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.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 16 nominations total
- Oscar
- (voice)
- Don Lino
- (voice)
- Angie
- (voice)
- Lola
- (voice)
- Lenny
- (voice)
- Sykes
- (voice)
- Ernie
- (voice)
- Bernie
- (voice)
- Frankie
- (voice)
- Luca
- (voice)
- Don Feinberg
- (voice)
- Katie Current
- (voice)
- Shrimp
- (voice)
- …
- Crazy Joe
- (voice)
- Shortie #1
- (voice)
- Shortie #2
- (voice)
- Shortie #3
- (voice)
- Giuseppe
- (voice)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe 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".
- GoofsLenny 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
Shrimp: [trying to sob his way out of being eaten] Its true, its true! And the other thing is, my sister had a baby and I took it over after she passed away and the baby lost all its legs and arms and now its just a stump but I take care of it with my wife and... and its growing and its fairly happy... and its difficult because I'm working a second shift at the factory to put food on the table but all the love that I see in that little guy's face it makes it worth it in the end. True story.
- Crazy creditsThe DreamWorks logo has the fishing boy casts his fishing line into the ocean (with the worm on the hook encountering Lenny).
- Alternate versionsFor 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).
- ConnectionsFeatured in Christina Aguilera Feat. Missy Elliott: Car Wash (2004)
- SoundtracksCar 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
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- Also known as
- El espanta tiburones
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Box office
- 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
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix