Shrimp/Worm/Starfish #1/Killer Whale #2, Emily Lyon Segan Shark Tale is a 2004 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and directed by Vicky Jenson, Bibo Bergeron and Rob Letterman.The film stars the voices of Will Smith, Robert De Niro, Renée Zellweger, Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, and Martin Scorsese (in his only voice acting role). The soundtrack features newly recorded music by various artists, including Justin Timberlake, Avant, Sean Paul, Timbaland, Christina Aguilera, JoJo, Ludacris, Mary J. Blige, and The Pussycat Dolls, as well as the film's closing theme composed by Hans Zimmer. Frankie sees Oscar left for dead in the middle of the ocean by Sykes' two jellyfish henchmen, Ernie and Bernie, and urges Lenny to eat Oscar, but Lenny instead frees Oscar and tells him to escape. Tip Fish #1/Great White #4/Whale/ Killer Whale #1, Cashier/Starfish #2 and 3/Oyster/Clown Whale, Plus, everything you need to know about Season 3, 'I needed people that would listen to me, do what I say,' the evicted houseguest said. One level you’d be swimming around trying your best to collect certain items or reach the end unscathed; the next level would be a button-mashing test, or a rhythm game, or a dodge-and-punch boss fight. [9][10] Bill Damaschke, the producer of the film, explained the change of the title: "We set out to make a movie a little more noir, perhaps a little darker than where we've landed. [29] DreamWorks reacted by changing the name of Peter Falk's character from Don Brizzi to Don Feinberg. Lenny flees, overcome with grief and guilt. The film opened at #1 with $47.6 million, which was the second-highest opening for a DreamWorks Animation film at the time, behind Shrek 2 ($108 million). [8] By September 2003, it had been retitled Shark Tale, to make the title sound less violent and more family friendly. Lenny, his older brother Frankie (Michael Imperioli), and their father Don Lino (Robert De Niro) live in the shipwrecked bow of the RMS Titanic. Produced by Sykes becomes his manager, Lola becomes his girlfriend, and Oscar moves to the "top of the reef" to live in luxury. Not a few, I suppose, and some of its characters and dialogue have passed into common knowledge. Directed by Shrek 2 (2004) Not a few, I suppose, and some of its characters and dialogue have passed into common knowledge. Soon after arriving, he's called to the office of his boss Sykes (Martin Scorsese) to discuss the fact that he owes "five thousand clams" and has to pay it back by the next day. [27] Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter said the film was not as good as Shrek, but called it "an overly jokey but often quite entertaining spoof that should please families everywhere. With Don Lino planning revenge, Oscar and Lenny stage an event where Lenny pretends to terrorize the town and Oscar must defeat him, throwing him into the depths of the ocean. Written by The film was originally developed under the title of Sharkslayer. "[11] In April 2002, production officially began. However, he spends too much time threatening the sharks and doesn't realize how much pain Lenny is in, and Angie is regurgitated onto the table. © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. The jellyfish spot Lenny and swim off, leaving Oscar alone with him. Keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Jack Black and Angelina Jolie later starred together in the 2008 film Kung Fu Panda and Kung Fu Panda 2 as their characters (Po and Tigress). Music by Lino suddenly realizes it's Lenny and proceeds to chase Oscar through the reef, but Oscar heads for the whale wash and ends up trapping both sharks. Hans Zimmer 48 images (& sounds) of the Shark Tale cast of characters. The three-and-a-half-minute short film continues where the main film ends, showing the characters of Shark Tale dancing at the whale wash to a spoof of Saturday Night Fever. Soon, Angie finds out about Oscar's lie and threatens to tell everyone. Oscar brings the money to the race track to meet Sykes, but becomes distracted by his wishes of grandeur and places it all on a long-shot bet by the name of Lucky Day. [2], On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 36% based on 183 reviews, with an average rating of 5.15/10. [13] The premiere was attended by 6,000 visitors,[14] including Will Smith, Angelina Jolie, Robert De Niro, and Michael Imperioli. He also opined that younger viewers would have trouble enjoying a film about adult characters with adult problems, such as an elaborate love triangle and a main character wanting to clear his debt with loan sharks, and compared it to more successful fish-focused animated features like Pixar Animation Studios' Finding Nemo, which Ebert felt featured a simpler plot that audiences could more easily identify with. It tells the story of a fish named Oscar (Smith) who falsely claims to have killed the son of a shark mob boss (De Niro) to advance his own community standing and teams up with the mobster's other son (Black) to keep up the other facade. They arrive at the meeting to find Lola next to Lino while Angie is bound and gagged with duct tape and presented to Lino on a plate, who prepares to eat her if Oscar doesn't comply. This also marks the only computer-animated film by DreamWorks Animation to be produced at their Glendale studio that was theatrically released by DreamWorks Pictures, Beginning with. Since he does not wish to return home, Lenny begs Oscar to let him stay at Oscar's house. 90 minutes Though this further cements Oscar's reputation and causes the beautiful but vindictive lionfish Lola to become his girlfriend, it infuriates Don Lino. [13] Jeffrey Katzenberg, the executive producer of the film, explained that they "wanted to find a unique way to introduce this movie to the world. 2 years ago | 10 views. This film was (and still is) despised by the Dreamworks fan base and is considered their weakest film ever due to the characters looking too much like their voice actors. He also opined that younger viewers would have trouble enjoying a film about adult characters with adult problems, such as an elaborate love triangle and a main character wanting to clear his debt with loan sharks, and compared it to more successful fish-focused animated features like Pixar Animation Studios' Finding Nemo, which Ebert felt featured a simpler plot that audiences could more easily identify with. Roger Ebert gave Shark Tale two out of four stars, observing "Since the target audience for Shark Tale is presumably kids and younger teenagers, how many of them have seen the R-rated Godfather and will get all the inside jokes? The film stars the voices of Will Smith, Robert De Niro, Renée Zellweger, Angelina Jolie, Jack Black, and Martin Scorsese (in his only voice acting role). In the mid-credits, Lola shows up at Oscar's apartment to apologize only to encounter Crazy Joe, Oscar's eccentric hermit crab neighbor. 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"[22] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 48 out of 100 based on 36 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews. However, Richard Roeper commented that although the film wasn't on the same level as Finding Nemo, it was definitely a film worth seeing. Messenger Fish, Tip Fish #2, Sean Bishop [13] Screening as part of the Venice Film Festival, it marked the first time that Piazza San Marco was closed for a premiere of a major feature film. Shark Tale Cast. In July 2014, the film's distribution rights were purchased by DreamWorks Animation from Paramount Pictures (owners of the pre-2005 DreamWorks Pictures catalog) and transferred to 20th Century Fox (later called "20th Century Studios")[19] before reverting to Universal Pictures in 2018. View and submit fan casting suggestions for Shark Tale (1998)! cawonow. Follow. He thought we would be perfect to do the music for Shark Tale."[41]. We don't have anything like that coming on our schedule now. The race is lost and Oscar is set to be punished in a secluded area for his impulsiveness. Preceded by Even though Oscar desires to please everyone, he soon discovers that he pleases no one; his paramour Angie is heartbroken by the fact that Oscar is no longer honest while her hedonistic rival Lola repeatedly reminds Oscar that he has her only as long as he's famous. [17] The film was released on Blu-ray on February 5, 2019.[18]. [24], Roger Ebert gave Shark Tale two out of four stars, observing, "Since the target audience for Shark Tale is presumably kids and younger teenagers, how many of them have seen the R-rated Godfather and will get all the inside jokes? Shortie #3, Lenny Venito Soon after arriving for work at the Whale Wash, he is called to the office of his boss, a pufferfish named Sykes, to discuss the fact that he owes a large sum of money and must pay it back by the next day.