Stitch! The Movie

Animation, Comedy, Family

Dee Bradley Baker	David Kawena
Jeff Bennett	Jacques von Hamsterviel
Tia Carrere	Nani
Daveigh Chase	Lilo
Kevin McDonald	Pleakley
Ving Rhames	Cobra Bubbles
Kevin Michael Richardson	Gantu
Chris Sanders	Stitch
David Ogden Stiers	Jumba Jookiba
Corey Burton	Additional Voice
Zoe Caldwell
Rob Paulsen

Director	Tony Craig; Robert Gannaway; Roberts Gannaway
Producer	Tony Craig
Writer	Robert Gannaway; Jess Winfield

Disney sets a record for bringing out a direct-to-video sequel after the initial film. Stitch: The Movie arrives only a year after the enjoyable Lilo & Stitch played theaters and reunites the title character (otherwise known as Experiment 626) with his earth-bound family in the warm Hawaiian sun. The story has a nice set-up: since Stitch is Experiment 626, where are the first 625 invented by Dr. Jumba Jookiba? Odds are the island paradise will soon be spaceport central for many more aliens. As with other made-for-video Disney titles, the animation is not as complex or rich. This hurts this sequel even more since the original film had such a unique, pastel beauty. Unfortunately, the other elements of the film are just as flat. Even though most of the original voice cast returns, the entire production lacks the same spirit and charm, and the story's theme is recycled (get ready for more "Ohana means family"). On the plus side, the film starts with an Elvis Presley song ("Slicin' Sand") and is only 64 minutes long. The movie sets up the Disney TV series The Adventures of Lilo & Stitch. --Doug Thomas