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* The [[Five Animals]] of Kung Fu are referenced. |
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* The song Go(Jump In) by Jupiter Rising was played while Shen was dancing. |
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* Although the movie was set in California it was shot on location in [[New Zealand]] with parts of it shot at a Auckland High School ''Long Bay College''. Coincidentally, [[Shin Koyamada]]'s previous Blockbuster film ''[[The Last Samurai]]'' was also shot there. New Zealand was also substituted for the fictional California city of Blue Bay Harbor in [[Power Rangers: Ninja Storm]], also starring [[Sally Martin]] as [[Power Rangers: Ninja Storm]] as the [[Ninja Storm Power Rangers#Tori Hanson|Blue Wind Ranger]], Tori Hanson. Curiously, this character had an affinity for wearing blue, as the Blue Rangers traditionally do. |
* Although the movie was set in California it was shot on location in [[New Zealand]] with parts of it shot at a Auckland High School ''Long Bay College''. Coincidentally, [[Shin Koyamada]]'s previous Blockbuster film ''[[The Last Samurai]]'' was also shot there. New Zealand was also substituted for the fictional California city of Blue Bay Harbor in [[Power Rangers: Ninja Storm]], also starring [[Sally Martin]] as [[Power Rangers: Ninja Storm]] as the [[Ninja Storm Power Rangers#Tori Hanson|Blue Wind Ranger]], Tori Hanson. Curiously, this character had an affinity for wearing blue, as the Blue Rangers traditionally do. |
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* Was originally set to air on [[June 2]], [[2006]] but got bumped by [[Disney Channel]] because they had trouble putting up the movie's official web site. |
* Was originally set to air on [[June 2]], [[2006]] but got bumped by [[Disney Channel]] because they had trouble putting up the movie's official web site. |
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Revision as of 21:12, 13 June 2007
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| Directed by | John Laing |
| Starring | Brenda Song Shin Koyamada Sally Martin |
| Distributed by | Disney Channel |
Release dates | June 16, 2006 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million |
Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior is a Disney Channel Original Movie starring Brenda Song from The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and Shin Koyamada from The Last Samurai.
Plot Summary
Wendy Wu is a teenager who seems to have the perfect life: she's beautiful, popular and one of the two candidates to be voted Homecoming Queen. However, her life is changed when Shen, a monk from China, imparts to her the shocking truth about herself; she is a reincarnated Yin Warrior, whose destiny is to battle the evil Yan Lo. Wendy does not believe Shen at first, choosing to promote her campaign for Homecoming Queen against Jessica Dawson. Shen then makes a deal with Wendy, agreeing to help her with her history unit on China if she will let Shen train her. Meanwhile, Yan Lo, in the form of a Chinese artifact, makes its way into Wendy's hometown and possesses many people, including Jessica. In the end she defeats Yan Lo and gives her Homecoming Title to Jessica, finally realizing that there are more important things in life than being Homecoming Queen.
Trivia
- The Five Animals of Kung Fu are referenced.
- The song Go(Jump In) by Jupiter Rising was played while Shen was dancing.
- Although the movie was set in California it was shot on location in New Zealand with parts of it shot at a Auckland High School Long Bay College. Coincidentally, Shin Koyamada's previous Blockbuster film The Last Samurai was also shot there. New Zealand was also substituted for the fictional California city of Blue Bay Harbor in Power Rangers: Ninja Storm, also starring Sally Martin as Power Rangers: Ninja Storm as the Blue Wind Ranger, Tori Hanson. Curiously, this character had an affinity for wearing blue, as the Blue Rangers traditionally do.
- Was originally set to air on June 2, 2006 but got bumped by Disney Channel because they had trouble putting up the movie's official web site.
- In one scene a mural, with the letters "LBC" on it, can be seen in the background. This is an Acronym for "Long Bay College"
- Brenda Song, who plays Wendy Wu, has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do in real life. However, she had to "unlearn" some fighting techniques so that the fight scenes would look better on-camera.
- Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior made its debut on DVD October 24, 2006.
- Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior is the sixth DCOM to receive a TV-PG rating; before it were Tiger Cruise, Don't Look Under The Bed, Halloweentown Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge, Twitches.
- During filming Brenda Song, while attempting to kick a soda can from someone's hand, missed and kicked him in the chest.
- On set while doing a flip, Brenda Song landed on her foot and sprained it.
- James Gaylyn has guest stared in the Power Rangers: Ninja Storm series as a Wind Ninja Academy Sensei from the past. He was also the voice of Zeltrax in Power Rangers: Dino Thunder.
- Brenda Song had to commute during film breaks to film the second season of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.
- It had over 5.7 million viewers on the night of it's premiere, making it currently the eighth highest viewed DCOM.[1]
- Many drama students from Long Bay College were used as extras, and can be seen chiefly in the school scenes.
- Disney stated that a sequel is possible, and in scrpit writing stages, while Brenda Song commented, "I would love to do another one".