A Disney Villains Retrospective, Part 16: Cruella de Vil (101 Dalmatians)
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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2024
- In this entry, we're looking at another great Disney Diva. It that fashionista fatale, Cruella de Vil! The 101 Dalmatians franchise is surprisingly large, and we're looking at everything--the original book, the 1961 movies, the remake, the sequels, the prequel, the TV shows, etc. Along the way, we'll also get to know her two henchies, Horace and Jasper Badun.
You really will be seeing spots by the end of this. Lord knows I am.
0:00 Origins
3:21 101 Dalmatians (1961)
12:21 Patch's London Adventure
16:37 The Live Action Remake and 102 Dalmatians
21:12 Descendants
22:00 Cruella (2021)
26:35 101 Dalmatians: The Series
36:24 101 Dalmatian Street
39:20 The incredibly short part of the video where I mention Once Upon a Time
39:34 Print
41:30 Theme Parks
43:30 Video Games
SOURCES
Cruella at Disneyland Paris
• Disneyland Paris: Crue...
Oogie Boogie Bash
• Cruella Treat Trail | ...
Halloween Parade
• Villains' Cursed Carav...
Disneyland Paris Parade
• Disneyland Paris Disne...
Starring Cruella De Vil
• Starring Cruella De Vi...
Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom
• Sorcerers of the Magic...
• Sorcerers of the Magic...
Animated Storybook
• 101 Dalmatians: Disney...
Escape From DeVil Manor
• 101 Dalmatians: Escape...
Patch's London Adventure
• 101 Dalmatians II: Pat...
Twisted Wonderland
• 【Twisted Wonderland】Pr...
Betty and Dustin
• Merry Christmas from v... - Фільми й анімація
I always forget Cruella is supposed to be the same age as Anita, she looks so much older. Probably bc of her smoking habit
Precisely
It’s because she evil
Being super skinny also doesn't help, as thinner people tend to show age and weathering more.
I have a gut feeling that she only smokes and drinks gin
True
I do love how any kind of girlboss ambitions for Cruella can be shot down by a single sentence: “she wants to kill and skin puppies”
EXACTLY!
I think what makes Cruella stand out is that she's the msot....down to earth and human of the 'classic' disney villains, or at least of the ones anyone cares about. She's not an evil queen or powerful sorceress, she's JUST a petty selfish asshole who would be otherwise a pure comedy villain were it not for her dark plans for the puppies.
Yeah. Lady Tremaine counts but as you said, nobody cares about her.
Um... Frollo would like to speak with you... sans the comedy I suppose...
A petty, selfish, perverted asshole with prejudiced views but all that's disturbingly realistic and human.
@@ironwraith852 there's also magic involved in Cinderellas world which Step mom utilizes at one point. But yeah, relatively a normal lady compared to others aside from Cruella
I mean people like Claude Frollo exist so there’s that.
True. It’s the lengths she goes to achieve her goals that make her evil.
Hah that scene from Twisted with the other villains being legitimately upset by Cruella actually made me laugh.
The guy playing Jafar's reaction is the icing on the cake too.
You should definitely check out the entire musical! It’s free on UA-cam, and it’s crass, subversive, well performed, and overall one of the best musicals I’ve seen period.
I think Disney Dan put it best; "Disney will never get over the fact that they don't own the rights to 'Wicked'". LOL, but true! =)
Indeed. They have 2 versions of Oz (one of which explores the Wicked Witch's origins), 2 singing characters played by Idina Menzel, and 2 films about misunderstood vilainesses-turned-heroines.
@@Alejandroigarabide Right! They've been trying to do their version since 'Maleficent'! XD
I'd argue the closest they came was X-Men: First Class.
@@jasonedwards8352 I was referring to the novel/musical 'Wicked', and how 'Cruella' and Maleficent' are quite similar, but sure. That's another good one... =)
@@BuckarooBanzai84 I know what Wicked is, I've never read the book but after seeing the musical I was like, 'That reminds me so much of first class.'
The fact that even the other famous villains find Cruella off-putting is actually pretty hilarious.
