101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
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| Directed by | Jim Kammerud Brian Smith |
| Produced by | DisneyToon Studios |
| Written by | Garrett K. Schiff Jim Kammerud Brian Smith |
| Starring | Barry Bostwick Jason Alexander Martin Short Susanne Blakeslee Kath Soucie Jeff Bennett Jim Cummings Bobby Lockwood |
| Music by | Richard Gibbs |
| Editing by | Robert S. Birchard |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Home Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | January 21, 2003 |
| Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | Unknown |
| Preceded by | One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) |
| IMDb • Allmovie | |
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure is a direct-to-video sequel to the animated Disney film One Hundred and One Dalmatians, starring the voices of Martin Short, Jason Alexander, and Barry Bostwick. It was released on January 21, 2003 and garnered DVDX awards for best animated feature, best director, best editing, and best musical score. Disney re-released the film on September 16, 2008.[1]. Unlike many of the Disney direct-to-video sequels that essentially retell the original film's story, 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure takes characters from the original film in some new directions. In the first film Lucky had black ears, but in this film he has plain white ears. He had no trouble barking in the first film, in fact he barked more than any other pup! Also in the original film Patch's right ear is black but in the sequel his left ear is black. When Thunderbolt does his bark to let the puppies know he's on his way, his head is pointed up, but when the scene cuts back to show Patch and Thunderbolt, his head and neck are at an angle. When Thunderbolt either (a) does his bark or (b) tells Patch he is a one of a kind wonder dog, his ears always fall forward. Thunderbolt is a German Shepherd and his sidekick, Lil' Lightning, is a Pembroke Welsh Corgi.
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The film starts with Roger and Anita getting ready for moving. In the midst of all that happened, a young pup named Patch feels lost in "the sea of spots". Inspired by his TV hero Thunderbolt, Patch starts to act like he is a "one-of-a-kind dog".Patch begins to feel empty hearted and sleeps in the closet before the day of the moving. When he wakes up, he finds himself left alone, so he decides to hitch a ride on a Kanine Krunchies delivery truck where he ends up meeting Thunderbolt. During this time, the Dearlys are enjoying their new home they think is safe from Cruella De Vil. At the same time, Lil' Lightning, Thunderbolt's sidekick, fools Thunderbolt into leaving his career as a wonder dog. Believing him, Thunderbolt sets off. Near the gate where he stood to leave is Patch, who later joins him on reckless journeys across town to "save" London from "danger". Cruella has been banned from every single fur store now. She sets off and meets a painter named Lars. She finds out that he likes to paint spots, so she asks if he could draw a picture for her. Lars agrees and tries everything. Cruella realizes it is time to kidnap the puppies once again, to be Lars' inspiration. In jail, she re-recruits Horace and Jasper to kidnap the 101 dalmatians. The plan succeeds, leaving the new plantation where the Dearlys live abandoned. She comes back to Lars to reveal her secret plan. Lars rejects and gets caught, during this same moment, Patch and Thunderbolt arrive.
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Roger, Anita and their canine clan are packing for the big 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. The feistiest pup, Patch, feels lost in a sea of spots and longs 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 interfere with Patch's opportunity - until he's accidentally left behind in the commotion. Patch heads for the audition to meet his hero and win a guest spot on the show, but is laughed off stage for his squeaky bark.Meanwhile, Thunderbolt's trusty sidekick, Lil' Lightning (Jason Alexander), tells Thunderbolt the producers want kill off his character and 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 veritable 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, she's able to calm her frenzy through an affiliation with a spot-fixated German artist named Lar. Meanwhile, Thunderbolt makes several attempts at 'heroism', telling Patch he is giving him a "Junior Deputy Test" and will let him on the show if he can pass. This "test" involves Patch unwittingly giving instructions on how Thunderbolt, who has no idea how to act without a script, should save the day. Back at Thunderbolt's trailer, Lightning's true nature is revealed. Fed up with being second best, he cons the producer, desperate and frantic over Thunderbolt going AWOL, into recasting him as the hero. Cruella soon discovers that Lars, despite his best efforts, is unable to recreate the look she desires. In order to inspire him, she begins hunting for the Dalmatian puppies, but is angry to find Anita's house empty. However, using a newspaper picture of Patch, she reads their new address off his collar. Meanwhile, Patch and Thunderbolt bond over their mutual fear of being 'just another dog' and Thunderbolt begins teaching the pup how to bark properly. The family finally becomes aware that Patch is missing as Cruella posts bail for her former cronies, Horace and Jasper and sends them to the farm to steal the remaining 98 puppies. Lars becomes enamoured with the pups and is inspired to paint, but Cruella announces that he going to make a masterpiece out of puppy fur. Lars refuses, but Cruella simply ties him up and goes back to her original plan of making a puppy fur coat.
