Glenn Close returns as the malicious fur-collecting fashion plate Cruella De Vil in Disney's 102 DALMATIANS, the highly anticipated sequel to the 1996 live-action blockbuster. Pursuading the authorities that she has been successfully rehabilitated, De Vil is released from prison, seemingly transformed into a law-abiding animal .. Read more
| Starring | Glenn Close, Gerard Depardieu, Tim McInnerny, Eric Idle |
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| Director | Kevin Lima |
| Genres | Children, Family |
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Glenn Close returns as the malicious fur-collecting fashion plate Cruella De Vil in Disney's 102 DALMATIANS, the highly anticipated sequel to the 1996 live-action blockbuster. Pursuading the authorities that she has been successfully rehabilitated, De Vil is released from prison, seemingly transformed into a law-abiding animal lover, securely under the influence of Dr. Pavlov's psychotherapy. Under the watchful eye of her skeptical probation officer, Chloe Simon (Alice Evans), De Vil comes to the aid of a failing dog shelter run by Kevin Shepherd (Ioan Gruffudd). But when Shepherd is promptly arrested for the theft of dalmatians and Chloe loses her own dalmatian pups, including the spotless Oddball, De Vil comes under suspicion once again. Her new alliance with a French fashion designer, Jean Pierre Le Pelt (Gerard Depardieu), known for his unusual flare for animal fur, doesn't help her case. Set in Paris, 102 DALMATIANS is a lighthearted and humorous tale of animal rights and identity conflict that climaxes in a riotous frenzy of hilarious slapstick comedy and heartwarming fantasy.
| Starring | Glenn Close, Gerard Depardieu, Tim McInnerny, Eric Idle, Ioan Gruffudd, Ben Crompton, Ian Richardson, Jim Carter, Timothy West, Ron Cook |
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| Director | Kevin Lima |
| Studio | WALT DISNEY HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 36 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Children, Family |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | Danish, Norwegian |
| Hearing-impaired | Danish, English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Danish, English, Norwegian |
| Released | DVD: 10 Sep 2001 Production year: 2000 |
| Format | DVD |
Glenn Close returns as villainous Cruella De Vil in this follow-up to Disney's 1996 live-action hit 101 Dalmatians. This is as much fun as the first film, with supposedly reformed fur-lover Cruella released after a spell of incarceration and funding an animal rescue operation. Before you can say cutesy wootsie puppies, she's got outrageous designer Gérard Depardieu preparing to make a dalmatian overcoat. Ioan Gruffudd and Alice Evans provide the romantic interest — Jeff Daniels and Joely Richardson were obviously otherwise engaged — but it's Close and Eric Idle (as the voice of parrot Waddlesworth) who provide the laughs. Adults may find it disappointing that the dogs can't speak (as they did in the classic animated version of the tale), but children will no doubt be enchanted by the cuddly pooches.
This is not so much a sequel, but virtually a remake of Disney's first live-action version of the story, only much duller.
I love this film. its a great take on the original 101 dalmations. i especially loved the new cruella deVil song. I adore oddball she is gorgeous and waddlesworth is fantastic. if you dont love this film then you have a heart of stone
It was exactly what I expected, having seen the first one. A mixture of slapstick comedy and farce, with the necessity of having to suspend disbelief to allow the 2-d plot to work. The names in it help a great deal, as they manage to plump out an otherwise thin plot with moments of desparate individuality.
My son found it amusing in parts.
Susan Sarandon is to star in a new Disney movie that mixes live action and animation. The star of Alfie, The Client and The Witches Of Eastwick will take the role of a wicked queen in the film Enchanted. Alongside co-stars Amy Adams (Catch Me If You Can, The Wedding Date) and James Marsden (X-Men, The 24th Day), Sarandon will be transformed into a cartoon character for the animated sequences along with acting in the live action segments of the film. Enchanted will tell the story of a beautiful... Read more