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102 Dalmatians
''102 Dalmatians'' is a 2000 American crime comedy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. Directed by Kevin Lima from a screenplay by Kristen Buckley, Brian Regan, Bob Tzudiker and Noni White, based on a story by Buckley and Regan, it is the sequel to '' 101 Dalmatians'' (1996), which was a live-action remake of the 1961 animated film of the same name. It stars Glenn Close reprising her role as Cruella de Vil as she attempts to steal puppies for her "grandest" fur coat yet, with Ioan Gruffudd, Alice Evans, Tim McInnerny, Ian Richardson, Gérard Depardieu, Ben Crompton, Carol MacReady, Jim Carter, Ron Cook, David Horovitch, Timothy West, and the voice of Eric Idle in supporting roles. Close and McInnerny were the only two actors from the 1996 film to return for the sequel, while Adrian Biddle and Anthony Powell reprised their respective duties as cinematographer and costume designer. The film received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Lima
Kevin Lima (born June 12, 1962) is an American film director and animator who has directed '' A Goofy Movie'' (1995), ''Tarzan'' (1999), ''102 Dalmatians'' (2000), and '' Enchanted'' (2007). He is married to Brenda Chapman, the head of story for ''The Lion King'' (1994), the co-director of ''The Prince of Egypt'' (1998), and the writer and director of '' Brave'' (2012). Life and career Kevin was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. His grandparents were both Portuguese. Lima studied film and animation at the California Institute of the Arts, during the mid-1980s. Lima's student film ''Let's Misbehave'' was later preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012. After graduation, he went to Taiwan for half a year to work on '' The Brave Little Toaster'' (1987). Then, he worked on '' The Chipmunk Adventure'' (1987), where he met Glen Keane, one of many artists, who had left Disney after '' The Black Cauldron'' (1985) had failed at the box office. Keane persuaded Lima to apply at Disney, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures is an American film distributor within the Disney Entertainment division of the Walt Disney Company. It handles theatrical and occasional digital distribution, marketing, and promotion for films produced and released by the Walt Disney Studios, including Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios, and Searchlight Pictures, though it operates its own autonomous theatrical distribution and marketing unit in the United States. The company was originally established by Walt Disney in 1953 as Buena Vista Film Distribution Company Inc. (later renamed Buena Vista Distribution Inc. and Buena Vista Pictures Distribution Inc.). It took on its current name in late 2007. History Before in 1953, Disney's productions were previously distributed by: * M.J. Winkler Pictures (1924–1926), * Film Booking Offices of America (1926–1927), * Universal Pictures (1927–1928), * Celebrity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Horovitch
David Horovitch (born 11 August 1945) is an English actor, perhaps best known for playing the character of Inspector Slack in ''Miss Marple''. He appeared in the ''Game of Thrones'' prequel series ''House of the Dragon'' as Grand Maester Mellos. Early life Horovitch was born in London, the son of Alice Mary, a teacher, and Morris Horovitch, a child care worker. He was educated at St Christopher School, a boarding independent school in the town of Letchworth Garden City in Hertfordshire, followed by the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Horovitch's father was Jewish but atheist and married a non-Jew, and Horovitch, who is not Jewish, was not brought up in the faith but started learning about the faith in his 40s when he was given a string of Jewish roles. Career Horovitch has played many roles on popular British TV shows in the past 40 years including: '' Thriller'', '' The New Avengers'', ''Prince Regent'', '' Piece of Cake'', '' Bulman'', '' Hold the Back Page'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Cook
