102 Dalmatians (2000)

Cruella DeVil gets out of prison and goes after them darned puppies once more.

Director:

Kevin Lima

Writers:

Dodie Smith (novel), Kristen Buckley (story),

Stars:

Glenn Close, Gérard Depardieu, Ioan Gruffudd

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Glenn Close	...	Cruella de Vil
Gérard Depardieu	...	Jean-Pierre Le Pelt (as Gerard Depardieu)
Ioan Gruffudd	...	Kevin Sheperd
Alice Evans	...	Chloe Simon
Tim McInnerny	...	Alonzo
Eric Idle	...	Waddlesworth (voice)
Ben Crompton	...	Ewan
Carol MacReady	...	Agnes (as Carol Macready)
Ian Richardson	...	Mr. Torte
Jim Carter	...	Detective Armstrong
Ron Cook	...	Mr. Button
Timothy West	...	Judge
David Horovitch	...	Dr. Pavlov
Dick Brannick	...	Pavlov's Assistant
Mike Hayley	...	Constable

Storyline

After a spot of therapy Cruella De Vil is released from prison a changed woman. Devoted to dogs and good causes, she is delighted that Chloe, her parole officer, has a dalmatian family and connections with a dog charity. But the sound of Big Ben can reverse the treatment so it is only a matter of time before Ms De Vil is back to her incredibly ghastly ways, using her new-found connections with Chloe and friends.

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Plot Keywords:

dog | puppy | parole officer | dalmatian | jack russell terrier | 

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Taglines:

The dalmatians reign. Thanksgiving.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Disney

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 November 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

102 dálmatas

Filming Locations:

St. Pancras Station, St. Pancras, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$85,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,179,758 (UK) (8 December 2000)

Gross:

ESP 768,015,114 (Spain) (29 June 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cruella Productions, Walt Disney Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX SDDS DTS-ES

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Many of the puppies found happy homes with many of the trainers. Most were returned to the breeders once they were too old to use for filming, and the breeders sold them off with special papers, noting that the puppy took a part in the filming of this movie.

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Goofs

Just before Kevin and Chloe leave the house for their dinner date, the music that plays from the video the dogs are watching is the overture "Love Is A Song" from Bambi. When the television screen is shown later, however, the dogs are watching Lady and the Tramp.

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Quotes

Cruella de Vil: Just a teensy, weensy heckle? You know - MURDERER!

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Connections

Spoofs Lady and the Tramp (1955)

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Soundtracks

"Digga Digga Dog"
Opening and ending title song
Mark Brymer

User Reviews

Cruella DeVil is at it again...

I saw the original "101 Dalmatians" 3 times while en route from England back home to the USA and I loved it. So when I saw there was a new dalmatians movie, "102 Dalmatians," I was elated and when I saw it, I was NOT disappointed. In fact, I liked this version even better than the first. Glenn Close's performance as "Ella" who has been imprisoned for 3 years for dognapping but who received behavioral modification but reverts to "Cruella" when Big Ben's chimes go off, is delightfully dastardly. And the performance by Gerard Depardieu as the loathsome LaPelt is extraordinary. But the best performances, the ones who "take the cake" are those by the Dalmatians, real or created, especially Oddball, the spotless dalmatian puppy who is obsessed with "S-P-O-T-S." The scene where she goes berserk when she sees a black and white sweater on a puppet in a Punch & Judy show is hilarious. There were scenes in which it looked like the puppies were in real danger but the magic lies in the fact that, when you read the credits, you realize those scenes were created; no puppy was ever in danger. I recommend this movie highly and I should; I've seen it at least 7 times and I also have the video.