Determined teen Din is longing to reconnect with his childhood best friend when he meets a wish-granting dragon who shows him the magic of possibilities.Determined teen Din is longing to reconnect with his childhood best friend when he meets a wish-granting dragon who shows him the magic of possibilities.Determined teen Din is longing to reconnect with his childhood best friend when he meets a wish-granting dragon who shows him the magic of possibilities.
- Awards
- 4 nominations
- Din
- (voice)
- Mom
- (voice)
- Li Na
- (voice)
- Short Goon
- (voice)
- …
- Dad
- (voice)
- Buckley
- (voice)
- Young Li Na
- (voice)
- Wen
- (voice)
- …
- Granny Neighbor
- (voice)
- …
- Additional Voices
- (voice)
- (as Catherine Cavadini)
- Young Long
- (voice)
- Director
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaWhile Long the Wish Dragon is voiced by John Cho, he is voiced in the Mandarin version by the film's producer Jackie Chan.
- GoofsAs the kids are being dragged cross the roof tops by the kite (at about the five minute mark). They run into the clothes and get caught in some of the items. As they go under the poles that the clothes are hanging. They do not knock the poles off the supports.
- Quotes
Long: Din!
[looks around in confusion]
Long: Whats happening?
Pipa God: Welcome Longzhu.
Long: What's going on? Where am I?
Pipa God: Congratulations! Your service as a Wish Dragon is complete.
Long: Complete? But I haven't finished, I haven't finished my tenth master!
Pipa God: You have put the needs of another before yourself, and shown us that you understand the meaning of life. You are now free to enter the spirit world
[Spirite world doors open and trumpets sound and confetti sticks to Long]
Long: Is that... a parade?
[Smiles]
Pipa God: In your honor.
Long: No no no! I can't! I have to go back!
Pipa God: Back?
Long: Turn me back into a Wish Dragon, I have one more wish to grant!
Pipa God: Th-that's ridiculous, the laws of heaven forbid it.
Long: You're ridiculous! You're an old man in a skirt!
Pipa God: This isn't a skirt!
Long: Send me back!
Pipa God: [Pipa God plays his instrument and the doors to the spirit world close and the parade disappears behind them] You dare reject the will of the Gods?
Long: Fine, if you won't send me back, I'll do it myself!
[Starts digging into the clouds]
Pipa God: Stop that!
Long: [Continues to dig into the clouds] Stupid clouds! Ah!
Pipa God: Stop! Stop that this instant!
Long: Ah! My friend needs me!
Pipa God: Fine! We will permit you to return, but only under one condition.
- Crazy creditsPuppies are shown at the ending credits.
- ConnectionsFeatured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Kamping Kalamity (2021)
- SoundtracksWhite Snow in Spring
Traditional
Arranged and Performed by Wu Man
Based on its own folk tale that is similar to Aladdin, a young man trying to reconnect with his childhood friend acquired a cup that spawned a dragon that could grant him 3 wishes.
Even though the premise sounded like an Aladdin copycat, the style and tone were completely different from the classic Arabian tale. The best aspect was the humor, which came mostly from the dragon, voiced by John Cho, experiencing the modern world. For the first half, I was laughing at the silly moments. The jokes weren't fancy or elaborated, but I'm a simple man, so goofy jokes were enough to get my facial muscles going.
The animation was pretty typical like the modern Disney animations. The dragon was fluffy and pink, which looked goofy.
The relationship between our main boy, Din, and the wish dragon was also another fun part. Again they were goofy and annoyed each other, which provided more funny jokes.
The weakest part was the story, which followed many tropes of a Disney-like animated movies. The theme follows a common yet valuable lesson that money can't buy happiness, and that people should cherish those around them. I did like the theme, but I didn't feel a lot of impact because of the predictable storyline and the theme itself, which was told a hundred of times before (but it's still important and relevant).
Overall, a simple, enjoyable, and funny story despite the predictable story and theme. 7/10.
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- Also known as
- El dragón de la tetera
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- Gross worldwide
- $21,120,000
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1