History Trivia / LiloAndStitch

* DisownedAdaptation: Before any production on this film even began, original film co-writer/co-director Creator/DeanDeBlois [[https://www.polygon.com/2020/6/18/21295874/lilo-and-stitch-live-action-remake-director-dean-deblois-annecy-2020 expressed his displeasure of Disney's remaking their animated films]] including this one, claiming that they suggest [[AnimationAgeGhetto the animated originals are "lesser"]]. He even expressed his frustration over Disney's unwillingness to take risks even though they're more than capable of doing so. Ironically, [=DeBlois=] would later begin working on a live-action/CG adaptation of his ''Franchise/HowToTrainYourDragon'' trilogy.

** Filming was halted in July 2023 due to the SAG-AFTRA strike. The timing couldn't have been worse either, as the film had just ''one week'' left of filming at that time.

* FranchiseZombie: Creatively speaking, Sanders did not intend for his film to lead into anything else; for him, it was a one-and-done thing. His involvement in the sequel films and ''The Series'' were only to record some of Stitch's voice lines, and he has not been involved in any non-crossover media in the franchise at all since he left Disney in 2007. Plus, as the years went on, Lilo and much of the other cast were mostly phased out in favor of the ridiculously popular Stitch, to the point that Disney has mostly rebranded the franchise as ''Stitch'' in 2021. So much for ''[[NoOneGetsLeftBehind ʻohana]]'', huh?

* WordOfGod: While Creator/ChrisSanders more or less acknowledges that the name of Stitch's language is called "Tantalog", [[https://www.tiktok.com/@chrissandersart/video/7062525036485299502 he made it clear]] that Tantalog was a concept developed by the creators of ''Lilo & Stitch: The Series'', not himself,[[note]]i.e. Stitch's alien dialogue in the first film was meant to be gibberish, yet the guys behind the show fleshed it out into something more.[[/note]] and the phrase "[[PardonMyKlingon Meega nala kweesta]]" does ''not'' mean, "I want to destroy."

** Likewise, ''Lilo & Stitch: The Series'' executive producer and screenwriter [[Creator/ReducedShakespeareCompany Jess Winfield]] took over the role of Jumba Jookiba in those two East Asian shows, replacing Creator/DavidOgdenStiers (who would pass away on March 3, 2018), though Stiers reprised his role of Jumba one last time in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep''. Today, Joel [=McCrary=] has become Jumba's English voice in Western media, beginning with ''VideoGame/DisneySpeedstorm''.

* UnisexSeriesGenderedMerchandise: An interesting case where the gender focus in merchandising shifted over time. While the film and the franchise always held a unisex appeal, much of the merchandise and some of the marketing during much of the franchise's heyday focused more on young boys, with Disney believing that Stitch's mischievous and sometimes crude behavior and sci-fi aspects appealed more to that demographic. This led to such merchandise as "Stitch boogers" being sold at Ride/WaltDisneyWorld. Unfortunately, this backfired, as older Disney fans were turned off by this focus on his negative traits while boys didn't seem to care much. In the years since the end of the main continuity in 2006, most of the franchise's merchandise now target the female demographic, with Disney emphasizing Stitch's cuteness more, the pink, female, Stitch-like experiment Angel managing to receive merchandise years after her two shows ended (and after the anime where she is more prominent failed in the U.S.), and the increasing prominence of Lilo's rag doll Scrump to the point that Disney now pairs the doll up with Stitch frequently (despite him never really caring about the doll that strongly in either the original film or the sequel material). That being said, much of the current ''Disney Stitch'' branding re-emphasizes Stitch's mischief and gross behavior by using a wacky and rather crude-looking graphic style with purple and either acid green or teal, so it goes either way.

** Creator/BenDiskin was the English voice of Stitch in animated works after Chris Sanders left The Walt Disney Company in 2007, playing the role in the ''Anime/{{Stitch}}'' anime and ''Animation/StitchAndAi''. Likewise, ''Lilo & Stitch: The Series'' executive producer and screenwriter [[Creator/ReducedShakespeareCompany Jess Winfield]] took over the role of Jumba Jookiba in those two East Asian shows, replacing Creator/DavidOgdenStiers (who would pass away on March 3, 2018). However, Sanders reprised his role as the voice of Stitch in other Disney works since the original parts of the ''Lilo & Stitch'' franchise ended in 2006, most recently in ''VideoGame/DisneyDreamlightValley'', and Stiers also reprised his role of Jumba one last time in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep''.

