Shark Tale - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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Fan of Shark Tale or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Shark Tale

[gabriel]

Jeffrey Garcia were a deleted role of Miles the Mako Shark.

[morris]

David L. Lander were a deleted role of Sammy the Swordfish.

[jessie]

Alan Tudyk performed a deleted role of Jimmy the Hammerhead Shark.

[francisco]

Jennifer Aniston were considered for the role of Angie.

[camila]

Patrick Pinney were a deleted role of Barry the Leopard Shark.

[morris]

Albert Brooks were considered for the role of Lenny.

[ruby]

Martin Lawrence was originally set to voice Oscar.

[claude]

Jack Black's second animated movie. The first being Ice Age (2002) (which also had characters named Oscar and Lenny).

[edgar]

Steve Buscemi were a deleted role of Edge the Swordfish.

[addison]

John Cygan were a deleted role of Percy the Killer Whale.

[jesse]

The 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".

[nicholas]

Don Lino tells Sykes that they have worked together for a long time. In real life, Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese have worked together multiple times since the 1970s, most notably on Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990), Cape Fear (1991), and Casino (1995).

[melinda]

Andy Garcia were considered for the role of Don Lino.

[jessica]

When Don Lino is clearly seen for the first time (when he looks up from the aquarium), a mole can be seen near his right eye, a distinct facial feature of Robert De Niro.

[bryan]

During the staged fight scene between Oscar and Lenny, Lenny accidentally catches Oscar in his mouth. Oscar slowly opens Lenny's mouth to demonstrate his strength. After doing so, he spouts off a few famous movie lines, one being, "You had me at hello." This line was spoken in Jerry Maguire (1996) by Renée Zellweger, who plays Angie in this movie. Angie has a very subtle reaction to this line in particular, a small nod to her former role.

[harry]

Leonardo DiCaprio were considered for the role of Lenny.

[eli]

In the USA release, reporter Katie Current is voice by Katie Couric at then the host of the "Today Show". In the Australian release she was dubbed by Tracy Grimshaw, who was a co-host of a completely unrelated Australian TV show called "Today".

[kristen]

There are nods throughout this movie that the sharks' den is the wreck of R.M.S. Titanic. However, the outside and interiors of the shipwreck were based on S.S. Normandie, a French ocean liner of the 1930s. Particular examples are, the scenes at the bar, when Don Lino and Sykes meet for the first time, and the dining room, where the sitting is set.