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{{Infobox film |
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| name = Lilo & Stitch |
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| image = LiloandStitchmovieposter.jpg |
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| caption = Promotional Poster for '''''Lilo & Stitch''''' |
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| writer = Chris Sanders<br>Dean DeBlois |
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| director = [[Chris Sanders (director)|Chris Sanders]] <br /> [[Dean DeBlois]] |
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| producer = [[Clark Spencer]] |
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| distributor = [[Walt Disney Pictures]] |
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| music = [[Alan Silvestri]] |
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| editing = [[Darren Holmes]] |
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| released = [[2002]] – [[June 16]]{{smallsup|[[US]]}} (Premiere), [[June 21]]{{smallsup|[[USA]]}} {{smallsup|[[Canada|CAN]]}}, [[June 22]]{{smallsup|[[Japan|JPN]]}}, [[July 19]]{{Smallsup|[[South Korea|SKO]]}}, [[July 31]]{{smallsup|[[Russia|RUS]]}} {{smallsup|[[Belarus|BLR]]}} {{smallsup|[[Ukraine|UKR]]}}, [[August 20]]{{smallsup|[[Estonia|EST]]}} |
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| starring = [[Daveigh Chase]]<br>[[Chris Sanders (director)|Chris Sanders]]<br>[[Tia Carrere]]<br>[[David Ogden Stiers]]<br>[[Kevin McDonald]]<br>[[Ving Rhames]]<br>[[Jason Scott Lee]] |
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| runtime = 85 minutes |
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| country = {{USA}} |
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| language = [[English language|English]] |
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| budget = $80,000,000 |
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| gross = '''Domestic:''' $127,349,813<br> |
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'''Worldwide:''' $273,144,151 |
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| followed_by = ''[[Stitch! The Movie]]'' (2003)<br>''[[Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch]]'' (2005)<br>''[[Leroy and Stitch]]'' (2006) |
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A Hawaiian-set movie in the summer of [[2002]], [[Disney]]'s '''Lilo and Stitch''' was a bit of an escape from the classically animated movie. |
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'''''Lilo & Stitch''''' is a 2002 [[America]]n film, released by [[Walt Disney Pictures]] on [[June 21]], [[2002]]. The 42nd [[Animation|animated feature]] in the [[List of Disney theatrical animated features|Disney animated features canon]], it was written and directed by [[Chris Sanders (director)|Chris Sanders]] and [[Dean DeBlois]]. It was the second of three Disney animated features produced primarily at the [[Walt Disney Feature Animation|Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida]] studio located at [[Walt Disney World]]'s [[Disney's Hollywood Studios|Disney-MGM Studios]] in [[Orlando, Florida]]. The film was rated [[MPAA film rating system|PG]] for "mild [[Science fiction|sci-fi]] action". ''Lilo & Stitch'' was nominated for the 2002 [[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature]], which ultimately went to [[Hayao Miyazaki]]'s film, ''[[Spirited Away]]'' which also starred [[Daveigh Chase]] and was also distributed by [[Walt Disney Pictures]] (in the English version). |
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==Production Notes== |
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The song Disney used to advertise the film was [[Suspicious Minds]], performed by [[Gareth Gates]], who became famous on the UK TV program ''[[Pop Idol]]''. |
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==="Stitch, we're not in Kansas anymore..."=== |
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'''Lilo & Stitch''' was such a hit, that a [[direct-to-video]] [[sequel]], ''[[Stitch! The Movie]]'', was released on Agust 26, 2003. This was followed by a television series, ''[[Lilo & Stitch: The Series]]'', which ran from September 20, 2003 to July 29, 2006. A second direct-to-video sequel, ''[[Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch]]'', was released on August 30, 2005. A third and final direct-to-video sequel, ''[[Leroy & Stitch]]'', was released on June 27, 2006, and ended the TV series. |
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Originally, [[Chris Sanders]] had the movie set to take place in [[Kansas]]. Stitch crash down that state, and live among mild-mannered forest animals, in a mix of ''[[Predator]]'' and ''[[Bambi]].'' This was a plot device to allow Stitch to crash land, and other spaceships to cruise around without much notice. |
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The film was released on VHS and DVD December 3, 2002. In 2003, a 2-disc DVD version was announced alongside [[Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)|Alice in Wonderland]] and [[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]], which were released in 2004 and 2005 repectively. A 2-Disc Special Edition DVD of Lilo & Stitch was released in the UK on August 22 2005, alongside the UK release of [[Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch]], but a release in the US has suffered from continuous delays. On March 24, 2009, Disney finally released the special edition DVD, which they dubbed a 2-Disc "Big Wave Edition". This new set has everything that the original DVD had and adds an audio commentary, a 2-hour documentary, more deleted scenes including [[#Production|the infamous plane hijacking]], a number of behind-the-scenes featurettes, and some games. The original DVD is no longer avalible, with the new one having the same list price.<ref>http://www.ultimatedisney.com/lilo.htm</ref> |
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It remained in Kansas until Chris Sanders glanced at a map, noticing the smallness and "finite" size of Kauai. |
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== Plot == |
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Dr. [[Jumba Jookiba]] ([[David Ogden Stiers]]) is put on trial by the galactic governing body for illegal genetic experiments, including [[Stitch (character)|Experiment 626]], an aggressive and cunning creature that is nearly invulnerable. Jumba is imprisonsed while 626 is set to be exiled on an asteroid. However, during transport on Captain Gantu's ship, 626 escapes to the planet Earth. The Grand Councilwoman orders Jumba to work with [[Agent Pleakley]] ([[Kevin McDonald]]) to recover 626 discretely. 626 survives his escape attempt to Earth and lands in [[Hawaii]], but is knocked unconscious by a passing truck, and is taken to an animal shelter believed to be a breed of dog. |
