Mulan (1998 movie)
Mulan is a 1998 American animated musical coming-of-age[4] and action-adventure movie based on the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, and produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. The film was directed by Barry Cook and Tony Bancroft and produced by Pam Coats, from a screenplay by Rita Hsiao, Chris Sanders, Philip LaZebnik, and the writing team of Raymond Singer and Eugenia Bostwick-Singer, and a story by Robert D. San Souci. It features five original songs that were written by composer Matthew Wilder and lyricist David Zippel, and an original musical orchestral score composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith. Ming-Na Wen, Eddie Murphy, Miguel Ferrer, and BD Wong star in the English version as Mulan, Mushu, Shan Yu, and Captain Li Shang, respectively, while Jackie Chan provided the voice of Li Shang for the Chinese dubs of the film. The film's plot takes place in China during an unspecified Imperial dynasty, where Fa Mulan, daughter of aged warrior Fa Zhou, impersonates a man to take her father's place during a general conscription to counter a Hun (Xiongnu) invasion.
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| Produced by | Pam Coats |
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| Story by | Robert D. San Souci |
| Based on | Ballad of Mulan by Guo Maoqian |
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| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
Production company | Walt Disney Feature Animation Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution[a] |
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Running time | 87 minutes[1][2][3] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $90 million[3] |
| Box office | $304.3 million[2] |
Mulan was the first of three features produced primarily at the Disney animation studio at Disney–MGM Studios (now Disney's Hollywood Studios) in Bay Lake, Florida. Development for the film began in 1994, when a number of artistic supervisors were sent to China to receive artistic and cultural inspiration.
Mulan premiered at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on June 5, 1998, and was released in the United States on June 19. The film received positive reviews from critics and the public, who praised the animation, plot, characters (particularly the title character), and musical score. It was a commercial success, grossing $304 million worldwide against a production budget of $90 million. It earned a Golden Globe and Academy Award nomination for its music and won several Annie Awards, including Best Animated Feature. It was then followed by a direct-to-video sequel, Mulan II in 2004. A live-action remake directed by Niki Caro was released on September 4, 2020.[5][6]
Story
An army of Huns, led by Shan Yu, their leader, arrive and try to invade China. The Chinese army recruits each man from every family for them to start a war. Mulan's father suffers a brutal injury and he cannot fight. Mulan disguises herself as a boy named Ping and enters the army. A small red dragon named Mushu accompanies her.
At first, Mulan is not taken seriously by the other soldiers but during training, eventually proves that she is better than what they thought. Mulan secretly falls in love with the commander, Li Shang.
After finding Shang's father and some of the army members dead and realizing a fake letter that Mushu had written was a trap, the rest of the army is attacked by the Huns in the snowy mountains. Mulan uses a cannon to start an avalanche which buries and kills the Huns. Mulan is hurt by a sword, and the doctor who examines her finds that she is not a boy at all but a girl. Li Shang and the Chinese army leave Mulan alone in the mountains.
The Chinese Army arrives at the Emperor's palace in the Imperial City for victory celebrations. Mulan sees that several Huns, including Shan Yu, have survived the avalanche. She goes to Imperial City to tell Li Shang but nobody believes her because they are celebrating the end of the war.
Shan Yu and the Huns attack the palace and capture the Emperor. Mulan and her soldier friends dress up as palace women so that they can get inside and rescue the Emperor. Shan Yu is left trapped on the palace roof and dies in a firework display. The Emperor thanks Mulan and she returns home. The Emperor tells Li Shang to follow her if he loves her. Li Shang arrives at Mulan's town and is invited to have dinner with the family.
Cast
- Miguel Ferrer as Shan-Yu
- Harvey Fierstein as Yao
- Freda Foh Shen as Fa Li
- June Foray as Grandmother Fa
- James Hong as Chi Fu
- Miriam Margolyes as the Matchmaker
- Pat Morita as the Emperor
- Eddie Murphy as Mushu
- Marni Nixon as Grandmother Fa's singing voice
- Soon-Tek Oh as Fa Zhou
- Donny Osmond as Shang's singing voice
- Lea Salonga as Mulan's singing voice
- James Shigeta as General Li
- George Takei as the First Ancestor
- Jerry S. Tondo as Chien-Po
- Gedde Watanabe as Ling
- Frank Welker as Khan and Cri-Kee
- Ming-Na Wen as Mulan
- Matthew Wilder as Ling's singing voice
- B. D. Wong as Shang
- Tom Amundsen as Imperial Scout #1 (credited as additional voices)
- Mary Kay Bergman as Ancestor (credited as additional voices)
- Julianne Buescher as Young Bride's singing voice (credited as additional voices)
- Corey Burton as Ancestor (credited as additional voices)
- Mitch Carter as Muscular Guard (credited as additional voices)
- Robert Clotworthy as Hun (credited as additional voices)
- David Cowgill as Hun (credited as additional voices)
- Beth Fowler as Bather (credited as additional voices)
- Don Fullilove as Hun (credited as additional voices)
- Jack Gilpin as Hun Twin #1 (credited as additional voices)
- Matthew Labyorteaux as Imperial Scout #2 (credited as additional voices)
- Sandie Hall as Chorus (credited as additional voices)
- Richard S. Orvitz as Chinese Soldier (credited as additional voices)
- Patrick Pinney as Fa Deng / Hun Twin #2 / Parade Leader (credited as additional voices)
- John Walcutt as Hun (credited as additional voices)
- Additional voices by Arminae Austen, Susan Boyd, Steve Bulen, Sally Dworsky, Elisa Gabrielli, Linda Kerns, Conan Lee, Dana Lee, Luisa Leschin, Christina Ma, Susan McBride, Huanani Minn, Edie Mirman, Mark Moseley, Peter Renaday, Maurita Thornburg-Phillips, Frank Welker and Claudette Wells.
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References
- ↑ 'Mulan (U) (in en) (September 28, 1998)British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mulan (1998). Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mulan. The-NumbersNash Information Services. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ↑ Lyons, Jessica. 'Turning Red' & 9 Other Great Disney Coming-of-Age Movies (in en). Collider (2023-02-04). Retrieved 2024-02-25.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (2018-08-13). "Disney Unveils First Look at Live-Action 'Mulan'" (in en-US). Variety. https://variety.com/2018/film/news/disney-mulan-first-look-liu-yifei-1202903589/. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony. 'Mulan' Going On Disney+ & Theaters in September; CEO Bob Chepak Says Decision Is A "One-Off", Not New Windows Model. Deadline Hollywood (August 4, 2020). Retrieved August 4, 2020.
Other websites
- Official Site
- Mulan on IMDb
- Mulan (1998 movie) at AllRovi
- Mulan (1998 movie) at the Big Cartoon DataBase
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