It's not important to the video, but in the Descendants novelization, Cruella is the only villain who is shown to be outright abusive to her kid. She makes Carlos sleep on a mattress on the floor and most of his room is filled with fur coats.
I remember that it was mentioned that, before they met, either Evie or Mal thought Carlos was a dog because of how much Cruella was yelling at him
That's sad
Damn
Also RIP Cameron Boyce 😔
Ever hear of child labor laws?
That’s so mean.
For some reason, (when i was a kid) I always thought Cruella and Madame Medusa were related. Maybe it WAS the character design, but if Cruella was intended for the part (to be in it and disney rejected sequels)...I see it now.
They may be created by different people, but they share a lot in common. Kidnapping of the young (puppies, children), intense greed/obsessions, abusive to henchmen (Jasper and Horace, crocodiles), insane, and gives off frightening vibes.
Bill Peet had a part in both those movies.
Crueliwas supposed to be in The rescuers but was scrapped to stop confusing people that its a sequel back then Sequels were a no go at the Disney studio because Walt Disney hated sequels
I have a theory/headcanon that Madame Medusa, Lady Tremaine, Yzma, and Cruella are all descendants of Zhan Tiri from Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure.
Today I learned that Jasper and Horace's last name is actually Badun. I always thought when they called them the "Baduns" in the movie, they were just saying "bad ones" with an accent. I'm sure the pun is intentional, but I thought they were just literally calling them "bad ones" the whole time.
I love these videos!
By the way, Jasper and Horace reminded me of Marv and Harry from Home Alone. It could be more interesting if they could make "Home Alone with 101 Dalmatians".
I didn’t even realize they were related
@@claytoneason9585 While I have not seen the 1996 live action version, based on this video it's very much the movie you suggested, the dogs laying out traps for Jasper and Horace, Home Alone-style.
Honestly, Villa DeVil is an incredible name for a mansion!
But DeVil Ville is a terrible name for a village.
DeVilla is pretty nice as well, although much to pun centric…
Since her last name in polish is "De Mon", I thought to call Villa De Vil something like "Dom De Mon".
Cruella (2021) drives up nuts because of the reasons you said, that's not Cruella. That's a character based off her. I don't care how good or bad the movie actually is, the biggest problem with it is this cash-grabbing attitude from the Iger era of Disney, where anything goes so long as a profit is turned. This can lead to masterpieces, but more often than not (especially late in his term), it's all just IP pasting over original stories that don't need that IP for the plot to work.
Iger ruined Disney
I heard somebody claim that it makes perfect sense if the Baroness kills Cruella and steals her identity
Honestly Curella as a film works fine as a stand-alone, but as part of thr dalmatian series, not so much. Especially since she's the one who gives Roger and Anita the Dalmations that breed to make the puppies she'll want to make a coat out of. Like, what is the logic here??
@@fridaynightnicktoons6885 No,Chapek.
@@BrightWulphI think this could be the beginning. There's a sequel in the style of The Godfather Part 2 on there..... do you think the first film was just planting possible seeds this sequel could follow.
its unfortunate that the live action remakes are so scared to make them bad, they only make them "bad"
At least the others mentioned kept them as villains, and somewhat expanded on their motivations on why they commit these awful acts.
I think they're trying to apply the "Wicked" premise that "history is written by the winners and the real story may not be what you thought it was." It worked with Wicked since the implication was that Elphaba's wickedness was mostly the Wizard's propaganda. It sort of worked with Maleficent, but not so much with Cruella because it's not a matter of the character being misunderstood...she's still going to end up trying to kill and skin innocent doggies.
@@jenniferschillig3768 I see. Though at least with that film is to show how did she become evil. Though to be fair production-wise Cruella came first in pre-production in 2013, while Joker's came a year later in pre-production.
The 90's one was flawed but worked fine
That’s been a growing trend with Disney media that’s been sort of concerning to me. They seem to glorify villains now, as they they’re what we should be cheering for rather than the heroes. Even when they try to make them, quote unquote, sympathetic, it never works. Maleficent still cursed an innocent child whose only sin was her father, cruella had a split personality, but still did atrocious things with no remorse. Jafar, I feel, is the only one they got right in the remakes. You feel for him since you know he was once a thief who became second only to the sultan. Understanding a villain and their motivations is one thing, but they did their deeds should never be encouraged as something to emulate.