Ronald G. Cook (born 1 December 1948) is an English actor. He has been active in film, television and theatre since the 1970s. Early life Cook was born in 1948 in South Shields, County Durham, the son of a school cook and a car worker. When he was 6, his family moved to Coventry; he went to Wyken Croft Junior School and then Caludon Castle School and is a graduate of Rose Bruford College. Career On stage, he appeared in the original 1988 production of Timberlake Wertenbaker's play '' Our Country's Good''. He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award in the category of Best Supporting Actor in 2000 for his role in '' Juno and the Paycock'' at the Donmar Warehouse. He appeared in Conor McPherson's play '' The Seafarer'', In 2008–2009, he took part in the Donmar's West End season at Wyndham's Theatre, playing Sir Toby Belch in ''Twelfth Night'' and Polonius in ''Hamlet''. In 2011, he played The Fool in ''King Lear'' starring Derek Jacobi at the Donmar and on an 8-week ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Carter (actor)
James Edward Carter (born 19 August 1948) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Mr Carson in the ITV historical drama series ''Downton Abbey'' (2010–2015), which earned him four nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2012–2015). He reprised the role in the feature films ''Downton Abbey'' (2019), '' Downton Abbey: A New Era'' (2022) and the upcoming '' Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale'' (2025). Carter's films include '' A Private Function'' (1984), '' The Company of Wolves'' (1984), '' A Month in the Country'' (1987), '' The Witches'' (1990), '' A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia'' (1992), ''Stalin'' (1992), '' The Madness of King George'' (1994), ''Richard III'' (1995), '' Brassed Off'' (1996), ''Shakespeare in Love'' (1998), '' The Little Vampire'' (2000), '' Ella Enchanted'' (2004), '' The Thief Lord'' (2006), '' The Golden Compass'' (2007), Tim Burton's ''Alice in Wonderland'' (2010), '' My Week ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol MacReady
Mavoureen Carol McCready, better known by her stage name Carol MacReady, is an English actress. She has been working in the profession since 1961. She is known for the role of Mrs Dribelle in the series '' Bodger and Badger''. Career Television MacReady has often been cast as matronly, authority and mother figures, such as Mrs Atkins in ''Danger: Marmalade at Work'', Madge in Victoria Wood's play '' The Library'', Susan Speed in '' Waiting For God'', Mrs Daws in '' The Darling Buds of May'', Elizabeth in '' The Ghostbusters of East Finchley'', Agnes Wilford in ''102 Dalmatians'' (2000), Olga in ''My Family'' and Ethel in ''Doc Martin.'' One of her earlier notable roles was in the ''Play for Today'' story ''Schmoedipus'' (1974) written by Dennis Potter. In 1996, MacReady was memorably cast as Mrs Tinker, the paranoid mother of Alice Tinker in ''The Vicar of Dibley'' episode ''" The Christmas Lunch Incident"''. She later appeared as Mrs Norcliffe in '' Gentleman Jack'' and Iren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Crompton
Benjamin Lorton Crompton (born 1974) is an English actor and stand-up comedian, has appeared on the BBC sketch show '' Man Stroke Woman'' and as Colin in the BBC Three sitcom '' Ideal'' from 2005 to 2011). Crompton portrayed Eddison Tollett on the HBO high-fantasy series ''Game of Thrones'' from 2012 to 2019. Other credits include '' All or Nothing'' (2002), '' Clocking Off'' (2001-2003), ''The Mayor of Casterbridge'' (2003), '' Housewife, 49'', '' Pramface'' (2012-2014), '' The Great Fire'' (2014), '' The Suspicions of Mr Whicher'', ''Blood'' (2012), '' Zapped'' (2017), ''Motherland'' (2017), ''Vera'' (2018), '' Marcella'' (2018), '' Peterloo'' (2018), and ''Rebecca'' (2020). Career Crompton appeared in the 2002 film '' All or Nothing'' (2002), the TV series '' Clocking Off'' (2001-2003), he worked alongside Ciarán Hinds in ''The Mayor of Casterbridge'' (2003), and with Victoria Wood in the Television movie '' Housewife, 49''. He played Ewan in ''102 Dalmatians'', and appea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Richardson
Ian William Richardson (7 April 19349 February 2007) was a Scottish actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Conservative politician Francis Urquhart in the BBC's '' House of Cards'' (1990–1995) television trilogy, as well as the pivotal spy Bill Haydon in '' Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' (1979). His other notable screen work included a portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in two films ( ''The Sign of Four'' and ''The Hound of the Baskervilles''), as well as significant roles in ''Brazil'', '' M. Butterfly'', and '' Dark City''. Richardson was also a leading stage actor, well known for his Shakespearean works as well as his portrayal of Jean-Paul Marat in the Broadway production of '' Marat/Sade''. Early life Richardson was born in Edinburgh, the only son and eldest of three children of John Richardson (1909–1990), a manager at the McVitie & Price factory (where he and his wife met, and, according to his son, where John invented the Jaffa cake), and Margaret ("Peggy") Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cruella De Vil
