101 Dalmatians ( 1996 film ) - wikipedia 101 Dalmatians ( 1996 film ) This article is about the 1996 live - action film. For the 1961 animated film, see One Hundred and One Dalmatians. For the original children 's novel, see The Hundred and One Dalmatians. For other uses, see 101 Dalmatians. 101 Dalmatians Theatrical release poster Directed by Stephen Herek Produced by John Hughes Ricardo Mestres Screenplay by John Hughes Based on The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith Starring Glenn Close Jeff Daniels Joely Richardson Joan Plowright Music by Michael Kamen Cinematography Adrian Biddle Edited by Trudy Ship Production company Walt Disney Pictures Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution Release date November 27, 1996 ( 1996 - 11 - 27 ) Running time 103 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $75 million Box office $320.6 million 101 Dalmatians is a 1996 American live - action comedy adventure film based on Walt Disney 's animated 1961 movie adaptation of Dodie Smith 's 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians. Directed by Stephen Herek and co-produced by John Hughes and Ricardo Mestres, it stars Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson, Joan Plowright, Hugh Laurie, Mark Williams and Tim McInnerny. In contrast with the 1961 film, none of the animals talk in this version. 101 Dalmatians was released on November 27, 1996 and was praised for its faithfulness to the animated classic. It received mixed reviews, but was a commercial success, grossing $320.6 million in theaters against a $75 million budget. Close, who was universally praised for her portrayal as Cruella de Vil, was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical, but lost to Madonna in Evita. The film was also nominated for a BAFTA award for best makeup effects. A sequel, 102 Dalmatians, was released on November 22, 2000 with Close and McInnerny reprising their roles. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 4.1 Box office 4.2 Home media 4.3 Video game 5 Reception 6 Sequels 7 References 8 External links Plot American video game designer Roger Dearly ( Jeff Daniels ) lives with his pet dalmatian Pongo in London. One day, Pongo sets his eyes on a beautiful female dalmatian named Perdy. After a frantic chase through the streets of London that ends in St. James 's Park, Roger discovers that Pongo likes Perdy. Her owner, Anita Campbell - Green ( Joely Richardson ) falls in love with Roger when they meet. They both fall into the lake as a result of their dogs chasing each other, but they return to Roger 's home and Anita accepts his proposal. They get married along with Perdita and Pongo. Anita works as a fashion designer at the House of de Vil. Her boss, the pampered and very glamorous Cruella de Vil ( Glenn Close ), has a deep passion for fur, going so far as to have a taxidermist, Mr Skinner, skin a white tiger at the London Zoo to make it into a rug for her. Anita, inspired by her dalmatian, designs a coat made with spotted fur. Cruella is intrigued by the idea of making garments out of actual dalmatians, and finds it amusing that it would seem as if she was wearing Anita 's dog. Anita soon discovers that Perdy is pregnant and is then informed by Nanny ( Joan Plowright ) that she ( Anita ) is, too, much to her shock. Some time later, Cruella visits their home and expresses contempt upon meeting Roger. Her initial disgust at them having a baby turns to excitement when she finds out Perdy is expecting too. Several weeks later, she returns when a litter of 15 puppies are born and offers Roger and Anita £ 7,500 for them, but they declined her offer. Enraged, Cruella fires Anita and vows revenge against her and Roger. One winter evening, she has her henchmen, Jasper and Horace ( Hugh Laurie and Mark Williams ) break into their home and steal the puppies, while Roger and Anita are walking in the park with Pongo and Perdy. Along with 84 other dalmatians that were previously stolen, they deliver them to her ancient country estate, De Vil Mansion. Cruella also hires Skinner to kill and skin them to create her coat. With the family devastated at the loss of their puppies, Pongo uses the twilight bark to carry the message via the dogs and other animals of Britain, while Roger and Anita notify the Metropolitan Police. A dog who had witnessed the stolen puppies follows Jasper and Horace to the mansion, and finds all of them inside, before helping them escape under the duo 's noses. They make their way to a nearby farm, where they are later joined by Pongo and Perdy. Cruella arrives at the mansion and soon discovers what has happened. Angry with the thieves ' failure, she decides to carry out the job herself, while Jasper and Horace attempt to search for them also. After several mishaps, Jasper and Horace discover nearby police on the hunt for Cruella and her henchmen and hand themselves in, joining Skinner who was beaten earlier while trying to kill Lucky ( one of the 15 puppies ), who had been left behind. Meanwhile, Cruella tracks the puppies to the farm where they are hiding and tries to retrieve them. However, the animals outwit her, cause her to fall into a vat of molasses and get thrown through a window into a pig pen. Shortly afterwards, the fleeing dalmatians ( including Lucky ) are found and sent home via the Suffolk Constabulary, while those looking for Cruella arrive at the farm to arrest her. In the police van, she belittles Jasper, Horace, and Skinner for their incompetence before they are sprayed by a skunk which she had mistaken for her bag. Pongo, Perdy and their puppies are reunited with Roger and Anita. After being informed that the remaining 84 puppies have no home to go to, as they have not been claimed by their original owners, they decide to adopt them, bringing the total to 101. Roger designs a successful video game featuring dalmatian puppies as the protagonists and Cruella as the villain and they move to the countryside with their millions. Roger and Anita have a baby daughter, and a year later Anita becomes pregnant again and the puppies grew up. Cast Glenn Close as Cruella De Vil Jeff Daniels as Roger Dearly Joely Richardson as Anita Campbell - Green - Dearly Joan Plowright as Nanny The Housekeeper Hugh Laurie as Jasper Mark Williams as Horace Tim McInnerny as Alonzo John Shrapnel as Mr. Skinner Hugh Fraser as Frederick Zohren Weiss as Herbert Frank Welker as Pongo & Perdy ( voice ) Production The role of Cruella had been previously offered to Sigourney Weaver ( Close took it after finishing her run in the musical Sunset Boulevard ). Cathy Moriarty was briefly considered for the role, but was later deemed too frightening for a children 's film after doing a screen test. The animatronic creatures used in the film are provided by Jim Henson 's Creature Shop. Minster Court was used as the exterior of Cruella De Vil 's fashion house. Sarum Chase was used as the exterior of her home. Release Box Office 101 Dalmatians was released on November 27, 1996. The UK premiere of the film was held on December 4, 1996, at the Royal Albert Hall, London, and the exterior of the Hall was lit with dalmatian spots. It grossed $136.2 million in the United States and $320.7 million worldwide. Home media 101 Dalmatians was released on VHS for the first time on April 15, 1997, and on DVD on December 12, 2000. Due to the high sales of the One Hundred and One Dalmatians Platinum Edition DVD, Disney re-released it on September 16, 2008, in the U.S., along with its sequel, 102 Dalmatians and that to the original 1961 animated version, 101 Dalmatians II : Patch 's London Adventure. Video game A video game based on the film entitled 101 Dalmatians : Escape from DeVil Manor was released in May 1997. Reception On review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 38 % and an average rating of 5.4 out of 10 from 33 reviews. Animal rights organizations protested the film 's release, saying that Dalmatian sales shot up after the premiere, fueled by impulsive purchases of puppies by parents for their children. Being ill - prepared to care for a relatively difficult breed of dog past puppy - hood, many of these new owners eventually surrendered their animals to pounds, where many dogs ended up being euthanized. Sequels A sequel, 102 Dalmatians, was released on November 22, 2000. The film 's early working title was 101 Dalmatians Returns. Disney is planning a live - action Cruella de Vil film origin story titled Cruella directed by Alex Timbers. Marc Platt and Andrew Gunn will produce ; Glenn Close is executive producer. Screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna was set to write it, but Kelly Marcel replaced her. Emma Stone will play the eponymous role. References ^ Jump up to : `` 101 Dalmatians ''. AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved September 16, 2017. Jump up ^ `` 101 Dalmatians ''. PowerGrid. ^ Jump up to : `` 101 Dalmatians ( 1996 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 5, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Golden Globes ''. Jump up ^ `` 101 Dalmatians ( 1996 ) ''. IMDb. Jump up ^ http://www.creatureshop.com/productions_film.php Archived August 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. ^ Jump up to : `` 101 Dalmatians filming locations ''. Movie-Locations.com. Retrieved 4 October 2014. Jump up ^ Puig, Claudia ( December 2, 1996 ). `` ' 101 Dalmatians ' Nabs Top Spot ''. The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 3, 2010. Jump up ^ `` 101 Dalmatians ''. Amazon. Retrieved March 22, 2016. Jump up ^ `` 101 Dalmatians Movie Reviews, Pictures ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 18, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Activists Protest Disney Dalmations ''. Cinema.com. August 30, 2000. Retrieved March 22, 2016. Jump up ^ Kit, Borys ( December 14, 2016 ). `` Disney 's Live - Action ' Cruella ' Finds Director ''. Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 14, 2016. Jump up ^ Kit, Borys ( 2011 - 11 - 17 ). `` Disney Preps Live - Action Cruella de Vil Film ( Exclusive ) ''. Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 2013 - 10 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Disney is making a live - action Cruella de Vil movie ''. Entertainment Weekly. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013. Jump up ^ Borys, Kit ( January 6, 2016 ). `` Emma Stone in Talks to Play Cruella de Vil for Disney ( Exclusive ) ''. Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 22, 2016. Jump up ^ Takeda, Allison ( April 26, 2016 ). `` Emma Stone as Cruella de Vil and More Live - Action Fairy - Tale News From Disney ''. Us Magazine. Retrieved June 10, 2016. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to 101 Dalmatians ( 1996 film ). Official website 101 Dalmatians on IMDb 101 Dalmatians at Rotten Tomatoes 101 Dalmatians at AllMovie 101 Dalmatians at Box Office Mojo Disney portal Comedy portal Film in the United States portal 1990s portal Dodie Smith 's The Hundred and One Dalmatians Books The Hundred and One Dalmatians ( 1956 ) The Starlight Barking ( 1967 ) Animated films One Hundred and One Dalmatians ( 1961 ) 101 Dalmatians II : Patch 's London Adventure ( 2003 ) Live - action films 101 Dalmatians ( 1996 ) 102 Dalmatians ( 2000 ) Video games Disney 's Animated Storybook : 101 Dalmatians ( 1997 ) 101 Dalmatians : Escape from DeVil Manor ( 1997 ) 102 Dalmatians : Puppies to the Rescue ( 2000 ) Miscellaneous One Hundred and One Dalmatians franchise 101 Dalmatians : The Series ( 1997 -- 1998 ) Broadway musical Soundtrack Cruella de Vil Films directed by Stephen Herek Critters ( 1986 ) Bill & Ted 's Excellent Adventure ( 1989 ) Do n't Tell Mom the Babysitter 's Dead ( 1991 ) The Mighty Ducks ( 1992 ) The Three Musketeers ( 1993 ) Mr. Holland 's Opus ( 1995 ) 101 Dalmatians ( 1996 ) Holy Man ( 1998 ) Rock Star ( 2001 ) Life or Something Like It ( 2002 ) Man of the House ( 2005 ) Picture This ( 2008 ) Dead like Me : Life After Death ( 2009 ) Into the Blue 2 : The Reef ( 2009 ) The Cutting Edge : Fire and Ice ( 2010 ) The Chaperone ( 2011 ) Jinxed ( 2013 ) Dolly Parton 's Coat of Many Colors ( 2015 ) The Great Gilly Hopkins ( 2015 ) Dolly Parton 's Christmas of Many Colors : Circle of Love ( 2016 ) John Hughes Director and writer Sixteen Candles ( 1984 ) The Breakfast Club ( 1985 ) Weird Science ( 1985 ) Ferris Bueller 's Day Off ( 1986 ) Planes, Trains and Automobiles ( 1987 ) She 's Having a Baby ( 1988 ) Uncle Buck ( 1989 ) Curly Sue ( 1991 ) Writer only National Lampoon 's Class Reunion ( 1982 ) Mr. Mom ( 1983 ) National Lampoon 's Vacation ( 1983 ) Nate and Hayes ( 1983 ) National Lampoon 's European Vacation ( 1985 ) Pretty in Pink ( 1986 ) Some Kind of Wonderful ( 1987 ) The Great Outdoors ( 1988 ) National Lampoon 's Christmas Vacation ( 1989 ) Home Alone ( 1990 ) Career Opportunities ( 1991 ) Dutch ( 1991 ) Beethoven ( 1992 ) Home Alone 2 : Lost in New York ( 1992 ) Dennis the Menace ( 1993 ) Baby 's Day Out ( 1994 ) Miracle on 34th Street ( 1994 ) 101 Dalmatians ( 1996 ) Flubber ( 1997 ) Home Alone 3 ( 1997 ) Reach the Rock ( 1998 ) Just Visiting ( 2001 ) Maid in Manhattan ( 2002, story ) Drillbit Taylor ( 2008, original character ) Related Do n't You Forget About Me ( 2009 documentary ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=101_Dalmatians_(1996_film)&oldid=803617030 '' Categories : 1996 films English - language films 1990s comedy films American films American comedy films 101 Dalmatians films Adventure comedy films Disney film remakes Films about abduction Films about dogs Films based on adaptations Films based on children 's books Films set in London Films set in Suffolk Films shot at Shepperton Studios Films about animals Walt Disney Pictures films Film scores by Michael Kamen Films directed by Stephen Herek Films produced by John Hughes ( filmmaker ) Screenplays by John Hughes ( filmmaker ) Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Use mdy dates from February 2012 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Wikiquote Български Català Čeština Cymraeg Deutsch Ελληνικά Español فارسی Français Galego Հայերեն Bahasa Indonesia Íslenska Italiano עברית Magyar Bahasa Melayu Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Русский Simple English Српски / srpski Suomi Svenska Українська 粵語 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 3 October 2017, at 16 : 18. 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Question: who played cruella de vil in 101 dalmatians
Answer: Glenn Close; Glenn Close; Glenn Close; Glenn Close; Glenn Close