History Trivia / BrotherBear

* RefittedforSequel: Inverted, the idea of having the protagonist's [[CainandAbel biological older sibling becoming the main antagonist who opposes the protagonist for most of the movie]] and portrayed in a sympathetic manner was almost visited again during the development of ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013''.

* RefittedforSequel: Inverted, the idea of having the protagonist's [[CainandAbel biological older sibling becoming the main antagonist who opposes the protagonist for most of the movie]] was almost visited again during the development of ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013''.

* SwanSong: This sadly was the first and only film credit for Jason Raize, best known for being the original adult Simba on Broadway. He hanged himself a year after the film was released after suffering from health problems.

** The character Koda was originally written as an older, [[WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967 Baloo]]-esque Grizzly Bear named Griz ([[WesternAnimation/WeBareBears Yes, that's pretty]] HilariousInHindsight), who would have served as a big brother figure to Kenai. Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan was cast, and even recorded some lines before the writers, having realised that Kenai was already the youngest brother with his real family, felt that Kenai himself had to learn to be an older brother. They were still so impressed with Duncan's performance that they wrote the character of Tug for him to play.

* ApprovalOfGod: Co-director Aaron Blaise loved Cas van de Pol's parody [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHC520wVBeo&ab_channel=CasvandePol "The Ultimate Brother Bear Recap"]].

* CreatorKiller: Unlike ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'', ''Brother Bear'' ended up being a critical disappointment for Walt Disney Feature Animation's Florida studio at [[Ride/WaltDisneyWorld Disney-MGM Studios]] (today Disney's Hollywood Studios). The Floridian studio was shut down a few months after the movie's release as Disney began to turn to computer-animated films. It would also prove to be Disney's last commercially successful traditional animated film prior to their decision to switch to CGI animation for future films as the [[WesternAnimation/HomeOnTheRange next one]] would prove to be their last traditionally animated film until [[WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog five years later]].

* CreatorKiller: Unlike ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'', ''Brother Bear'' ended up being a critical disappointment for Walt Disney Feature Animation's Florida studio at [[Ride/WaltDisneyWorld Disney-MGM Studios]] (today Disney's Hollywood Studios). The Floridian studio was shut down a few months after the movie's release as Disney began to turn to computer-animated films. It would also prove to be Disney's last commercially successful traditional animated film prior to their decision to switch to CGI animation for future films as the [[WesternAnimation/HomeOnTheRange next one]] would prove to be their last traditonal animated film until [[WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog five years later]].

* DVDCommentary: Not by the filmmakers but by [[ThoseTwoGuys Rutt and Tuke]] as AnimatedActors, which earns some funny moments during the movie, like one of them asking for a pizza. Not only that, but the two moose also share some nonsensical conversations, like at one point when [[spoiler:Kenai turns back into a human]] and they start talking about moose turning into lions in ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994''.

* ReleaseDateChange: The film was originally slated for a spring 2004 release; it was moved to the fall of 2003 so it could be promoted on the Platinum Edition re-release of [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing another animal-based Disney film]].

* IKnewIt: [[spoiler:Once Koda explains that he's been separated from his mother, many people saw the revelation of his mother being the bear Kenai killed coming.]]

* CreatorKiller: Unlike ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'', ''Brother Bear'' ended up being a critical disappointment for Walt Disney Feature Animation's Florida studio at [[Ride/WaltDisneyWorld Disney-MGM Studios]] (today Disney's Hollywood Studios). The Floridian studio was shut down a few months after the movie's release as Disney began to turn to computer-animated films. It would also prove to be Disney's last commercially successful traditional animated film prior to their decision to switch to CGI animation for future films as the [[WesternAnimation/HomeOnTheRange next one]] would prove to be their last traditonal animated film until [[WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog seven years later]].

* ImageSource:
** KarmicTransformation.
** InAnotherMansShoes.

* SwanSong: This sadly was the first and only film credit for Jason Raize, best known for being the original adult Simba on Broadway. He hung himself a year after the film was released after suffering from health problems.

* CastTheExpert: Disney went to Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley for advice on the Inuit language. They liked the way he spoke Inukituk so much, they created a narrator role for him.

** There were [[http://animatedviews.com/2013/o-brother-bear-where-art-thou-why-disney-channel-turned-down-brother-bear-the-series/ plans for a Brother Bear cartoon series]] that took place between the first and second film that never got off the ground.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: During the scene where Kenai is coming clean to Koda, Koda's animation briefly doesn't match with the movement of the CG background, leading to the mostly still Koda awkwardly sliding across the rock he's supposed to be standing on.

* SwanSong: This sadly was the first and only film credit for Jason Raize, best known for being the original adult Simba on Broadway. He died by suicide by hanging a year after the film was released after suffering from health problems.

* CreatorKiller: Unlike ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'', ''Brother Bear'' ended up being a critical disappointment for Walt Disney Feature Animation's Florida studio at [[Ride/WaltDisneyWorld Disney-MGM Studios]] (today Disney's Hollywood Studios). The Floridian studio was shut down a few months after the movie's release as Disney began to turn to computer-animated films.

** BigBrotherInstinct.

* RealitySubtext: Kenai loses his brother, kickstarting the plot. His voice actor, Creator/JoaquinPhoenix, also lost his [[Creator/RiverPhoenix brother]] at an early age.

** Originally, the story Kenai tells Koda was going to be heard in its entirety. This scene was actually fully animated, and a shot appeared in the trailer, but the writers decided it was best to let the song tell it.