Lilo & Stitch is a 2002 American animated science fiction comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures on June 21, 2002. The 42nd animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, it was written and directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, and features the voices of Sanders, Daveigh Chase, Tia Carrere, David Ogden Stiers, Kevin McDonald, Ving Rhames, Jason Scott Lee, and Kevin Michael Richardson. Lilo & Stitch was the second of three Disney animated features produced primarily at the Florida animation studio located at Walt Disney World's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida. The film received positive reviews and was nominated for the 2002 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, which ultimately went to Hayao Miyazaki's film, Spirited Away, which also starred Daveigh Chase and David Ogden Stiers.
The 2002 film eventually started a franchise: a direct-to-video sequel, Stitch! The Movie, was released on August 26, 2003. This was followed by a television series, Lilo & Stitch: The Series, which ran from September 20, 2003 to July 29, 2006. A second direct-to-video sequel, Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch, was released on August 30, 2005. A third and final direct-to-video sequel, Leroy & Stitch, was released on June 27, 2006 as the conclusion to the TV series. Unlike Lilo & Stitch, its sequel features and series were produced by Walt Disney Television Animation.
AniMat’s reception[]
Even though surely it’s not Disney’s best film and even there are some flaws he criticized regarding the comic relief alien characters, AniMat enjoyed the film, not only with its great animation and music, but its story has a very strong emotion and heart regarding Lilo and Nani.
Lilo and Stitch (2001-2002) Trailers[]
Lilo & Stitch - 2002 Teaser Trailer (Beauty and the Beast)
Lilo & Stitch - 2002 Teaser Trailer (Aladdin)
Lilo & Stitch - 2002 Teaser Trailer (Little Mermaid)
Lilo & Stitch - 2002 Teaser Trailer (Lion King)
Lilo & Stitch - Trailer
Lilo and Stitch - Theatrical Trailer