Dodie Smith actually got the idea for the story when a friend joked about Dalmatian spots making good fur coats.
I wonder if this friend was also an inspiration for Cruella Deville.
She is absolutely iconic and IMO the Glenn Close's versions costume design was up there in its own way with the Emma Stone remake. The fake nails glued to her gloves? Amazing
it's always good to see someone talk about 101 Dalmatian Street, it's a fairly underrated show. it also has, in my opinion, the best version of Cruella outside the original movie.
i'd say it's also worth mentioning how she treats Hunter, from her callous disregard for his wellbeing to her harsh insults to literally throwing him to the dogs (who seem about ready to rip him apart at that point).
101 dalmatian street was good, but i think could be better with more development of their characters (too much Dylan-Dolly tiume in screen, its my opinion), maybe adding some Roger and Anita descendents, and give more time to Cruella, and definitly she looks so evil and terrifiyng like the original movie
About Hunter learning to speak dog, he learned how because he was trapped inside that shipping container for several months.
Also, I think the one from 101 Dalmatian Street may be one of the cruelest, since we see her skinning machine in action; how it absolutely eviscerated a stuffed toy as a demonstration. And she planned on making the parents watch what happened to their kids before doing to same to them.
Hunter knew how to speak dog BEFORE he got trapped in the shipping container for several months - THAT was when he went completely bonkers from isolation, forced to eat kibble just to stay alive!
@@kaytlinjustis5643I think he had intense training to speak dog and only started searching for them in 2010 then seven years later, he found them but the Hummer has been in London far longer since 2003 at the earliest the henchman were looking for them first, until Hunter was old enough to kick it into high gear or third gear.
It's kinda interesting how Disney has been trying to make the dalmatians more antagonistic in some live action media: first once upon a time with Cruellas mother scaring her with dalmatians, and Cruella 2021 with the baroness's dalmatians killing her mother
yeah, a total betrayal toward the breed. which leads me to think that Cruella is lying about her origin in the "Cruella" movie and to make the dalmatians look bad in comparison. what we need is a dalmatian live action movie from the dogs' perspective to show what Cruella is really like.
Maybe to justify how many Dalmatians were euthanized because people liked a Disney movie and didn’t know how to care for them.
@@twotonedearly That would've been a better movie than Cruella 2021, then again many ideas would've been better than what we got in the end..
@@bakedbaker9882 indeed
Maybe they overcorrected for the impulse buying of Dalmatian puppies they caused. Which ironically led to Dalmatians developing really bad behavior problems.
There was a book I never hear anyone mention and I’m starting to feel like I’m the only one who read it. It was like all the Disney villains backstories from when they were kids and it had Cruella in there showing her as a child with a hunter for a father and a fashionista mother. It was called Disney Villains Top Secret or something
i own that book. its cool
Thank you for sharing another story of Cruella.
It's nice to gather as many different pieces as possible, especially smaller ones that might be completely forgotten in time.
You're so right about the live action movie, and seeing it embraced by younger people on social media as this "yass kween" masterpiece of empowerment, to the point of seeking out people criticizing it to attack them, has been disappointing. To put it mildly. Maybe if they HAD emulated The Joker and made it clear that you weren't supposed to sympathize with her slide into villainy, it wouldn't have been such an embarrassment.
EDIT: 37:31 - I will not stand for this sphynx cat slander! They are giant snuggle machines that only LOOK mean!
Funny because a lot of people sympathized with joker and firmly believe that he was right
Correction, people sympathize with Joker, yes, that is the point of the entire movie. To see how he never really had the chance to be functioning member of the society.
To sympathize with him, understand him, but not at all condone his actions.
You realize that you both missed the point completely right? The origin film isn't meant to make you love her or empower her. It's to explore the duality in all people, the effects that your upbringing and your world have in shaping who you become. To clarify that the line between victim and villain is in fact extremely blurry. You could argue either way and whichever side you take you'd be right. Everyone today is so very quick to judge a person but will fight tooth and nail to avoid the responsibility of shaping who they turned into.
@@Tyler-mr5tj she fucking skins puppies, everything else is irrelevant with that in mind
@@matiasluukkanen7718 Yeah Joker is a mature take on the running gag and canon plot point that Batman can never win because Gotham itself is the enemy.
Decades of societal neglect created the Joker, not one bad day.
Fun fact a friend of mine has pointed out:
What makes the Once Upon a Time interpretation interesting is the fact that the show has put an emphasis on, evil isn’t born, it’s made.
Cruella is an exception to this rule.
And that's why I love Cruella so much: she's just so irredeemably evil, to the point that she makes other villains(some of which have committed actual murder) look tame by comparison.
Cruella's entire backstory episode was amazing, probably the best part of the show after the S3 mid-point.
@@diegozizumbo-ortiz6427 Not to mention, she makes them CRINGE.
Various observations:
1. I LIKED 'Cruella,' but I can understand why some people don't.
2. 'Once Upon a Time''s depiction of Cruella is quite possibly the scariest version of her I've ever seen in my life. The episode in which we learn her backstory (The cleverly- titled "Sympathy for the De Vil") plays out like a particularly well- made modern horror film. Let's just say that it's not just animal blood that she enjoys spilling.
3. Speaking of scary depictions of Cruella, I DO highly recommend the 'Disney Chills' books. They're scary in a 'Goosebumps' sort of way, well- written, handle the villains pretty well most of the time, and are something of a novelty in that they DON'T end happily ever after. In the one involving Cruella, 'Be Careful What You Wish Fur,' the young protagonist Delia's final fate is so disturbing, I'm honestly surprised the author used it in a book aimed at kids.
The 90s rewrite of Cruella being Anita's fashion boss was so ingrained that I was convinced Cruella the movie had changed them to be schoolmates, and was thrown off when watching the original recently to realize they were always schoolmates. It made sense to me that they were boss and employee, because Cruella does look decades older, and Anita feels compelled to allow Cruella to walk over her. I did play the Animated Storybook game a lot, so that was probably why the 90s lore erased the original's canon for me.
You know...when you explain Crewel like that...he sounds awfully kinky, and it only gets worse when you figure out that he forces his students to call him "Master." But I swear he's not walking school violation like all that sounds than it sounds and acts professionally around the kids. (I hate to be pedantic, but Crewel teaches alchemy in the Japanese version and "potionology" in the English version, not science.)
Tbh I can’t help thinking we’re supposed to read it as kinky. 💀 lol
he's the prettiest cruella we will likely ever see outside cosplay
@@sarafontanini7051 Idk, my bi ass thinks the one in the 2021 Cruella movie is pretty cute, too.
@sorcerers apprentice it’s pretty ironic that you have a kill la kill icon, given how that series also had a psychotic fashionista as it’s main villain
@@harrybechtle4333 xD Never thought of that, but true.
Brilliant episode, I realized in her animation appearance her voice always had that upper class tone, she’s a wonderful villain cause she has certain aspects that people could relate to, we might have that fashionable friend or know somebody who’s a bit malicious in terms of business. I’m ready for Shere Khan’s episode cause I’d like to hear your opinion on The 2016 remake’s take on him
I like that the series gets its due, as it tends to get a lot of hate. Does it have its problems continuity wise? Sure. But it could be hilarious too, like Cruella opening her own Disney World parody theme park (Cruella World - word play again) as a front for an oil drilling scheme that had attractions like The Country Underwear Jamboree. Its not too different from what would be done with Hook in the Neverland Pirates show years later in that it just clearly has fun putting the villain in unusual or contemporary situations just to see what hilarity will ensue. Also, Ivy's design looks like an early prototype of Penny Proud only "evil" (notice how her pigtails turn to horns whenever she's doing something evil or blackmailing her aunt).
definitely one of the scariest of the Disney villains, especially toward Dalmatians. Her original appearance was iconic as well as Glenn Close's portrayal of Cruella in the live action 101 Dalmatians and 102 Dalmatians, also 101 Dalmatians the series version of Cruella did come off as pretty comical thanks to April Winchell's voice acting of her.
