102 DALMATIANS

US, 2000, 100 minutes, Colour.
Glenn Close, Gerard Depardieu, Ioan Gruffudd, Alice Evans, Tim Mc Inerney, Ben Crompton, Ian Richardson, Jim Carter, Ron Cook, Timothy West.Voice of: Eric Idle.
Directed by Kevin Lima.


It's the 101 over again except that Cruella de Vil now wants a cap with her spotted fur coat and there is a new romantic couple. The film plays like a live-action cartoon with an emphasis on mishaps and pratfalls, on Glenn Close being an over the top witch and Gerard Depardieu mincing around as a fur-making villain - and, of course, cute pups. The whole thing is designed for youngsters rather than adults.


1. The popularity of the cartoon version of 101 Dalmatians, the cartoon life-action version of 1996? The atmosphere for a sequel?

2. The British settings, London, dog pounds, parole officers, jails, Cruella’s mansion? Score?

3. The special effects, the realistic animals, their voices and communication? Human expressions? The role of Waddlesworth, the bird who thought it was a dog? Eric Idle’s comic repartee?

4. The aftermath of the original film? But a repetition of the original plot? The scientist and his work in the prison? Aversion therapy? The lawyer visiting and seeing all the examples of change, opposites in harmony? Cruella and her being happy with the animals?

5. Chloe, the work as a parole officer, the visit from Ewan, her control, her expectations? Hearing about Cruella? Finding that she was on her list of parolees? The visit, Cruella and her manner, reformed?

6. Ewan, his work of the dog Centre, with Kevin, Kevin and his prison record for rescuing dogs? Their set up, training the dogs, rehabilitation?

7. Chloe, her Dalmatians, Kevin and the dogs? The encounter, the attraction? The dates? The Punch and Judy Show?

8. Cruella in prison, her manner, her look, clothes, hair style? Getting out? Her reliance on Alonso? His subservience to her?

9. The gongs, releasing the conditioning? The animals changing? Cruella changing, going back to her old ways?

10. The fashion show, Le Pelt, his dandy manner, the encounters with Cruella? The fashion show? Her advice, the plans? Spots and dogs and furs?

11. Chloe and the dog, the past experience with Cruella, giving birth, the pup without any spots?

12. Cruella and her disdain of the pet that Alonso gave her? Her plans for the abduction of the dogs, setting up Kevin, Alonso putting the stolen dogs back, his past record, his going to prison?

13. Waddlesdworth, the comic comments, thinking he was a dog, going to the prison, getting the key and singing the lullaby, Kevin getting out, the need for rescue – and Waddlesworth flying, then knowing that he was a retriever!

14. The dogs, the capture, the network of animals around the city, their communicating?

15. Cruella, with the dogs, Pelt, the plans, the cruelty, skinning the dogs?

16. Alonso and his change of heart, his cooperation, leading to the rescue of the dogs?

17. Paris, Kevin and Chloe going there, the capture of the dogs? their being liberated? Cruella, in the bakery, her going through the whole process of cake making, her arrest?

18. The saving of the dogs – Cruella’s money going to Kevin, and happy ending?