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101 Dalmatians [1996]

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1996
Running Times: 98 mins 37 sec [UK - video (1997)]     102 mins 44 sec [UK - theatrical (1996)]     105 mins     103 mins
Format: Technicolor
Ratio:
Sound: Dolby Digital

SELECTED CREDITS

[Full Credits]

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Great Oaks Entertainment / Walt Disney Productions
Executive Producers: Edward S. Feldman, William Ryan [uncredited]
Producer: John Hughes, Ricardo Mestres

SCRIPT
Script: John Hughes
Novel: The One Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith

DIRECTION
Director: Stephen Herek
2nd Unit Director: Micky Moore

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Adrian Biddle
2nd Unit Director of Photography: Harvey Harrison

EDITING
Editors: Trudy Ship, Larry Bock

MUSIC
Music: Michael Kamen
Songs: Floyd Huddleston, Al Rinker [Everybody Wants To Be A Cat]; Mel Torme, Robert Wells [The Christmas Song]; Mel Leven [Cruella De Vil]
Songs Performed By: Nat 'King' Cole [The Christmas Song]; Dr John [Cruella De Vil]

SOUND
Sound Designers: Donald J. Malouf, Tim Chau
Sound Recordist: Paul Wertheimer

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Key Make Up: Lynda Armstrong
Make Up: Belinda Hodson, Wendy Rawson, Jean-Luc Russier
Hair Stylist Supervisor: Vicky Stockwell
Key Hair Stylist: Colin Jamison
Hair Stylists: Martial Corneville, Jan Jamison, Wendy Rawson, James Nadeaux
Costume Designers: Rosemary Burrows, Anthony Powell

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Special Effects Contact Lenses: Clive R. Kay

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Buena Vista Imaging; Industrial Light and Magic; MGM
Special Effects Supervisors: George Gibbs, Terry Glass

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Supervisors: Mark Dornfeld, Michael Owens

DIGITAL EFFECTS
Senior ILM Staff: Patty Blau, Gail Currey, Jeff Mann, Jim Morris

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Assheton Gorton
Supervising Art Director: Alan Tomkins
Art Director: John Ralph

LOCATIONS
Locations: London, England, UK; Oxfordshire, England, UK; Trafalgar Square, London, England, UK
Location Manager: Keith Hatcher

STUNTS
Stunt Co-Ordinator: Simon Crane
Stunts: Sy Hollands, Abbi Collins, David Cronnelly, Gary Powell, Jamie Edgell, Joss Gower, Julian Spencer, Marc Cass, Paul Heasman, Paul Jennings, Roy Alon, Sadie Eden, Steve Dent, Steve Griffin, Tom Delmar
Utility Stunts: Stuart Stark

CASTING
Casting [UK]: Celestia Fox
Casting [USA]: Marcia Ross

CAST
Glenn Close [Cruella De Vil]
Jeff Daniels [Roger]
Joely Richardson [Anita Dearly]
Joan Plowright [Nanny]
Hugh Laurie [Jasper]
Mark Williams [Horace]
John Shrapnel [Skinner]
Tim McInnerny [Alonzo]
Hugh Fraser [Frederick]
Zohren Weiss [Herbert]
Mark Haddigan [Alan]
Michael Percival [Police Inspector]
Neville Phillips [minister]
John Evans [pensioner with bulldog]
Hilda Braid [woman on park bench 1]
Margery Mason [woman on park bench 2]
John Benfield [doorman]
Andrew Readman, John Peters [police officers]
Bill Stewart [arresting officer]
Gerald Paris [doctor]
Brian Capron [television news reporter]
Frank Welker [special vocal effects]
Joe Lacey [veterinarian]

SUMMARY

Newly married fashion designer Anita and computer-game programmer Roger soon hear the patter of tiny feet - the 99 puppies bred by their Dalmatian dogs, Perdita and Pongo. The puppies are abducted by Anita's boss Cruella De Vil, who is trying to make a coat entirely from Dalmatian hide. Pongo and Perdita call on their friends to track down the pups and mount a daring rescue, battling Cruella's dimwitted sidekicks, Jaspar and Horace.

AVAILABILITY

Argentina
Theatrical Distributor: Buena Vista International
Video Distributor: Gativideo

France
Video Distributor: Gaumont Buena Vista International

Greece
Video Distributors: Audio Visual Enterprises; Prooptiki Video; Walt Disney Home Video

Portugal
Theatrical Distributor: Lusomundo

Spain
Theatrical Distributor: Lauren Film

UK
Video Distributor: Buena Vista Home Entertainment

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
Video Distributor: Walt Disney Home Video
DVD Distributor: Walt Disney Home Video

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Argentina
Rating: Atp

Australia
Rating: G

Chile
Rating: TE

Finland
Rating: S

France
Rating: U

Germany
Rating: U

Hong Kong
Rating: I

Italy
Rating: T

Netherlands
Rating: AL

Norway
Rating: 7

Peru
Rating: PG

Portugal
Rating: M/6

Spain
Rating: T

Sweden
Rating: 7

UK
Rating: U
"Dialogue substitution" cuts were made

USA
Rating: G

TIMELINE

1996
November

22: UK - rated U by the BBFC [for theatrical release]
27: USA - theatrical release
28: Singapore - theatrical release
30: Thailand - theatrical release