Also, the Disney Chills novel featuring Cruella haunting her own coat was creepy.
"No matter what backstory you try to make, Cruella will always be evil." I don't know if i'm ritting this right, but Philip from The Owl House reminds me about Cruella. Watching episode „Hollow mind" i was expecting an old fashioned villain backstory, but creators just tried to show me how Balos insane, racist, sociopathic, unapologetic and unopportunistic he is. And this always makes me think that if Luz would never know how messed up Balos is, then she could have never crossed paths with him.
I will give credit to Emma Stone because she did a surprising good job as her role as "Cruella DeVil", and before she was the famous fashion designer/dognapper she was the recognizable voice role of "Eep Crood" who is the main protagonist in the DreamWorks Animation Franchise "The Croods".
I’ll be honest I wasn’t exactly bothered by the take away in 102 dalmatians, because well it’s true. While everyone is capable of changing, not everyone wants to. Ultimately they have to want to change. If they’re content with how things are, then they won’t change. I feel about the same way about this is when people suggest the idea of Lila from miraculous getting a redemption. She enjoys everything she does too much to even consider it and has been offered redemption several times, but has refused. (Not to mention her constant sexual-harassment to Adrien definitely puts me off of the idea of her getting a redemption…)
i agree. to quote one of ym fave webcomics, redemption is a rare and special thing, it's not for everyone. Sure, saying noone can be redeemed is a bad lesson, but that's not the same as "not everyone". There are just people out there who cannot change no matetr what and whose actons are too horrible to forgive.
@@sarafontanini7051 again it’s like with Gabriel, Lila, and Chloe from miraculous. They dont want to change and its either they get their way or everything burns.
at this point all three have passed the “moral event horizon “to where a redemption would not be believable, and they just don’t want to change.
I would phrase it " she had the chance for redemption, but didn't change and thus rejected redemption".
She can change for the better and hope the next chance of redemption doesn't go by unused or stay the villain we love to hate. I definitely can see her demanding to speak to the manager, trying to get every little bit of special treatment she wants.
Not that Marinette is a better character, but that's a writing problem instead of being intentional
@@giulizpaviz6381 actually yes she is, when she messes up she holds herself accountable. And the story does as well.
41:42- The Glenn Close version of Cruella did in fact meet with guests at the American theme parks (at least at Disney's MGM Studios). I have a tape of some cable preview event that Time Warner Cable of Orlando did at MGM Studios that featured an appearance of that version of Cruella. I need to totally upload that one day.
45:31- Joe Exotic?
Well, I suppose Joe would work with anyone if he felt they could help him deal with CAROL F***IN' BASKIN!
Yes there are pictures of her in the Parks wearing the black and white polka dot outfit that she wears in 102.
Great video I have to say. Yeah, the 101 Dalmatian Street Cruella was as creepy as can be. Then again she had to be near 100 years old at that point.
Also, I know she was in prison on much more serious charges in both the live action and animated versions, but couldn't she have sued Roger for the video game and song respectively for defamation of character or unauthorized use of her likeness?
I wasn't for you to say, "bitches." That got me laughing.
''George Costanza dog isn't real, he can't hurt you''
George Costanza dog: 15:05
37:31:
Colin: Cuddles, voiced by Rufus Jones.
Shulk: tHaT's DuNbAn OvEr ThErE!
Out of all the live action remakes, I think 101 Dalmations is the only one I like and that's because it stays so close to the source material.
Wow, so Roger essentially made the original diss track! 😆
I remember reading a book and they said couldn't Cruella sue Roger for slander since he wrote a disparaging song about her
@@tylerwestbrook2392 Huh, good question… 🤔
It wouldn’t surprise me if she tried to sue Roger at least once over that song. 😅
I wonder what's the better Villain Suck Song Cruella De Vil or Mean One Mr Grinch ?
I recognized J. Pat O’Malley as the voice of the colonel, cause his voice in that role sounds exactly like Colonel Hathi’s voice in The Jungle Book.
