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MPAA Rating: G Content Advisory: Excellent For Children Movie Release: 1998 DVD Release: 11/09/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 28 mins Studio: Walt Disney Video Members Wishing: 169 Genres: Children's/Family, Animated Musical See Also: Mulan [Special Edition]

Inspired by a familiar Chinese folk tale, this $90 million animated Disney drama follows the adventures of a young woman in ancient China. Character animator Tony Bancroft and 17-year Disney veteran Barry Cook (Captain EO, Tron, Trail Mix-Up) formed the directing team with production design by Hans Bacher (Balto), and work on the film began 2 January 1995 under the working title The Legend of Mulan. While the merciless Shan-Yu (Miguel Ferrer) leads invading Huns over the Great Wall, young Mulan (Ming-Na Wen, with singing by Lea Salonga) sees a matchmaker about her matrimonial future. Mulan's views on accepted marriage traditions prompt the ballad, "Reflection," as she hopes for a recognition of her true self. To repel the Huns, a man from each family is required to join the Imperial Army. When Mulan's elderly father Fa Zhou (Soon-Tek Oh) volunteers, she objects. He warns, "I know my place. It is time you learned yours." Mulan, however, cuts her hair, dresses as a man, and is ready for military camp, prompting the concern of her First Ancestor (George Takei), who converts an inanimate incense burner into the 18-inch high comedic dragon Mushu (Eddie Murphy). With Mushu hidden in her clothing, she joins a group of raw recruits under the command of Captain Shang (B.D. Wong, singing by Donny Osmond). During an ambush by the Huns in a mountain pass, Mulan steps in to turn defeat into a victory. Mulan was the first Disney feature from the company's 200,000-square-foot Orlando facility (now known as Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida). ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide

Ming-Na Wen - Mulan
Lea Salonga - Mulan (singing)
Eddie Murphy - Mushu
B.D. Wong - Shang
Donny Osmond - Shang (singing)

Another in a continuing series of Disney heroines, Mulan comes to DVD with this disc that includes both a widescreen 1.85:1 transfer and a standard full-frame picture. The English soundtrack is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1, while the Spanish and French soundtracks are in Dolby Digital Stereo. Although there are no subtitles, the English soundtrack is closed-captioned. This THX-certified disc includes the original theatrical trailer, as well as music videos for two of the songs included in the film, "Reflection" and "True to Your Heart." ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide