Stars: Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson, Hugh Laurie, Mark Williams, Joan Plowright

Director: Stephen Herek

Summary: Whilst the original Disney Classic continues to delight audiences the world over, this up-to-the minute version has 'Live Action' and loads of dogs, romance and all that is needed to keep the whole family howling.

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It's hard to know who thought it would be a good idea to make a live-action version of Disney's animated classic. The one bright notion anyone had was casting Glenn Close as Disney Übervillainess Cruella de Vil; her flashing eyes and angular features are a perfect match and do credit to what is one of the most indelible animated characters Disney has ever created. The story remains essentially the same, focusing on Cruella's plot to kidnap the puppies of a young married couple (Jeff Daniels and Jolie Richardson) and make them into a coat. But the dreaded John Hughes, who wrote this script, fills it with sadistic slapstick and far too few genuine laughs. The human actors work hard, but to little avail; thankfully, there's a posse of puppies to regularly steal scenes when the going gets dreary--although there are only so many laughs to be had from inappropriate dog puddles. --Marshall Fine, Amazon.com

Aspect Ratio:	Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Interactive Menus, Scene Access
Year:	1996
Release Date:	January 22, 2001
Runtime:	99 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	D 888161
Keywords:	Action, Family, Live, Comedy, General, Childrens, Adventure, Dalmatians
Genre:	Family