101 Dalmatians (franchise)

This article is about the Disney media franchise. For the 1961 animated film, see One Hundred and One Dalmatians. For other uses, see 101 Dalmatians.

101 Dalmatians
Official franchise logo
Created by	Walt Disney Dodie Smith
Original work	One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
Owner	The Walt Disney Company
Years	1961–present
Based on	The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith
Films and television
Film(s)	One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) 101 Dalmatians (1996) 102 Dalmatians (2000) Cruella (2021)
Television series	Once Upon a Time (2014–2016)‡
Animated series	101 Dalmatians: The Series (1997–1998) 101 Dalmatian Street (2019–2020)†
Television film(s)	Descendants (2015)‡
Direct-to-video	101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003)
Games
Video game(s)	101 Dalmatians Print Studio (1997) Disney's Animated Storybook: 101 Dalmatians (1997) 101 Dalmatians: Escape from DeVil Manor (1997) 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue (2000)
Audio
Soundtrack(s)	One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) Cruella (2021)
Miscellaneous
Based on	The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith
†101 Dalmatian Street had sneak peek airings in 2018 before its official debut in 2019. ‡ Work contains characters based on those from this franchise.

101 Dalmatians is an American media franchise owned by The Walt Disney Company and based on Dodie Smith's 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians . It began in 1961 with the release of the traditionally animated feature film, One Hundred and One Dalmatians . Various adaptations produced from Disney have been released over the years.

Origin

The source for the first film is the 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians , written by Dodie Smith. From this The Walt Disney Company developed and expanded the franchise into other media. Smith wrote a 1967 sequel, The Starlight Barking , but this has not been used as source material for any of Disney's work.

Films

Animation

Film	U.S. release date	Directed by	Written by	Produced by
One Hundred and One Dalmatians	January 25, 1961 (1961-01-25)	Wolfgang Reitherman, Hamilton S. Luske & Clyde Geronimi	Bill Peet	Walt Disney
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure	January 21, 2003 (2003-01-21)	Jim Kammerud & Brian Smith	Story by : Jim Kammerud, Dan Root, Garrett K. Schiff & Brian Smith Screenplay by : Jim Kammerud & Brian Smith	Carolyn Bates & Leslie Hough

One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)

Main article: One Hundred and One Dalmatians

A 1961 American animated adventure comedy film produced by Walt Disney based on the novel by Dodie Smith, it was originally released to theaters on January 25, 1961 by Buena Vista Distribution. ^[1]

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003)

Main article: 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure

A 2003 American animated direct-to-video adventure comedy film produced by Disney Television Animation, and released by Walt Disney Home Entertainment on January 21, 2003, the film is the sequel to the 1961 Disney animated film One Hundred and One Dalmatians. ^[2]

The plot involves the titular scrappy puppy who must come to the rescue of his 98 siblings, after villainous Cruella dognaps them once again.

Live-action

Film	U.S. release date	Directed by	Written by	Produced by
Original series
101 Dalmatians	November 27, 1996 (1996-11-27)	Stephen Herek	John Hughes	John Hughes & Ricardo Mestres
102 Dalmatians	November 22, 2000 (2000-11-22)	Kevin Lima	Story by : Kristen Buckley & Brian Regan Screenplay by : Kristen Buckley, Brian Regan, Bob Tzudiker & Noni White	Edward S. Feldman
Cruella series
Cruella	May 28, 2021 (2021-05-28)	Craig Gillespie	Story by : Aline Brosh McKenna , Kelly Marcel & Steve Zissis Screenplay by : Dana Fox & Tony McNamara	Andrew Gunn, Marc Platt & Kristin Burr
Untitled Cruella sequel	TBA		Tony McNamara	TBA

101 Dalmatians films

101 Dalmatians (1996)

Main article: 101 Dalmatians (1996 film)

A 1996 American live-action family comedy film written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Stephen Herek. It is the second adaptation of Dodie Smith's 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians produced by Walt Disney Pictures following the 1961 animated adventure comedy film of the same name. The film stars Glenn Close as Cruella de Vil and Jeff Daniels as Roger, the owner of the 101 dalmatians.

102 Dalmatians (2000)

Main article: 102 Dalmatians

A 2000 British-American live-action family comedy film directed by Kevin Lima in his directorial debut and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the sequel to the 1996 film 101 Dalmatians and stars Glenn Close reprising her role as Cruella de Vil as she attempts to steal puppies for her "grandest" fur coat yet. Among the puppies she plans to use are the children of Dipstick, a son of Pongo and Perdita. Glenn Close and Tim McInnerny were the only actors from the first film to return for the sequel.

Future

In May 2021, Glenn Close revealed that while working on Cruella as an executive producer, she wrote a new story as a sequel to the films where she would reprise the role of Cruella de Vil. The plot would involve the character in New York City. ^[3]

Cruella films

Cruella (2021)

Main article: Cruella (film)

A reboot film, centered around Cruella de Vil titled Cruella, an origin story of the character, and take place during the 1970s ^[4] starring Emma Stone as the titular character ^[5] with Emma Thompson, Paul Walter Hauser, Joel Fry, Mark Strong, Emily Beecham and Kirby Howell-Baptiste co-starring in supporting roles. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9]} The film was directed by Craig Gillespie with a screenplay by Dana Fox and Tony McNamara, from a story by Aline Brosh McKenna, Kelly Marcel, and Steve Zissis. ^{[10] [11] [12] [13]} Andrew Gunn and Marc Platt served as producers, and Glenn Close served as the executive producer. ^[14] Costume designer Jenny Beavan later stated that Close's role on the film's production was to help Stone appear as a younger 1970s portrayal of Close's role in 101 Dalmatians . ^[15]

The film was scheduled to be theatrically released on December 23, 2020, ^[16] but was later pushed back to May 28, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was eventually released on that date, both theatrically and on Disney+ with Premier Access. ^[17]

Untitled Cruella sequel

Craig Gillespie and each of the film's respective stars expressed interest in a sequel that would have the style of The Godfather Part II . ^[18] By June 2021, a sequel was announced to be officially in development. Gillespie will return as director with a script by Tony McNamara. ^[19] In August 2021, Stone closed a deal to reprise her role in the sequel. ^[20]

Additional crew and production details

Film	Crew/Detail
	Composer	Cinematographer	Editor	Production companies	Distributing companies	Running time
One Hundred and One Dalmatians	George Bruns		Roy M. Brewer, Jr. Donald Halliday	Walt Disney Productions	Buena Vista Distribution Company	1hr 19mins
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure	Richard Gibbs		Ron Price Robert S. Bichard	Walt Disney Television Animation	Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment	1hr 14mins
101 Dalmatians	Michael Kamen	Adrian Biddle	Trudy Ship	Wizzer Productions Walt Disney Pictures Great Oaks Entertainment	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution	1hr 43mins
102 Dalmatians	David Newman		Gregory Perler	Cruella Productions Walt Disney Pictures Kanzaman S.A.M. Films	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution	1hr 40mins
Cruella	Nicholas Britell	Nicolas Karakatsanis	Tatiana S. Riegel	Walt Disney Pictures Gunn Films Marc Platt Productions	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures	2hrs 14mins

Television series

Series	Season	Segments	Episodes		Originally released
					First released	Last released	Network
101 Dalmatians: The Series	1	21	12		September 13, 1997 (1997-09-13)	January 10, 1998 (1998-01-10)	ABC (One Saturday Morning)
	2	84	53		September 1, 1997 (1997-09-01)	March 4, 1998 (1998-03-04)	Syndication (Disney-Kellogg Alliance)
101 Dalmatian Street	1	47	26		March 18, 2019 (2019-03-18)	February 22, 2020 (2020-02-22)	Disney Channel, Disney+

101 Dalmatians: The Series (1997–1998)

Main article: 101 Dalmatians: The Series

An American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation in association with Jumbo Pictures. The show ran from 1997 to 1998. It is based on a combination of the 1961 original animated film, and its 1996 live-action remake. The series as a whole, follows the adventures of the numerous puppies from the Disney franchise. Three puppies in particular, Lucky, Rolly and Cadpig, are the main focus of the show along with their friend Spot, a chicken who wants to be a dog.

101 Dalmatian Street (2019–2020)

Main article: 101 Dalmatian Street

A British-Canadian Toon-Boom animated television comedy series, set in 21st-century London, which follows the adventures of Dylan and his sister Dolly. Dylan and Dolly are descendants of Pongo and Perdita, who protect and take care of their 97 younger siblings. After first airing sneak peeks in 2018, the series officially premiered in the UK on March 18, 2019, and concluded on February 22, 2020, after only one series. Meanwhile, in Canada, the entire series was released on Disney+ on February 28, 2020.

Related productions

Once Upon a Time

Main article: Once Upon a Time (TV series)

An alternate version based on the Disney version of Cruella de Vil appears in the fourth and fifth seasons of the live-action television series Once Upon a Time , where she is portrayed by Victoria Smurfit. In the series, Cruella is a witch who possesses the power to control animals. ^[21] Smurfit also played other alternate version of the character in the series' penultimate episode, "Homecoming". ^[22]

Descendants

Main article: Descendants (2015 film)

Cruella de Vil appears in the 2015 American live-action musical Disney Channel Original Movie Descendants , where she is portrayed by Wendy Raquel Robinson.

The film's plot involves Ben, the teenage son of King Beast and Queen Belle, who invites the exiled children of defeated villains to attend a preparatory school with the heroes' children; among them is Carlos, the 14-year-old son of Cruella, whom she abuses and treats like a servant, making him sleep near the bear traps she uses to guard her fur coats. Along with other villains, Cruella has been exiled to the Isle of the Lost, where she has lived for at least 20 years.

Other media

Video games

• Math Antics with Disney's 101 Dalmatians (1996): a video game developed by Appaloosa Interactive, Disney Interactive and published by Sega on the Sega Pico.
• 101 Dalmatians: Activity Center (1996): Part of the Disney's Activity Center series of games released by Disney Interactive.
• 101 Dalmatians Print Studio (1997): Part of the Disney's Print Studio series of games released by Disney Interactive.
• Disney's Animated Storybook: 101 Dalmatians (1997): A point-and-click computer game released by Disney Interactive for Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh. The game retold the plot of the 1996 live action film through an animated storybook with interactive games, and songs.
• 101 Dalmatians: Escape from DeVil Manor (1997): A computer game created by Disney Interactive. The game was based on the 1996 live-action movie, although the character designs were based on the original animated film.
• Disney's 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue (2000): A video game based on the live-action Disney film 102 Dalmatians, but with the art style based on the original animated 101 Dalmatians film. The game was developed by Toys for Bob for PlayStation, Dreamcast, and Microsoft Windows. A Game Boy Color version was also developed by Digital Eclipse.
• 102 Dalmatians Activity Center (2001): A part of the Disney's Activity Center series of games, released by Disney Interactive.
• Kingdom Hearts (2002): Pongo, Perdita, and their 99 Puppies are characters in the game. Pongo and Perdita live in a house in Traverse Town after their world was destroyed, their puppies being lost in different worlds, and the game's protagonist, Sora, having to find them in different locations.
• 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003): An action-adventure/platforming game based on the film of the same name. It was developed by Digital Eclipse Software, Inc. and published by Eidos Interactive for the Sony PlayStation. It was released on November 20, 2003 exclusively in North America.
• Disney Magic Kingdoms (2021): In a limited time event focused on 101 Dalmatians, Pongo, Perdita, Lucky, Patch, Rolly, Penny and Cruella were included as playable characters, along with some attractions based on locations of the film. In the game, the characters are involved in new storylines that serve as a continuation of the events in the 101 Dalmatians animated film (ignoring other material in the franchise). ^[23]
• Disney Speedstorm (2024): Cruella De Vil was added as a playable racer during the game's ninth season as a mid-season bonus racer. A few other characters from the 1961 film are also in the game as crew members.

Disney Parks and Resorts

One Hundred and One Dalmatians has a small presence at the Disney Parks and Resorts mainly through shops and occasional shows. Cruella is the only meetable character from the franchise and is usually located on Main Street, U.S.A.

Recurring cast and characters

List indicators

This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in more than two films in the series.

• An empty grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
•  ^V indicates a voice-only role.
•  ^Y indicates a younger version of the character.

•  ^S indicates an appearance as a character's singing voice.
•  ^F indicates the former voice of a character.

Characters	Animated films		Live-action films			Animated series			Video game
	One Hundred and One Dalmatians	101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure	101 Dalmatians	102 Dalmatians	Cruella	101 Dalmatians: The Series		101 Dalmatian Street	102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue
						Season 1	Season 2
	1961	2003	1996	2000	2021	1997-98	1997-98	2019-20	2000
Pongo	Rod Taylor V	Samuel West V	Frank Welker V		Uncredited Dalmatian	Kevin Schon V		Photograph
Perdita	Cate Bauer V Lisa Daniels V F	Kath Soucie V				Pam Dawber V
Lucky	Mimi Gibson V	Ben Tibber V				Pamela Adlon V Debi Mae West V
Rolly	Barbara Baird V	Eli Russel Linnetz V				Kath Soucie V
Patch	Mickey Maga V	Bobby Lockwood V				Justin Shenkarow V
Sergeant Tibbs	David Frankham V					Jeff Bennett V			Eddie Izzard V
Colonel	J. Pat O'Malley V		Uncredited Old English Sheepdog			Jim Cummings V
Thunderbolt	Silent role	Barry Bostwick V				Frank Welker V
Dipstick			Uncredited Dalmatian			Thom Adcox-Hernandez V			Jeff Bennett V
Waddlesworth				Eric Idle V					Eric Idle V
Cruella de Vil Estella "Ella" von Hellman	Betty Lou Gerson V	Susanne Blakeslee V	Glenn Close		Emma Stone Tipper Seifert-Cleveland Y Billie Gadsdon Y	April Winchell V		Michelle Gomez V	Susanne Blakeslee V
Jasper Badun	J. Pat O'Malley V	Jeff Bennett V	Hugh Laurie		Joel Fry Ziggy Gardner Y	Michael McKean V			Jeff Bennett V
Horace Badun	Frederick Worlock V	Maurice LaMarche V	Mark Williams		Paul Walter Hauser Joseph MacDonald Y	David L. Lander V			Maurice LaMarche V
Nanny	Martha Wentworth V	Mary MacLeod V	Joan Plowright			Charlotte Rae V
Roger Radcliffe / Dearly	Ben Wright V Bill Lee V S	Tim Bentinck V	Jeff Daniels		Kayvan Novak	Jeff Bennett V
Anita Radcliffe / Dearly Anita "Tattletale" Darling	Lisa Davis V	Jodi Benson V	Joely Richardson		Kirby Howell-Baptiste Florisa Kamara Y	Kath Soucie V
Alonzo			Tim McInnerny
Jean-Pierre LePelt				Gérard Depardieu					Jess Harnell V

Reception

For more details on the reception of each film, see the "Reception" section on each film's article.

Box office and financial performance

Film	Box office gross			Box office ranking		Worldwide video sales	Worldwide gross income	Budget	Ref.
	North America	Other territories	Worldwide	All time worldwide	North America
One Hundred and One Dalmatians	$302,698,419	$301,581	$303,000,000	#365	#11,972	$88,120,888	$391,120,888	$3,300,000	[24] [25] [26]
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure	—	—	—	—	—	Information not publicly available
101 Dalmatians	$136,189,294	$168,010,706	$304,200,000	#447	#556	Information not publicly available	>$304,200,000	$75,000,000	[27] [28]
102 Dalmatians	$66,957,026	$116,654,745	$183,611,771	#1,239	#2,302	Information not publicly available	>$183,611,771	$85,000,000	[29] [30]
Cruella	$86,103,234	$142,914,031	$226,892,470	#729	#897	—	$226,892,470	$100,000,000	[31] [32]

Critical and public response

Film	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic	CinemaScore [33]
One Hundred and One Dalmatians	98% (52 reviews) [34]	83/100 (10 reviews) [35]	B+
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure	67% (6 reviews) [36]	—	—
101 Dalmatians	41% (37 reviews) [37]	49/100 (20 reviews) [38]	A
102 Dalmatians	31% (92 reviews) [39]	35/100 (24 reviews) [40]	B+
Cruella	74% (373 reviews) [41]	60/100 (24 reviews) [42]	A

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External links

• Media related to One Hundred and One Dalmatians (franchise) at Wikimedia Commons