One Hundred and One Dalmatians

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    One Hundred and One Dalmatians
    1961

    Synopsis

    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. In a Disney animation classic, Dalmatian Pongo is tired of his bachelor-dog life. He spies lovely Perdita and maneuvers his master, Roger, into meeting Perdita's owner, Anita. The owners fall in love and marry, keeping Pongo and Perdita together too. After Perdita gives birth to a litter of 15 puppies, Anita's old school friend Cruella De Vil wants to buy them all. Roger declines her offer, so Cruella hires the criminal Badun brothers to steal them -- so she can have a fur coat.

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    Cast

    • Rod TaylorPongo (voice)
    • J. Pat O'MalleyColonel / Jasper (voice)
    • Betty Lou GersonCruella De Vil / Miss Birdwell (voice)
    • Martha WentworthNanny / Queenie / Lucy (voice)
    • Ben WrightRoger (voice)
    • Cate BauerPerdita (voice)
    • David FrankhamSergeant Tibbs (voice)
    • Frederick WorlockHorace / Inspector Craven (voice)
    • Lisa DavisAnita (voice)
    • Tom ConwayQuizmaster / Collie (voice)

    Recommendations

    • 100

      Time

      It is the wittiest, most charming, least pretentious cartoon feature Walt Disney has ever made.
    • 100

      Empire

      Dog-lovers, in particular, will go ga-ga for this, but this remarkably fresh and funny period tale (set in England, fact fans) has all the ebullience and lovability of its titular characters.
    • 88

      Slant Magazine

      Cruella De Vil is so much a tour de force that she single-handedly snatches the movie away from any retroactive comparisons to the likes of The Rescuers or Robin Hood or any of the other post-classical Disney features whose sloppiness is their only saving grace.
    • 88

      Chicago Reader

      This was the last Disney animated feature that Uncle Walt lived to see through personally; it can't be a coincidence that it's also the last Disney animated feature of real depth and emotional authenticity.
    • 80

      The Dissolve

      However much the film breaks with Disney tradition, it’s still a winning effort that mixes cuteness with dry wit in the service of a fast-paced, emotionally charged adventure tale.
    • 80

      The New York Times

      A generally cozy and sentimental little yarn about a nice young English couple, their brood of dogs and a lady dognapper who collects Dalmatians to make coats. It's a rather clever idea, if a bit unsettling.
    • 80

      Los Angeles Times

      Cruella De Vil dominates the film: With her booming voice (provided by Betty Lou Gerson) and extravagant gestures, she leaves a trail of shattered glass and frazzled nerves wherever she passes. [12 July 1991, p.F12]
    • 75

      TV Guide Magazine

      The story, a romance with an interesting detective twist, is combined with exquisite caricatures of both humans and dogs.

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