How 9/11 changed Disney’s Lilo & Stitch

9/11 was a turning point in every facet of American society — including cinema. Subscribe to our channel! In September of 2001, Disney was approaching final cut on Lilo & Stitch — a children’s film set for release in early 2002. The climax of the film initially featured Stitch piloting a 747 through a fictional Hawaiian city. But that urban backdrop was replaced with a mountainous backdrop, and the aircraft was re-worked to look like an alien spacecraft. The changes were informed by