Mulan (1998 movie)

Mulan is a 1998 American animated musical adventure movie produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. It is the 36th movie in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. It is set in old-time China and based on local legend. The movie stars the voices of Ming-Na Wen and Eddie Murphy. Mulan was a success with its fans because it was different from Disney's other movies in terms of music and artistic design. It features original songs written by Matthew Wilder and David Zippel, and an original musical orchestral score composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith. Christina Aguilera sang Reflections or the movie's soundtrack. A direct-to-video sequel, Mulan II, was released on February 1, 2005.

In 2018, Disney announced that they were making a live action remake.  It was released on Disney+ in 2020 for a premium fee of $29.99. It got a lot of criticism for not being like the original and its' historical accuracies.

 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.

 References 

 Other websites 

 Official Site




Category:1998 movies
Category:1998 animated movies
Category:American family movies
Category:1990s American musical movies
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Category:Movies set in China
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