101 Dalmatians (1961)

**101 Dalmatians (1961)** is .

## Plot

Pongo is a dalmatian that lives in a London bachelor flat with his owner Roger Radcliffe, a songwriter. Bored with bachelor life, Pongo decides to find a wife for Roger and a mate for himself. While watching various female dog-human pairs out the window, he spots the perfect couple, a woman named Anita and her female dalmatian, Perdita. He quickly gets Roger out of the house and drags him through the park to arrange a meeting. Pongo accidentally causes both Roger and Anita to fall into a pond, but it works out well as the couple falls in love. Both the human couple and the dog couple marry.

Later, Perdita gives birth to 15 puppies. One almost dies, but Roger is able to revive it by rubbing it in a towel (because of which, they would name the pup, "Lucky"). That same night, they are visited by Cruella De Vil, a wealthy former schoolmate of Anita's. She offers to buy the entire litter of puppies for a large sum, but Roger says they are not selling any of the puppies. Weeks later, she hires Jasper and Horace Badun to steal all of the puppies. When Scotland Yard is unable to prove she stole them or find the puppies, Pongo and Perdita use the "Twilight Bark", normally a canine gossip line, to ask for help from the other dogs across England, starting with a Great Dane named Danny and his terrier friend in Hampstead.

At Suffolk, Old Towser the Bloodhound sends the message to an old sheepdog named Colonel, along with his compatriots Captain, a gray horse, and Sergeant Tibbs, a tabby cat, find the puppies in a place called Hell Hall (aka The De Vil Place), along with other Dalmatian puppies that Cruella had purchased from various dog stores. Tibbs learns the puppies are going to be made into dog-skin fur coats and the Colonel quickly sends word back to London. Upon receiving the message, Pongo and Perdita immediately leave London for a long journey to retrieve their puppies. Meanwhile, Tibbs overhears Cruella ordering the Baduns to kill and render the puppies that night out of fear the police will soon find them. In response, Tibbs attempts to rescue the puppies himself while the Baduns are watching the television, but they finish their show and come for them before Tibbs can get the puppies out of the house. Pongo and Perdita burst through a window just as the Baduns have cornered them and are about to kill them. While Pongo and Perdita, Colonel and Tibbs guide the puppies from the house.

After a happy reunion with their own puppies, the Pongos realize there are 84 other puppies with them. shocked at Cruella's plans, they decide to adopt all of the puppies, certain that Roger and Anita would never reject them. The dogs begin their long journey back to London, aided by other animals along the way, with Cruella and the Baduns giving chase. In one town, they cover themselves with soot so they appear to be Labrador retrievers, then pile inside a moving van going back to London. As the van is leaving, melting icicles and falling snow clears off the soot while Cruella is watching them and thus, their cover is blown. In a maniacal rage, she follows the van in her car and rams it, which nearly knocks it off the road, but the Baduns, trying to cut off the van from above, accidentally end up colliding with her instead. Both vehicles crash into a deep ravine, reducing them to pieces. Cruella then yells at the Baduns in frustration and cries over the loss of her dream coat as the van drives away before Jasper (having finally gained courage) tells her to shut up.

Back in London, Roger and Anita are attempting to celebrate Christmas and Roger's first big hit, his song about Cruella, but they miss their canine friends. Suddenly barking is heard outside and after their nanny opens the door, the house is filled with dogs. After wiping away more of the soot, the couple is delighted to realize their companions have returned home with many more dalmatian puppies. They decide to use the money from the song to buy a large house in the country so they can keep all 101 Dalmatians and have a dalmatian plantation.

