Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior
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| Directed by | John Laing |
| Starring | Brenda Song Shin Koyamada |
| Distributed by | Disney Channel |
| Release date(s) | June 16, 2006 |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million |
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Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior is a Disney Channel Original Movie starring Brenda Song from The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and Shin Koyamada from The Last Samurai.
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[edit] Plot Summary
Wendy Wu is a teenager who seems to have the perfect life: she's beautiful, popular and one of the two candidates to be voted Homecoming Queen. However, her life is changed when Shen, a monk from China, imparts to her the shocking truth about herself; she is a reincarnated Yin Warrior, whose destiny is to battle the evil Yan Lo. Wendy does not believe Shen at first, choosing to promote her campaign for Homecoming Queen against Jessica Dawson. Shen then makes a deal with Wendy, agreeing to help her with her history unit on China if she will let Shen train her. Meanwhile, Yan Lo, in the form of a Chinese artifact, makes its way into Wendy's hometown and possesses many people, including Jessica. In the end she defeats Yan Lo and gives her Homecoming Title to Jessica, finally realizing that there are more important things in life than being Homecoming Queen.
[edit] Cast
- Brenda Song - Wendy Wu
- Shin Koyamada - Shen
- Justin Chon - Peter Wu
- Andy Fischer-Price - Austin
- Anna Hutchinson - Lisa
- Paul Willis - Principal Nunan
- Michael Saccente - Mr. Garibay
- James Gaylyn - Mr. Medina
- Sally Stockwell - Coach Gibbs
- Timothy Raby - Mr. Tobias
- Ellen Woglom - Jessica Dawson
- Sally Martin - Tory
- Tsai Chin - Grandma Wu
- Geoff Dolan - Security Guard
- Michael David Cheng - Kenny Wu
[edit] Trivia
* The Five Animals of Kung Fu are referenced.
- Although the movie was set in California it was shot on location in New Zealand with parts of it shot at a Auckland High School Long Bay College. Coincidentally, Shin Koyamada's previous film The Last Samurai was also shot there. New Zealand was also substituted for the fictional California city of Blue Bay Harbor in Power Rangers: Ninja Storm, also starring Sally Martin as Power Rangers: Ninja Storm as the Blue Wind Ranger, Tori Hanson. Curiously, this character had an affinity for wearing blue, as the Blue Rangers traditionally do. This may or may not be the actor giving a tribute to the character.
- Was originally set to air on June 2, 2006 but got bumped by Disney Channel because they had trouble putting up the movie's official web site.
- In one scene a mural, with the letters "LBC" on it, can be seen in the background. This is an Acronym for "Long Bay College"
- Brenda Song, who plays Wendy Wu, has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do in real life. However, she had to "unlearn" some fighting techniques so that the fight scenes would look better on-camera.
- Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior made its debut on DVD October 24th 2006.
- Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior is the sixth DCOM to receive a TV-PG rating; before it were Tiger Cruise, Don't Look Under The Bed, Halloweentown Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge, Twitches.
- During filming Brenda Song, while attempting to kick a soda can from someone's hand, missed and kicked him in the chest, winding him.
- On set while doing a flip, Brenda Song landed on her foot and sprained it.
- James Gaylyn has guest stared in the Power Rangers: Ninja Storm series as a Wind Ninja Academy Sensei from the past. He was also the voice of Zeltrax in Power Rangers: Dino Thunder.
- Brenda Song had to commute during film breaks to film the second season of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.
- It had over 5.7 million viewers on the night of it's premiere, making it currently the eigth highest viewed DCOM.[1]
- Many drama students from Long Bay College were used as extras, and can be seen chiefly in the school scenes.
[edit] International
- Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior premiered on Disney Channel Asia last November 12, 2006.
- Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior premiered on Disney Channel UK on January 26, 2007.
- Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior premiered on Disney Channel France on February 13th, 2007.
- Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior premiered on Disney Channel Taiwan on February 16th, 2007.
- Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior premiered on Disney Channel Australia on February 17th, 2007.
[edit] External links
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Disney Channel Original Movies | Succeeded by Read It and Weep |