* TheWikiRule:
** [[https://liloandstitch.fandom.com/wiki/Lilo_%26_Stitch_Wiki Lilo & Stitch Wiki.]] It's not quite complete, since it's missing much information on the unpopular spin-offs.
** [[https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Lilo_%26_Stitch_%28franchise%29 The Disney Wiki]] also has its own articles on the franchise.

* DisownedAdaptation: Before any production on this film even began, original film co-writer/co-director Creator/DeanDeBlois [[https://www.polygon.com/2020/6/18/21295874/lilo-and-stitch-live-action-remake-director-dean-deblois-annecy-2020 expressed his displeasure of Disney's remaking their animated films]] including this one, claiming that they suggest [[AnimationAgeGhetto the animated originals are "lesser"]]. He even expressed his frustration over Disney's unwillingness to take risks even though they're more than capable of doing so.
* RemakeCameo: Creator/TiaCarrere and Creator/AmyHill, who respectively played Nani Pelekai and Mrs. Hasagawa in the original animated continuity, are playing new characters Mrs. Kekoa and Tūtū in this film.

* TroubledProduction: The night before filming was supposed to begin, a trailer containing $200,000 worth of costumes for the first three weeks of filming was destroyed by fire. The Honolulu Police Department is investigating it as a first-degree arson; Hawaii has [[https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/04/19/reeks-organized-crime-north-shore-film-set-fire-reopens-old-industry-wounds/ an unfortunate history of arson targeting the local film industry.]]

* KidsMealToy: The American branch of UsefulNotes/McDonalds did three different runs of ''Franchise/LiloAndStitch'' toys:

** The first run occurred in 2002 to promote [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch the first film]], featuring plastic bobblehead toys of the main cast on surfboard keychains.

** In either 2003 or 2004, its second run saw plastic toys of Lilo, Stitch (twice), Pleakley, and a spaceship. They came with ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries''-labeled cups of Play-Doh that were squeezed through the toys for small "practical effects", such as Stitch sticking out his long tongue.
** In February 2022, small Stitch plushies with little loops were released to promote the first movie's [[MilestoneCelebration 20th anniversary]], although this promotion was under the ''Disney Stitch'' branding that began the previous year instead of ''Lilo & Stitch''.

* KidsMealToy: The American branch of UsefulNotes/McDonalds did a run of toys in February 2022, releasing small Stitch plushies to promote the movie's 20th anniversary, although this promotion was under the ''Stitch'' branding instead of ''Lilo & Stitch''. A previous run of the franchise also occurred in 2002 to promote the first movie, featuring plastic toys of the main cast.

* UnisexSeriesGenderedMerchandise: An interesting case where the gender focus in merchandising shifted over time. While the film and the franchise always held a unisex appeal, much of the merchandise and some of the marketing during much of the franchise's heyday focused more on young boys, with Disney believing that Stitch's mischievous and sometimes crude behavior and sci-fi aspects appealed more to that demographic. This led to such merchandise as "Stitch boogers" being sold at Ride/WaltDisneyWorld. Unfortunately, this backfired, as older Disney fans were turned off by this focus on his negative traits while boys didn't seem to care much. In the years since the end of the main continuity in 2006, most of the franchise's merchandise now target the female demographic, with Disney emphasizing Stitch's cuteness more, the pink, female, Stitch-like experiment Angel managing to receive merchandise years after her two shows ended (and after the anime where she is more prominent failed in the U.S.), and the increasing prominence of Lilo's rag doll Scrump to the point that Disney now pairs the doll up with Stitch frequently (despite him never really caring about the doll in either the original film or the sequel material). That being said, much of the current ''Disney Stitch'' branding re-emphasizes Stitch's mischief and gross behavior by using a wacky and rather crude-looking graphic style with purple and either acid green or teal, so it goes either way.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Regarding the upcoming live-action remake:
** In November 2020, ''Variety'' and ''The Hollywood Reporter'' both stated that Creator/JonMChu was in talks to direct. However, nothing ever came of them and by May 2021, it was reported that he bowed out to focus on adaptations of ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}'' and ''China Rich Girlfriend'', the latter being the sequel to his own ''Film/CrazyRichAsians''. This was confirmed the following year when [[Film/MarcelTheShellWithShoesOn2021 Dean Fleischer Camp]] was reported to be the director.