Scénario:
Bill PeetMusique:
George BrunsActeurs·trices:
Rod Taylor, Betty Lou Gerson, J. Pat O'Malley, David Frankham, Mary Wickes, Tom Conway, Ben Wright, Frederick Worlock, Dal McKennon, Paul Frees (plus)VOD (5)
Résumés(1)
Pongo et Perdita, deux magnifiques dalmatiens, ont un beau jour quinze bébés chiens. Leur joie et celle de leurs maîtres, Roger et Anita, serait sans ombre si l’infâme Cruella, ancienne camarade de classe d’Anita, ne convoitait les chiots pour la réalisation d’un manteau de fourrure. Un soir, profitant de l’absence du couple, les méchants Jasper et Horace font main basse sur la portée. Pongo et Perdita se lancent alors dans un plan de sauvetage désespéré qui va les conduire à mener vers l’évasion non pas 15, mais quelques 99 chiots… (texte officiel du distributeur)
(plus)Critiques (3)
They were better, but I devoured the Dalmatians back then and wanted them all in my house... so a matter of the childhood heart. ()
As much as I like movies with canine heroes, 101 Dalmatians didn't really appeal to me, despite the large number of barking characters. The film doesn't have any downright humorous scenes, and despite the suspenseful nature of the plot, I wasn't really riveted, except perhaps at the very end. The only scene that made any kind of impression on me was the dog march in the blizzard, otherwise it was more of a sequence of scenes that lacked the real verve. Even the main villain, Cruella De Vil, didn't have the right bad-ass-charisma. ()
I'm familiar with the live-action version, but I don't think I've ever seen this animated version. I have to say, it has the same charm as the live-action version, plus it includes great scenes that couldn't be done in live-action. The rescue of the puppies is truly well-executed and is a pivotal part of the film, aside from the strong family emotions, of course. ()