Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
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| Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch | |
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 Cover art for the Lilo & Stitch 2 DVD |
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| Directed by | Michael LaBash Anthony Leondis |
| Produced by | Christopher Chase Angi Dyste |
| Written by | Anthony Leondis (screenplay) Eddie Guzelian Alexa Junge Michael LaBash |
| Starring | Dakota Fanning Tia Carrere Chris Sanders Kevin McDonald David Ogden Stiers Jason Scott Lee |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Home Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | August 30, 2005 |
| Running time | 68 min. |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Stitch! The Movie (2003) |
| Followed by | Leroy & Stitch (2006) |
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Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch is a direct-to-video animated film produced by DisneyToon Studios. The film is an interquel, being the direct sequel to the 2002 Disney feature film Lilo & Stitch and taking place before the events of Stitch! The Movie and subsequent additions to the franchise. Although originally slated for a theatrical release (like Return to Neverland), it was released to DVD and VHS on August 30, 2005. Like the original film, Lilo & Stitch 2 features the music of Elvis Presley and the original film's animation style. Despite always being labeled with the subtitle, "Stitch has a Glitch," this does not actually appear in the title card. However, a modified title card featuring it did show up in the preview for the film's Disney Channel airing.
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[edit] Synopsis
The story starts with Stitch's nightmare of being bad again and taking a wack at Lilo by cutting her on the cheeks even though we do not see the blood on Lilo's hand. Lilo teachs Stitch how to be good. Then they go to hula class where Lilo and her classmates are preparing for a hula competition where the winner gets to perform at the local May Day festival. Each student is required to create an original dance. While preparing for the competition, Stitch's past comes back to haunt him. It seems that after Stitch was created, Jumba did not get a chance to fully charge Stitch's molecules before they were both arrested. At first this glitch causes Stitch to revert to his old destructive programming, but it will ultimately destroy him if Jumba cannot create a charging pod before Stitch's energy runs out.
Meanwhile, Stitch's uncontrollable destructive behavior is driving a wedge between him and Lilo and ruining her chances for success at the hula competition. Eventually, the two devise a hula based on the legend of Hi'iaka. Lilo gets mad at Stitch and he sends himself away so he won't hurt anyone he loves. Before Lilo can do her dance, Stitch trys to tell her something. Then his glitch comes back and he cuts Lilo on the cheek. Ultimately, Lilo forfeits the competition to help Stitch, and her love revives him when Jumba's machine cannot.
Lilo and Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch has a darker emotional tone partially due to the addition of Dakota Fanning voicing Lilo. The high quality animation and challenging plot echoes the sadness of much of the original movie. This stands in contrast to the easygoing feel and weaker animation of the other Lilo and Stitch offerings.
[edit] Continuity issues
The film seems to overlook the continuity established in the PlayStation 2 video game, Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626. In this game, set before the events of the first film, Stitch is apparently fully charged and wreaking havoc in outer space. This plot is also evident in the deleted scene entitled "Stitch's Trial" shown on the first Lilo & Stitch DVD.
It is also retconned with Disney Adventures Magazine, where Jumba created Stitch and 625 helps him, but in the movie how Jumba created Stitch is much different and when Jumba was caught, 625 and the other experiments are nowhere to be seen.
The layout of the house has changed, but this is because Lilo & Stitch: The Series was not created by Chris Sanders, it was created by Jess Winfield, who most likely did not know the layout they were giving it in Lilo & Stitch 2.
There are several other inconsistencies in the film, including the hula girl Teresa being referred to as Aleka (although it could be her Hawaiian name).
Despite these differences, it appears that Disney has retconned Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626 and that Lilo & Stitch 2 stands in continuity, appearing after the first installment, and prior to Stitch! The Movie.
[edit] Drawing Continuity Errors
- Before Lilo went up to do the hula dance, Stitch scratched Lilo. However, after Stitch ran off, the scratch on Lilo's cheek is gone.
- When Jumba creates the Fusion Chamber the first time, the switch was on one side (right). When Jumba re-made it the second time, the switch was on the other side (left). When Lilo was putting Stitch into it, the switch appeared on the right side again.
[edit] Production notes
[edit] Credited voice cast
- Dakota Fanning as Lilo
- This is the only series film without actress Daveigh Chase who voices Lilo in all other Lilo & Stitch movies. According to Disney Animation Studios, because Chase was busy working on Lilo & Stitch: The Series she allowed her best friend, Fanning, to fill in.[citation needed]
- Tia Carrere as Nani
- Chris Sanders as Stitch
- Kevin McDonald as Agent Pleakley
- David Ogden Stiers as Jumba
- Jason Scott Lee as David
- Emily Osment as Additional Voices
[edit] Production Crew
- Directed by Michael LaBash and Anthony Leondis
- Screenplay by Anthony Leondis
- Produced by Chris Chase
- CGI Animation by Simon Alberry
- Music by Steven Gizicki (Supervisor) and Scott Erickson (Arranger) [Please note that the arranger Scott Erickson listed here is no relation to Vice President Anton "Scott" Erickson who is in charge of DisneyToon Studios and Television Animation Information Technology.]
- Edited By William J. Caparella
[edit] Numbering Nuances
- Several experiments in the origin of Stitch are numbered by error 627 is 613, Angel (624) is 128, Plasmoid (617) is 001, Yaarp (613) is 129, Heat (609) is 002, Holio (606) is 130, Houdini (604) is 131, Sinker (602) is 132, Kixx (601) is 003, Woops (600) is 134, Tank (586) is 133, Derrick (566) is 136, Thresher (544) is 137, Phoon (540) is 138, Blowhard (533) is 139, Digger (529) is 140, Wrapper (521) is 147, Cannonball (520) is 143, Deforastator (515) is 146, Yin (501) is 142, Huggo (489) is 144, Mary (455) is 536, Slimy (390) is 141, Swapper (355) is 145, Remmy (267) is 148, Nosy (199) is 150, Shredder (134) is 151, Skip (089) is 531, Zawp (077) is 547, Frenchfry (062) is 558, Hocker (051) is 542, Forehead (044) is 564, Backhoe (040) is 569, Poki (036) is 575, Hammerface (033) is 525, Fibber (032) is 580, Gotchu (031) is 586, Checkers (029) is 553, Topper (025) is 591, Slick (020) is 597, Felix (010) is 602 and Doubledip (002) is 608.
- 627 was in the origin of Stitch but he was made after Stitch.
- Several season 2 experiments are seen in The origin of Stitch before the episodes ever aired (002, 020, 029, 031, 036, 040, 044, 051, 054, 077, 089, 103, 113, 134, 204, 276, 355, 358, 505, 521, 533, 540, 566, 600 and Tickle Tummy).
[edit] References to Popular Culture
- Early in the film, a Tigger slipper can be seen on one of Pleakley's feet.
- Because the film was released around the same time that Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith was released, one of the trailers poked fun at ROTS by using a Star Wars-themed intro & using the gag "Revenge of the Stitch".
[edit] External links
- Lilo & Stitch 2 at the Internet Movie Database
- Lilo & Stitch 2 at the Big Cartoon DataBase
- Lilo & Stitch 2's official Disney animated films website
- Ultimate Disney DVD Review
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