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* CreatorBacklash: While proud of the film, the grueling hours nearly ended co-director Tony Bancroft's marriage and he swore off directing features for almost twenty years, only returning to co-direct a couple of foreign co-productions. Meanwhile, Jerry Goldsmith ''hated'' the music [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tU5CsJoU60 for a pivotal scene]]. This was due to ExecutiveMeddling. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13Oj7eiz0iY His original version]].

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* CreatorBacklash: While proud of the film, the grueling hours nearly ended co-director Tony Bancroft's marriage and he swore off directing features for almost twenty years, only returning to co-direct a couple of foreign co-productions. Meanwhile, Jerry Goldsmith ''hated'' the music [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tU5CsJoU60 for a pivotal scene]]. This was due to ExecutiveMeddling.ExecutiveMeddling wanting the music to have bit of a Music/HansZimmer flavour. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13Oj7eiz0iY His original version]]. (on the soundtrack album, his original version is called "Mulan's Decision", the version heard in the film is called "Haircut".)
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** Originally, in the scene when Mushu conforts Mulan (before discovering some of the Huns are still alive), he would motive her to say "the hardest part is over", and as they hug, he would look around, worried for her. Acording to animator Tom Bancroft, it was changed because Mushu wasn't being sincere with Mulan. [[https://www.instagram.com/tombancroft1/reel/Cmjm7eSMYkI/ You can watch the scene right here]].

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** Originally, in the scene when Mushu conforts Mulan (before discovering some of the Huns are still alive), he would motive say he's gonna take care of her to say and than "the hardest part is over", and as they hug, he would look around, worried for her. Acording to animator Tom Bancroft, it was changed because Mushu wasn't being sincere with Mulan. [[https://www.instagram.com/tombancroft1/reel/Cmjm7eSMYkI/ You can watch the scene right here]].
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** Originally, in the scene when Mushu conforts Mulan (before discovering some of the Huns are still alive), he would motive her to say "the hardest part is over", and as they hug, he would look around, worried for her. Acording to animator Tom Bancroft, it was changed because Mushu wasn't being sincere with Mulan. [[https://www.instagram.com/tombancroft1/reel/Cmjm7eSMYkI/ You can watch the scene right here]].
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* CelebrityVoiceActor: In the French dub, there's actor Creator/JoseGarcia as Mushu.
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Seems closer to 40s to me.


** James Hong was nearly 70, while Chi Fu seems to be 30-ish.

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** James Hong was nearly 70, while Chi Fu seems to be 30-ish.40-ish.
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** James Hong was nearly 70, while Chi-Fu seems to be 30-ish.

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** James Hong was nearly 70, while Chi-Fu Chi Fu seems to be 30-ish.



* FakeNationality: While Mulan, Shang, Fa Li, and Chi-Fu's voice actors are Chinese-American, Mushu's is [[UncleTomfoolery African-American]]; Shan Yu's is Irish-Puerto Rican; Chien-Po, General Li, Ling, the head Ancestor, and the Emperor's are Japanese-American; the Matchmaker's is Anglo-Australian; Yao's is Jewish-American; Mulan's singing voice actor is Filipina; Shang's singing voice actor is Welsh-American, and Fa Zhou's is Korean-American. While it's justified in virtue of being ''voice'' actors and appearance doesn't matter, they're oddly mostly using UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents.

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* FakeNationality: While Mulan, Shang, Fa Li, and Chi-Fu's Chi Fu's voice actors are Chinese-American, Mushu's is [[UncleTomfoolery African-American]]; Shan Yu's is Irish-Puerto Rican; Chien-Po, General Li, Ling, the head Ancestor, and the Emperor's are Japanese-American; the Matchmaker's is Anglo-Australian; Yao's is Jewish-American; Mulan's singing voice actor is Filipina; Shang's singing voice actor is Welsh-American, and Fa Zhou's is Korean-American. While it's justified in virtue of being ''voice'' actors and appearance doesn't matter, they're oddly mostly using UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents.
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* CreatorsPest: The writers grew to resent Cri-Kee the cricket, as they quickly viewed him as a pointless character. Whenever they were developing a scene, someone bringing up what the cricket should be doing was met with frustrated dismissal.
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** Tony Bancroft lobbied hard to ''not'' make the movie a musical, feeling it was inappropriate, but the higher-ups didn't want to deviate from their then-still-massively successful musical format.

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** Tony Bancroft lobbied hard to ''not'' make the movie a musical, feeling it was inappropriate, but the higher-ups didn't want to deviate from their then-still-massively successful musical format. The finished film has both approaches: During the first half, when everyone's eager to fight the Huns, the film is a musical to show off how everyone's preparing. During the second half, when it becomes clear how brutal the Huns are (the destroyed village), that's when the singing stops as the threat of the Huns is now clear (save for a brief reprise of I'll Make a Man Out Of You).
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* CreatorInJoke: Cri-Kee wears sunglasses at the end, as a nod to [[Stevie Wonder]] who sang "True To Your Heart" with [[98 Degrees]] (the song that plays over the end).

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* CreatorInJoke: Cri-Kee wears sunglasses at the end, as a nod to [[Stevie Wonder]] Music/StevieWonder who sang "True To Your Heart" with [[98 Degrees]] 98 Degrees (the song that plays over the end).
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* CreatorInJoke: Cri-Kee wears sunglasses at the end, as a nod to Stevie Wonder who sang "True To Your Heart" with 98 Degrees (the song that plays over the end).

