Lilo & Stitch (2002)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2001 - 2002
Running Times: 86 mins
Length: 2296 metres
Format: Technicolor     35mm      Digital (Texas Instruments DLP 1280 x 1024, 1.5:1 anamorphic)
Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: DTS     Dolby Digital     SDDS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Walt Disney Pictures
Producer: Clark Spencer
Production Coordinators (CAPS Production): Jennifer Christine Vera, Beth Noto
Production Coordinator (California CAPS Production): Kirsten A. Bulmer
Production Coordinator (Disk Space / Retakes): Renato Lattanzi
Production Manager: Camille Cavallin-Fay
Production Manager (Paris): Coralie Cudot Lissillour
CAPS Manager (Florida): Fran Kirsten
Disk Space / Retake Manager: Brenda McGirl
California Supervisor: James 'JR' Russell

SCRIPT
Script: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders
Idea: Chris Sanders
Story Supervisors: Ed Gombert, Chris Williams
Additional Story Supervisors: John Sanford, Roger Allers

DIRECTION
Directors: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders

ANIMATION
Digital Animation Supervisor: Rob Bekuhrs
Digital Animators: Sandra Maria Groenveld, Darlene Hadrika, Jason William Wolbert, James Michael Crossley
2D Animation Process Supervisor: David Braden
2D Animation Processing: Leigh A. Nelson, Barbara J. Poirier, Colleen Elise Tomlinson, Sarah J. Cole
Computer Animation Supervisor: Eric Guaglione
Supervising Animator (Stitch): Alex Kuperschmidt
Animators (Stitch): Jonathan Annand, Michael Benet, Travis Blaise, Robert O. Corley, Sasha Dorogov, Ian White
Supervising Animator (Lilo): Andreas Deja
Animators (Lilo): Gregg E. Azzopardi), Darko Cesar, Trey Finney, Branko Mihanovic, Philip Morris, Carol Seidl, John Webber)
Supervising Animator (Nani): Stéphane Sainte Foi
Animators (Nani): Jason Boose, Bob Bryan, John Hurst, Anthony Wayne Michaels, J.C. Tran-Quang-Thieu
Supervising Animator (Cobra Bubbles): Byron Howard
Animator (Cobra Bubbles): Dominic M. Carola
Supervising Animator (Jumba): Bolhem Bouchiba
Animators (Jumba): David Berthier, Charles Bonifacio, Steve Masdon, Tony Stanley
Supervising Animator (Pleakley / David Kawena): Ruben A. Aquino
Animators (Pleakley / David Kawena): Rune Brandt Bennicke, Barry Temple, D.M. Wawrzaszek, David W. Zach
Lead Animator (Grand Councilwoman): James Young Jackson
Lead Animator (Captain Gantu): Theodore Anthony Lee Ty
Lead Animator (Hula Teacher): Dominic M. Carola
Lead Animator (Hula Dancers): Mark Henn
Character Design Supervisors: Chris Sanders, Bryon Howard
Character Sculptures: Raffaello Vecchione
Scene Planners: Mary Lescher, Paul Steele
Clean-Up Supervisors: Philip S. Boyd
Clean-Up Animation Lead Key (Stitch): Sam Ewing
Clean-Up Animation Lead Key (Lilo): Daniel A. Gracey
Clean-Up Animation Lead Key (Nani): Tom Fish
Clean-Up Animation Lead Key (Cobra Bubbles): David T. Nethery
Clean-Up Animation Lead Key (Jumba): Monica Murdock
Clean-Up Animation Lead Key (Pleakley / David Kawena): Bryan M. Sommer
Clean-Up Animation Lead Key (Grand Councilwoman): Rachel Renee Bibb
Clean-Up Animation Lead Key (Captain Gantu): Kellie D. Lewis
Clean-Up Animation Lead Keys (Miscellaneous): Philip S. Boyd, Christine Lawrence Finney
Animation Checking Supervisor: Daniel Cohen
Paint / Final Check Supervisor: Hortensia M. Casagran
Background Supervisor: Robert E. Stanton
Backgrounds Journeymen: Ron DeFelice, Xin-Lin Fan, Christpher F. Greco, Xiangyuan Jie, Barry R. Kooser, Geraldine Kovats, Barbara Massey, Peter Moehrle, David W. Murray, William T. Silvers Jr, K. Sean Sullivan, Charles R. Vollmer, David Ying Guang Wang, David Yorke
Layout Supervisor: Arden Chan
Layout: Bob Walker
Journeymen: Mitchell Bernal, Jeff Dickson, Craig Anthony Grasso, Andrew Edward Harkness, Andrew Hickson, Tom Humber, Richard Carl Livingston, Vincent Massy de la Chesneraye, Armand Serrano
Blue Sketch: Joanne Johnson Tzuanos
Colour Model Supervisor: Irma Cartaya-Torre
Colour Model Stylists: Cheryl Davis, Kenneth C. Landrum, Debra Yvonne Siegel, Jaison Duell Wilson
Model Development Supervisor: Brian Jefcoat
Model TD / Scene Set-Up: Sean Locke
Look Development Supervisor: Tony Plett
Look Development TD / Software: Marty Altman
Look Development TDs: Scott Kersavage, Charlermpon 'Yo' Poungpeth
Visual Development Supervisor: Jim Martin, Marcello Vignali, Sue Nichols
Digital Touch-Up: Kathy Schoeppner

