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Summary
An evil, high-fashion designer plots to steal Dalmatian puppies in order to make an extravagant fur coat, but instead creates an extravagant mess.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Kids
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+10)
Critics 45Audiences 55GoodWatch 50
Metascore50
Tomatometer39%
User score6.2
Letterboxd · 223 K ratings3.0/5
IMDb5.8
Audience score40%
Box office
5.9×its budget
- Budget
- $54 M
- Worldwide
- $321 M
Worldwide it earned $267 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 43 min
A typical length for family movies, +8 min on the typical 95
typical 95103Half of all family movies run 88–106 min.
Reach
Streams in 56 countries, rent or buy in 19 more
+46Released
1996
November 27, 1996
30 years ago
Genres
FamilyComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
United States
Rated
- GUnited States
Yes: it's rated G in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism24 of 24
Glenn CloseCruella de Vil
Jeff DanielsRoger
Joely RichardsonAnita
Joan PlowrightNanny
Hugh LaurieJasper
Mark WilliamsHorace
John ShrapnelSkinner
Tim McInnernyAlonzo
Hugh FraserFrederick
Zohren WeissHerbert- MHMark HaddiganAlan
Michael PercivalPolice Inspector
Neville PhillipsMinister- JEJohn EvansPensioner with Bulldog
Hilda BraidWoman On Park Bench
Margery MasonWoman On Park Bench
John BenfieldDoorman
Andrew ReadmanPolice Officer #1
John PetersPolice Officer #2
Bill StewartArresting Officer
Gerald ParisDoctor- JLJoe LaceyVeterinarian
Brian CapronTelevision News Reporter- HFHarry FielderPasserby (uncredited)
Directing · 6
- Stephen Herek Director
- Adam Somner Second Assistant Director
- Michael D. Moore Second Unit Director
- Toby Hosking Assistant Director
- David Tringham First Assistant Director
- Robert Grayson Third Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- John Hughes Screenplay, Producer
- Dodie Smith Novel
- David Molina Creative Producer
Production · 7
- Edward S. Feldman Executive Producer
- Ricardo Mestres Producer
- Celestia Fox Casting
- Marcia Ross Casting
- Callum McDougall Unit Production Manager
- Janine Modder Production Coordinator
Camera · 2
- Adrian Biddle Director of Photography
- Fraser Taggart Focus Puller
Editing · 2
- Trudy Ship Editor
- Larry Bock Additional Editor
Sound · 10
- Michael Kamen Conductor, Original Music Composer
- Donald J. Malouf Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
- Tim Chau Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
- Albert Gasser Sound Effects Editor
- David Kern Sound Effects Editor
- Piero Mura Sound Effects Editor
Art · 5
- Assheton Gorton Production Design
- Kyle Cooper Title Designer
- Alan Tomkins Supervising Art Director
- John Ralph Art Direction
- Joanne Woollard Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Anthony Powell Costume Design
- Rosemary Burrows Costume Design
- Martial Corneville Hairdresser
- Jean-Luc Russier Makeup Artist
- Lynda Armstrong Makeup Artist
- Belinda Hodgson Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 7
- Chris Corbould Special Effects Supervisor
- Graham High Creature Design
- John Dillon Animation
- Rich Draper Animation
- Nigel Booth Creature Design
- Marion Appleton Creature Design
Other crew · 6
- Paul Dimmer Special Effects Technician
- Gary Cohen Special Effects Technician
- Mathew Horton Special Effects Technician
- Chris 'Flimsy' Howes Animatronics Designer
- Peter N. Brown Carpenter
- Robin Ellis Animatronics Designer
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