101 Dalmations Platinum Edition
Classic 1961 Disney Movie Comes to DVD March 4, 2008
Walt Disney's classic film 101 Dalmations is coming to Platinum Edition DVD on March 4, 2008. Check out the specs below.
Walt Disney's Platinum Edition DVDs salute the best films in the Disney catalog, and their next release is a true classic.
101 Dalmations was the 17th animated movie from the Mouse House, and it signaled a new direction for the studio. Artistically, it was a huge shift, since the less than 100 animators (down from the 500 who worked on Sleeping Beauty) used xerography, which resulted in a more angular style of animation. This was also the first time that rotoscoping wasn't used to animate human characters in Disney films, which made the humans in animated flicks more closely resemble their non-human counterparts.
It was also a welcome return to box office form after the expensive failure that was 1959's Sleeping Beauty. 101 Dalmations eventually became the most successful movie of 1961. It even spawned a 1996 live-action remake, starring Glenn Close, which was successful enough to merit a 2000 sequel, 102 Dalmations. The original animated movie was regularly turned into sequels – by Disney Toon Studios, who made several 'dreck to video' versions, including 101 Dalmations II: Patch's London Adventure.
101 Dalmations Official Press Release
"For the first time in nearly a decade, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment unleashes 101 of the world’s most famous dogs when Walt Disney’s original dog classic, 101 Dalmatians: Platinum Edition comes to DVD March 4, 2008 for a limited time only. 101 Dalmatians is the true Disney Dog classic, considered by critics to be one of the best and most innovative Disney animated films. This all-new two-disc Platinum Edition is a must-own for fans big and small, featuring beloved characters Pongo, Perdita, and their 99 puppies, as well as one of Disney’s most deliciously evil villains of all time – Cruella De Vil (ranked #39 on American Film Institute’s Best Villains of All Time List).
"101 Dalmatians: Platinum Edition is brilliantly restored with enhanced picture and sound and includes all-new, never-before-seen bonus features that will have fans of all ages howling with delight: An all-new interactive ”Virtual Dalmatian” game with over 101 possibilities to adopt, train and care for your very own virtual puppy, deleted songs, behind-the-scenes featurettes, an in-depth look at the personal correspondence between Walt Disney and Dodie Smith, (author of the book The Hundred and One Dalmatians), and much more.
"One of the most cherished and sought-after Disney classics of all time, 101 Dalmatians is among the last films to bear the personal touch of Walt Disney. This original classic is available for a limited time only before it returns to the Disney vault."
Bonus Features
- Disney’s Virtual Dalmatians Adopt, name, train and care for your very own virtual puppy where there are over 101 possibilities.
- Puppy Profiler Find out which dog you’re most like! ·
- 101 Pop-Up Trivia Facts For The Family & Collector: Discover 202 amazing things You Never Knew about the movie as you watch it – with 101 pop up facts for the family and 101 for the collector
- All-New “Cruella De Vil” Music Video The classic song “Cruella De Vil” gets a contemporary twist when multi-talented teen Disney Channel star Selena Gomez performs the song in a brand new video!
- Redefining The Line: The Making Of 101 Dalmatians. 101 Dalmatians is considered by critics to be one of the best and most innovative Disney animated films. Go behind the scenes with its creators to find out about everything - including the technological innovation of the Xerox process in animation.
- Cruella De Vil: Drawn To Be Bad Inspired by flamboyant actress Tallulah Bankhead, Cruella De Vil has become a villain that movie fans love to hate. Marc Davis, an animation legend and one of Disney’s immortal “Nine Old Men” reveals how this iconic character came to be.
- Sincerely Yours, Walt Disney Experience Walt Disney and Dodie Smith’s (author of the book The Hundred and One Dalmatians) actual correspondence during the movie’s production. ·
- Deleted Songs Songs written for the film - finally come to life!
- And Much More!
101 Dalmations Plot Synopsis
If you didn't know already, here's the plot synopsis, according to the good folks at Disney:
"When Pongo and Perdita, a pair of adorable Dalmatians play Cupid for their human pets, wedding bells soon ring! In a short time, the dogs become the proud parents of 15 winsome puppies, but their happiness is short-lived. The wicked Cruella De Vil wants to buy the all puppies—to make a coat! When her dastardly offer is turned down, she orders her bumbling henchmen Horace and Jasper to abscond with the puppies as well as every other Dalmatian puppy in London . Pongo and Perdita must rally a network of animals across England with the “twilight bark” to help find Cruella's secret hideaway and rescue 99 precious puppies."
101 Dalmations: Platinum Edition comes to DVD shelves on March 4, 2008, with an MSRP of $29.99 USD (Canadian $36.99).
