101 Dalmatians 101 Dalmatians

So many dogs. So little time.

The Live action adaptation of a Disney Classic. When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.

Glenn Close Jeff Daniels Joely Richardson Joan Plowright Hugh Laurie

Walt Disney Pictures

family comedy

103 mins   More details at IMDb / TMDb

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  • Falo

    Review by Falo ★★

    Childhood nightmares.

  • FellowHerbivore

    Review by FellowHerbivore ★★½

    Eh, just a run of the mill kids film.

  • Yasmin Medeiros

    Review by Yasmin Medeiros ★★½

    Seemed so much better in 1996.

  • bmart17

    Review by bmart17 ★★★★

    Pretty solid Disney movie from the 90s, in an era of animation domination. Glenn Close does a terrific job as well.

  • coupmom

    Review by coupmom ★★★

    Fun family movie

  • Kelsey Martinez

    Review by Kelsey Martinez ★★★

    Eh. What can I say? Cute movie, I suppose.
    Although I know it's would be very difficult for them to actually have shot the film with that many puppies, still, I can't stand CGI. I could tell when they were real and when they were fake.
    Lots of great actors and actresses having fun and doing a cute kids movie.

  • Josh Spiegel

    Review by Josh Spiegel ★★½

    Not every story should be in live-action. 101 Dalmatians is one of those stories. It only becomes cartoonish when using live actors and animals. I like Glenn Close well enough, but this was something of a slog. Longer piece about the film and its sequel here: www.soundonsight.org/extended-thoughts-on-101-dalmatians-and-102-dalmatians/

  • Podcasting's Brock

    Review by Podcasting's Brock ★★★

    I had a much better time watching this live-action 101 Dalmatians with my young daughter than I had when I saw it during its theatrical release in 1996. My child's laughter made all the difference.

    Technically speaking, it really seems like a feat to have so many dogs hit their marks. I can't imagine how many takes or tricks had to be implemented to get the coverage they needed. There are a lot of close ups, a few puppets and CGI animals to assist.

    The human acting is spot-on; A charming first meeting scene at the start for Daniels and Richardson. Hugh Laurie and Mark Williams play terrific dolts and Glenn Close seems like she is having the time of…

  • Conrado Falco

    Review by Conrado Falco ★★★

    The beautiful animation style and cleverness of the original are missing in this decent, but overly cutesy live action adaptation.