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1996 Certificate U
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Slapstick kingpin John Hughes translates the classic animated children's tale into a campy live-action slugfest. The fur-loving, sadistic Cruella De Vil (Close, at her most outrageous) pants after the pelts of the titular puppies, hoping to sew them into a fabulous coat, but the dogs outsmart her and her bumbling henchmen. Read more

Starring Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson, Hugh Laurie
Director Stephen Herek
Genres Children

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101 Dalmatians

Slapstick kingpin John Hughes translates the classic animated children's tale into a campy live-action slugfest. The fur-loving, sadistic Cruella De Vil (Close, at her most outrageous) pants after the pelts of the titular puppies, hoping to sew them into a fabulous coat, but the dogs outsmart her and her bumbling henchmen.

Starring Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson, Hugh Laurie, Mark Williams, Joan Plowright
Director Stephen Herek
Studio WALT DISNEY HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 46 mins
Certificate Certificate U
Genres Children
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 10 Sep 2001
Production year: 1996
Format DVD
  • Critics' reviews (3) of 101 Dalmatians

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  • "...Close delivers show-stopping line readings that are simply non-pareil....Daniels and Richardson prove winning and well-matched..."

    • Variety
  • Live-action remake of Disney's enduring classic scripted by John Hughes - and the final act is pretty much a retread of... read more on Time Out

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  • 31 out of 40 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    It'll knock ya spots off

    101 Dalmatians is the live action version of the 1961 animated classic. The movie followed the original story somewhat, but because it's a more modern live action movie, there are some things that are just different from before.

    The story revolves around a fashion designers (Cruella)passion of creating the most beautiful items of clothing, her particular obsession, fur. Her dream is to kill all 101 dalmatians and make a coat out of them! Bumbling oafs Jasper and Horace somehow manage to steal the puppies required for the job and deliver them to Cruella Now, the dalmatians must stop her...or else!

    I liked it, especially with the make-up and all the stunts. The dogs were well trained and Glen Close was excellent. She truly captured the part, actually I couldn't imagine anyone else filling the role as good as she did. The costume designs she wore were fantastic, the entire production was top notch.

    The supporting cast were very good too, and I can't falter the set design either. Some scenes were hilarious (to me anyway) I thought Disney did a great job on this. The director and scriptwriter should be congratulated also on transferring from the animated movie to real life.

    • JediSi
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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Classic

    Outstanding a true classic

      • A customer from scotland
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    • Slapstick kingpin John Hughes translates the classic animated children's tale into a campy live-action slugfest. The fur-loving, sadistic Cruella De Vil (Close, at her most outrageous) pants after ...