One Hundred and One Dalmatians

One Hundred and One Dalmatians is the seventeenth animated feature in the Disney animated features canon. It was produced by Walt Disney, and originally released to theatres on January 25, 1961 by Buena Vista Distribution. It is based on the novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith. It also appeared in 1961 as a Walt Disney comic book based on the animated film.

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Animated feature - Disney animated features canon - Walt Disney - January 25 - 1961 - Buena Vista Distribution - The Hundred and One Dalmatians - Dodie Smith - Comic book

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The film features Rod Taylor as the voice of Pongo, the first of the dalmatians, and Betty Lou Gerson as the voice of the villainous Cruella De Vil. The plot centers around the fate of the kidnapped puppies of Pongo and Perdita.

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Rod Taylor - Dalmatian - Betty Lou Gerson - Villain - Cruella De Vil

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The film was one of the studio's most popular films of the decade, and was re-issued in 1969, 1979, 1985, and 1991, the last re-issue being one of the top 10 films of the year at the box office in a year when the studio had few hits. The film was released on video in 1992 and 1998, and on DVD in 1999.

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1969 - 1979 - 1985 - 1991 - 1992 - 1998 - DVD - 1999

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The film also signaled a change in the graphic style of Disney's animation. This occurred with the introduction of Xerography which eased graphic reproduction requirements, but at the price of being unable to deviate from a scratchy outline style because of the technology's limitations. Although Walt Disney disliked this development, the look would be the norm for years until the technology improved by the time of the production of The Rescuers to allow a softer look.

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Xerography - The Rescuers

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One Hundred and One Dalmatians was remade in 1996 as 101 Dalmatians, a live-action film starring Glenn Close as Cruella De Vil (none of the animals talked in this version).

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Remade - 1996 - 101 Dalmatians - Glenn Close

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Much as clownfish were later popularized in Finding Nemo, the movie popularized the dalmatian breed to the extent many families sought the breed, although the dog is not known for being particularly good with children in reality. Many older pet stores have stories of returns, such as the Return of the King, which was a popular Time Magazine article.

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Clownfish - Finding Nemo

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