PHOTOGRAPHY
Scene Planning / Camera Supervisor: John Cunningham
Camera Department Coordinator: Suzy Zeffren-Rauch
Digital Film Print Supervisor: Brandy Hill
Digital Film Recorder Operators: John Aardal, John Derderian, Jennie Mouzis

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Darren Holmes
Associate Editor: Eric Dapkewicz
Animation Editor: Beth Collins-Stegmaier
Consulting Editor: Michael Kelly
Post Production Supervisor: Leslie Moes
Post Production Supervisor (California): Lori Korngiebel
Post Production Coordinator: Katie Hooten
Post Production Senior Manager: Sue Bea Montgomery
Post Production Engineer: Michael Kenji Tomizawa

MUSIC
Music / Conductor: Alan Silvestri
Score Orchestrations: Mark McKenzie, William Ross
Songs: Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden (Heartbreak Hotel), J. Leslie McFarland, Aaron Schröder (Stuck on You), Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger (Blue Hawaii); Mark James (Suspicious Minds); Bernie Baum, Bill Giant, Florence Kaye ((You're the) Devil in Disguise); Alan Silvestri (I'm Lost; You Can Never Belong; Stitch to the Rescue); Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller (Hound Dog)
Songs Performed By: Elvis Presley (Heartbreak Hotel; Stuck on You; Blue Hawaii; Suspicious Minds; (You're the) Devil in Disguise; Hound Dog); Wynonna Judd (Burning Love); Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu (He Mele No Lilo); Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu and Kamehameha Schools Children's Chorus (Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride); The A*TEENS (Can't Help Falling In Love); Gareth Gates (Suspicious Minds - UK prints only)
Songs Produced By: Alan Silvestri, David Bifano (He Mele No Lilo); Alan Silvestri, David Bifano (Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride)
Children's Choir: Kamehameha Schools Children's Chorus (Megan Araujo, Blayne Asing, Belle Baxley, Jessica Cabral, Erika Castro, Johnelle Chock, David Choy, Kainoa Frank, Analu Frantz, Allison Higa, La'amea Ho'opi'i, Paul Iona, Leimomi Kanagusuku, Jessica Kauhane, Kalaniaukai Kekoa, Andrew Kinimaka, Joshua Kopp, Jennifer Lee, Ashley Leong, Gideon Logan, Bransen Luna, Johnelle Maielua, Alana Meditz, Kahea Montgomery, Kaimana Morris, Cean Oliveira, Jasmine Ortiz, Aja Paet-Ah Sing, Gabriel Papa, Pua'ala Pascua, Triton Peltier, Corinn Perry, Kahala Rowe, Rachel Simao, Brittany Spencer, V'ilani Stender, Drew Tandal, Misty Thoemmes, Ipo Thomson, Ashley Williams)
Children's Choir Conductor: Lynell K. Bright
Choir Arrangements: Alan Silvestri, Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu
Scoring Coordinator: David Bifano
Music Production Supervisor: Tom MacDougall
Music Production Managers: Andrew Page, Shawne Zarubica
MusicProduction Coordinator: Deniece LaRocca-Hall
Music Recordist / Mixer: Dennis Sands
Music Editor: Ken Karman

SOUND
Sound Supervisor / Designer: Christopher Boyes
Re-Recording Mixers: Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, Dean A. Zupancic, Christopher Boyes
Supervising Sound Editor: Frank Eulner
Additional Dialogue Recordists: Vince Caro, Jackson Schwartz, Dan Cubert
Original Dialogue Mixer: DocKane
ADR Editor: Thomas Whiting
Dubbing Recordists: Judy Nord, Jeannette Cremarosa
Foley Artists: Dennie Thorpe, Jana Vance
Foley Recordist: Frank 'Pepe' Merel
Foley Mixer: Tony Eckert
Foley Editors: James Likowski, John Verbeck
Sound Effects Editors: Scott Guitteau, Al Nelson, Chris Scarabosio

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Supervisor: Joseph Gilland
Visual Effects Animators: Bob Bennett, Jazno Francoeur, Troy A. Gustafson, Stephen McDermott, John David Thornton, Tony West, Garrett Wren
Compositing Supervisors: Jason Leonard, Robert Burke
Compositor: Earl Scott Coffman
Manager of Technology: Mark W. Cilicinski
Technology: Ross Allard, Raul Anaya, Matt Bialosuknia, Richard Bingle, Jefferson Crutchfield, Tim David, Larry Grant Edminister, Juan Antonio Fernandez Halcon, Don Gworek, Dwayne Harris, Dana Haukoos, Terrence Sean Kane, James Edward Leslie, Carlos Munoz, Carmen Pinette Perreault, Barbara Thornton, John W. Wheeler, Bob White
Additional Production Support: Peter DeSeve, Kevin Deters, John R. Hughes III, Chris Hummel, Buck Lewis, Willis Middleton, Ria Mashburn Smith, Michael Spooner, Jang Woo Lee, Woody Woodman
End Titles: Buena Vista Imaging

DESIGN
Production Designer: Paul Felix
Art Director: Ric Sluiter
Artistic Coordinator: Jeff Dutton
Title Designer: Brian King

MISCELLANEOUS
California CAPS Administrator: Rikki Chobanian

CASTING
Casting: Ruth Lambert, Mary Hidalgo
Casting Associate: Matthew Jon Beck
ADR Voice Casting: Barbara Harris

VOICES
Christopher Michael Sanders (Stitch)
Daveigh Chase (Lilo Pelekai)
Tia Carrere (Nani Pelekai)
Ving Rhames (Mr Cobra Bubbles)
David Ogden Stiers (Dr Jumba Jookiba)
Kevin McDonald (Pleakley)
Jason Scott Lee (David Kawena)
Zoe Caldwell (Grand Councilwoman)
Kevin Michael Richardson (Captain Gantu)
Kunewa Mook hula teacher)
Susan Hegarty (rescue lady)
Amy Hill (Mrs Hasagawa)
Steve Alterman, Emily Anderson, Jack Angel, Bill Asing, Erica Beck, Robert Bergen, Steven Jay Blum, Rodger Bumpass, Catherine Cavadini, Jennifer Darling, Alexandra Deary, John DeMita, Judi Durand, Greg Finley, Jeff Fischer, Valerie Flueger, Jess Harnell, T. Aszur Hill, Barbara Iley, Daamen Krall, Todd Kurosawa, Chloe Looper, Mickie McGowan, Courtney Mun, Mary Linda Phillips, Patrick Pinney, Paige Pollack, David Randolph, Noreen Reardon, Debra Jean Rogers, Susan Silo, Kath Soucie, Melanie Spore, Doug Store, Drew Lexi Thomas, Karle Warren, Ruth Zalduondo (additional voices)

PLOT SUMMARY

Alien scientist Dr Jumba Jookiba illegally creates the highly aggressive and all but indestructible Experiment #626. Jookiba is sentenced to jail by the Grand Council of the Galactic Federation but 626 escapes and flees to Earth where he crashlands in Hawaii. He is befriended by Elvis loving orphan Lilo who adopts him as a pet and names him Stitch. As Earth scientists and alien forces search for the runaway, Lilo and Stitch become inseperable - not even allowing huge Man in Black turned social worker Cobra Bubbles to seperate them.

Although there are times when it verges on the mawkish and sentimental, for the most part Lilo & Stitch is a refreshingly different take on the traditional Disney animated feature. Walt probably wouldn't have approved of the single parent disfunctional family at the core of the story (though the denouement would fit easily with his philosophies), but the sensitive and non-judgmental approach shows that Disney really is capable of moving with the times. Strong, believable characters, a justifiable excuse for those musical interludes so beloved by Disney and some genuinely hilarious moments add up to a hugely enjoyable film that retains Disney's traditional production values, but drags them happily into the 21st century.

Argentina
Theatrical Distributor: Buena Vista International

Austria
Theatrical Distributor: Buena Vista (Austria) GmbH

France
Theatrical Distributor: Gaumont Buena Vista International

Germany
Theatrical Distributor: Buena Vista International

Italy
Theatrical Distributor: Buena Vista International Italia

Netherlands
Theatrical Distributor: Buena Vista International

Spain
Theatrical Distributor: The Walt Disney Company Iberia S.L.

UK
Theatrical Distributor: Buena Vista International (UK)

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures

Argentina
Rating: Atp

Australia
Rating: G

Austria
Rating: 0

Brazil
Rating: Livre

Finland
Rating: K-7

France
Rating: U

Germany
Rating: 0

Netherlands
Rating: AL

Norway
Rating: 7

Peru
Rating: PG

Singapore
Rating: G

Spain
Rating: T

Sweden
Rating: Btl

Switzerland
Rating: 7

UK
Rating: U

USA
Rating: PG (for mild sci-fi action)

2002
June
16: USA - theatrical premiere
21: Canada, Colombia, Italy, USA - theatrical release
22: France - theatrical release
26: Belgium, Venezuela - theatrical release
27: Netherlands, Switzerland (German speaking region) - theatrical release
28: Brazil, Mexico - theatrical release

July
4: Austria, Germany, Israel, Peru - theatrical release
5: Poland, Spain - theatrical release
6: Argentina - theatrical release
11: Hong Kong - theatrical release
18: Argentina - theatrical release (in Buenos Aires)
19: South Korea, Taiwan - theatrical release

August
6: Philippines - theatrical premiere
7: Egypt - theatrical release
15: Philippines - theatrical release
29: Czech Republic - theatrical release
30: Iceland - theatrical release

September
6: Denmark, Finland, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, Turkey - theatrical release
19: Australia - theatrical release

October
4: UK - theatrical release
18: Estonia - theatrical release

November
7: Hungary - theatrical release

March
8: Japan - theatrical release

There's one in every family.

His Name Is Stitch

Meet Stitch. This Summer, He's Coming to OUR Planet.

He's coming to our galaxy

Lilo y Stitch - Argentinian / Colombian title
Lilo & Stitch - a csillagkutya - Hungarian title
Lilo V'Stich - Israeli title
Lilo i Stitch - Polish title

SEE ALSO
Critters (1986)
Gojira (1954)
Gremlins (1984)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Lilo and Stitch (2002b)
The Matrix (1999)
Men in Black (1997)

INCLUDES FOOTAGE FROM
Earth vs the Spider (1958)
Tarantula (1955)

PERIODICALS

Entertainment Weekly nos.660 / 661 (28 June / 5 July 2002) p.117 (USA)
review (Pikablue (C) bu Owen Gleiberman)

epd Film vol.19 no.7 (1 July 2002) pp.43-44 (Germany)
review (Zwei ganz unterschiedliche Trickfilme von DreamWorks und Disney by Frank Arnold)

film dienst vol.55 no.14 (2 July 2002) p.29 (Germany)
review (bu Jörg Gerle)

Premiere vol.15 no.11 (July 2002) p.23 (USA)
review (by Kenny Glenn)

Sight and Sound vol.12 no.10 (October 2002) p.41 (UK)
credits, synopsis, review (by Kim Newman)

NEWSPAPERS

Svenska Dagbladet 6 September 2002 (Sweden)
review (Pigg film ur Musses verkstad (4/6) by Anna Lundevall)

KEYWORDS

animation; aliens; children; fugitives; scientists; men in black; social workers; surfing; hawaii; pets; dogs; spaceships; elvis presley; hula dancing; surfboards; beaches; monster; orphans

Last Updated: 17 January, 2010