

Feeling guilty over how much trouble he has caused, Stitch runs away. David rescues both Lilo and Stitch, but Bubbles witnesses this event and decides to retrieve Lilo the following morning. While the four surf, Jumba and Pleakley attempt to covertly capture Stitch, causing Stitch to unintentionally pull Lilo underwater. Nani's friend David Kawena invites her, Lilo, and Stitch to enjoy a day of surfing to improve their mood. Stitch's antics while evading his two pursuers persistently ruin Nani's chances of finding work. The next day, Bubbles repeats his earlier warning and tasks Nani with finding a new job and teaching Stitch to be a "model citizen". The owner blames the ensuing destructive chaos on Stitch and fires Nani. That evening, at the restaurant where Nani works, a disguised Jumba and Pleakley attempt to capture Stitch. Despite Nani's doubts, Lilo adopts 626 and names him "Stitch". At the animal shelter, Lilo takes an interest in 626, who impersonates a dog. After overhearing Lilo praying to have a friend, Nani decides to let her adopt a dog. One day, social worker Cobra Bubbles expresses concern over whether Nani can take adequate care of Lilo, and threatens to place Lilo in foster care if their situation fails to improve. On Kauai, orphaned teenager Nani Pelekai struggles to take care of her rambunctious but lonely younger sister, Lilo, after their parents died in a car crash during a storm. The Federation's Grand Councilwoman offers Jumba an early release if he assists the council's Earth expert, Agent Pleakley, in capturing 626. Before 626 is to be exiled to an unpopulated asteroid, he escapes and crash-lands on Kauaʻi, Hawaii where he is hit by a truck and placed in an animal shelter. Jumba Jookiba is convicted by the United Galactic Federation of illegal genetic experimentation he has created Experiment 626, an aggressive and near-indestructible creature with great learning capabilities. A live-action adaptation is in development.ĭr.
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The film's success made it a highlight of Disney's post- animation renaissance era in the 2000s, spawning a franchise that includes three direct-to-video sequels, starting with Stitch! The Movie, and three television series, including the sequel series Lilo & Stitch: The Series and spin-offs Stitch! and Stitch & Ai. It was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 75th Academy Awards. Produced on an $80 million budget and promoted with a marketing campaign that played up its oddities, it was a box-office success, grossing over $273 million worldwide. The film received positive reviews from critics, who praised its story, humor, charm, and originality. Lilo & Stitch premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on June 16, 2002, and was released worldwide on June 21. The film is based on an idea by Sanders, who originally conceived the character Stitch in the 1980s, and the film's design and aesthetics are based on his personal art style.

Stitch, who was genetically engineered to cause chaos and destruction, initially uses Lilo to avoid recapture by the intergalactic federation, but they develop a close bond through the Hawaiian concept of ʻohana, or extended family, causing Stitch to reconsider his intended destructive purpose in order to keep his newfound family together. The film's story revolves around two individuals: an orphaned Hawaiian girl named Lilo Pelekai, who is raised by her older sister Nani after their parents' deaths, and the extraterrestrial creature Experiment 626, who is adopted by Lilo as her "dog" and renamed "Stitch". It was the second of three Disney animated feature films (the first being Mulan, and the third Brother Bear) produced primarily at the Florida animation studio in Disney's Hollywood Studios (named "Disney-MGM Studios" during its production) at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida. It features Daveigh Chase and Sanders as the voices of the title characters, and also features the voices of Tia Carrere, David Ogden Stiers, Kevin McDonald, Ving Rhames, Jason Scott Lee, and Kevin Michael Richardson. The 42nd Disney animated feature film, it was written and directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois (in their directorial debuts) and produced by Clark Spencer, based on an original story created by Sanders. Lilo & Stitch is a 2002 American animated science fiction comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures.
