101 Dalmatians (1996 film)
1996 film by Stephen Herek / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
101 Dalmatians is a 1996 American adventure comedy film[1] produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Great Oaks Entertainment, with distribution by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. It is a live action remake of the 1961 Disney animated film One Hundred and One Dalmatians, itself an adaptation of Dodie Smith's 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians. Directed by Stephen Herek, written by John Hughes and produced by Hughes and Ricardo Mestres, it stars Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson, Joan Plowright, Hugh Laurie, Mark Williams, and John Shrapnel. Unlike the 1961 animated film, none of the animals speak.
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Directed by | Stephen Herek |
Written by | John Hughes |
Based on | The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith |
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Cinematography | Adrian Biddle |
Edited by | Trudy Ship |
Music by | Michael Kamen |
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Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution[1] |
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Running time | 103 minutes[3] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $67 million[4] |
Box office | $320.7 million[3] |
101 Dalmatians was released on November 27, 1996, and grossed $320 million in theaters against a $67 million budget, making it the sixth-highest-grossing film of 1996. Close was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy,[5] while the film was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair.