102 Dalmatians

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102 Dalmatians
102 Dalmatians DVD cover
Directed by	Kevin Lima
Produced by	Edward S. Feldman
Written by	Dodie Smith (novel) Kristen Buckley Brian Regan
Starring	Glenn Close Gérard Depardieu Ioan Gruffudd
Music by	David Newman
Cinematography	Adrian Biddle Roger Pratt
Editing by	Gregory Perler Sophie Sorensen
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures
Release date(s)	November 22, 2000
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	US$85,000,000 (estimated)
Preceded by	101 Dalmatians (1996)
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102 Dalmatians is a 2000 live-action film, produced by The Walt Disney Company and starring Glenn Close as the villainous Cruella de Vil. It is a sequel to the 1996 film 101 Dalmatians, itself a live-action remake of the 1961 Disney animated feature 101 Dalmatians. A video game based on the film also was made called 102 Dalmatians Activity Center. In the film, Cruella de Vil attempts to steal puppies for her "grandest" fur coat yet.

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After three years in prison, Cruella De Vil is released while under the influence of an experimental programme that has altered her so as to make her love animals. Meanwhile, Kevin Shepherd, owner of an animal shelter, has to face that his shelter has fallen on hard times. Kevin gets the idea of bringing his plight to the people through the press, eventually reaching Cruella who wants to become a benefactor.

Unfortunately, the experimental programme with which Cruella has been treated has a few glitches and upon hearing the sound of Big Ben, Cruella reverts to her old ways. Once again, she starts plotting to create the ultimate fur coat. It seems Kevin could be the perfect scapegoat for Cruella to go back into dognapping, and in cahoots with mad fasion designer Monsieur Jean Pierre Le Pelt, she plans to turn 102 puppies into haute couture.

It is now up to Kevin, Cruella's probation officer Chloe Simon and her dog Dipstick, one of the puppies from the original film who has fathered several children by now, to stop Cruella, Alonso, and Le Pelt.