101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
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Directed by	Jim Kammerud Brian Smith
Produced by	Carolyn Bates Leslie Hough
Screenplay by	Jim Kammerud Brian Smith
Story by	Jim Kammerud Dan Root Garrett K. Schiff 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 Ron Price
Studio	DisneyToon Studios
Distributed by	Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Release date(s)	January 21, 2003 (2003-01-21)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure is a 2003 American direct-to-video animated film released by Walt Disney Home Entertainment on January 21, 2003. The film is the sequel to the 1961 Disney animated film One Hundred and One Dalmatians. The film features the voices of Martin Short, Jason Alexander, Barry Bostwick, Susanne Blakeslee, Kath Soucie, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings, and Bobby Lockwood. It 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]

Plot

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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 the German Shepherd. While watching the Thunderbolt Adventure Hour, Patch hears about a chance to appear on the show while it is 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 the Corgi (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.

Cruella is back and more obsessed with the Dalmatians than ever. At first, she is able to calm her frenzy through an affiliation with a spot-fixated German artist named Lars. 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 realizes 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 accidentally 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 apologizes to Patch, claiming he is not 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 who tells Nanny that Cruella made them do it and is the perpetrator, 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 accidentally made by throwing paint at Horace and Jasper, finally receives credit for his "genius". Horace and Jasper open up a ladies' boutique with the slogon: "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.

Cast

• Bobby Lockwood as Patch
• Barry Bostwick as Thunderbolt
• Susanne Blakeslee as Cruella de Vil
• Jason Alexander as Lil' Lightning
• Martin Short as Lars
• Samuel West as Pongo
• Kath Soucie as Perdita
• Jeff Bennett as Jasper Badun
• Maurice LaMarche as Horace Badun
• Tim Bentinck as Roger Radcliffe
• Jodi Benson as Anita Radcliffe
• Mary MacLeod as Nanny
• Ben Tibberas as Lucky
• Kasha Kropinski as Penny
• Tara Strong as Two-Tone
• Michael Lerner as the Producer

Soundtrack

1. "Seeing Spots"
2. "Dalmatian Plantation"
3. "The Thunderbolt Adventure Hour"
4. "Canine Crunchies"
5. "Cruella DeVil"
6. "Try Again" (performed by Will Young)

Reception

The movie got mixed to positive reviews from critcs.

References

External links

• Official website
• 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure at AllRovi
• 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure at the Internet Movie Database