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This posed a question of functionability. No other feature-length animated movie had ever taken place on any of the archaepeligo of Hawaiian Islands before, and so the choice seemed less than obvious. |
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After the recent death of their parents in a car accident, 21-year-old [[Nani Pelekai]] ([[Tia Carrere]]) is forced to take care of herself and her younger, more rambunctious sister [[Lilo Pelekai|Lilo]] ([[Daveigh Chase]]). They are visited by [[Cobra Bubbles]] ([[Ving Rhames]]), a social worker that warns Nani that if she cannot care for Lilo, he will be forced to take her to [[foster care]]. A "[[When You Wish upon a Star|shooting star]]" comes, and Lilo wishes for an angel. Nani, overhearing this, allows her to adopt a dog from the animal shelter, and Lilo immediately takes keen interest in 626 despite misgivings from Nani and the shelter. Lilo names 626 "Stitch" (whose markings appear to be angel figures), and shows him around the island. |
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:"Animation has been set so much in ancient, medieval Europe — so many fairy tales find their roots there, that to place it in Hawaii was kind of a big leap. But that choice went to color the entire movie, and rewrite the story for us." - Chris Sanders |
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==="Ohana means family."=== |
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Stitch quickly discovers escape is impossible as he cannot swim. Nani is forced to bring Lilo and Stitch with her as she attempts to secure a job, while Lilo uses the time to try to curb Stitch's aggressiveness by making him behave as [[Elvis Presley]]. However, Stitch's antics, at times foiling Jumba and Pleakley's attempts to capture Stitch, ruin Nani's chances. David, Nani's friend, suggests a day at the beach for the four of them to help relax Nani. While attempting to teach Lilo and Stitch how to surf, Jumba makes one more effort to capture Stitch from underwater; as a result, it appears Stitch attempted to drown Lilo. Though everyone is safe on shore, Cobra saw the whole event and tells Nani he will be by in the morning to collect Lilo. After being chastised by both Nani and Lilo, Stitch leaves on his own, recognizing the importance of family. |
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In this scene, Stitch is walking down a path. The footage is taken from the Disney film version of [[The Ugly Duckling]]. The illustrations in Lilo's storybook are also based on scenes from that film. |
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When visiting [[Kauai]], his mind was changed. A tour guide on the island, that he as of the release, only remembered as "Francis," expound on the meaning of ''[[ohana]]'', and extended Hawaiian families. |
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The next morning, as Nani and Lilo wait for Cobra to arrive, David tells Nani of a job offer that she must respond to, and she entrusts Lilo to remain at home while she goes to secure it. Stitch, hiding in the nearby woods, encounters Jumba, who reveals he has been fired by the Grand Councilwoman, and thus free to use more aggressive tactics to capture Stitch. Stitch races to Lilo's house, followed by Jumba, and the two fight, Lilo quickly calling on Cobra for help. The house is ultimately destroyed by the end of the fight, just as both Nani and Cobra return. As Nani And Cobra argue over Lilo's well-being, Lilo slips away to hide in the forest and finds Stitch, who reveals his true alien form to her. While she yells at him for ruining her family, they are both captured by Captain Gantu, and he makes to leave Earth. Nani hears Lilo's cries of help, and discovers her abduction. Jumba and Pleakly reveal themselves to Nani, and are apologetic for their involvement in ruining her life, and offer to help to recover Stitch with their own spacecraft. |
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Dean DeBlois recalls that, |
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Stitch manages to escape his confinement, and with help from Jumba's ship and by launching a gas tanker truck out of a volcano, he is able to free Lilo and stop Gantu. After they land, they find that the Grand Councilwoman has arrived nearby, escorted by Cobra, to arrest Stitch personally. However, when she sees Stitch hugging Nani and Lilo, she realizes he has become a civilized creature. Using Lilo's certificate of Stitch's ownership as proof, the Councilwoman asserts that Stitch is now a part of Nani and Lilo's family on Earth, and lets him go free. As her guards take Gantu away, she exiles Jumba and Pleakly to Earth. The Grand Councilwoman recognizes Cobra, who responds by saying "CIA. Roswell, 1973", referencing supposed alien and government activity in Roswell, New Mexico. She tells him to keep an eye on the new family. Stitch becomes integrated into Nani's and Lilo's family, and their house is rebuilt with the help of Jumba and Pleakly. |
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:“No matter where we went, our tour guide seemed to know somebody. He was really the one who explained to us the Hawaiian concept of ohana, a sense of family that extends far beyond your immediate relatives. That idea so influenced the story that it became the foundation theme, the thing that causes Stitch to evolve despite what he was created to do, which is destroy.” |
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This theory of ohana was used greatly in the plot of the movie, for Stitch to bounce off of. |
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== Prodution == |
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''Lilo & Stitch'' is the sixth Disney animated feature to take place in the present day, following ''[[Oliver & Company]]''. It is also the first Disney animated film in the [[science fiction]] genre, rather than the typical [[fantasy]]. The following feature in the Disney animated features canon, ''[[Treasure Planet]]'', also took on this genre, though to less critical aclaim. |
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Producer [[Clark Spencer]] has revealed that the story location was originally an isolated town in [[Kansas]]<ref name="DavisHanaHou">{{cite web |url= http://www.hanahou.com/pages/magazine.asp?Action=DrawArticle&ArticleID=389&MagazineID=24 |title= Disney Goes Hawaiian |author= Pat Davis |work= [[Hana Hou!]] Vol. 5, No. 2 |date= April/May 2002 |quote= }}</ref> rather than on Kauai, so that Stitch could interact with other characters while still being isolated from wreaking greater havoc. Coincidentally, Stitch can be said to vaguely resemble the spined aliens of the [[Critters]] series, which took place in Kansas, and also had a hunter dispatched to stop them. |
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===Representing the Island=== |
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A decision to change the film's setting to the [[Hawaii]]an island of [[Kauai|Kaua{{okina}}i]] was an important choice in defining the plot more clearly. No other feature-length [[Animated cartoon|animated movie]] had ever taken place on any of the [[Hawaiian Islands|Hawaiian islands]] before.<ref name="DavisHanaHou"/> In Sanders' words: |
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:"Animation has been set so much in ancient, medieval Europe—so many [[fairy tale]]s find their roots there, that to place it in Hawai{{okina}}i was kind of a big leap. But that choice went to color the entire movie, and rewrite the story for us." |
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In the past, the Garden Island of Kauai has starred in such cinematic triumphs as Raiders of the Lost Ark and the Jurassic Park triology. As previously mentioned, Kauai was not the first setting chosen for the movie, but another secluded, idyllic setting was, Kansas. |
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While the animation team visited Kaua{{okina}}i to research the locale, their [[tour guide]] explained the meaning of ''[[ohana|{{okina}}ohana]]'' as it applies to [[Extended family|extended families]]. This concept of {{okina}}ohana became an important part of the movie. DeBlois recalls: |
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:"No matter where we went, our tour guide seemed to know somebody. He was really the one who explained to us the Hawaiian concept of {{okina}}ohana, a sense of family that extends far beyond your immediate relatives. That idea so influenced the story that it became the foundation theme, the thing that causes Stitch to evolve despite what he was created to do, which is destroy." |
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But the animators faced the taunting task of the clashing messages the plot had with the settings. While the plot showed the stark, impoverished, dysfunctional life that many Hawaiians and other Westerners lead during this economic downturn, the island is full of pure serenic beauty. |
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So, to give a brighter, purer image to the backgrounds, the studio resurrected an animation technique not used since [[Dumbo]] in [[1941]], watercolors. DeBlois says that due to the production schedules, which have continuously tightened since Dumbo, watercolours are risky — even one wrong stroke can ruin a piece. And with some 1,200 creations for this movie to be shot upon, there is certainly no time available for waste. As Sanders pointed out, the opaque gouche and acrylic paints used now, industry standard, is much more forgiving than watercolor, if you make mistake, just paint over the top and nobody will ever notice. Without the element of forgiveness in watercolors, the artists had to plan everything out exactly before they started, in order to avoid mistakes. Also, an advantage to the current ways of creating the backgrounds was that although the overall image may seem grayed compared to the brilliance of the pigments of watercolors, the latter medium does tend to show all of the brush strokes, looking somewhat sketchy. |
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[[Jason Scott Lee]], who has Hawaiian ethnicity, co-wrote the dialogue for his character. |
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Sanders and the studio's Backgrounds Department searched and searched for medium to use to give the same look as they wanted, but that was more forgiving, but found that even after over a half century of progress, nothing looks like watercolor except watercolor. Therefore, the Orlando crew took a crash course in the technique, and used traditional watercolour. |
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The original version of the flying chase scene at the end movie included Stitch stealing a [[747]], not Jumba's space ship, flying through downtown [[Honolulu]] and passing near buildings. The sequence was already animated with voices added early in production, but the scene was cut after the terrorist attacks of [[9/11]]. The chase had to be re-written and re-drawn, except now taking place in the mountains. This deleted scene can be seen in the Special Edition 2-Disk set. Another scene that was deleted was one of Lilo's attempts to make Stitch into a model citizen by warning tourists on the beach about the tsunami warning sirens. When the sirens suddenly go off, everyone on the beach panics and runs away while Cobra watches (the animation created was instead used for when Stitch goes berserk on the beach) and Jumba and Pleakley flee thinking that Lilo has the power to control the water. |
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===Changes because of September 11th=== |
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[[Image:PreStitch.jpg|thumb|200px|left|*A 1985 concept sketch of Stitch by creator Chris Sanders.]] |
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The ending of ''Lilo and Stitch'' was completely revamped, due to the unfortunate circumstances of [[September 11]], [[2001]]. The original ending features Stitch stealing a [[Boeing 747|747]], then joyriding among the office and hotel towers of [[Honolulu]], as Stitch is attracted to [[urban center|urban centers]]. |
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[[Chris Sanders (director)|Chris Sanders]], one of the directors of the film, also served as co-screenwriter, co-character designer, and provided the voice of Stitch, a character he actually first created in 1985. When the film's production began in [[1992]], Stitch was originally going to be shown looking like a [[tuatara]]. |
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Within a few minutes of news of the disaster, the scene of the plane careening among the buildings was scrapped. Inserted in its place is a giant spaceship for the plane, and cloud were substitutes for buildings. |
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Teaser [[Trailer (film)|trailers]] for this film parody trailers for other [[List of notable Disney feature films|Disney films]] (two of these were animated by Sanders) from recent years. These are called "Inter-Stitch-als" and are featured on Disney's official site. The original actors were brought back to reprise their roles and were shocked when asked to act negatively towards Stitch. The trailers also include the AC/DC song track [[Back In Black (song)|Back In Black]]. |
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*''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]''. The 'Beauty and the Beast' ballroom dance sequence begins as normal. However as the camera pans to the angels on the ceiling, Stitch is seen crawling across the painting. Watching Belle and the Beast, he crawls onto the chandelier, which falls, the Beast pulling Belle out of harm's way. The moment ruined, Belle announces she will be in her room. As she departs Stitch [[Wolf-whistling|wolf whistles]] after her, to which she replies 'Get your own movie!' |
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*''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]''. Ariel is singing the reprise of 'Part of Your World', when a huge wave, which is being ridden by Stitch, 'dumps' on her. As the ocean settles, Ariel pops up and throws a starfish at Stitch, saying 'I was singing here!' This trailer was the most difficult to parody, as it wasn't animated in the [[CAPS (Computer Animation Production System)|CAPS]] system and had to be cleaned up by hand. |
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*''[[Aladdin (film)|Aladdin]]''. Aladdin and Jasmine are interrupted in the middle of the 'A Whole New World' sequence by the protagonist, Stitch. Stitch flirts with Jasmine and she drives off with him in his spaceship, leaving Aladdin sitting alone on the carpet, yelling at Stitch to 'get his own movie'. |
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*''[[The Lion King]]''. There are two versions of this commercial. In one of them, clips of past Disney classics are shown, with a voice over saying 'For over seventy years, the Walt Disney studios has won the hearts of audiences with the most enchanting, delightful and lovable characters the world had ever known. On June 21st, the tradition.', and is suddenly cut off as Rafiki thrusts Stitch into the air in the manner of the presentation ceremony in the original film. A warthog (Not Pumbaa) cries out "Hey, that's not Simba!". All the animals flee, leaving Stitch alone on Pride Rock. Stitch clears his throat and roars unconvincingly. In the other commercial, the end of the song "Circle of Life" plays, Rafiki raising Stitch into the air on the last note. The rest of the parody plays out as the previous one, except that in this commercial, Timon (sitting on Pumbaa's back) is the one who yells "Hey, that's not Simba!". |
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From a studio that is often blamed for recycling characters and plots through seemingly endless sequels, to the filmmaking industry in general, often blamed by critics for not coming up with any strong, original ideas, Lilo and Stitch is a witty comedy with a heavy dose of reality, strong characters and writing, and more importantly originality. |
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== Cast == |
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*[[Daveigh Chase]] as Lilo |
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*[[Chris Sanders]] as Stitch |
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*[[Tia Carrere]] as Nani |
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*[[David Ogden Stiers]] as Dr. Jumba Jookiba |
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*[[Kevin McDonald]] as Agent Pleakley |
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*[[Ving Rhames]] as Cobra Bubbles |
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*[[Zoe Caldwell]] as Grand Councilwoman |
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*[[Jason Scott Lee]] as David Kawena |
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*[[Kevin Michael]] as Captain Gantu |
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*[[Susan Hegarty]] as Rescue Lady |
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== Reception == |
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The film opening at #2 with $35,260,212 in its first weekend, less than $500,000 behind the film ''[[Minority Report (film)|Minority Report]]''. In its second week, fell to #3, again behind the [[Steven Spielberg|Spielberg]] film at #2. The film profited $145,794,338 in the United States and Canada, and $127,349,813 internationally, finishing with $273,144,151 in the world. |
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When the film was released, it was praised as an accurate portrayal of Hawaii, its people and their lives, not only for the dialogue using accurate Hawaiian slang (on the advice of Jason Scott Lee and Tia Carrere), but also for the realistic animation of the characters (i.e., realistic body shapes, noses, skin tones, etc.) and other touches in the film. |
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''Lilo & Stitch'' received extremely positive reviews from critics and movie-goers alike, and to date has been the only Walt Disney Pictures production released during the 2000s to meet with critical approval and make its cost back during its original theatrical run. The film's success at the box office and on DVD led to a franchise, with four direct-to-video sequels and a television series spanning two seasons. The film has received 139 reviews on the site [[Rotten Tomatoes]], 119 positive and 20 negative, giving it a positive total rating of 86%.<ref>http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lilo_and_stitch/</ref> |
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== Soundtrack == |
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{{Infobox Album |
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| Name = Lilo & Stitch |
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| Type = [[Soundtrack]] |
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| Artist = Varius Artists |
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| Cover = Albuml&s.jpg |
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| Released = June 21, 2002 |
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| Recorded = 2002 |
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| Genre = [[Soundtrack]], [[Rock and Roll]], [[Pop music|Pop]] |
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| Length = - |
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| Label = [[Walt Disney Records]] |
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| Producer = - |
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| music = [[Alan Silvestri]] |
