101 DALMATIANS Year: 1961 Dane name: Danny (cameo) A Great Dane adds his voice to the Twilight Bark to find 13 stolen puppies. This Disney classic follows in the paw prints of LADY AND THE TRAMP (1955) and features a cast full of canine characters. The main story follows the lives of two Dalmatians - Pongo and Perdita. The pair meet in the park, fall in love, get married and raise a family. It all seems ideal until a friend of one of their owners arrives on the scene. Cruella DeVille, has plans for a fur coat made out of Dalmatians. When her attempts to buy the dalmatian pups fail, Cruella hires two thugs to steal them. Pongo and Perdita, realizing it will take canines to solve the case utilize the "twilight bark". One of the dogs in the communication line is Danny, a Fawn Great Dane. Later, it is Danny who meets with Pongo and Perdita to disclose where the pups are being held. The Disney film is based on Dodie Smith\\\\'s book (1956). The film was the first feature completely done in the new Xerography process, where the animation drawings were Xeroxed onto a cel and not hand inked as previous features. The new process gave the characters a more sketchy look, which was utilized in the entire film\\\\'s art style. Disney, reportedly, did not like the new sketchy style. It is also the first Disney film with a story written by a single person - Bill Peet. Disney thought Peet\\\\'s script and story so strong, that Disney did not involve himself with story as much as in previous films. Released on January 25, 1961, the film was a critical and financial success, becoming one of the top ten grossing films of 1961. "The most original sequence, though, is pure, unstartling Disney—when Pongo and his mate howl out an SOS code for news of their stolen pups, echoed from London to the moors (and a helpful, "Colonel Blimp" sheepdog) by a four-footed "underground." - New York Times 2/11/1961 Danny is voiced by George Pelling. The movie was remade as a live action film in 1996. It starred Glen Close as Cruella De Vil, and the dogs (and other animals) did not talk. Also in 1996 a syndicated TV series was launched focusing on the puppies. 2003 saw the release of a direct to video sequel - 101 DALMATIANS II: PATCH\\\\'S LONDON ADVENTURE. 2019 found a Disney Channel series 101 DALMATIAN STREET, which focused on the puppies\\\\' antics, come out.

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