direction/Supervision
John Hill Animator
Cameron Hood Animator
Martin P. Hopkins Animator
Gabe Hordos Animator
Steve Horrocks Animator
Kyle Arthur Jefferson Animator
Jakob Hjort Jensen Animator
Cathy Jones Animator
Yair Kantor Animator
Jeffrey Katzenberg Executive Producer
Shawn Keller Animator
Aaron Kirby Animator
Chris Kirshbaum Animator
Holger Leihe Animator
Peter Lonsdale Editor
Ronald W. Lukas Set Decoration/Design
Kevin MacLean Animator
MaryAnn Malcomb Animator
Mark Mangini Sound Editor
Steve Mason Animator
Sean McLaughlin Animator
Samuel Michlap Art Director
Gavin Moran Animator
Claire Morrissey Animator
Ken Morrissey Animator
Andy Nelson Sound Mixer
Paul Newberry Animator
Joe Oh Animator
Simon Otto Animator
Gabriele Pennacchioli Animator
Jean-Francois Rey Animator
Douglas Rogers Set Decoration/Design
Douglas Rogers Set Decoration/Design
Erik C. Schmidt Animator
Allison Lyon Segan Producer
Kristof Serrand Animator
Umesh Shukla Consultant/advisor
Andrea Simonti Animator
Daniel St. Pierre Production Designer
Cameron Stevning Production Manager
Mike Surrey Animator
Mark Swift Associate Producer
Yoshimichi Tamura Animator
Oliver Thomas Animator
Theodore Ty Animator
Jim Van der Keyl Animator
John H. Venzon Editor
Dimos Vrysellas Animator
Laura Z. Wasserman Musical Direction/Supervision
Robert Weaver Animator
Greg Whittaker Animator
Wade Wilson Sound Editor, Sound/Sound Designer
Michael J. Wilson Screenwriter
Scott Wright Animator
Kathy Zielinski Animator
Hans Zimmer Score Composer
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Average Rating 3.5
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  • Posted October 1, 2010

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    I Also Recommend:

    Finding Nemo

    Great Concept, Terrible Execution

    Dreamworks really screwed the pooch on this movie. In my opinion the fish looked ridiculous, and nothing in it made me laugh or even attempted to move me in any way. To me, this movie was very forgettable - in fact, I was GLAD to forget it. I was even tempted to wake up at 4 in the morning and deliver news papers on my bike just to earn my wasted money back. But I decided this movie took enough of my time already. Watch Finding Nemo.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    A Wonderful Fishy Tale!

    Shark Tale was so much better than I expected. It’s a wonderful fishy tale that anyone will love! The story was fun to begin with and the characters were priceless! Famous Hollywood stars voiced the characters and that made the fish come to life more. I like that because you had a preconceived idea of what the characters would be like than just having regular actors that no one’s ever heard of. My favorite characters were the Jamaican jellyfish brothers, Bernie and Ernie. They were a laugh. But all the fish were. I also loved the spoofs throughout the movie. Some personal favorites were the ‘Kelpy Kremes” doughnuts and news reporter, “Katie Current.” If you liked Finding Nemo and spoofs from pop-culture today then Shark Tale is a must see!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Kewl!

    Shark Tale was super kewl. It is da best ever even better than shrek2.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    meticulous, breathtaking animation, and great musical score

    i totally loved it! i enjoyed this much more than finding nemo and every bit as much as shrek 2! great fun, great performances, great score, beautiful animation, and another winning performance by will smith! bravo, dreamworks

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Way better than Finding Nemo

    It¿s amazing how this underwater life is such a great reflection of our own. All the way down to the swim/don¿t swim red and green streetlights. This is a very funny entertaining movie that will make parents laugh and cry more than their kids!

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