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Lilo and Stitch [Big Wave Edition]

Actor(s): Daveigh Chase, Chris Sanders, Tia Carrere, David Ogden Stiers, Kevin McDonald
Director(s): Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: PG
Content Advisory: Mild Violence, Excellent For Children
Movie Release: 2002
DVD Release: 03/24/2009
Format: DVD - Color
Edition: Dual Layered
Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish
Subtitles: French, Spanish
SwapaDVD Credits: 2
Number of Discs: 2
Run Time: 1 hrs 25 mins
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Members Wishing: 22
Genres: Comedy, Children's/Family, Children's Fantasy, Sci-Fi Comedy, Odd Couple Film
See Also: Lilo & Stitch

DVD Synopsis

A lonely little girl makes a very unusual friend -- a ukulele-playing alien who likes to toss around small automobiles -- in this antic animated comedy from Walt Disney Studios. Lilo (voice of Daveigh Chase) is a young Hawaiian girl being raised by her teenaged sister Nani (voice of Tia Carrere) after the unexpected death of their parents in an auto accident. While Nani tries to hold their household together, Lilo is a child with unusual interests and a distinctive sense of humor, which makes it hard for her to bond with her peers, as well as her big sister. Nani decides Lilo might be happier if she had a pet, so the sisters go to the animal shelter to adopt a dog; however, the critter which catches Lilo's fancy is a fuzzy blue creature she names Stitch (voice of Chris Sanders). Nani isn't so sure Stitch is really a dog, and it turns out she's right; Stitch is actually "Genetic Experiment 626," a mutation created by extraterrestrial mad scientist Dr. Jumba (voice of David Ogden Stiers) to be used a weapon. Stitch is an intelligent but gleefully destructive little creature with superhuman strength who has escaped to Earth and crash-landed in the Hawaiian islands, but Lilo sees him simply as a fellow misfit and attempts to teach him to behave like her favorite American icon, Elvis Presley. Meanwhile, Nani struggles to keep Lilo and Stitch on their best behavior as stern social worker Cobra Bubbles (voice of Ving Rhames) tries to determine if Nani is fit to raise a child, while Dr. Jumba and Pleakley (voice of Kevin McDonald) attempt to capture "Experiment 626" and bring him back home. Chris Sanders, who provides the voice of Stitch, also co-wrote and co-directed the film, which features numerous Elvis Presley tunes on the soundtrack, as well as a new recording of "Burning Love" by country star Wynonna. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Actors

Daveigh Chase - Lilo
Chris Sanders - Stitch
Tia Carrere - Nani
David Ogden Stiers - Jumba
Kevin McDonald - Pleakley
Ving Rhames - Cobra Bubbles

Member Movie Reviews

Barbara B. (stitch0852) wrote on 3/3/2009...

3 of 3 member(s) found this review helpful.

This movie, even though animated, has had great pains taken with it to ensure authenticity of the Hawaiian customs and traditions.

From the instruments played to the performance of the hulas, Disney made a great effort to ensure accuracy.

The movie plot is quite simple, an evil scientist (David Ogden Stiers) creates a life form #626 (#1 - #625 were failures) that is indestructible yet cute and fluffy.

When 626 escapes from the planet and engages the hyperdrive on his stolen ship, he is thrown into Earth's atmosphere were he crashes on the Island of Kauai in Hawaii.

While his home planet tries to regain control, he is mistaken for a dog and adopted by a lonely little girl who has difficulty making friends since her parents were killed. She lives with her older sister and that life is in jeopardy when the social worker (a former CIA agent) threatens to remove Lilo from Nani's care when Nani looses her job.

Add in a boy trying to get Nani's attention, a little Elvis Presley music and you have a wonderful story the entire family can enjoy.

It is also recommended to view the extras, see the choir of Hawaiian children who help provide the soundtrack, how they studied for the drawing of the hula scenes, and many other aspects of making the movie.

Watch the opening credits closely for the fish swimming with his sandwich.

Delightful, easy to watch over and over, come along for the Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride!