101 Dalmatians
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An evil, high-fashion designer plots to steal Dalmatian puppies in order to make an extravagant fur coat, but instead creates an extravagant mess.
What critics thought
Critics were largely cold on this live-action remake, finding it a middling retread that coasts on Glenn Close's campy Cruella without generating much else of interest. Audiences, particularly families, responded far more warmly than reviewers did — that gap between critical dismissal and crowd enjoyment is the real story here.
“For older viewers, 101 Dalmatians may seem closer to the artistic level of the Beethoven dog adventures than the mid-level Disney classic that inspired it.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
Genres
Family, Comedy
Cast & Crew
Stephen HerekDirector
Glenn CloseCruella de Vil
Jeff DanielsRoger
Joely RichardsonAnita
Joan PlowrightNanny
Hugh LaurieJasper
Mark WilliamsHorace
John ShrapnelSkinner
Tim McInnernyAlonzo
Hugh FraserFrederick
Zohren WeissHerbert
Michael PercivalPolice Inspector
Michael KamenComposer
John HughesWriter
Dodie SmithWriter
Adrian BiddleCinematography101 Dalmatians
An evil, high-fashion designer plots to steal Dalmatian puppies in order to make an extravagant fur coat, but instead creates an extravagant mess.
What critics thought
Critics were largely cold on this live-action remake, finding it a middling retread that coasts on Glenn Close's campy Cruella without generating much else of interest. Audiences, particularly families, responded far more warmly than reviewers did — that gap between critical dismissal and crowd enjoyment is the real story here.
“For older viewers, 101 Dalmatians may seem closer to the artistic level of the Beethoven dog adventures than the mid-level Disney classic that inspired it.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
Genres
Family, Comedy
Cast & Crew
Stephen HerekDirectorGlenn CloseCruella de VilJeff DanielsRogerJoely RichardsonAnitaJoan PlowrightNannyHugh LaurieJasperMark WilliamsHoraceJohn ShrapnelSkinnerTim McInnernyAlonzoHugh FraserFrederickZohren WeissHerbertMichael PercivalPolice InspectorMichael KamenComposerJohn HughesWriterDodie SmithWriterAdrian BiddleCinematographyStream
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