Mulan

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Mulan is the first Disney princess not to have a kiss in her movie. The next princess without kissin [...]	D
There is no song sung by the characters after "A Girl Worth Fighting For" is cut off when they find [...]	D
HIDDEN MICKEY: The spots on Shang's horse's neck and rump are shaped like Mickey Mouse. There are al [...]	D
The last Disney animated feature film with musical elements where some of the characters have their [...]	D
Yao pulls out a banana from his disguise, but Ling seems to be the only one who notices.	D
Hayabusa is the third bird sidekick to a Disney Villain, the first being Diablo, and the second bein [...]	D
Tony/Olivier award-winning actress Lea Salonga originally auditioned for Mulan's voice, but it was d [...]	D
Shan Yu's pet falcon is named Hayabusa, the name "Hayabusa" means "Peregrine Falcon" in Japanese, th [...]	D
Mulan spends most of the time in her training uniform, her battle armor, or her blue infiltration dr [...]	D
When Mulan is portrayed as a female her jaw is smooth, but when she is pretending to be a male, her [...]	D
The film is credited with launching the career of Christina Aguilera, whose first song to be release [...]	D
Khan's hair color (black) is representative of the "feminine" yin, while Shang's horses' hair color [...]	D
The first theatrically released animated film to star Ming-Na Wen, later as well as reprising her ro [...]	D
While Mulan is getting ready to meet the Matchmaker, she helps out one of the Chinese chess players [...]	D
Both Mulan and her father were animated by the same team, supervised by Mark Henn, as this helped ma [...]	D
The family names called out when the conscription notices are being handed out (with the exception o [...]	D
Mushu spoofs Frankenstein's monster when he first awakens by rising up from the smoke and yelling, " [...]	D
The Emperor offering Mulan Chi-Fu's job in his court was a reference to the real-world inspiration f [...]	D
The German dub has Horst Buchholz as the voice of Fa Zhou.	D
Along with its direct predecessor (Hercules), this is the second Disney film to not feature a musica [...]	D
The theme song in the opening credits, as well as the melody for "Honor to Us All," is the same tune [...]	D
While fighting the Huns at the palace Mulan can be seen breaking a soldier's arm.	D
Helen Hunt was considered for the role of Mulan.	D
When Mulan sleeps in before her first morning of training, Mushu wakes her up, proclaiming, "Rise an [...]	D
According to a fan, the reason Mushu can't awaken the Great Stone Dragon is because, in taking her f [...]	D
During "Honor to Us All", Mulan saves a girl's doll from two boys with toy swords. Later, she is abl [...]	D
For the first half of the movie, the story acts like a fairly lighthearted musical, focusing on the [...]	D
In one of the original versions of the film, Mulan was engaged to Li Shang and matching Yin-Yang nec [...]	D
Walt Disney Animation Studios' second film to have a PG rating in the UK after The Nightmare Before [...]	D
Khan is the third horse to be owned by a Disney Princess; Major being the first and Phillipe being t [...]	D
Walt Disney Animation Studios' only film to receive both a G rating from the MPAA and a PG rating fr [...]	D
Though he is not a Hun, Chi-Fu can be seen as an antagonist, especially to Mulan. He is the one who [...]	D
Disney animators were very keen to gain the support of the Chinese government, hoping that it might [...]	D
The rocket Mushu straps himself to in the climax says "weixian" in Chinese, which translates into "d [...]	D
Mulan's horse, Khan, is a Ferghana horse, a classical Chinese breed. On the other hand, Shan Yu's ho [...]	D
Eddie Murphy's debut as a voice actor, as well as his only voice over work done outside DreamWorks A [...]	D
As of 2016, this is the last film in the Walt Disney Animation Studios canon where voice actor Frank [...]	D
Considering the setting and their point of origin, Shan Yu and his Huns could, in fact, be members o [...]	D
Mulan mentions 'Punctual' as one of the desirable qualities in a bride. this is a call back to Aladd [...]	D
The opening titles were put together by simply putting watercolor on rice paper.	D
The first Disney animated film to feature an Asian heroine.	D
Though they don't share a scene, Ming-Na Wen (voice of Mulan) and BD Wong (voice of Shang) are both [...]	D
Little Brother is the third dog to be owned by a Disney Princess, with Cinderella's dog Bruno being [...]	D
Li Shang's act of turning the entire camp against Mulan is actually a common technique used by serge [...]	D
Development first began in 1994 with Disney sending a select group of artistic supervisors to China [...]	D
Mulan shows she's good at aiming a thrown slipper when she chastises Khan for laughing at her first [...]	D
Real-life martial artist Mimi Chan and George Kee did the martial arts fights and choreography for t [...]	D
Crickets are considered a symbol of good luck in China, hence the inclusion of one as a character.	D
The Portuguese dub won a prize for best foreign version.	D
For the role of Mushu, Disney was aiming for top Hollywood talent in the vein of Robin Williams's pe [...]	D
Mulan's name means "wood orchid" or "magnolia." As such, magnolias serve as a running motif in the m [...]	D
All of Mulan's dresses in the film have a blue bodice and a red sash. This is possibly due to show t [...]	D
One of the beauty parlor ladies preparing Mulan for the matchmaker was drawn in the likeness of Rita [...]	D
Mulan is the only Disney Princess to be of East Asian descent.	D
In total, nearly 700 artists, animators, and technicians worked on the film.	D
Donny Osmond, who sings several songs on the soundtrack, noted that his children only ever really th [...]	D
Although the plot of the film centers on a woman masquerading as a man, most of the male cast had pl [...]	D
The first full-length movie animated only at the Florida animation studio.	D
This film marked Jerry Goldsmith's last Academy Award nomination.	D
In the original Chinese legend upon which this film was based, Mulan succeeds in her deception and l [...]	D
This is the first Disney film to show controversy against women.	D
Mushu was animated by director Tony Bancroft's twin brother, Tom Bancroft.	D
This was the last Disney animated feature film to contain musical elements, after a decade's worth o [...]	D
Mulan is one of only two Disney princesses to wear trousers, with the other being Jasmine from Aladd [...]	D
The emperor says that a single grain of rice can tip the scale. In the next opening scene, Mulan bal [...]	D
Eddie Murphy recorded his dialogue during the breaks of Il genio (1998).	D
The whites of Shan Yu's eyes are black and the irises are yellow, but an explanation for this odd co [...]	D
Walt Disney Animation Studios' last musical film to release on VHS.	D
Walt Disney Animation Studios' last film to have a non-recurring composer compose the score up until [...]	D
When Mushu is saying names to Mulan, he mentions Ah Chew. Pat Morita, who does the voice of The Empe [...]	D
Li Shang is possibly ambidextrous. He tends to do a lot with the left hand as well as right.	D
In one version of the legend, Mulan had a younger brother who was to be enlisted in the military, bu [...]	D
In the scene where Mushu awakens the ancestors, one set of grandparents worry that Mulan's quest wil [...]	D
Harvey Fierstein was reluctant to voice a Chinese character, due to strong feelings about giving mor [...]	D
"Fa" is the Cantonese pronunciation of Mulan's family name. "Hua" is the correct Mandarin pronunciat [...]	D
Bruce Willis was originally cast as Li Shang.	D
James Hong's first voice acting performance in a theatrically released animated film. Later he'd go [...]	D
Jackie Chan (Shang's martial arts model) voices Shang in the Chinese release. Chan, who is a hugely [...]	D
Mushu's name is inspired by the 'mushussu' ("MushÂ·khushÂ·shu"), or 'reddish serpent' creature o [...]	D
Joe Pesci was originally cast as Mushu.	D
Tia Carrere was the first choice to voice Mulan.	D
One of Mulan's ancestors is known as Fa Deng (the beheaded one). In real life, there was a member of [...]	D
The name "Khan" translates to "prince" but can also mean "king" or "leader" in many Turco-Mongol lan [...]	D
The German version has many actors who would later go on to be known for the dub of 'SpongeBob Squar [...]	D
Mulan's horse, Khan, is referred to by name only twice in the entire film. The first time is when Mu [...]	D
In a 2015 interview, when informed that Lea Salonga had voiced only the singing voice of Mulan and J [...]	D
Mulan's original name in the legend was Hua Mulan. In the army she would be called "Hua Ping" (which [...]	D
Mushu is seen reading a newspaper from right to left. Traditionally, Chinese text was written in ver [...]	D
To promote the movie, McDonald's released a new item on their menu called Szechuan Sauce for a limit [...]	D
Chi Fu, the emperor's advisor, is so persistent that women aren't worth anything because most adviso [...]	D
Mulan writes with her left hand, but is seen using the sword in her right hand, so she may be ambide [...]	D