The imprisoned pups use the Twilight Bark to send an SOS, which is picked up by Patch and Thunderbolt, and the two set out to save Patch's family. Lightning is horrified when he discovers Thunderbolt might actually become a hero and hurries to the warehouse where the pups are being held. He convinces Thunderbolt not to use Patch's stealth plan but to openly attack. However Cruella shows up, knocks Thunderbolt out and locks the two in a cage. Lightning sneaks in and reveals that Thunderbolt is a fraud. Patch, is deeply hurt that Thunderbolt would lie, but soon realises that their current situation was covered in one of the TV episodes, and manages to escape. Patch releases his family, but Thunderbolt stays in his open cage. Horace and Jasper confess to Cruella the pups are missing, but Patch tricks the trio into going downstairs while the dogs escape via the roof and get onto a bus, which they accidently start. Cruella follows in hot pursuit as they race through the streets of London, crashing through the filming of the new 'Lil' Lightning' show. Cruella finally corners the pups in an alley. Patch tries to hold off the trio as the others escape, but they are undaunted. Luckily, Thunderbolt arrives (having hitched a lift with Lars) and apologises to Patch, claiming he isn't a hero, but he can act like one. He fakes a heart attack, distracting Cruella (and managing to have her knock out Horace and Jasper) while the puppies escape before collapsing. Lightning bursts into tears at the sight of his 'dead' colleague as Patch puts the bus into reverse, forcing the four bad guys into the river. Patch and Thunderbolt survey the scene, both letting out deep, heroic barks. Lightning is arrested, along with Horace and Jasper, while Cruella, now driven completely insane, is sent to a mental institute. Pongo and Perdi arrive and tell Patch they are proud of him. Thunderbolt confesses that he is just an actor, but Patch is 'a real, one of a kind wonderdog'. A newspaper montage reveals the fates of the characters. Lars, using a painting Patch accidently made by throwing paint at Horace and Jasper, finally receives credit for his 'genius'. Horace and Jasper open up a ladies' boutique with the motto: 'Fur Bad, Nylon Good'. Roger's new song 'Seeing Spots' becomes a smash hit, and Cruella is featured in an issue of 'The Institution'. A post credits scene shows Thunderbolt, with his new sidekick Patch, in his TV show, with the other pups serving as extras.
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- Martin Short as Lars
- Jodi Benson as Anita
- Tim Bentinck as Roger
- Jeff Bennett as Jasper
- Kath Soucie as Perdita
- Ben Tibberas as Lucky
- Samuel West as Pongo
- Tara Strong as Two-Tone
- Mary MacLeod as Nanny
- Kasha Kropinski as Penny
- Bobby Lockwood as Patch
- Maurice LaMarche as Horace
- Barry Bostwick as Thunderbolt
- Michael Lerner as the Producer
- Jason Alexander as Lil'Lightning
- Susan Blakeslee as Cruella de Vil
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- Patch
The main character who dreams of being a hero.
- Thunderbolt
TV wonder dog who takes Patch under his wing.
- Lightning
Thunderbolt's TV sidekick who wants to be a big star.
- Lars
An artist with an eye for spots.
- Cruella
The villain of the original One Hundred and One Dalmatians, back once again to kidnaps the puppies.
- Pongo
Father (and adopted father) of the 99 Dalmatian puppies.
- Perdita
Mother (and adopted mother) of the 99 Dalmatian puppies.
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