One Hundred and One Dalmatians is an animated film released by Walt Disney Productions on January 25, 1961, 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.

One Hundred and One Dalmatians 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.

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).

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.

Trivia

• Cruella's car in the animated film was a Panther De Ville Convertible

External links

• The Big Cartoon DataBase entry for One Hundred and One Dalmatians