Mulan Movie Facts
22 of the most interesting Mulan facts you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Mulan movie message.


Mulan Movie Trivia Facts
These trivia from Reddit and other sources can be used as questions with answers in quizzes or games.
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Mushu spreading his wings and responding, "Your worst nightmare" is a reference to Batman
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While fighting the Hun underlings at the palace we see Mulan breaking the arm of a soldier.
Mulan Easter Eggs
Hidden objects, characters, easter eggs, and their meanings are wonderful ways to discover the filmmaker's perspectives of any given movie.
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Mulan mentions 'Punctual' as one of the desirable qualities in a bride. This is a callback to Aladdin when the Genie accidentally tells him to say 'Punctual'
Mulan Hidden Facts



Mushu is seen reading a newspaper from right to left. Traditionally, Chinese text was written in vertical columns which were read from right-to-left.




During the song "Honour to us all" Mulan retrieves a girl's doll from two boys playing with toy swords and returns it. Later in the movie, she finds another doll in a burned-out village, but not the girl who owns it, showing the stark reality of war.


The emperor says that a single grain of rice can tip the scale. In the next opening scene, Mulan balances a single grain of rice in her bowl.
When Mushu and Lucky Cricket decide to go bring Mulan back, Mushu says to Cricket, "Then we'll see who's a loser. Me or you." but he points to himself when he says "you" and to Cricket when he says "me". Approximately 1:55 in video below.




Mulan Plot
To save her father from death in the army, a young maiden secretly goes in his place and becomes one of China's greatest heroines in the process.
Cast and Details
Here are the full cast and crew of Mulan. The goofs, crazy credits, and trivia they have performed may have not taken your attention. Some are hidden for a reason, while others randomly forgotten.
Genre | Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical, War |
Director | Tony Bancroft |
Stars | Miguel Ferrer, Harvey Fierstein, Freda Foh Shen, June Foray |
IMDB score | 7.6 |