Because Anita and Roger won't sell the pups at any price, De Vil hires a couple of thugs to kidnap the prized litter. Their "pets" try everything they can think of, but even Scotland Yard can't help. From then on, it's up to Pongo and Perdita to find their children. They use the "Twilight Bark" to alert other dogs in England of their loss, and go on an extended adventure aided by other animal friends to find their puppies. The "101" comes from the number of pups De Vil has accumulated for her coat making scheme.

Of course, Pongo and Perdita decide to bring their 15 children along with the other 84 dalmatians home to live with their "pets." Now the chase is on, as the crew of 101 dalmatians must make it back to London with Cruella and her thugs in hot pursuit.

In the end, Pongo, Perdita, and the rest of the puppy clan have a happy reunion with their "pets." The thugs are left laughing, as Cruella is sideswiped in mid-puppy pursuit (her limo stripped of its chassis reveals the ultimate dragster), Cruella is left crying in the snow. Even with her closing crying jag, Cruella De Vil remains the ultimate animated diva.

In making 101 Dalmatians Walt Disney chose to use a new Xerox process that resulted in a rougher style that probably aided in creating the hard edges of Cruella De Vil's appearance and the dark mood of the film as the search for the puppies commences. Seen below is an early color model cel of Cruella De Vil created by Marc Davis during his development process of the character for 101 Dalmatians. They were used to determine the final color styling for Cruella throughout the film.

Marc Davis, one of Walt Disney's legendary 'nine old men' of animation, was the only artist to work exclusively on Cruella throughout the entire film. This image was graciously revealed by Marc's widow, Alice Estes Davis, a Disney legend in her own right.

The picture quality of 101 Dalmatians: Two-Disc Platinum Edition is very good. The digitally restored and remastered video provides a nicely defined image and the colors are fairly bright. The restoration has eliminated any signs of age, delivering a picture that looks like it could have been drawn last year.