Help! I'm a Fish
| Help! I'm a Fish | |
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| Danish | Hjælp, jeg er en fisk |
| Directed by | Stefan Fjeldmark Michael Hegner Greg Manwaring (uncredited) |
| Written by | Stefan Fjeldmark Karsten Kiilerich John Stefan Olsen Tracy J. Brown |
| Produced by | Anders Mastrup Eberhard Junkersdorf Russell Boland |
| Starring | Jeff Pace Michelle Westerson Aaron Paul Terry Jones Alan Rickman David Bateson |
| Edited by | Per Risager |
| Music by | Søren Hyldgaard |
Production companies | A. Film APS Egmont Imagination Munich Animation GmbH Kinowelt Medien AG EIV Entertainment Filmproduktion TerraGlyph Rights Limited TV2 Denmark Eurimages |
| Distributed by | Nordisk Film (Denmark) Kinowelt (Germany) HanWay Films and PID (Internationally) |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Countries | Denmark Germany Ireland |
| Languages | Danish English |
| Budget | 101 million DKK ($18 million USD) |
| Box office | $5.6 million |
Help! I'm a Fish (Danish: Hjælp, jeg er en fisk; also known as A Fish Tale) is a 2000 animated science fantasy musical film directed by Stefan Fjeldmark, Greg Manwaring, and Michael Hegner, and written by Fjeldmark, Karsten Kiilerich, John Stefan Olsen, and Tracy J. Brown. It stars the voices of Alan Rickman, Terry Jones, and a then-unknown Aaron Paul. The film tells the story of three kids–Fly, his little sister Stella, and cousin Chuck–who turn into fish and must return to human form before 48 hours are up; otherwise, they will be stuck as fish forever. They must also contend with a pilot fish who has taken the antidote for himself, which he has his own plans for.
It was released on 6 October 2000 in Denmark, 10 August 2001 in the United Kingdom, and 5 September 2006 in the United States. Animation production was split between A. Film Production in Denmark, Munich Animation in Germany, and Terraglyph Interactive Studios in Dublin, Ireland. The film was a commercial failure and box-office flop, grossing $5.6 million in Denmark against an approximate $18 million budget and receiving positive reviews from critics and audiences.