101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
Directed by
  • Jim Kammerud
  • Brian Smith
Screenplay by
  • Jim Kammerud
  • Brian Smith
  • Temple Mathews (additional material)
Story by
  • Jim Kammerud
  • Dan Root
  • Garrett K. Schiff
  • Brian Smith
  • Temple Mathews
Produced by
  • Carolyn Bates
  • Leslie Hough
Starring
Edited by
  • Robert S. Birchard
  • Ron Price
Music byRichard Gibbs
Production
companies
Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Television Animation[1]
Distributed byWalt Disney Home Entertainment
Release date
  • January 21, 2003 (2003-01-21)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguageEnglish

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure is a 2003 direct-to-video sequel to the Disney animated movie 101 Dalmatians, which is voiced by Martin Short, Jason Alexander and Barry Bostwick. It was released on January 21, 2003 and won awards for best animated feature, best director, best editing and best musical score. Disney re-released the movie on September 16, 2008.[2]

The movie tells the story of Patch, the loneliest dalmatian, who felt "lost in a sea of the spots" until he met his TV hero Thunderbolt. Unlike many of the Disney direct-to-video sequels that just retell the original movie's story, 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure takes characters from the original movie in some new directions.

The story

The family of Roger, Anita and the dalmatians plan to move to Dalmatian Plantation, a home in the country with plenty of room for the 101 pups and far from the clutches of Cruella de Vil, located at Cherry Tree Farm, Little Devon. One of the dalmatians, Patch, feels lost in a sea of spots and wants to be a one-of-a-kind wonder dog like his TV hero, Thunderbolt. While watching the Thunderbolt Adventure Hour, Patch hears about a chance to appear on the show while it's filming in London. However, the family move will cause a problem for Patch's opportunity. However, he is accidentally left behind in the commotion. Patch heads for the audition to meet his hero and find out if he one of a kind, or just one of 101.

Meanwhile, Thunderbolt's "trusty" sidekick, Lil' Lightning, tells Thunderbolt the producers want to replace him with a younger dog. In order to save his job, Thunderbolt decides he will go into the real world and perform an act of true heroism to prove himself. A relible reference book to Thunderbolt's many adventures, Patch provides the perfect guide for the TV star in his attempts at real-life heroics. As for Cruella - she's back and more obsessed with Dalmatians than ever. At first, an artist named Lars can calm her down, but he cannot make the perfect spot painting, so she locks him up and returns to her old ways. Lil 'lightning tells Thunderbolt and Patch that Thunderbolt was not going to be replaced but it is just a trick to make him quit once and for all and make Lightning the star. Patch becomes heartbroken when he finds out that his favorite wonderdog just a TV actor.

Cast

  • Barry Bostwick as Thunderbolt (originally seen in a scene of the original movie, but unvoiced)
  • Jason Alexander as Lil' Lightning (also known as Lightning)
  • Martin Short as Lars
  • Bobby Lockwood as Patch (originally voiced by Mickey Maga)
  • Susanne Blakeslee as Cruella de Vil (originally voiced by Betty Lou Gerson)
  • Samuel West as Pongo (originally voiced by Rod Taylor)
  • Maurice LaMarche as Horace (originally voiced by Frederick Worlock)
  • Jeff Bennett as Jasper (originally voiced by J. Pat O'Malley)
  • Jodi Benson as Anita (originally voiced by Lisa Davis)
  • Tim Bentink as Roger (originally voiced by Ben Wright, with his singing voice originally provided by Bill Lee)
  • Kath Soucie as Perdita (originally voiced by Cate Bauer, along with some lines by Lisa Daniels)
  • Mary Macleod as Nanny (originally voiced by Martha Wentworth)
  • Michael Lerner as the Producer
  • Jim Cummings as Dirty Dawson (originally voiced by Paul Frees, but only provided his laughs)
  • Kasha Kropinski as Penny (originally voiced by Sandra Abbott)
  • Eli Russell Linnetz as Rolly (originally voiced by Barbara Beaird)
  • Rob Paulsen as Danny (originally voiced by George Pelling)
  • Tara Strong as Two-Tone
  • Ben Tibber as Lucky (originally voiced by Mimi Gibson)

Additional voices were provided by Kathryn Beaumont, Ursula Brooks, Corey Burton, Aria Curzon, Sophie Heyman, Nikita Hopkins, Daamen Krall, Joe Lavery, Peter Lavin, Nicolette Little, Nick Meaney, Sean Michael, Cornelia O'Herlihy, Phil Proctor, Clive Revill, MacKenzie Sells, Kath Soucie, Clive Swift, Kasha Kropinski, Eli Russell Linnetz, Jim Cummings, Tara Strong, Rob Paulsen, Ben Tibber and Frank Welker

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2002)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on October 3, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  2. "DVD Review at UltimateDisney.com". Archived from the original on 2010-01-31. Retrieved 2009-03-19.

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