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Shark Tale (2004)

PG  |   |  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.

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Oscar (voice)
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Don Lino (voice)
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Angie (voice)
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Lenny (voice)
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Lola (voice)
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Sykes (voice)
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Ernie (voice)
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Bernie (voice)
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Frankie (voice)
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Luca (voice)
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Don Feinberg (voice)
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Crazy Joe (voice)
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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

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

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Also Known As:

Sharkslayer  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$75,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$3,692,292 (Australia) (24 September 2004)

Gross:

$4,151,626 (Japan) (8 April 2005)
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Trivia

In the racetrack sequence, there are more than 16,000 computer animated 3D characters in the stands. See more »

Goofs

When Angie and Sykes are watching Oscar on TV "killing" Lenny, Angie's tail passes through the desk. 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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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 »

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References Ali (2001) See more »

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Ready, Ready
Written by Omarr Rambert and Marc Kinchen
Performed by O.Banga
Courtesy of Overbrook Productions
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11 September 2005 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

I just can't understand why "Shark Tale" is so underrated. I have watched this movie about 3 times and yet, I still can't get enough of it. The fact is that the characters were very entertaining, the animation was brilliant, and the story was great and was sending messages along with it, such as accept your destiny, be happy with who you are, accept others for who they are, and you don't have to live "on top of the reef" to be a "somebody." This movie also exposes us to the pop culture. What more does this movie need to to make it a good one? I mean this movie has it all: laughs and everything. Then why is it so underrated? I really don't know. I do know though, that "Shark Tale" is one of the best movie I have ever watched.


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