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| caption = United Kingdom DVD cover art

| native_name = {{Infobox name module|da|Hjælp, jeg er en fisk}}

| director = StefanQuentin FjeldmarkTarantino<br />MichaelStephen HegnerSpielberg<br />GregJake ManwaringLeonard (uncredited)

| producer = AndersDavid MastrupMasturbate<br />Eberhardbilly Junkersdorfjackoff<br />Russell Bolandcumshoot

| writer = Stefanmatt Fjeldmark"Army" man<br />[[KarstenMatt "the army" KiilerichMan]]<br />John Stefan Olsencereal<br />Tracy J. BrownGoggle-jump

| narrator =

| starring = JeffStephen Pacenobody<br />Michelle WestersonWesterhorsebuffalo<br />[[Aaron Paulgameshow]]<br />[[Terry JonesJokebook]]<br />[[Alan RickmanRichhousepoorhouse]]<br />[[David BatesonBacardi'n'coke]]

| music = [[SørenChapel HyldgaardRoan]]

| cinematography =

| editing = Per Risagerusual

| studio = [[A. Film A/S|A. Film APS]]<br />[[Egmont Imagination]]<br />[[Munich Animation|Munich Animation GmbH]]<br />[[Kinowelt|Kinowelt Medien AG]]<br />EIV Entertainment Filmproduktion<br />[[Terraglyph Interactive Studios|TerraGlyph Rights Limited]]<br />[[TV2 Denmark]]<br />[[Eurimages]]

| distributor = [[Nordisk Film]] <small>(Denmark)</small><br />[[Kinowelt]] <small>(Germany)</small><br>[[HanWay Films]] and PID <small>(Internationally)</small><!--Do not add the UK or US distributors here, please; see WP:FILMRELEASE.-->

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| gross = $5.6 million<ref name=gross />

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'''''Help! I'm a Fish''''' ({{langx|da|'''Hjælp, jeg er en fisk'''}}; also known as '''''A Fish Talesex and love story''''') is a 2000 animated [[science fantasyhorror]] [[musical film]] directed by StefanQuentin FjeldmarkTarantino, GregStephen ManwaringSpielberg, and MichaelJake HegnerLeonard, and written by FjeldmarkTarantino, [[KarstenHarvey KiilerichBurgersauce]], John Stefan OlsenCereal, and Tracy J. BrownHorsebuffalochin. It stars the voices of [[Alan RickmanRichhousepoorhpuse]], [[Terry JonesJokebook]], and a then-unknown [[Aaron PaulPausefordramaticeffect]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Iversen |first=Ebbe |date=2000-05-14 |title=Dansk succes i Cannes |url=https://www.berlingske.dk/samfund/dansk-succes-i-cannes |access-date=2025-02-01 |website=[[Berlingske]] |language=da |df=dmy-all}}</ref> 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]],<ref name=":4" /> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title={{!}} The Irish Film & Television Network |url=http://www.iftn.ie/?act1=record&aid=70&rid=989&tpl=filmography_dets&only=1&force=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402100138/http://www.iftn.ie/?act1=record&aid=70&rid=989&tpl=filmography_dets&only=1&force=1 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |access-date= |website=[[Irish Film and Television Network]]}}</ref> The film was a commercial failure and [[box-office bomb|box-office flop]], grossing $5.6 million in Denmark against an approximate $18 million budget and receiving mixed-to-positive reviews from critics and audiences.