101 Dalmatians (1996 film)
| 101 Dalmatians | |
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| Directed by | Stephen Herek |
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| Produced by | John Hughes |
| Written by | Dodie Smith (novel) John Hughes |
| Starring | Glenn Close Jeff Daniels Joely Richardson Joan Plowright Mark Williams Hugh Laurie Tim McInnerny |
| Music by | Michael Kamen |
| Cinematography | Adrian Biddle |
| Editing by | Larry Bock Trudy Ship |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Release date(s) | November 27, 1996 |
| Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | N/A |
| Gross revenue | $320,689,294 |
| Followed by | 102 Dalmatians (2000) |
101 Dalmatians is a 1996 live-action film produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is a remake of the 1961 animated film of the same name (which was based on Dodie Smith's 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians). It stars Glenn Close as the villainous Cruella de Vil, and Jeff Daniels as Roger, the owner of the 101 dalmatians. Pongo, Perdita, and the 99 Puppies are all played by real-life dalmatian actors in this version, unlike in the 1961 animated version. 102 Dalmatians was released in 2000 as its theatrical sequel.
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Plot
Roger Dearly (Jeff Daniels) is an American video games designer, who shares his home in London with his pet dalmatian, Pongo. One day Roger takes Pongo for a walk, and the dog sets his eyes on a beautiful female Dalmatian named Perdy. After a frantic chase through the streets of London, Roger and Pongo discover Perdy likes Pongo; and Perdy's owner, fashion designer Anita Campbell-Green (Joely Richardson), is taken with Roger when they meet in St. James Park. Romance blossoms between both human and canine couples and Roger and Anita walk down the aisle. Anita works for Cruella de Vil (Glenn Close), a sexy fashion maven with a great love for cigarettes and fur.
Anita becomes inspired by her dogs and designs a fur coat made with spotted fur, causing Cruella to leap on the idea of making garments out of actual Dalmatians. When Cruella learns that Perdy has given birth to fifteen Dalmatian puppies she offers the couple a decent price for the newborn puppies, but the couple refuses. Flying into a maniacal rage, she fires Anita and vows to get even. She has her henchmen, Jasper and Horace (Hugh Laurie & Mark Williams), steal the puppies and deliver them to her ancient estate, De Vil Mansion.
With the help of the other dogs and animals scattered throughout London, the puppies manage to outwit Jasper and Horace and escape to a farm where their parents have been called to wait. But shortly after, Cruella shows up and tries to retrieve them; she ends up having a pig sit on her and fart in her face, after which she falls into a vat of molasses by raccoons and is kicked into a pig pen by a horse. All of the Dalmatians get home by the Metropolitan Police Service, who then arrest Cruella and her henchmen. The family adopts the other Dalmatians Cruella stole, bringing the total to 101.
Roger designs a successful video game featuring dalmatian puppies as the protagonists and Cruella as the villain, and they move to the English countryside with their millions.
Cast
- Glenn Close as Cruella de Vil
- Jeff Daniels as Roger Dearly
- Joely Richardson as Anita Campbell-Green-Dearly
- Joan Plowright as Nanny
- Hugh Laurie as Jasper
- Mark Williams as Horace
- John Shrapnel as Skinner
- Tim McInnerny as Alonzo
Curiosity
- Cruella De Vil's car is a Panther De Ville
- 101 Dalmatians: The sets
Release
101 Dalmatians was released on VHS on April 15, 1997 and on a bare-bones DVD on December 12, 2000. Due to the high sales of the 101 Dalmatians Platinum Edition DVD, Disney re-released the live action film on September 16, 2008 in the US.
Reception
The film performed well at the Box Office, earning $136,189,294 in the US and $184,500,000 overseas, bringing its worldwide total to $320,689,294.[1] Close's performance, as well as her sex appeal as Cruella DeVil, was universally praised.
References
- ^ "101 Dalmatians (1996)". Box Office Mojo. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=101dalmatiansliveaction.htm. Retrieved on 2008-11-05.
External links
- 101 Dalmatians at the Internet Movie Database
- 101 Dalmatians at Allmovie
- 101 Dalmatians at Rotten Tomatoes
| Preceded by Star Trek: First Contact |
Box office number-one films of 1996 (USA) December 1, 1996 – December 8, 1996 |
Succeeded by Jerry Maguire |
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