--- product_id: 20916219 title: "101 Dalmatians (Disney's Masterpiece)" brand: "rod taylorbetty lou gersonclyde geronimihamilton luske" price: "€ 43.62" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/20916219-101-dalmatians-disneys-masterpiece store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # 101 Dalmatians (Disney's Masterpiece) **Brand:** rod taylorbetty lou gersonclyde geronimihamilton luske **Price:** € 43.62 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** 101 Dalmatians (Disney's Masterpiece) by rod taylorbetty lou gersonclyde geronimihamilton luske - **How much does it cost?** € 43.62 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/20916219-101-dalmatians-disneys-masterpiece) ## Best For - rod taylorbetty lou gersonclyde geronimihamilton luske enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted rod taylorbetty lou gersonclyde geronimihamilton luske brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Product description VHS tape - Rated G .com Back in 1961, Walt Disney got a little hip with 101 Dalmatians, making use of that flat Saturday morning cartoon style that had become so popular. The result is a kitschy change in animation and story. Pongo and Perdita are two lonely dalmatians who meet cute in a London park and arrange for their pet humans to marry so they can live together and raise a family. They become proud parents of 15 pups, who are stolen by the dastardly Cruella De Vil, who wants to make a fur coat out of them. Cruella has become the most popular villain in all of Disney; she's flamboyantly nasty and lots of fun. But it's the dalmatians who shine in this endearing classic, particularly those precocious pups. Telling the story from the dogs' point of view is a clever conceit, a fundamental flaw of the live-action remake. --Bill Desowitz P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); Set Contains: This video edition also contains a new 90-second cartoon starring Pluto, Street Cleaner. See more ## Product Details - **Genre:** Animation - **Format:** Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC - **Contributor:** One Hundred One Dalmatians - **Manufacturer:** Walt Disney Home Video - **UPC:** 786936089844 ## Images ![101 Dalmatians (Disney's Masterpiece) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81R9+sHc0jL.jpg) ![101 Dalmatians (Disney's Masterpiece) - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81QDg9UvQUL.jpg) ![101 Dalmatians (Disney's Masterpiece) - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81vN32ftWeL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Dalmatian movie *by C***. on Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2024* My 2 year old granddaughters love this movie. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars A delightful dog of a film *by J***L on Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2007* It's uneven, cheaply produced and its story is so basic as to be almost mechanical. There are long stretches with little humor or music. The hackneyed chase scene seems straight from a TV cartoon. And most of the puppies look exactly alike.So why five stars? Because, in this case, the good more than makes up for the mediocre.A large dose of Disney magic -- here, a combination of cute animals, touching sentiments, tremendous villain and many carefully crafted extra touches -- simply makes you forget the movie's weaknesses. To write this review I sat through this film dutifully noting all of its flaws, then immediately wanted to watch it again.In short, kids will love this DVD set, and you'll like watching it with them.I was viewing, of course, the 1999 release, and let me tell you if there's one Disney classic that could benefit from a digital restoration, this is it. The older DVD just doesn't capture the beauty of the film's pastel backgrounds, detailed interiors and storybook-style outdoor scenes. I haven't seen this new transfer yet, but Disney always does a good job with restoring these Platinum Editions, so I imagine it will look fantastic.Speaking of art, I should note that unlike earlier Disney films, "101 Dalmatians" is not completely hand-drawn. Much of the art was created through Xerography, a technique that, in essence, used a copy machine to reproduce the frame-by-frame line art. Surprisingly, though, it hardly matters. Sometimes the backgrounds are too flat or static, but the foreground figures are fully animated, and have the same fluid, three-dimensional movements Disney was already famous for.BONUS FEATURESThe set includes Disney's typical varied collection of bonus features, none of which are subtitled. Those for adults include:* An option to have trivia tidbits pop up on your screen as you watch the film.* A documentary focusing on the movie's innovative use of the Xerox animation process.* An interview with the late Disney animator Marc Davis regarding the character Cruella De Vil.* A featurette that recreates the correspondence sent between Walt Disney and Dodie Smith (author of the book "The Hundred and One Dalmatians") during the movie's production.* Deleted songsExtras geared to kids:* A Virtual Dalmatians game that lets you adopt, name, train and care for your own computer canine.* A Puppy Profiler quiz which reveals which dog you're most like.* A music video of Disney Channel star Selena Gomez performing "Cruella De Vil."TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS* Sound: Disney-enhanced Home Theater Mix, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound* Close captioning: English only* FastPlay enabledBy the way, Disney has just published a companion Little Golden Book, 101 Dalmatians.Like Disney classics about animals? Don't forget the essential The Lion King, moving Bambi and surprisingly good Lady and the Tramp. Topping them all however, at least in my opinion, is Dumbo. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous, Revolutionary, and Fun! *by B***F on Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2008* "101 Dalmatians" may be the most unfairly slighted of Walt Disney's 'classic' animated films, as this dog-napping adventure literally saved the studio, introduced the ultimate Disney villainess, Cruella De Vil, and ushered in a visually graphic 'style' that would set the industry standard for a decade. Oh, and it's great FUN, too!Based on Dodie Smith's 1956 novel (inspired by her own Dalmatian pets), Disney knew it would be a 'natural' for the screen, at a time when he desperately needed a blockbuster. Despite the huge success of "Cinderella", in 1950, the decade, with the studio's resources stretched between both live and animated features and shorts, television, and the opening of Disneyland, had been a costly one, and the skyrocketing cost of producing animation, after a string of less successful cartoons (culminating in the failure of "Sleeping Beauty"), threatened to curtail any future animated films. It was a desperate time (most of the major studios were shutting down their animation departments, and the 'limited animation' of Hanna-Barbera, which Disney detested, appeared to be the 'future' of cartoons), and he turned to production manager Ken Anderson to find a way to make the film cost-effective while maintaining the 'Disney' look.Anderson's solutions didn't please Walt, but would create a film revolutionary in style, and far less expensive to produce. Utilizing xerox technology to copy original artwork directly onto cels, he eliminated the huge staff of painters who had traditionally inked and colored each frame. The line work had a scratchier quality, which he complimented by more stylized, linear backgrounds, with splashes of color. As the story would be the first 'contemporary' Disney feature (with far less music, and a more dramatic plot), the new 'look' worked perfectly (especially in the brilliant conception of the scene-stealing De Vil, who quickly achieved 'legendary' status among Disney villains). The technique did have shortcomings (the climactic chase between De Vil's hot rod and a Dalmatian-filled moving van, as she plows into a snow bank, looks artificial, particularly as snow covers her car), but the film, as a whole, was an astonishing achievement.Despite Walt's misgivings, the film was exactly the blockbuster the studio needed, becoming the top-grossing film of 1961, and, for years, the highest grossing animated film of all time. Critically praised, it became such a fan favorite that it was re-released frequently, always successfully. Blessed with a rich, funny plot, unforgettable characters, and 101 of the cutest dogs you'll ever see, it certainly has earned a place beside "Snow White", Pinocchio", "Bambi", and "Cinderella".While I wish somebody had invited Rod Taylor (the voice of Pongo) to share his experiences of the production, I was blown away by the extraordinary quality of image and sound of this remastered edition, and enjoyed the second disc of special features (did you know TWO actresses voiced Perdita?)This Platinum Edition is an absolute ESSENTIAL for every Disney collection! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pt/products/20916219-101-dalmatians-disneys-masterpiece](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/20916219-101-dalmatians-disneys-masterpiece) --- *Product available on Desertcart Portugal* *Store origin: PT* *Last updated: 2026-08-05*