Shark Tale
Movie, 2004, Originals, Set in The reef
Shark Tale is #9 of 51 in release order and #6 of 51 in chronological order in the DreamWorks Animation.
The story
Oscar is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him into trouble. Meanwhile, Lenny is a great white shark with a surprising secret that no sea creature would guess: He's a vegetarian. When a lie turns Oscar into an improbable hero and Lenny becomes an outcast, the two form an unlikely friendship.
Shark Tale recap
Oscar is a fish who scrubs whale tongues at a whale wash and dreams of being rich, ignoring Angie, the receptionist who loves him. He owes his boss Sykes money and is about to be killed for it when a falling anchor kills Frankie, the son of the shark mob boss Don Lino. Frankie's gentle vegetarian brother Lenny, who fled the scene, keeps quiet, and Oscar claims he killed the shark himself. He becomes the Sharkslayer, a celebrity with a penthouse and a girlfriend, the gold digger Lola. Oscar and Lenny strike a deal: Lenny hides by disguising himself as a dolphin, and Oscar "kills" him in public to keep up his fame. Don Lino comes for the Sharkslayer, kidnapping Angie to draw him out.
Shark Tale ending explained
Oscar lures Lino and Lenny into the whale wash, traps them in the machinery and confesses in front of the whole reef that he never killed anyone and that he lied to be somebody. Lino accepts Lenny as he is and the sharks make peace with the reef. Oscar becomes co-owner of the whale wash with Sykes and gets together with Angie.
Post-credits scenes
Yes. During the credits, Crazy Joe taps a name on screen and shouts, "Did somebody say crazy?!" There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Shark Tale
Shark Tale is streaming on Netflix in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.0/10, Rotten Tomatoes 35%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Shrek 2, before Madagascar.
- Chronological order: after Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, before Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.
What to watch before Shark Tale
In release order, the essentials before Shark Tale (2004) are Antz (1998), The Prince of Egypt (1998), The Road to El Dorado (2000), Chicken Run (2000), and Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003).
Cast
- Will Smith as Oscar (voice)
- Robert De Niro as Don Lino (voice)
- Renée Zellweger as Angie (voice)
- Jack Black as Lenny (voice)
- Angelina Jolie as Lola (voice)
- Ziggy Marley as Ernie (voice)
- Martin Scorsese as Sykes (voice)
- David P. Smith as Crazy Joe (voice)
- Doug E. Doug as Bernie (voice)
- Michael Imperioli as Frankie (voice)
- Vincent Pastore as Luca (voice)
- Peter Falk as Don Feinberg (voice)
Directed by Vicky Jenson, Bibo Bergeron, Rob Letterman.