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102 Dalmatians
on DVD (2000)
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| Starring: |
Glenn Close, Gerard Depardieu, Tim McInnerny, Eric Idle, Ioan Gruffudd, Ben Crompton, Ian Richardson, Jim Carter, Timothy West, Ron Cook |
| Director: |
Kevin Lima |
| Studio: |
WALT DISNEY HOME VIDEO |
| Run time: |
96 mins |
| Certificate: |
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| Genres: |
Children, Family |
| Languages: |
English |
| Dubbed: |
Danish, Norwegian |
| Hearing-impaired: |
Danish, English |
| Subtitles: |
Danish, English, Norwegian |
| Released: |
10/09/2001
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Brief synopsis of 102 Dalmatians
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.
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Radio Times
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.
Halliwell's Film Guide
This is not so much a sequel, but virtually a remake of Disney's first live-action version of the story, only much duller.
Time Out
Stephen Herek's live-action remake of the Disney animated classic had bite and dash. The four writers of this sequel...
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