Published by Activision, Edge of Reality developed the console versions of the game, while Vicarious Visions developed the Game Boy Advance version, and Amaze Entertainment developed the Microsoft Windows version. The film was officially announced and began production in April 2002, under the title of Sharkslayer, [7] [8] with Vicky Jenson ( Shrek) and Bibo Bergeron ( The Road to El Dorado) directing from a screenplay by Michael J. citation needed] Release [ edit ] The Piazza San Marco in Venice a day before the film's world premiere, where it was projected on the world's largest inflatable movie screen. Roger Ebert gave the film 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?

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. Politician Bill Pascrell said: "The prevailing message is negative and they have to be held out to dry for it. Moments before their "horse" Lucky Day crosses the finish line, he punches himself in the face on line. The studio that previously animated DreamWorks Animation's hand drawn animated films The Prince of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, and Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas. Oscar forsakes all the wealth he has acquired, becomes co-owner of the Whale Wash (which is now frequented by the gang members), and reconciles with and begins a romantic relationship with Angie.John Mancini, the founder of the Italic Institute of America, protested the movie, stating: "We're concerned about what preteens are learning from the outside world. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 48 out of 100 based on 36 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Web icon An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine Texts icon An illustration of an open book. The film features an ensemble cast that includes the voices of Will Smith, Robert De Niro, Renée Zellweger, Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, and Martin Scorsese. The film was produced concurrently with Finding Nemo, another animated film set underwater, which was released a year and a half earlier.With no other witnesses, Oscar takes credit for killing Frankie and quickly rises in fame as the "Sharkslayer". However, Richard Roeper commented that although the film wasn't on the same level as Finding Nemo, it was definitely a film worth seeing. Archibald's Next Big Thing (2019-present) • Dragons: Rescue Riders (2019-present) • Cleopatra in Space (2020-2022) • Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts (2020) • Rhyme Time Town (2020-present) • Madagascar: A Little Wild (2020-2022) • Wizards (2020) • Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (2020-2022) • The Mighty Ones (2020-2022) • Doug Unplugs (2020-2022) • Trolls: TrollsTopia (2020-2022) • Gabby’s Dollhouse (2021-present) • Go, Dog. The American Family Association, a Christian conservative organization, raised concerns about Shark Tale, suggesting that it was designed to promote the acceptance of gay rights by children.

Lino reconciles with Lenny and accepts him, and states that he and his gang bear the city no ill will. In the Southside Reef, a lonely Bluestreak cleaner wrasse named Oscar, who, in his childhood, dreamed to be a tongue-scrubber at the Whale Wash, like his late father Earl until his classmates cruelly made fun of him for it, fantasizes about being rich and famous, but owes money to his boss and the Whale Wash's owner, a pufferfish named Sykes. Columbus Citizens Foundation issued a statement condemning the stereotyping of people with Italian names as gangsters. By September 2003, the film had been retitled Shark Tale, to make it sound less violent and more family friendly.At the same time, Lino has everyone out looking for Lenny, and when several get close to Oscar's town, the other fish expect him to drive them away. Shark Tale was initially scheduled for release on November 5, 2004, but was later moved up to October 1.