Dreamworks Shark Tale ^hot^

The shark mob boss, whose character design famously included De Niro's signature mole.

Shark Tale is as famous for its voice cast as for its plot. The film is essentially a parody of mob classics like The Godfather and Goodfellas , and the casting reflects this directly: DreamWorks Shark Tale

Shark Tale helped popularize (or satirize) the "vegetarian predator" trope, which would later appear in The Good Dinosaur (the T-Rex) and Aggretsuko (Manumaru). The shark mob boss, whose character design famously

Jack Black as Lenny: Providing the comedic soul and a gentle message of being yourself. Jack Black as Lenny: Providing the comedic soul

The plot thickens when Don Lino puts a hit on the "Sharkslayer," forcing Oscar to hide Lenny in his apartment. The odd couple—the braggadocious fraud and the sensitive vegetarian shark—form an unlikely friendship. They eventually stage a fake final battle to fool Don Lino, leading to a sentimental resolution where Lino learns to accept his son for who he is, and Oscar learns that honesty is better than fame.

One of the most defining features of Shark Tale is its incredible voice cast. At the time, it was rare to see so many A-list Hollywood stars attached to a single animated project. The character designs even incorporated the physical features of the actors: