DVD 85 mins IMDB 7.1
G (General Audience)
Lilo and Stitch
Buena Vista (2002)
In Collection
#22

Seen It:
Yes
Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family
USA  /  English

Zoe Caldwell Grand Councilwoman
Daveigh Chase Lilo
Chris Sanders Stitch
Tia Carrere Nani
Susan Hegarty Rescue Lady
Jason Scott Lee David Kawena
Kevin McDonald Agent Pleakley
Ving Rhames Cobra Bubbles
Kevin Michael Richardson Captain Gantu
David Ogden Stiers Dr. Jumba Jookiba
John DeMita
Judi M. Durand
Disney Game

Director Dean DeBlois; Chris Sanders; Chris Sanders (III)
Producer Clark Spencer; Lisa M. Poole
Writer Chris Sanders; Dean DeBlois
Musician Alan Silvestri; Michael Tavera
User Credit 1 Darren T. Holmes; Michael Kelly

On a distant planet, a genetic weapon named Stitch is created. Stitch is basically the ultimate havoc-wreaker. True to his reputation, Stitch escapes his creators and crash lands on planet Earth on the island of Hawaii. He is mistaken for a dog and is sent to the pound, where he meets Lilo. Lilo is a young girl with a troubled home life. She's being raised by her older sister Nani, and their strained relationship is about to be severed by a hard-nosed social worker. Against her sister's objections, Lilo takes Stitch home as her new pet. Both teach the other the true meaning of "ohana," which is Hawaiian for "family". Though he causes a lot of chaos and makes a mess everywhere he goes, Stitch proves to hold the family together.

In a place far, far away, illegal genetic experiment #626 is detected: Ruthless scientist Dr. Jumba Jookiba has created a strong, intelligent, nearly indestructible and aggressive being with only one known weakness: The high density of his body makes it impossible for the experiment to swim in water. The scientist is sentenced to jail by the Grand Council of the Galactic Federation. The experiment is supposed to be transported to a prison asteroid, yet manages to escape Captain Gantu, who was supposed to deliver him there. With a stolen police cruiser (the red one), the destructive being races towards a little and already doomed planet: Earth. Stranded on Hawaii, experiment #626 can't actually do much harm: water all around, no big cities and two well-equipped representatives of the Galactic Federation already following close behind to catch him again. But Dr. Jookiba and the Earth expert Pleakley never could have guessed that earth girl Lilo adopts the experiment as dog, gives him the name Stitch and actually causes an emotional development in the little beast. Her dysfunctional family, consisting only of Lilo and her sister Nani, is about to be ripped apart by social worker Cobra Bubbles. Stitch as the new family member brings quite some action into all their lifes, and after a while, not even Pleakley and Dr. Jookiba can recognize their former target. But how shall they bring the news of failure to the Grand Councilwoman without being punished?

Edition Details
Distributor Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Barcode 786936228427
Region Region 1
Chapters 30
Release Date 11/11/2003
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Fullscreen (4:3)
Subtitles English
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Purchase Price $29.99
User Text 1 Mild sci-fi action.
User Text 2 There's one in every family.
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Features
Deleted Scenes
Inter-Stitch-als: Stitch Wreaks Havoc in An Array of Disney Classics
"Burning Love": Behind the Scenes with Wynonna
A*Teens Music Video "I Can't Help Falling in Love with You"
A Stitch in Time
DisneyPedia: Hawaii
Build an Alien Experiment Game
And Much More!

Notes
Filming Locations:
Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA

Trivia:
The grocery store Nani tries to get a job at is owned by a "Mrs. Hasegawa", a reference to the famous "Hasegawa's General Store" in the town of Hana on Maui. (more)

Goofs:
Continuity: When David sets the stage on fire, the hole on the canopy has a bamboo beam showing through. On the very next shot the beam is gone. (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Grand Councilwoman: Read the charges.
Gantu: Doctor Jumba Jookiba, you stand before this council accused of illegal genetic experimentation!
Grand Councilwoman: How do you plead?
Jumba: Not guilty! My experiments are only theoretical, and completely within legal boundaries.
Grand Councilwoman: We believe you actually... created something.
Jumba: Created something? Hah! But that would be irresponsible and unethical. I would never, ever...
[Stitch is revealed]
Jumba: ...make... more than one.
(more)

Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 8 wins & 17 nominations (more)

Movie Connections:
References Tonari no Totoro (1988) (more)