Stitch! The Movie (2003) (V)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Directors:

Tony Craig
Roberts Gannaway

Writers:

Roberts Gannaway (writer)
Jess Winfield (writer)

Release Date:

26 August 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Comedy

Tagline:

Stitch was Experiment 626...meet the other 625!

Plot:

All the characters of the warm and fluffy "Lilo and Stitch" are back! In "Stitch! - The Movie", Stitch...

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Surrealism | Family Relationships | Sister Sister Relationship | Hawaii

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Daveigh Chase	...	Lilo (voice)
Chris Sanders	...	Stitch (voice)
Tia Carrere	...	Nani (voice)
David Ogden Stiers	...	Dr. Jumba Jookiba (voice)
Kevin McDonald	...	Pleakley (voice)
Ving Rhames	...	Cobra Bubbles (voice)
Dee Bradley Baker	...	David Kawena (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	Captain Gantu (voice)
Jeff Bennett	...	Dr. Jacques von Hamsterviel (voice)
Corey Burton	...	Additional Voice (s) (voice)
Zoe Caldwell	...	Additional Voice (s) (Grand Councilwoman) (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Kunewa Mook	...	Additional Voices (Hula Teacher) (voice)
Liliana Mumy	...	Additional Voices (Myrtle Edmonds) (voice)
Rob Paulsen	...	Additional Voices (Experiment 625 / Chief Technician) (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Additional Voices (Experiment 221 'Sparky') (voice)
Jess Winfield	...	Additional Voice (s) (voice)

Directed by
Tony Craig
Roberts Gannaway		(as Bobs Gannaway)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Roberts Gannaway		writer (as Bobs Gannaway)
Jess Winfield		writer

Produced by
Tony Craig	....	co-executive producer
Roberts Gannaway	....	co-executive producer (as Bobs Gannaway)
Natasha Kopp	....	line producer
Jess Winfield	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
Michael Tavera		(as Mike Tavera)

Film Editing by
Tony Mizgalski

Casting by
Julie Morgavi

Art Department
Tina Kugler	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Erik Flockoi	....	sound recordist
Terry O'Bright	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jason Oliver	....	supervising adr editor
Jason Oliver	....	supervising dialogue editor
Ron Salaises	....	sound effects editor
Jody Thomas	....	supervising foley editor
Otis Van Osten	....	supervising sound editor
Kenneth Young	....	sound effects editor

Visual Effects by
Jin Choi II	....	visual effects producer

Editorial Department
Karen Hathaway	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Dominick Certo	....	music editor
Scott Cochran	....	music engineer
Billy Martin	....	orchestrator

Other crew
Pete Kranjcevich	....	technical director
Andrew Schoentag	....	technical director

Production Companies

• Walt Disney Television Animation

Distributors

• Buena Vista Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Buena Vista International (2003) (Argentina) (all media)
• Gativideo (2003) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2003) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2003) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Net5 (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)

Also Known As:

Disney's Stitch! The Movie (USA) (complete title)

Runtime:

60 min | USA:64 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Germany:o.Al. | Sweden:Btl | USA:G

Company:

Walt Disney Television Animation

Trivia:

Dr. Jacques Von Hamsterveil is based on the French taunter from Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975).

Quotes:

Pleakley: Maybe the Grand Councilwoman will let us come home with her this time!
[Jumba and Pleakley watch the GCW's ship blast off]
Pleakley: [sigh] I'll get the wig...

Movie Connections:

References "The Kids in the Hall" (1988)

Could be worse, could be better

Lilo & Stitch was wonderful! I put down my thoughts on that movie at Amazon, but as much as I enjoyed that movie & anticipated the sequel & series I knew were coming, I didn't hold out much hope. Let me tell you brother, I wasn't disappointed. Sure, I did my part to line Disney's pocket. Okay; here it is: Positives: An original story. Most all the voice talents reprise their roles. The artwork. Not-so-positives: Jason Scott Lee as David is noticeably missing. The artwork, like the story & humour is good, but it seems that perhaps there is some reliance on lightning striking twice. The music is the greatest disappointment; while 'not bad', it lacks the spunk & pizazz of the original. Worst of all, there is a great deal of reliance on old gags & old art; it's like somebody cut & pasted! All in all, this is not unlike the second Back to the future movie; feels like a stopgap fulfilment of a contractual obligation; the quality of the work is adequate to as remarkable as the archetype, but there is something lacking. Let's hope that like Bttf, the next installment meets or exceeds the expectations set by the original.