Pongo is a Dalmatian that lives in a London bachelor flat with his owner Roger Radcliffe , a songwriter. Bored with bachelor life, Pongo decides to find a wife for Roger and a mate for himself. While watching various female dog-human pairs out the window, he spots the perfect couple, a woman named Anita Radcliffe and her female Dalmatian, Perdita. He quickly gets Roger out of the house and drags him through the park to arrange a meeting. Pongo accidentally causes both Roger Radcliffe and Anita Radcliffe to fall into a pond, but it works out well as the couple falls in love. Both the human couple and the dog couple marry.
Later, Perdita gives birth to 15 puppies. One almost dies, but Roger Radcliffe is able to revive it by rubbing it in a towel (because of which, they would name the pup, "Lucky"). That same night, they are visited by Cruella De Vil, a wealthy former schoolmate of Anita's. She offers to buy the entire litter of puppies for a large sum, but Roger Radcliffe says they are not selling any of the puppies. Weeks later, she hires Jasper Badun and Horace Badun to steal all of the puppies. When Scotland Yard is unable to prove she stole them or find the puppies, Pongo and Perdita use the "Twilight Bark", normally a canine gossip line, to ask for help from the other dogs in England.
Colonel, an old sheepdog, along with his compatriots Captain, a gray horse, and Sergeant Tibbs, a tabby cat, find the puppies in a place called Hell Hall (a.k.a. The De Vil Place), along with other Dalmatian puppies that Cruella De Vil had purchased from various dog stores. Sergeant Tibbs learns the puppies are going to be made into dog-skin fur coats and the Colonel uses another Twilight Bark quickly sends word back to London. Pongo and Perdita immediately leave London to retrieve their puppies. They arrive just as Jasper Badun and Horace Badun are about to kill the puppies. While Perdita attacks Horace Badun and Pongo pulls Jasper Badun's pants down, Colonel and Sergeant Tibbs guide them from the house.
After a happy reunion with their own puppies, the Pongos realize there are 84 other puppies with them. Horrified at Cruella De Vil's plans, they decide to adopt all of the puppies, certain that Roger Radcliffe and Anita Radcliffe would never reject them. The dogs begin making their way back to London, aided by other animals along the way, with Cruella De Vil and the Baduns giving chase. In one town, they cover themselves with soot so they appear to be labrador retrievers, then pile inside a moving van going back to London. As the van is leaving, melting snow clears off the soot and Cruella De Vil sees them. She follows the van in her car and rams it, but the Baduns, trying to cut off the van from above, end up colliding with her. Both vehicles crash into a deep ravine. Cruella De Vil yells in frustration as the van drives away.
Back in London, Roger Radcliffe and Anita Radcliffe are attempting to celebrate Christmas and Roger Radcliffe's first big hit, a song about Cruella De Vil, but they miss their canine friends. Suddenly barking is heard outside and after their nanny opens the door, the house is filled with dogs. After wiping away more of the soot, the couple is delighted to realize their companions have returned home. They decide to use the money from the song to buy a large house in the country so they can keep all 101 Dalmatians.

Pongo is a Dalmatian that lives in a London bachelor flat with his 'pet' (owner), professional songwriter Roger Radcliffe. Bored with bachelor life, unlike Roger who spends his days writing music, Pongo decides to find a wife for Roger and a mate for himself. While watching various female dog-human pairs out the window, he spots the perfect couple, a woman named Anita and her female Dalmatian, Perdita (or Perdy for short) heading to Regent's Park. He quickly gets Roger out of the house and drags him through the park to arrange a meeting. After an awkward and unusual meeting that goes awry, including having accidentally caused both Roger and Anita to fall into a pond, Pongo's plan pays off as they fall in love.
Six months after Roger and Anita (and Pongo and Perdita) get married, Perdita gives birth to an unexpectedly large litter of 15 puppies. One appears to be stillborn, but Roger is able to revive it by rubbing it in a towel (because of which, they name it "Lucky"). That same night, they are visited by Cruella De Vil, a psychotic and wealthy social parasite known to Anita from their school years. Having shown interest since a previous visit, she offers to buy the entire litter for a large sum, but Roger firmly asserts that the puppies are not for sale. Weeks later, refusing to take no for an answer, Cruella secretly hires two thieves named Jasper and Horace to dognap them all after they were put to bed having watched a session of TV. The humans try every effort to locate the puppies, but to no avail. When Scotland Yard is unable to find them or prove Cruella stole them, Pongo and Perdita use the "Twilight Bark", normally a canine gossip line, to alert and ask for help from the other dogs in London to locate them. The first two to answer the call are the Great Dane and his terrier friend of Hampstead. Soon, the alert is spread all over England.
The message reaches the English countryside at Suffolk, where an old hound named Towser receives the message, along with Lucy the goose. Towser then sends the message to the barn, where the Colonel, an old sheepdog, resides, along with his compatriots Captain, a retired gray cavalry horse, and Sergeant Tibbs, a tabby cat. After a long distance conversation with Towser and having him stand by, the Colonel and Tibbs find the puppies in a place called Hell Hall (aka The De Vil Place), along with others that Cruella had legally purchased from various dog stores. After Tibbs narrowly escapes from the Baduns, who were enjoying sandwiches and watching *Springtime*, the word about the stolen puppies is quickly sent back to London. Upon receiving the message, Pongo and Perdita immediately leave the British capital to retrieve their puppies. Meanwhile, Tibbs overhears Cruella's plan to have the puppies be made into dog-skin fur coats and her ordering Jasper and Horace to kill and skin them that very night out of fear the police will soon find them, despite their protests that the puppies are too small and that there won’t be enough fur to make more than six coats. In response, Tibbs attempts to rescue them himself while Jasper and Horace are watching the television, but they finish their show and come for them before Tibbs can get them out of the house, resulting in a chase from the stairs to the living room. Thankfully, Pongo and Perdita burst through a window just as Jasper and Horace have cornered them and are about to kill them. During a vicious scuffle, Horace has his jacket over his head and is knocked into the lit fireplace and Jasper gets his pants pulled down by the incensed parents before both cause the ceiling to cave in on them, while Colonel and Tibbs guide the puppies from the house to their barn.
After a happy reunion with their own puppies, Pongo and Perdita realize there are 84 others with them in Cruella's possession. Shocked after learning of her plans, Pongo and Perdita decide to adopt them all, certain that Roger and Anita would never reject them. They begin making their way back to London, aided by other animals along the way; including a Collie and some cows who give them shelter and food. However, Cruella, Jasper, and Horace are in hot pursuit of them and will stop at nothing to catch them. The Dalmatians arrive in Dinsford where they are assisted by a black Labrador retriever. Unfortunately, before the Dalmatians can get sneak into a van that is bound for London, Cruella, Jasper, and Horace arrive searching for them. In order to try and fool them, the Dalmatians cover themselves with soot so they appear to be black Labrador retrievers.
The ruse works and the family successfully get inside the van. However, while Pongo and Perdy are loading the last few puppies in, ice drips down and washes off the soot. When Lucky's diguise is washed off by a chunk of snow, Cruella takes notcie of the ruse and sets off after the van. Jasper and Horace in their truck and Cruella in her car, and in a maniacal rage, follow the van with the dogs inside. Cruella repeatedly attempts to ram it off the road and a cliff (promptly damaging her car in the process), while Jasper and Horace attempt to cut it off from another direction by crashing into it. Jasper almost succeeds in crashing into the van, but just as he is about to do so, a panicked Horace accidentally rips the steering wheel from the truck's dashboard, causing the vehicle to swerve out of control. Because of this, they end up colliding with Cruella and her car, sending both vehicles crashing into a deep ravine. Comically, they are shown to be well among the wreckage of their demolished vehicles. As Cruella screams in anger and frustration and berates Jasper (who finally stands up to her) and Horace for ruining everything, she begins weeping over the loss of both her car and her dream coat, as the van drives away.
Back in London, Roger and Anita are attempting to celebrate Christmas and Roger's first big hit, a rather unflattering song about Cruella, but they miss their canine friends. Suddenly, barking is heard outside and after their nanny opens the door, the house is filled with dogs. After wiping away more of the soot, they are delighted to realize the Dalmatian clan has returned home. They decide to use the money from the song to buy a large house in the country so they can keep all 101 Dalmatians.

Aspiring songwriter Roger Radcliffe lives in ***London***, in a ***bachelor flat*** with his pet ***dalmatian***, Pongo. Deciding both of them need a "mate", Pongo watches women and their dogs in the street. Noticing Anita and her Dalmatian Perdita, he drags Roger to the park to arrange a meeting. Roger and Anita fall in love, and soon marry, with Pongo and Perdita attending.

The pair hires a ***nanny*** and moves to a small townhouse near ***Regent's Park***. After Perdita becomes pregnant with a litter of 15 ***puppies***, Anita's fur-obsessed former schoolmate, Cruella de Vil, arrives and demands to know when the puppies will arrive. Roger responds by writing a jazzy song mocking her. When the puppies are born, Cruella returns, demanding to buy them. Roger firmly denies her offer; Cruella, refusing to take no for an answer, swears revenge and storms out.

Several weeks later, Cruella hires brothers Horace and Jasper Baddun, two ***burglars***, to steal the puppies. When ***Scotland Yard*** is unable to find the puppies, Pongo and Perdita use the "Twilight Bark", a canine gossip line, to solicit help from the other dogs in London.

