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Shark Tale
Shark Tale is a computer animated movie produced by DreamWorks SKG and was released on October 1, 2004. It stars the voices of Will Smith, Angelina Jolie, Renée Zellweger and Robert De Niro. The original title for this movie was Sharkslayer.
The undersea underworld is shaken up when Frankie (voiced by Michael Imperioli), the son of the shark mob boss, Don Lino (voiced by Robert De Niro), is deep sixed, and an innocent young fish named Oscar (voiced by Will Smith) is found at the scene of the crime. A bottom-feeding hustler, Oscar takes the credit for saving the reef and basks in the glory of playing the great Sharkslayer, but soon discovers that he is in way over his head. When Oscar's act threatens to sink him and the entire reef, it's up to him to face the truth and become the real Sharkslayer.
Martin Scorsese and Jack Black also star. Christina Aguilera and Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott make a cameo appearance in the end of Shark Tale.
Tagline: Behind every little fish is a great white lie.
The movie has allegedly been sued for stereotypes.
Cast
- Will Smith - Oscar
- Angelina Jolie - Lola
- Renée Zellweger - Angie
- Robert De Niro - Don Lino
- Martin Scorsese - Sykes, a pufferfish
- Jack Black - Lenny, a shark
- Peter Falk - Don Feinberg aka Ira Feinberg
- Michael Imperioli - Frankie, a shark
- Vincent Pastore - Luca, an octopus
- Ziggy Marley - Ernie, a jellyfish
- Doug E. Doug - Bernie, a jellyfish
- Katie Couric - Katie Current, a female reporter
- David Soren - Shrimp/Worm/Starfish #1/Killer Whale #2
- David P. Smith - Crazy Joe, a lobster or crab or any other kind of sea animal.
- Bobb'e J. Thompson - Shortie #1
- Kamali Minter - Shortie #2
- Emily Lyon Segan - Shortie #3
- Lenny Venito - Giuseppe/Great White #1
- Saverio Guerra - Pontrelli
- Shelley Morrison - Mrs. Sanchez
- Phil LaMarr - Prawn Shop Owner
Cameo Appearances
- Christina Aguilera - Christina, a female jellyfish
- Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott - Missy
Awards
- 2004 nominated for an Animated Feature Film Academy Award
External links
- Suite 101: Shark Tale stereotypes troubling: CNYU Professor
- National Italian American Foundation unanimously denounces Shark Tale
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