Academy Awards, USA 1999
| Nominee Oscar | Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score Matthew Wilder (music) David Zippel (lyrics) Jerry Goldsmith (orchestral score) |
Buena Vista Pictures
Directed by Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(DVD, Disney)
When the Huns invade China, one male member of each family is forced to join the army. A teenage girl poses as a boy to take the place of her aging, and wounded, father. She goes to boot camp, along with an outspoken dragon as a protector, and somehow manages to avoid revealing her sex, even while swimming naked. Later, she saves the entire army with a well-placed cannon shot which causes and avalanche. Injured, her real identity is revealed and she is shunned by the very people she just saved. However, back in the city she is celebrated as a hero, but must defeat a few surviving Huns who launch a surprise attack. An uneasy mix of songs and adventure, not to mention the annoying antics of Eddie Murphy as the dragon, threaten to sink this animated Disney film.
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