In Mulan (1998), Eddie Murphy voices Mushu, a dragon. In DreamWorks Animation's Shrek (2001) and its [...]	D
The first Disney animated film to openly deal with warfare.	D
The English translation of the Chinese characters on the rocket Mushu has strapped to his back durin [...]	D
Jerry Goldsmith's last Golden Globe nomination in 1999. It was his first and only nomination for a D [...]	D
Mushu in Chinese literally means "dragon dance".	D
Some footage of the Forbidden City is recycled from the "A Whole New World" musical number from Alad [...]	D
The name "Little Brother" is possibly a reference to Mulan having a little brother in the original B [...]	D
Both Eddie Murphy (Mushu) and James Hong (Chi Fu) have done voices for DreamWorks Animation features [...]	D
Mulan is the second Disney Princess to have both parents alive and present during the entire film, t [...]	D
Computer animators used the latest technology to add detail and mimic camera techniques that were pr [...]	D
The tai chi form Mulan's father begins before his leg injury interferes is Mulan Quan, a tai chi pra [...]	D
This film is Disney's 38th animated feature.	D
Mulan touches her hair a lot because animators noticed that Ming-Na Wen did.	D
June Foray (Grandmother Fa) and BD Wong (Li Shang) has both been in DuckTales Shows. Foray was in th [...]	D
This film marked Disney's first ever DVD, released in November 1999.	D
After the departure of Jeffrey Katzenberg in 1994, the story was infused with a lighter touch and ha [...]	D
Harvey Fierstein, who voices Yao, is also famous for drag queen performances, including the role of [...]	D
At the beginning of the movie, Mulan has long eyelashes (a common technique cartoonists use to show [...]	D
Mushu says, at one point, that he wanted to have an "entourage." A persistent joke during Eddie Murp [...]	D
When Mulan sings "Reflection" in her father's shrine, the writing on the temple stones is the names [...]	D
The scene in the climax where Mulan disarms Shan-Yu with a fan is an actual martial arts technique.	D
Originally, the film makers planned to have Mulan join the army to get out of her society. Though th [...]	D
Mulan is, by far, the Disney character (heroine or villain) with the highest body count ever. The pr [...]	D
Chris Sanders (Little Brother) was also the voice of Stitch in the Lilo & Stitch franchise, and Jaso [...]	D
Mulan is one of two Disney Princesses to be left handed. The other being Tiana from The Princess And [...]	D
The "limp noodle" insult that Mushu gives Yao for calling him a chicken is an insult that is used by [...]	D
This is the only Disney animated film to use the phrase "cross-dresser." The film was almost rated P [...]	D
The characters Ling, Yao and Chen-Po are recycled "Avatars" from a previous Disney creation. In the [...]	D
In Chinese, Yao means need to/want to/going to. In Mandarin, Ling is Ning which means "peaceful." Ch [...]	D
The song "Reflection" was meant to be much longer, but the filmmakers wanted to save time in the mov [...]	D
There's a Mulan restaurant in the film Lilo and Stitch.	D
Mulan is a female who dresses and passes as male to join the military. BD Wong began his acting care [...]	D
Eddie Murphy (Mushu) and Chris Sanders (Little Brother) would later work together in Shrek Forever A [...]	D
When Mushu and Crikee decide to bring Mulan back, Mushu says to Crikee, "Then who's a loser, me or y [...]	D
Co-director Barry Cook cited David Lean as one of his influences. This is particularly evident given [...]	D
Likenesses of the directors Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook appear as the firework attendants frightene [...]	D
Mulan uses her hair as a safety anchor whenever she's upset, brushing it and messing with it, when s [...]	D
At one point, Stephen Schwartz was lined up to be the lyricist for the film. When he could not do it [...]	D
The film was originally planned as an animated short entitled "China Doll," about an oppressed and m [...]	D
At the end of the film, while playing drums, Cricket wears sunglasses, just like Stevie Wonder, who [...]	D
Mulan went by the name Ping in her male disguise. That would later be the name of James Hong's (Chi- [...]	D
Mulan spends the morning of her matchmaking session avoiding the "proper" way of doing things and in [...]	D
Ming-Na Wen was in her mid-thirties when she voiced the much-younger Mulan.	D
During the song 'Honor to Us All', the women sing, "A girl can bring her family great honor in one w [...]	D
According to Robert D. San Souci, who retold and researched the original story, Disney did not like [...]	D

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