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* CreatorInJoke: Cri-Kee wears sunglasses at the end, as a nod to Stevie Wonder [[Stevie Wonder]] who sang "True To Your Heart" with 98 Degrees [[98 Degrees]] (the song that plays over the end).
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** Creator/BillMaher was the first choice to voice Mushu.
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** Harvey Fierstein almost didn't take the role of Yao, as he didn't want to potentially [[UnfortunateImplications steal a role for a more deserving Asian actor]]. He was swayed when he was told that the rest of the cast was predominantly Asian.

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** Harvey Fierstein almost didn't take the role of Yao, as he didn't want to potentially [[UnfortunateImplications steal a role for a more deserving Asian actor]].actor. He was swayed when he was told that the rest of the cast was predominantly Asian.
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* RelationshipVoiceActor: Creator/EddieMurphy and Mexican comedian Creator/EugenioDerbez both voice Mushu, and later would share another character in the form of [[WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}} Donkey]].
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** James Hong was nearly 70, while his character seems to be 30-ish.

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** James Hong was nearly 70, while his character Chi-Fu seems to be 30-ish.
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-->'''Mushu:''' Alright, that's it! Dishonor! Dishonor on your whole family! Make a note of this. Dishonor on you! Dishonor on your cow!

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-->'''Mushu:''' Alright, that's it! Dishonor! Dishonor on your whole family! Make a note of this. Dishonor on you! Dishonor you, dishonor on your cow!cow--
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* KidsMealToy: UsefulNotes/McDonalds had two different Happy Meal tie-ins; one for the film's theatrical release in 1998, and one for the VHS release one year later. The original promotion is famous for coming with Szechuan sauce, which received a ColbertBump after it was referenced in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty''.

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* DeletedScene: A deleted scene showed Mulan's betrothal to Shang, but it was cut because the filmmakers felt it made it look like she selfishly went to war to get out of her marriage rather than to save her father.

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A deleted scene showed Mulan's betrothal to Shang, but it was cut because the filmmakers felt it made it look like she selfishly went to war to get out of her marriage rather than to save her father.father.
** Another scene showed the Huns destroying a village, and Shan Yu killing one of his own soldiers for hiding a bird in his shirt because the orders were to leave nothing alive.
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* ImageSource:
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** FakeMuscles
** ImportantHaircut
** ImprovisedZipline
** InstantlyDefeatheredBird
** MotivationOnAStick (concept art)
** [[MrFanservice/AnimatedFilms Mr. Fanservice - Animated Films]]
** OhCrapSmile
** RooftopConfrontation
** ShieldSurf
** [[SoYouWantTo/DevelopCharacterPersonality So You Want To - Develop Character Personality]] (10th image)
** StaringThroughTheSword
** [[TookALevelInBadass/AnimatedFilms Took a Level in Badass - Animated Films]]



* QuoteSource:
** ArsonMurderAndLifeSaving
** DefiantToTheEnd
** SuccessThroughInsanity
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** An [[https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54fc8146e4b02a22841f4df7/1569535662500-R885LLZLSY745K03XICW/Art+of+Mulan+F+-+6.jpg?format=1500w alternate]] [[https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54fc8146e4b02a22841f4df7/1569535663643-4YO998KQVKJEHHFQM8ZG/Art+of+Mulan+F+-+7.jpg?format=1500w opening]] [[https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54fc8146e4b02a22841f4df7/1569535666118-98MUA41RESWFJBT7P6JG/Art+of+Mulan+F+-+9.jpg?format=1500w sequence]] featured a shadow puppet play being put on for the soldiers during the Huns' attack on the wall. It went far enough to have a model [[https://twitter.com/pumbaaguy1/status/777928011437871106 sheet]], but was likely cut for pacing reasons (and because it features much more [[GoryDiscretionShot implied murder]] than the final version).

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** An [[https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54fc8146e4b02a22841f4df7/1569535662500-R885LLZLSY745K03XICW/Art+of+Mulan+F+-+6.jpg?format=1500w alternate]] [[https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54fc8146e4b02a22841f4df7/1569535663643-4YO998KQVKJEHHFQM8ZG/Art+of+Mulan+F+-+7.jpg?format=1500w opening]] [[https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54fc8146e4b02a22841f4df7/1569535665003-AWXH0PT69ZD0ZA6JRP4D/Art+of+Mulan+F+-+8.jpg?format=1500w sequence]] [[https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54fc8146e4b02a22841f4df7/1569535666118-98MUA41RESWFJBT7P6JG/Art+of+Mulan+F+-+9.jpg?format=1500w sequence]] featured featured]] a shadow puppet play being put on for the soldiers during the Huns' attack on the wall. It went far enough to have a model [[https://twitter.com/pumbaaguy1/status/777928011437871106 sheet]], but was likely cut for pacing reasons (and because it features much more [[GoryDiscretionShot implied murder]] than the final version).
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** An [[https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54fc8146e4b02a22841f4df7/1569535662500-R885LLZLSY745K03XICW/Art+of+Mulan+F+-+6.jpg?format=1500w alternate]] [[https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54fc8146e4b02a22841f4df7/1569535663643-4YO998KQVKJEHHFQM8ZG/Art+of+Mulan+F+-+7.jpg?format=1500w opening]] [[https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54fc8146e4b02a22841f4df7/1569535666118-98MUA41RESWFJBT7P6JG/Art+of+Mulan+F+-+9.jpg?format=1500w sequence]] featured a shadow puppet play being put on for the soldiers during the Huns' attack on the wall. It went far enough to have a model [[https://twitter.com/pumbaaguy1/status/777928011437871106 sheet]], but was likely cut for pacing reasons (and because it features much more [[GoryDiscretionShot implied murder]] than the final version).

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