Cruella de Vil is a fictional character in Dodie Smith's 1956 novel '' The Hundred and One Dalmatians''. A pampered and glamorous London heiress and fashion designer, she appears in Walt Disney Productions' animated feature film ''One Hundred and One Dalmatians'' (1961), voiced by Betty Lou Gerson; in Disney's '' 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure'' (2003), voiced by Susanne Blakeslee; in Disney's live-action '' 101 Dalmatians'' (1996) and ''102 Dalmatians'' (2000), portrayed by Glenn Close; as well as '' Cruella'' (2021), portrayed by Emma Stone; and in many other Disney sequels and spin-offs. In most of her incarnations, Cruella kidnaps the 15 puppies of the main Dalmatian characters, Pongo and Perdita, intending to turn them into fur coats along with 84 other Dalmatian puppies she legally bought before. The live-action Disney film reveals that Cruella chooses to skin puppies because when short-haired dogs grow older, their fur becomes very coarse and does not se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Hundred And One Dalmatians
''One Hundred and One Dalmatians'' (also known as ''101 Dalmatians'') is a 1961 American Animated film, animated adventure film, adventure comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions with distribution by Buena Vista Distribution. Adapted from Dodie Smith's 1956 novel ''The Hundred and One Dalmatians'', the film was directed by Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi, and Wolfgang Reitherman in his feature-length directorial debut, from a script by Bill Peet. It features the voice talents of Rod Taylor, J. Pat O'Malley, Betty Lou Gerson, Martha Wentworth, Ben Wright (English actor), Ben Wright, Cate Bauer, David Frankham, Dave Frankham, and Frederick Worlock, Fred Worlock. The film's plot follows Pongo and Perdita, two British Dalmatian (dog), Dalmatians who give birth to a litter of fifteen puppies, who are later kidnapped by the obsessive socialite Cruella de Vil, wanting to make their fur into coats. Pongo and Perdita set out on a cross-country rescue mission to save the litter from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remake
A remake is a film, television series, video game, song or similar form of entertainment that is based upon and retells the story of an earlier production in the same medium—e.g., a "new version of an existing film". A remake tells the same story as the original but uses a different set of casts, and may use actors from the original, alter the theme, or change the flow and setting of the story, in addition since a remake is released some time after the original work it may incorporate new technologies, enhancements, and techniques that had not existed or was commonly used when the original work was created. Similar but not synonymous terms are reimagining or reboot, which indicates a greater discrepancy between, for example, a movie and the movie it is based on. Film A film remake uses an earlier movie as its main source material, rather than returning to the earlier movie's source material. The 2001 film '' Ocean's Eleven'' is a remake of 1960's '' Ocean's 11'', while 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
101 Dalmatians (1996 Film)
''101 Dalmatians'' is a 1996 American adventure comedy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Great Oaks Entertainment, and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. Directed by Stephen Herek from a screenplay by John Hughes (who co-produces the film), it is a live-action remake of the 1961 animated film '' One Hundred and One Dalmatians'', which was based on the 1956 novel '' The Hundred and One Dalmatians'' by Dodie Smith. The film stars Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Joely Richardson, Joan Plowright, Hugh Laurie, Mark Williams, and John Shrapnel. Unlike the 1961 original film, none of the animals speak. ''101 Dalmatians'' was released on November 27, 1996, and grossed $320.7 million in theaters against a $67 million budget, making it the sixth-highest-grossing film of 1996, despite receiving mixed reviews. Close was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, while the film was nominated for a BAFTA Award for B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
