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Bookmark this page101 Dalmatians (1996)
Director: Stephen Herek
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From Time Out Film Guide
Live-action remake of Disney's enduring classic scripted by John Hughes - and the final act is pretty much a retread of Home Alone. Pongo starts well, turning on the shower for his 'pet' human (Daniels) and engineering his meeting with an attractive member of the opposite sex (Richardson), but soon abandons any pretence of being an intelligent protagonist. The film has two main things going for it: Glenn, and Close, whose outlandish, cartoonish, monstrously coiffed performance as Cruella gives it life and breath. Plaudits are also due to McInnerny's sadly under-used flunky, a breathtaking dalmatian-powered bike chase around London, and the first-rate costume designs. Delightfully dotty in places, but mostly patchy.Author: DW
Cast & crew
Director: Stephen Herek
Producer: John Hughes, Ricardo Mestres
Cast: Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson, Joan Plowright, Hugh Laurie, Mark Williams, John Shrapnel, Tim McInnerny, Hugh Fraser full cast
Genre(s): Children's, Comedy
Duration: 103 mins
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