101 Dalmatians ~ Lost in Adaptation

Did Walt Disney's 1961 animated success One Hundred and One Dalmatians have much in common with the book it's based on by Dodie Smith?

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0:00 Intro
0:53 The Book
0:34 The Film
4:30 What They Didn't Change
6:52 What They Changed
10:40 What They Left Out Altogether
15:25 Final Thoughts

[hopekeeley]

“Can you imagine a song defaming someone becoming a smash hit” Dom you beautiful bastard you, putting this out in the midst of Kendrick and drakes feud

[thesman]

Dodie Smith is quoted as saying the adaptation IMPROVED her story. Few adaptations get that kind of commendation.

[Purple-ursc]

"Just because someone's a bottom, doesn't mean they're not an asshole"

So true😂

[TheEquus]

An unfortunate fun fact: The movie boosted the popularity of dalmatians which led to two things:

1. People getting dalmatians without understanding the breed's needs (it's a very active dog that needs a lot of training) and abandoning them at shelters en masse .

2. Backyard breeders mass producing them to the point where the breed as a whole has a ton of health and behavioral issues even to this day. Nowadays dalmatians are being crossed with other breeds (mostly the German shorthaired pointer) to breed out the health issues.

[JimmyC]

Cruella De Vil kidnapped 99 adorable puppies... Unfortunately, each and every one of them belonged to John Wick....

[dude_thats_rowin]

"we should all start vocalizing our intrusive thoughts more. you never know what they might inspire." great moral of this story

[TellyKNetic]

Just after Cruella finds her furs destroyed, the black half of her hair turns white and the white half turns green. Then, for even more salt in the wound, Mr. DeVil gets a new job making 100% cruelty-free polyester clothing, which Cruella is forced to wear in order to promote it.

[wakeangel]

I think we can justify the dog-napping making the local news. I looked it up, a dalmatian puppy can cost anywhere from $450 to $1200, so the theft of 15 of them is a heist of at least $6, 750 and up to $18, 000 dollars, a newsworthy amount if you ask me.

[Tadicuslegion]

The real MVP of this adaptation is a bit of a forgotten person named Bill Peet who was a Disney story man for Disney from Pinocchio to Sword in the Stone, he solo'ed both 101 Dalmatians and The Sword and the Stone but left Disney over disagreement over the Jungle Book. Bill Peet went on to have a second career as a Children's Book Author, a very successful one. According to Smith herself, Peet did a fantastic job telling her story.

[laurenochs]

Did anyone else not notice the spots on Lucky's back were in the shape of horseshoe? I thought he got his name as I assumed he was the puppy who almost died at birth but was revived, thus he was "lucky" to have lived.

[KirbyIsCute]

I always liked the cat from the film. While Walt was still running the studio, he never seemed a fan of cats so they usually were villains or whatnot. But the cat from the Dalmatian movie was awesome! He would risk his life to save all the puppies, making sure not even one would be left behind. He even goes so far to try to use his own lanky body as a shield to protect them when the goons cornered and was ready to bash them.

He's a good kitty and deserves more recognition.

[robertgronewold]

Excuse me sir, but the live action version is VERY fondly remembered. Cruella's evil fashion designer became a benchmark.

[lionkingquan]

Video starts with dom in a dress yall it’s gonna be a banger

[professorbutters]

Oh, THANK you for mentioning Cruella’s cat! She’s my favorite, too. I love how she directs the dogs to Cruella’s collection, and then personally shreds an exquisitely expensive chinchilla coat. She’s classy AF.

[vidoquen]

I would kill to have just one adaptation reference Cruella's obsession with pepper.

[brandonlyon]

Fun fact: the Rescuer’s animated film nearly had Cruella be the main villain of a movie that was based on a separate book series. The idea was scraped but the main villainess in the movie Medusa is heavily influenced personally and design wise by Cruella even having a similar car. Ironically Medusa’s main sidekick Snoops is a bit of Cruella’s husband in the book, he was a greedy evil man but was also completely spineless.

[blandedgear]

I really appreciate the work that went into that colour wheel of professions- teacher opposite sniper, firefighter opposite youtuber etc. A great gag to pause and read.

[HeyNonyNonymous]

Cruella was also the only irredeamble villian in Once Uppon a Time. The only one who is a total sociopath:
"Some people struggle not to be drawn into the darkness. But ever since I was a little girl, I've said... 'Why not splash in and have fun?'"

[jlouisa]

I love the fact that Dominic actually mentioned Roger getting famous for writing the song and no one batted an eye about it.

[mil_enrama]

glen close absolutely killed it as cruella. i still remember her from watching the film as a small child