Colonel, an ***Old English Sheepdog***, along with his compatriot Sergeant Tibbs, a tabby cat, investigate the nearby "Old De Vil Place", where puppies had been heard barking two nights earlier. Tibbs learns they are going to be made into dog-skin ***fur coats***, after which Colonel sends word back to London. Pongo and Perdita leave through a back window and begin a long cross-country journey, crossing an icy river and running through the snow toward Suffolk.

Meanwhile, Tibbs overhears Cruella ordering the Baddun brothers to kill the puppies that night out of fear the police will soon find them. In response, Tibbs helps the puppies escape through a hole in the wall, but the Baddun brothers notice and give chase. Pongo and Perdita break into the house and confront the Badduns just as they are about to kill the puppies. While the adult dogs attack the two men, Colonel and Tibbs guide the puppies from the house. Following a happy reunion with their own puppies, Pongo and Perdita discover there are 84 more puppies with them. Shocked at Cruella's plans, they decide to adopt all of them, certain that Roger and Anita would never reject them.

The Dalmatians start their homeward trek, pursued by the Baddun brothers. They take shelter from a blizzard in a ***dairy farm*** with a friendly ***collie*** and three cows, then make their way to Dinsford, where they meet a ***Black Labrador*** waiting for them in a ***blacksmith'***s shop. Cruella and the Baddun brothers arrive, prompting Pongo to have his entire family roll in a ***sooty*** fireplace to disguise themselves as other Labradors. The Labrador helps them board a moving van bound for London, but melting snow falls on Lucky and clears the soot off of him. Enraged, Cruella pursues the van in her car and rams it to try and force it off the road, but the Badduns, who try to cut it off from above, end up colliding with her. Both vehicles crash into a ditch. Cruella yells in frustration at the pair as the van drives off.

In London, a depressed Nanny and the Radcliffes try to enjoy ***Christmas***, and the wealth they have acquired from the song about Cruella, which has become a big radio hit. The soot-covered Dalmatians suddenly flood the house. Upon removing the soot and counting the massive family of dogs, Roger chooses to use his songwriting royalties to buy a big house in the country so they can keep all 101 dalmatians.

## Voice-Cast

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* ***Rod Taylor*** - Pongo
* ***Cate Bauer*** - Perdita
* ***Betty Lou Gerson*** - Cruella De Vil / Miss Birdwell
* ***Ben Wright*** - Roger Radcliffe
* ***Lisa Davis*** - Anita Radcliffe
* ***Martha Wentworth*** - Nanny
* ***Frederick Worlock*** - Horace Badun; Inspector Craven
* ***J. Pat O'Malley*** - Jasper Badun; Colonel
* ***Thurl Ravenscroft*** - Captain
* ***David Frankham*** - Sgt. Tibbs
* Barbara Baird - Rolly
* Mickey Maga - Patch
* Sandra Abbott - Penny
* Mimi Gibson - Lucky
* ***Bill Lee*** - Roger (singing)
* George Pelling - Danny
* Junius Matthews - Scottie (uncredited)
* Tudor Owen - Towser

* Rod Taylor as Pongo, Roger's playful and headstrong pet Dalmatian, Perdita's mate, the father of fifteen, and adopted father of the eighty-four orphaned puppies. He also serves as the film's narrator. For the roles of dogs, the filmmakers deliberately cast actors with deeper voices than their human owners, so they had more power.
* J. Pat O'Malley as Jasper Baddun, Horace's tall and lean brother, who kidnaps the Dalmatians puppies on Cruella's orders. He drives a brown van with loose/broken fenders.
	+ O'Malley also voiced the Colonel, an Old English Sheepdog who helps Pongo and Perdita find their puppies.
* Betty Lou Gerson as Cruella de Vil, a ruthless and selfish socialite and Anita's former schoolmate, who obsessively wants to turn the fur of Dalmatians puppies into a coat.
* Martha Wentworth as Nanny, the Radcliffes' maternal and fussy cook and housekeeper. She is an amalgamation of the characters "Nanny Cook" and "Nanny Butler" from the original novel.
	+ Wentworth also voiced Lucy, the white goose and friend of Old Towser.
* Ben Wright as Roger Radcliffe, Pongo's laid-back and creative owner and Anita's husband, who works as a songwriter.
	+ Bill Lee provided Roger's singing voice.
* Cate Bauer as Perdita, Anita's poised and affectionate pet Dalmatian, Pongo's mate, the mother of fifteen, and adopted mother of the eighty-four orphaned puppies. She is an amalgamation of the characters "Perdita" and "Missis" from the original novel.
* David Frankham as Sergeant Tibbs, a tabby cat who is the first to discover the puppies' whereabouts and helps them escape from the Hell Hall.
	+ Frankham also voiced Scottie, Danny's Skye Terrier friend.
* Frederick Worlock as Horace Baddun, Jasper's short and plump brother, who kidnaps the Dalmatian puppies on Cruella's orders.
	+ Worlock also voiced Inspector Graves, a panelist on the show "What's My Crime?".
* Lisa Davis as Anita Radcliffe, Perdita's gentle and intelligent owner, Roger's wife, and Cruella's former schoolmate, because of which she, unlike other characters, feels inclined to give her the benefit of the doubt.
* Tom Conway as the Collie who offers the Dalmatians shelter for the night at a dairy barn.
	+ Conway also voiced the Quizmaster, the host of "What's My Crime?".
* Tudor Owen as Old Towser, a Bloodhound who helps spread the news about the stolen puppies.
* George Pelling as Danny, a Great Dane who aids Pongo and Perdita and is the first dog to answer their Twilight Bark message.
* Ramsay Hill as the Labrador Retriever who helps load puppies into the moving van in Dinsford.
* Thurl Ravenscroft as Captain, a gray horse and comrade of Sergeant Tibbs and Colonel, who aids Pongo and Perdita.

Additionally, Martha Wentworth, Queenie Leonard, and Marjorie Bennett provided voices for Queenie, Princess, and Duchess, cows from a dairy barn where Dalmatians stay for the night while escaping from Cruella and the Badduns. Mickey Maga, Barbara Beaird, Mimi Gibson, and Sandra Abbott voiced Patch, Rolly, Lucky, and Penny, the Dalmatian puppies from Pongo and Perdita's litter. Barbara Luddy and Rickie Sorensen provided voices for Rover and Spotty, two of the eighty-four Dalmatian puppies that were bought by Cruella. Paul Frees voiced Dirty Dawson, the villain in the "Thunderbolt" TV show; he has no spoken dialogue in the film, only laughter.

Lucille Bliss, who had previously voiced Anastasia Tremaine in *Cinderella* (1950), performed the "Kanine Krunchies" jingle in a TV commercial, while Jeanne Gayle, the wife of the film's composer George Bruns, performed the radio version of "Cruella De Vil" song used in the film's final sequence.

* Rod Taylor - Pongo
* Cate Bauer - Perdita
* Betty Lou Gerson - Cruella De Vil/Miss Birdwell
* Ben Wright (speaking) and Bill Lee (singing) - Roger Radcliffe
* Lisa Davis - Anita Radcliffe
* Martha Wentworth - Nanny/Queenie/Lucy
* Frederick Worlock - Horace/Inspector Craven
* J. Pat O'Malley - Jasper/Colonel
* Thurl Ravenscroft - Captain
* David Frankham - Sergeant Tibbs/Scottie
* Barbara Beaird - Rolly
* Mickey Maga - Patch
* Sandra Abbott - Penny
* Mimi Gibson - Lucky
* Tudor Owen - Towser/Percival Faunswater
* Queenie Leonard - Princess
* Marjorie Bennett - Duchess
* George Pelling - Danny
* Tom Conway - Collie/Quizmaster
* Ramsay Hill - Labrador/Television announcer
* Dallas McKennon - Hound barks
* Lisa Daniels - Perdita
* Paul Wexler - Mechanic Car
* Helene Stanley
* Barbara Luddy - Rover
* Jeanne Bruns - radio singer "Cruella De Vil"
* Mary Wickes - Freckles, Cruella De Vil (model)
* Don Barclay - Nanny (model)
* Sylvia Marriott - Countess
* Max Smith - Pongo (barking sound)
* Bob Stevens - Narrator
* Neville Phillips - Priest

### Uncredited

* Paul Frees - Dirty Dawson
* Lucille Bliss - Kanine Krunchies singer
* Clarence Nash - Dog barks
* Rickie Sorensen - Spotty

## Release

*One Hundred and One Dalmatians* was first released to theaters on January 25, 1961. After its initial theatrical run, it was re-released to theaters four more times: January 1969, June 1979, December 1985, and July 1991.

*One Hundred and One Dalmatians* was released on VHS on April 10, 1992 as part of the Walt Disney Classics video series. It was re-released on March 9, 1999 as part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection video series. On December 19, 1999, it received its first DVD release as part of Disney's Limited Issue series. A 2-disc ***Platinum Edition*** DVD was released on March 4, 2008. It was released in ***Diamond Edition*** on February 10, 2015.

## Reception

*101 Dalmatians* was the tenth highest grossing film of 1961, accruing $6,400,000 in distributors' domestic (U.S. and Canada) rentals during its first year of release. Unfortunately, 5 months later, one of Disney's rivals, Colombia Pictures, released another British American film called 'The Guns of Navarone.' It outgrossed 101 Dalmatians to become the highest grossing movie of Disney and in 1961 for only $28,900,000. Still, the film was re-issued to theaters in 1969, 1979, 1985, and 1991. The 1991 reissue was the twentieth highest earning film of the year for domestic earnings. It has earned $215,880,014 in worldwide box office earnings during its lengthy history, and currently holds a 97% "fresh" rating from critics and users on *Rotten Tomatoes*.

## Trivia

* The film's copyright was renewed on January 11, 1988. The copyright to the story it is based on was also renewed in the U.S.
* The TV show that Jasper, Horace, and the puppies are watching when Tibbs finds them is the 1929 Walt Disney *Silly Symphonies* cartoon *Springtime*.
* Several cast members from *Lady and the Tramp* make cameos in this film:
	+ Jock is the second dog in the "Twilight Bark" chain, after Danny and Scottie.
	+ Peg is seen in a pet shop window, next to several puppies (reused animation of the Dalmatian puppies barking at the television).
	+ Bull is seen in the same window.
	+ Both Lady and Tramp are seen in the streets of London.
* According to a newspaper headline seen the morning after the puppies' theft, the bulk of the film takes place in November 1958.
	+ However, it should be noted that this was not the first Disney animated film to take place in the time period it was first released; that honor goes to *Dumbo*.
* The Platinum Edition of *One Hundred and One Dalmatians* uses the 2006 Walt Disney Pictures logo at the start and at the end of the film.
* The 1992 and 1999 VHS releases use the 1990 Walt Disney Pictures logo at the start.
* Current release uses the 2006 Walt Disney Pictures logo with just "Disney" at the start and at the end of the film.
* *One Hundred and One Dalmatians* has the most live-action film adaptations of any Walt Disney Animation Studios film, with three: *101 Dalmatians* (1996), *102 Dalmatians* (2000), and *Cruella* (2021).
* 101 Dalmatians has received its own commercial with Givenchy using the same hand drawn style of the movie, featuring Perdita and Pongo with their Dalmatian Puppies visiting the store.
* To date, this is the only post-CinemaScope Walt Disney Animation Studios film that is still not cropped to widescreen for home media releases.

## Videos

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### Sequels and spin-offs

*101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure*, the official sequel to the original animated film, was released straight-to-VHS/DVD on January 21, 2003.

## Release

### Theatrical

The film was first released to theaters on January 25, 1961. After its initial theatrical run, it was re-released to theaters four more times: December 1969, June 1979, December 1985, and July 1991.

### VHS

The film was released on VHS on April 10, 1992, as part of the Walt Disney Classics video series.
It was re-released on March 9, 1999, as part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection video series, but only for "one hundred and one" days.

### Limited Issue

On November 9, 1999, it received its first DVD release as part of Disney's Limited Issue series.

### Platinum Edition

A 2-disc Platinum Edition DVD was released on March 4, 2008.

### Diamond Edition

In Europe and the Middle-East exclusively, the film was issued on a non-commemorative Special Edition Blu-ray, featuring a static menu and no new bonus features.
The film was released under the Diamond Edition in the United States on February 10, 2015.

### Signature Collection

On November 6, 2018, there was a Limited Release from Disney Movie Club, but it only had the discs from the Diamond Edition.
Then, finally, the Signature Edition of it was released on September 24, 2019.

## External links

* Disney's 101 Dalmatians Platinum Edition DVD Website
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### Sequel

*101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure*, the official sequel to the original animated film, was released direct-to-video on January 21, 2003. In contrast to most Disney direct-to-video sequels, the film received positive reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes rating for it is currently 67% "Fresh" based on 6 reviews and has an average rating of 5/10, but without a consensus.

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