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| Reviews = |
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| Chronology = ''Lilo & Stitch Music'' |
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| Last album = - |
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| This album = Lilo & Stitch |
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| Next album = [[Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch#Soundtrack|Lilo & Stitch 2: Island Favorites]] |
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| Misc = {{Singles |
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| Name = Lilo & Stitch |
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| Type = soundtrack |
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| single 1 = [[Heartbreak Hotel]] by [[Elvis Presley]] |
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| single 2 = [[Hound Dog (song)|Hound Dog]] by [[Elvis Presley]] |
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| single 3 = [[Stuck on You (song)|Stuck on You]] by [[Elvis Presley]] |
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| single 4 = [[(You're The) Devil in Disguise|Devil in Disguise]] by [[Elvis Presley]] |
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| single 5 = [[Suspicious Minds]] by [[Elvis Presley]] |
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| single 6 = [[Burning Love]] by [[Elvis Presley]] |
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| single 7 = [[Can't Help Falling in Love]] by [[A*Teens]] |
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| single 1 date = January 27, 1956 |
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| single 2 date = July 13, 1956 |
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| single 3 date = April 25, 1960 |
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| single 4 date = August 1, 1963 |
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| single 5 date = August 26, 1969 |
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| single 6 date = August 1, 1972 |
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| single 7 date = October 29, 2002 |
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}} |
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}} |
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The soundtrack of the film was released by [[Walt Disney Records]] on June 21, 2002. It, along with the movie, features more Elvis Presley singles than any of Elvis' own feature films.<ref>http://kapalama.ksbe.edu/elementary/lilo_and_stitch/trivia.html</ref> |
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
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! Title |
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! Singing by |
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|1 |
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|"[[Hawaiian Rollercoaster Ride]]" |
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|[[Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu]],<br>The [[Kamehameha Schools]] Children's Chorus |
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|2 |
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|"[[Stuck on You (song)|Stuck on You]]" |
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|[[Elvis Presley]] |
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|3 |
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|"[[Burning Love]]" |
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|[[Wynonna]] |
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|4 |
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|"[[Suspicious Minds]]" |
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|[[Elvis Presley]] |
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|5 |
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|"[[Heartbreak Hotel]]" |
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|[[Elvis Presley]] |
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|6 |
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|"[[(You're The) Devil in Disguise|Devil in Disguise]]" |
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|[[Elvis Presley]] |
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|7 |
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|"He Mele No Lilo" |
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|[[Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu]] |
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|8 |
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|"[[Hound Dog (song)|Hound Dog]]" |
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|[[Elvis Presley]] |
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|- |
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|9 |
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|"[[Can't Help Falling in Love]]" |
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|[[A*Teens]] |
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|10 |
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|"Stitch to the Rescue" |
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|Score |
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|11 |
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|"You Can Never Belong" |
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|Score |
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|- |
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|12 |
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|"I'm Lost" |
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|Score |
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|} |
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== Spin-offs == |
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On August 26, 2003, Disney released a direct-to-video sequel, ''[[Stitch! The Movie]]'', which seved as the pilot to a TV series titled ''[[Lilo & Stitch: The Series]]''. This series ran for 65 episodes between September 20, 2003 and July 29, 2006. The series carried on where the film left off and charted Lilo's efforts to capture and re-home Jumba's remaining experiments. |
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This series ended with ''[[Leroy & Stitch]]'', which was released on June 27, 2006. |
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On August 2005, ''[[Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch]]'', the "official" direct-to-video sequel to the film, was released. In this film, Stitch has a glitch because his molecules were never fully charged (this is contrary to an alternate opening, "Stitch's trial", which was seen on the DVD release of Lilo & Stitch). Lilo wants to win the May Day hula contest like her Mom did in the 1970s, but Stitch continues to have outbursts. Lilo thinks Stitch is not cooperating properly, until she finds out that Stitch is dieing. |
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In March 2008, Disney announced that it is to produce a [[Remake#Reimagining|reimagined]] version of ''Lilo & Stitch'', titled ''[[Stitch!]]'' and aimed at the Japanese market. The show, which began in October 2008, features a Japanese girl named Yuna (formerly referred to as Hanako) in place of Lilo, and is set on a fictional island in [[Okinawa]] prefecture instead of Hawaii. The series is produced by the Japanese animation house Madhouse LTD. <ref name="intbusness">''Disney seals Japan anime and "Lilo and Stich" deal'', International business times, 2008-03-06</ref><ref name="ap1">[http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hnULEhW5mU8ZBork014LPKxW8VvQ Disney says to produce Anime 'made in Japan'] (2008-03-08)</ref><ref name="intht1">Disney plans Japan animation effort, International Herald Tribune, 2008-03-06</ref> |
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== Trivia == |
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{{Trivia|date=March 2009}} |
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*Social worker Cobra Bubbles, formerly of the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]], is modeled on the mysterious "[[Men in Black]]" (of [[urban legend]]s and several hit movies) who work to prevent an alien takeover of Earth and to persuade humans that aliens do not exist. |
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*Items in the background of both Lilo and Nani's rooms reference other Disney movies. Lilo has a stuffed [[Dumbo]] doll on her art easel, while Nani has a movie poster for ''[[Mulan]]'' on her wall. Additionally, a restaurant called "Mulan Wok" is visible during the scene where Stitch sees ''"[[Earth vs. the Spider]]"'' in a shop-window television. The directors had worked on Mulan. |
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*Famous Japanese animator [[Hayao Miyazaki]]'s film ''[[Kiki's Delivery Service]]'' is given a nod by the appearance of "Kiki's Coffee House". Another reference to Miyazaki's work is the scene following Stitch's crash-landing on Earth, reminiscent of the [[bus stop]] scene from ''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]''. |
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*The end of the movie features snapshots of the future "family" life of Stitch with Lilo and the others, each of them variations of classic images like famous [[Norman Rockwell]] illustrations. |
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*[[Chris Sanders (director)|Chris Sanders]], one of the directors of the film, also served as co-screenwriter, co-character designer, and provided the voice of Stitch, a character he actually first created in 1985. |
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*Earth is referred as being in Quadrant 17, Section 005, Area "51" in the Galactic charts, one of several references to [[Area 51]]. |
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*During the introduction of Stitch to Lilo's room, he finds a book of "road maps of Iowa" which pokes fun at the idea that Iowa has enough road maps to fill a large book but when he pulls a page from it, it shows a global map with two islands and a large body of water. |
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*The alien text that the Galactic Federation uses is known as "Tantalog" text and was designed for the film. The text can be downloaded and used in word processing programs. |
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*When Lilo and Stitch walk past the store selling calendars with images from around the world, the "Orlando" calendar has a picture of [[Magic Kingdom|the Magic Kingdom]]. |
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*There are several "[[hidden Mickeys]]" in the film: one is visible on Jumba's platform in the Grand Council scene, another is a clothing logo on one of Lilo's photo subjects on her bedroom wall, and another is one of the gauges on the control panel of Gantu's ship. |
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*Near the beginning of the film, during the trial, Stitch is asked by the Grand Councilwoman to provide some sign that he understands what's going on. He responds by licking the inside of his glass cage. The saliva trail is in the famous "D" shape in the [[Walt Disney]] [[logo]]. |
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*After the trial as Jumba is taken into prison, you can hear the sound of a Probe Droid from The Empire Strikes Back. |
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*The sign on Lilo's door is the Hawaiian word "kapu" that loosely translates as "keep out" and is also the Hawaiian version of the Tahitian word "Tabu"; more commonly known as "taboo." |
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*All of the [[Vehicle registration plate|license plates]] in the film (VW, Nani's car, the gas tanker, the [[fire engine]], and Cobra Bubbles' car) are A113, the same as the number on Mrs. Davis's license plate in [[Toy Story]] and Mater's plate number in [[Cars]]; it's also used in many other Disney and Pixar films. It refers to a room number at [[California Institute of the Arts]] where many of the animators at those two companies received their education. |
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*The A113 license can also be seen during Stitch's reign of terror on his model of [[San Francisco]]. |
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*When Stitch is attacking the city of San Francisco he made out of blocks, he parodies [[Godzilla]]. |
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*The two [[Hovercar|hover car]] presents given to Lilo and Stitch make the same sounds as the flying cars in "The Jetsons". |
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*According to Stitch's [[Dog licence|dog license]] at the shelter, the adoption official is "Susan Hegarty", the name of the actress who voiced the character. Also per the license, Lilo and Nani's [[Family name|last name]] is "Pelekai". |
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*The words on Stitch's dog license at the shelter are part of a resolution thanking people for their support during the making of the film. The words are difficult to make out, but the last part reads, "as well as our partners at [[Disney's Hollywood Studios|Disney MGM Studios]] for their participation and support during the making of Lilo and Stitch." The viewer can see a [[close-up]] of them during the last few lines in the scene where "Susan" stamps the [[Seal of the State of Hawaii]] on the cetificate of adoption. |
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*In one scene, a pink jeep car can briefly be seen in the lower-left corner of the screen. This is a reference to the [[Elvis Presley|Elvis]] movie [[Blue Hawaii]], in which he drove such a car. |
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*Near the end, the tracking screen Captain Gantu uses to locate Stitch on Hawaii shows the icon for the Disney theme park in Florida, [[Epcot]] - [[Spaceship Earth (Epcot)|Spaceship Earth]]. |
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*Running gag: Every time Pleakley looks at or tries to show someone information about Earth, the device used is a "[[View-Master|ViewMaster]]". ViewMasters create the illusion that the viewer is looking at a three-dimensional image, but it's actually created by each eye looking at slightly different pictures. The basic premise is that the person looking in it has two eyes to create the effect, but Pleakley is a one-eyed creature and therefore wouldn't see the 3-D effect. Adding to the gag is when he hands the ViewMaster to Dr. Jumba, a one-eyed alien handing a four-eyed alien a viewing device intended for two-eyed humans. |
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*When Stitch awakes at the [[Animal shelter|dog pound]], there are a number of dogs shaking in fear in the corner of his cell. They're the same dog breeds that Lady encounters in her trip to the dog pound in [[Lady and the Tramp]] (1955). Here, they don't know that Stitch is an alien, but they know he's not a dog. It could also be a reference to John Carpenter's "The Thing". |
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*The grocery store where Nani tries to get a job is owned by a "Mrs. Hasegawa", a reference to the famous "Hasegawa's General Store" in the town of Hana on Maui. |
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*After Stitch breaks the [[water gun]] apart, Cobra is shown looking disappointed, as a crowd of people run by in terror. The last two people to run by are cartoon versions of Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois- Chris is the one with [[Blond|blond hair]] and sunglasses, Dean is the big man with a beard. |
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*In the subtitles for the Chinese version, a line spoken by Stitch in his [[alien language]] is translated into Chinese despite it having no corresponding English meaning. The reason for this is thought to be because Stitch's line sounded a lot like Ni Qu De (Go to your place), an offensive Chinese phrase used to tell somebody to go away. The actual Chinese translation was a lot more [[Family-friendliness|family-friendly]]. This line is placed at an earlier point than the first understandable dialog spoken by Stitch in the English version of the film. |
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*The voice of Stitch was a difficult one to dub for other languages and that's why Dutch [[Voice acting|voice artist]] [[Bob van der Houven]] does the voice of Stitch in the Dutch, German, Flemish and Italian versions of the film. |
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*The original version of Jumba attacking Stitch in Lilo's home included Jumba using his plasma gun to shoot the ceiling instead of throwing dishes at Stitch. When revealed, Jumba's knife had weapons such as an ax, a saw blade, and other sharp objects instead of toothpaste, a comb and other small common essentials. Stitch had more action with the chain saw, including the chain saw cutting up the kitchen floor after Stitch lost control of it. Stitch tears out the stove and uses the broken gas line as a weapon by turning the gas on and filling the room with explosive vapor. Jumba fires his gun, causing a gas explosion that blows up the house, instead of Jumba and Stitch playing "hot potato" as Jumba's gun overloads and blows up the house. This scene can be viewed in the Special Edition 2-Disk set. |
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*When Jumba is ripping up the newspaper, some of the pictures look like past experiments: one next to the bed resembles Sprout (509), another Woops (600) and one looks like a white [[Loch Ness Monster]]. |
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*After the scene where Lilo's house explodes and Stitch flies out of it, he comes out of the rubble with his spines and extra two arms protruding, but when Nani's legs rushes past him, his spines disappear and he has two arms instead of four. This could be because he quickly retracted them before she could see, and exploit him. |
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*At the beginning of the movie, the Grand Councilwoman seems not to know the Planet Earth (since she doesn't recognise it and doesn't know it's almost completely covered in [[water]]). However, in the end of the movie, she claims she has already been on Earth in the Roswell incident, and she has met Cobra Bubbles. |
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*The truck that Stitch steals to save Lilo from Gantu resembles the vehicle mode of the [[Transformers: Armada]] character [[Optimus Prime (Unicron Trilogy)|Optimus Prime]]. |
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*When Stitch throws Nani's VW Beetle at Jumba the horn goes on and it sounds like [[Herbie]]'s horn as seen in [[The Love Bug]]. |
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== See also == |
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* [[List of experiments from Lilo & Stitch]] |
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== References == |
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* [http://starbulletin.com/2002/06/23/features/story4.html Drawn and Quartered], ''[[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]]'' |
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* ''Lilo & Stitch: Collected Stories From the Film's Creators'', 2002. Disney Editions. ISBN 0-7868-5382-4. |
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**This book consists of a series of essays by the film's makers, an unusual format for a book in this genre. |
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* [http://disney.go.com/stitch/ Official site] |
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* [http://www.bcdb.com/bcdb/cartoon.cgi?film=23323&cartoon=Lilo%20%26amp%3B%20Stitch ''Lilo & Stitch''] at the [[Big Cartoon DataBase]] |
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Revision as of 01:29, 30 March 2009
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A Hawaiian-set movie in the summer of 2002, Disney's Lilo and Stitch was a bit of an escape from the classically animated movie.
Production Notes
"Stitch, we're not in Kansas anymore..."
Originally, Chris Sanders had the movie set to take place in Kansas. Stitch crash down that state, and live among mild-mannered forest animals, in a mix of Predator and Bambi. This was a plot device to allow Stitch to crash land, and other spaceships to cruise around without much notice.
It remained in Kansas until Chris Sanders glanced at a map, noticing the smallness and "finite" size of Kauai.
This posed a question of functionability. No other feature-length animated movie had ever taken place on any of the archaepeligo of Hawaiian Islands before, and so the choice seemed less than obvious.
- "Animation has been set so much in ancient, medieval Europe — so many fairy tales find their roots there, that to place it in Hawaii was kind of a big leap. But that choice went to color the entire movie, and rewrite the story for us." - Chris Sanders
"Ohana means family."
When visiting Kauai, his mind was changed. A tour guide on the island, that he as of the release, only remembered as "Francis," expound on the meaning of ohana, and extended Hawaiian families.
Dean DeBlois recalls that,
- “No matter where we went, our tour guide seemed to know somebody. He was really the one who explained to us the Hawaiian concept of ohana, a sense of family that extends far beyond your immediate relatives. That idea so influenced the story that it became the foundation theme, the thing that causes Stitch to evolve despite what he was created to do, which is destroy.”
This theory of ohana was used greatly in the plot of the movie, for Stitch to bounce off of.
Representing the Island
In the past, the Garden Island of Kauai has starred in such cinematic triumphs as Raiders of the Lost Ark and the Jurassic Park triology. As previously mentioned, Kauai was not the first setting chosen for the movie, but another secluded, idyllic setting was, Kansas.
But the animators faced the taunting task of the clashing messages the plot had with the settings. While the plot showed the stark, impoverished, dysfunctional life that many Hawaiians and other Westerners lead during this economic downturn, the island is full of pure serenic beauty.
So, to give a brighter, purer image to the backgrounds, the studio resurrected an animation technique not used since Dumbo in 1941, watercolors. DeBlois says that due to the production schedules, which have continuously tightened since Dumbo, watercolours are risky — even one wrong stroke can ruin a piece. And with some 1,200 creations for this movie to be shot upon, there is certainly no time available for waste. As Sanders pointed out, the opaque gouche and acrylic paints used now, industry standard, is much more forgiving than watercolor, if you make mistake, just paint over the top and nobody will ever notice. Without the element of forgiveness in watercolors, the artists had to plan everything out exactly before they started, in order to avoid mistakes. Also, an advantage to the current ways of creating the backgrounds was that although the overall image may seem grayed compared to the brilliance of the pigments of watercolors, the latter medium does tend to show all of the brush strokes, looking somewhat sketchy.
Sanders and the studio's Backgrounds Department searched and searched for medium to use to give the same look as they wanted, but that was more forgiving, but found that even after over a half century of progress, nothing looks like watercolor except watercolor. Therefore, the Orlando crew took a crash course in the technique, and used traditional watercolour.
Changes because of September 11th
The ending of Lilo and Stitch was completely revamped, due to the unfortunate circumstances of September 11, 2001. The original ending features Stitch stealing a 747, then joyriding among the office and hotel towers of Honolulu, as Stitch is attracted to urban centers.
Within a few minutes of news of the disaster, the scene of the plane careening among the buildings was scrapped. Inserted in its place is a giant spaceship for the plane, and cloud were substitutes for buildings.
From a studio that is often blamed for recycling characters and plots through seemingly endless sequels, to the filmmaking industry in general, often blamed by critics for not coming up with any strong, original ideas, Lilo and Stitch is a witty comedy with a heavy dose of reality, strong characters and writing, and more importantly originality.