I love this movie, and it has been resurfacing as a cult classic recently as far as I can tell. I can't even remember how many times I've brought up this movie with someone else and it just unearths a memory they have of this movie. Dean is a beloved character of mine, and it's rare to see a character like him in kids movies any more, especially done so well.

Someone can correct me, but it feels like there's a lot of "slimeball" antagonists in late 90s/early 00s movies, much more than before or after that generation. Thinking about Mansley brought that back to mind. Looking at Disney at the time, you had the emperor's advisor in Mulan, Clayton from Tarzan, Randall from Monster's Inc. DreamWorks had Tzekel-Kan in the Road to El Dorado and Prince Charming in Shrek 2. Just a feeling I get from the movies at the time, focusing on more underhanded villains instead of traditional Big Bads.