A red koala-like genetic experiment made by Jumba from Stitch's template and twin brother under threat from Hämsterviel and Gantu. Serving as Hämsterviel's new lackey, he gets cloned after creation to give Hämsterviel a personal army.

  • Daveigh Chase as Lilo Pelekai: The Hawaiian girl who adopted Stitch and reformed the other experiments along with him. Designated as the experiments' caretaker and Earth's ambassador in the UGF, she is forced to say "aloha" (as in goodbye) to the main alien members of her ʻohana, but must reunite with them after discovering Hämsterviel's escape from prison.
  • David Ogden Stiers as Dr. Jumba Jookiba: The Kweltikwan mad scientist who created Stitch and the other genetic experiments. He was given back access to his laboratory as a reward for capturing and rehabilitating his experiments, but later gets forced by Hämsterviel and Gantu to make a new experiment just for the former.
  • Jeff Bennett as:
  • Dr. Jacques von Hämsterviel: A gerbil-like (or "hamster-like" according to him) alien who was Jumba's former partner-in-crime. He gets freed from Galactic Prison by his henchman Gantu and forces Jumba to create an experiment who is subservient to him, leading to Leroy's creation, using the experiment to take over the UGF and capture the first 624 experiments to destroy them.
  • The following genetic experiments:
  • Fibber (Experiment 032), a red, big-headed, living lie detector experiment.
  • Slick (Experiment 020), a purple, Southern U.S.-accented salesman experiment.
  • Ace (Experiment 262), a red superheroic experiment.
  • Remmy (Experiment 276), a blue, dream-eating, nightmare-inducing experiment.
  • Kevin Michael Richardson as Gantu: A giant, whale-like alien who was formerly the captain of the Galactic Armada and is Hämsterviel's henchman. He frees Hämsterviel from prison and helps him force Jumba to create Leroy, but gets fired after Hämsterviel finds the experiment to be more effective.
  • Kevin McDonald as Wendy Pleakley<!--Given name mentioned in the film-->: The Plorgonarian "Earth expert" and former UGF agent who is rewarded the role of chairman of Earth studies at Galactic Alliance Community College for helping capture and rehabilitate Jumba's experiments.
  • Rob Paulsen as:
  • Reuben (Experiment 625): A yellow marmot and koala-like genetic experiment who has the same powers of his predecessor Stitch (plus better English fluency) and loves sandwiches. After his partner Gantu abandons him, he helps Lilo in reuniting with Stitch, Jumba, and Pleakley and saving the galaxy from Hämsterviel and Leroy.
  • The following other genetic experiments:
  • Felix (Experiment 010), a green-furred cleaning experiment.
  • Squeak (Experiment 110), a red, talkative, mouse-like experiment.
  • Forehead (Experiment 044), a pink, four-headed barbershop quartet experiment.
  • Zoe Caldwell as the Grand Councilwoman: The leader of the United Galactic Federation/Galactic Alliance.
  • Tia Carrere as Nani Pelekai: Lilo's older sister and legal guardian.
  • Ving Rhames as Cobra Bubbles: A former CIA agent. He only cameos as a voice message in this film.
  • Liliana Mumy as Mertle Edmonds: Lilo's hula classmate and rival, and the owner of Gigi (Experiment 007).
  • Tara Strong as:
  • Angel (Experiment 624): A pink koala-like experiment who can sing a siren song that changes predecessor experiments' morality. She is also Stitch's girlfriend.
  • Babyfier (Experiment 151), a pink experiment who can convert beings into infants.
  • Belle (Experiment 248), a teal experiment who can scream loudly.
  • Dupe (Experiment 344), an orange-furred cloning experiment. (He was not used for cloning Leroy.)
  • Pleakley's unnamed G.A.C.C. assistant
  • Frank Welker (uncredited) as:
  • Sparky (Experiment 221), a yellow electrokinectic experiment.
  • Sprout (Experiment 509), a large Venus flytrap-like experiment.
  • Mr. Stenchy (Experiment 254), a cute pink experiment who can produce a foul stench.
  • Kixx (Experiment 601), a strong, purple, four-armed experiment.
  • Skip (Experiment 089), a purple experiment with an hourglass body who can "skip" those who use him ten years into the future.
  • Holio (Experiment 606), a red-furred, chipmunk-like experiment who can produce black holes.
  • Finder (Experiment 158), a red, shrew-like experiment who can find anything on request.
  • Deforestator (Experiment 515), a purple experiment who has long, sharp, spinning claws.
  • Yin (Experiment 501), a teal cephalopod experiment who can spray water at high pressure.
  • Yang (Experiment 502), an orange, lizard-like experiment who can shoot lava.
  • Tank (Experiment 586), an orange, bulldog and armadillo-like experiment who grows bigger upon eating metal.
  • Checkers (Experiment 029), a yellow, centipede-like experiment who gives those who wear him the ability to control others.
  • Slugger (Experiment 608), a yellow, Pteranodon-like experiment who can deflect projectiles with his baseball bat-like tail.
  • Splodyhead (Experiment 619), a red-furred, six-limbed experiment who can fire hot plasma balls from his lone nostril.
  • Tress MacNeille as:
  • Bonnie (Experiment 149), a green, koala-like experiment who is designed to steal things and is Clyde's partner.
  • Gigi (Experiment 007), a Shih Tzu-like experiment who is Mertle's pet "dog". The film reveals that she can talk.
  • Houdini (Experiment 604), a cream-colored, timid, rabbit-like experiment who can turn anything invisible, including himself.
  • Topper (Experiment 025), a yellow, star-shaped experiment who can glow brightly.
  • Melty (Experiment 228), a small, red, dragon-like experiment who can breath a blue fire that melts objects.
  • Amnesio (Experiment 303), a teal, insect-like, amnesia-inducing experiment.
  • Cannonball (Experiment 520), a pinkish, rotund experiment who can creating large waves when jumping into water.
  • Richter (Experiment 513), a purple Ankylosaur-like experiment who can produce earthquakes with a slap of his tail.
  • The G.A.C.C. vehicle's navigational computer
  • Nancy Cartwright (uncredited) as:
  • Shortstuff (Experiment 297), an orange, crab-like experiment who was tiny but was made giant in his episode of The Series.
  • Phantasmo (Experiment 375), a green, ghost-like experiment who can possess inanimate objects.
  • Bobcat Goldthwait as Nosy (Experiment 199): A red experiment with a big nose who is designed to uncover secrets but usually exposes gossip.
  • Rocky McMurray as Clyde (Experiment 150): A brownish, bear-like experiment with a cybernetic left arm who is designed to steal things and is Bonnie's partner.
  • Lili Ishida as Yuki: One of Lilo's hula classmates and Mertle's friends.
  • Jillian Henry as Elena: Another one of Lilo's hula classmates and Mertle's friends.
  • Kali Whitehurst as Teresa: Another one of Lilo's hula classmates and Mertle's friends.
  • Debra Rogers as First Officer Ombit: An grey-colored alien with an armadillo-like appearance who is an officer of the Galactic Armada and becomes part of Stitch's crew on the BRB-9000.
  • Doug Stone as Navigator Ensign Gecto: A green alien who is an officer of the Galactic Armada.

Production

According to writer-producer Jess Winfield, Leroy & Stitch was produced alongside the second season of Lilo & Stitch: The Series and finished production in 2005. The film was originally set for a direct-to-video release in spring 2006.

Release

Leroy & Stitch debuted on Disney Channel on June 23, 2006, and also aired on Toon Disney on June 26, 2006. It was released on DVD in the United States on June 27, 2006, under Walt Disney Pictures. Bonus features of the DVD include a then-unaired episode of Lilo & Stitch: The Series titled "Link" and a set-top game The Big Red Battleship Flight Simulator.

Critical reception

Leroy & Stitch received mixed reviews.

Skyler Miller of AllMovie gave the film a rating of three and a half out of five stars, praising the voice acting, Elvis Presley songs, and "[the] fast-moving plot that mixes frenetic action, sentimentality, and a few laughs." Miller wrote, "While [Leroy & Stitch is] not nearly as engaging or emotionally rich as the original [Lilo & Stitch] film that inspired it [...] all in all, Leroy & Stitch is a fitting wrap-up to an enjoyable animated series".

Edward Perkis of CinemaBlend gave the film a rating of one out of five stars, stating it is "just another direct-to-video sequel of Disney with no unusual stuff in it", and further uplifted and preferred the original film.

Common Sense Media (CSM) gave the film's quality four out of five stars, applicable for ages five and above, based on ten reviews from both parents and children.

The film was nominated for the 2007 Golden Reel Award by the Motion Picture Sound Editors, which ultimately went to Disneytoon's direct-to-video film The Fox and the Hound 2.

In 2019, Petrana Radulovic of Polygon ranked Leroy & Stitch 9th out of 26 films on her list of direct-to-video sequels, prequels, and "mid-quels" to Disney animated films, one rank higher than Stitch! The Movie. Despite criticizing Leroy & Stitch for focusing more on the aliens and space over the "charming" characters like with Stitch! The Movie, she ranked the finale film higher than the pilot film because of all the now-united 626 experiments' "wacky and really specific powers", stating that "[w]e get to see what they've all been up to after acclimating to life on Hawaii[...], and see them in action in the final battle." Werhstedt wrote, "For fans who were really involved with the series [...], this film acts like the perfect finale." However, she also criticized it for "los[ing] a bit of the human charm of the original and [[Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch|the previous [released] sequel]]". The soundtrack also contains score pieces from the original Lilo & Stitch film (which was composed by Alan Silvestri) and from Lilo & Stitch: The Series<nowiki>'</nowiki>s pilot film Stitch! The Movie (which was composed by Michael Tavera, who was also the composer for The Series).

Track listing

See also

  • Lilo & Stitch: The Series, an animated television spin-off of the animated feature film Lilo & Stitch that preceded this film
  • List of Lilo & Stitch: The Series episodes
  • Stitch!, an anime spin-off of Lilo & Stitch that succeeded this film

Notes

References

  • Leroy & Stitch at Keyframe - the Animation Resource