December
5: Argentina - theatrical release
13: UK - theatrical release

1997
January

25: Taiwan - theatrical release

February
7: Sweden - theatrical release
21: Spain - theatrical release

March
6: Germany - theatrical release
7: Poland - theatrical release
8: Japan - theatrical release
10: Portugal - premiere
14: Denmark - theatrical release
14: Italy - theatrical release
20: Hungary - theatrical release
21: Estonia - theatrical release
21: Finland - theatrical release
21: Portugal - theatrical release
21: South Africa - theatrical release
26: Belgium - theatrical release
26: France - theatrical release
26: Iceland - theatrical release

July
4: UK - rated U by the BBFC [for video release]
31: UK - rated U by the BBFC [for video release]

1998
April

21: USA - DVD release [Walt Disney Home Video]

October
25: UK - television broadcast [on Sky Movies]

1999
May

4: USA - video release [Walt Disney Home Video - Spanish dubbed version]

2000
December

26: UK - television broadcast [on BBC1]

2001
April

3: USA - DVD release [Walt Disney Home Video - double bill with 102 Dalmatians]

2002
March

29: UK - television broadcast [on BBC1]

POSTER TAGS

So many dogs. So little time.

This time, the magic is real.

This Thanksgiving, the world is going to the dogs.

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

101 dálmatas - Argentinian title
101 Dálmatas - Brazilian / Portugese title
101 dálmatas, más vivos que nunca - Spanish title
101 dalmatialaista - Finnish title
Les 101 dalmatiens - French title
101 Dalmatiner - German / Swedish title
101 dalmatinere - Danish title
101 dalmatinere i levende live - Danish title
101 dalmatynczyków - Polish title
101 kiskutya - Hungarian title
La Carica dei 101 - questa volta la magia e vera - Italian title

LINKS

SEQUELS
101 Dalmatians [1998]
102 Dalmatians [2000]
101 Dalmatians Sing Along [1996]
101 Dalmatians: The Series [1996]
101 Dalmatians: Escape From DeVil Manor [1999]

REMAKE OF
One Hundred and One Dalmatians [1961]

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
The Filming of 101 Dalmatians [1996]

REFERENCES

MAGAZINES

American Cinematographer vol.7 no.11 [November 1996] pp.75-79 [USA]
illustrated article

Cinefantastque vol.28 no.6 [December 1996] pp.7, 61 [USA]
illustrated preview

Cinefex no.69 [March 1997] pp.41-44, 141, 142 [USA]
illustrated article

Empire no.87 [September 1996] p.16 [UK]
illustrated production notes

Empire no.91 [January 1997] pp.16; 30 [UK]
illustrated short article; illustrated credits, review

Eyepiece vol.17 no.1 [February / March 1996] p.22 [UK]
credits, production notes

Eyepiece vol.17 no.2 [April / May 1996] pp.15-21 [UK]
illustrated credits, production notes

Film-Echo / Filmwoche no.11 [15 March 1997] pp.10-12 [Germany]
illustrated article

Film Review January 1997 pp.21; 44-47 [UK]
review [by James Cameron-Wilson]; illustrated interview

Film Review Special no.22 Yearbook 1997 / 1998 p.71 [UK]
illustrated review

Film tutti i film della stagione vol.4 no.30 [November / December 1997] pp.45-47 [Italy]
illustrated credits, synopsis, review

Hollywood Reporter vol.340 no.43 [30 January 1996] p.16 [USA]
credits, production notes

In Camera October 2000 pp.6-7 [UK]
illustrated interview

Interview no.12 [December 1996] pp.26, 28 [USA]
illustrated article

Moving Pictures International no.24 [Fenruary 1997] p.12 [UK]
short article

Positif no.436 [June 1997] p.35 [France]
illustrated credits, review

Premiere April 1997 p.26 [France]
review [by Christophe Carriere]

Premiere vol.4 no.12 [January 1997] p.12 [UK]
illustrated credits, note

Premiere vol 10 no 2 [October 1996] pp.76, 78 [USA]
illustrated article, review

Premiere vol 10 no 3 [November 1996] pp.89-93, 123 [USA]
illustrated interview with Glenn Close [Dog Day Afternoon]

Screen International no.1037 [8 December 1995] p.1 [UK]
illustrated note

Screen International no.1042 [26 January 1996] p.18 [UK]
illustrated credits, note

Screen International no.1053 [12 April 1996] p.4 [UK]
short article

Screen International no.1081 [25 October 1996] pp.14-18 [UK]
illustrated credits, article

Screen International no.1082 [1 November 1996] p.22 [UK]
illustrated short article

Sight and Sound vol.7 no.1 [January 1997] p.42 [UK]
credits, synopsis, review [by Johnathan Romney]

Studio April 1997 p.25 [France]
review [by Juliette Michaud]

Svenska Dagbladet 7 February 1997 [Sweden]
review [Disney har gjort sjelvmel by Elisabeth Sorenson]

TV Guide vol.46 no.44 [31 October 1998] p.20 [USA]
illustrated review

Variety 14 August 1995 p.20 [USA]
credits, production notes

Variety 9 October 1995 p.24 [USA]
credits, production notes

Variety 25 November 1996 p.71 [USA]
illustrated credits, synopsis, review

NEWSPAPERS

Diario de Noticias, Programas 21 March 1997
review [by Joao Antunes]

Expresso, Cartaz 22 March 1997
review [by Joao Lopes]

Visao 3 April 1997 p.90
review [by Joao Mario Grilo]

KEYWORDS

dogs, animals, puppies, chases, cycling, children, london, dalmatians, remakes

 


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