So he technically voiced 2 colonels.
And whoever voiced Jasper also voiced one of the vultures in the Jungle Book
@@skwisgarskwigelf7191 I think J Pat O’Malley also voiced Jasper and one of the vultures in The Jungle Book.
The only way I can reconcile the movie "Cruella" is as a film commissioned BY Cruella herself to try to sanitize her own image- that is, it may include snippets of truth such as her vendetta against the Baroness, but would generally be a rewrite of her story meant to portray her in the best possible light.
One of the things I appreciated in her portrayal in Once Upon a Time is that she was one of the few villains to NOT get a redemption or a truly sympathetic backstory- in fact, they even gave us a fake-out where she seemed to have a horrible backstory but in reality had been murderous all along, and delighted in it. This is far more in line with how villainous she'd have to be to happily want to poach puppies.
Such a icon. Your Disney Villains videos are so enjoyable and rewatchable. Keep up the good work! ❣️
I recently read that 101 Dalmatian Street became noncanonical.
I like the original film, the Glenn Close films and the recent Cruella movie. They were fun to watch.
I thought Dalmation Street was canon following the movie but ignoring everything else like Patchs adventure
@@nicholassims9837 They stated that is now noncanonical. Thanks to the Cruella movie reboot and the film won an Oscar, they decided to make Dalmatian Street non canon. They also admitted the Dalmatian Street series was very flawed and made too many mistakes.
@@AH-is5yg How does Cruella movie make it non canon ? Wheres the sorace
Alternate Continuity: This series is a distant follow-up to only the original film. The creators of this series claimed that they deliberately didn't watch any of the franchise's past sequel and Spin-Off material (the 1996 and 2000 live-action movies, 101 Dalmatians: The Series, or 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure); just the original novel and the first animated film..
By your logic Lion King 2019 makes Lion Guard non canon with how Scar got his scar
@@nicholassims9837 They thought this work, but after a terrible backlashed and how the series was handled. They decided to make is non canon. Also when the Cruella reboot movie came, it was a clean slate after the 101 Dalmatian Street became a disaster, had too many plotholes, fans and critics weren't happy how the story was told and wrote reviews about it, and failed to create a new season. It didn't get enough attention to other countries and media. It became underrated. 101 Dalmatian Street failed the franchise. The Cruella movie help saved the franchise.
@@AH-is5yg how , wheres the sorace any links to some kind of Twitter ? Any cartoon can have a plothole " How is there fire underwater " why should the writers listen to critics its there work. And how did Cruella save the franchise did you not listen to Colinlookback he says that the Emma Cruella is not Cruella we know at least Dalmation Street Cruella is Cruella to a T .
I had the same hesitation about Cruella (2021), but the film won me over. It's definitely not the same character as the original, but I think the best of the Disney live-action remakes are the ones that treat the animated films as lore to be played with rather than as a template they need to follow, and I think Cruella did that well. Great video, as always!
The best Disney villian in the silver age of Disney❤🎉
Thank you for bringing up 101 Dalmatian Street... those folks behind it did a great job of bring back the monster she was in the first film... and then turning it to 11.
If I had a nickel for every cocky but conflicted blonde boy named Hunter who was the nephew of the main villain and starred in a modern Disney animated series, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice, right?
Who's the other one?
@@ethancox9737 that would be spoilers.
@@kylerbelshaw7042 Oh, got it.
Hunter in Dalmatiin Street and Cruella De Vil
The Other Hunter in Owl House and Belos.
@@chrisdyer2431 Got it.
Memo to myself: Go rewatch 101 Dalmatians, the animated series. I remember I enjoyed it a lot as a kid and the few scenes I saw on this video brought a smile on my face.
Good job referencing Starkid's "Twisted" musical! It's *so* good, and that line from Cruella is hilarious!
It's interesting to see that Cruella's mother in at least 3 incarnations has dogs as her minions.
"Ninety-nine percent"? I see what you did there.
I like that the direct-to-video sequel has Curella getting sent to an insane asylum. Just feels right, y'know?
I once saw somebody claim that Cruella's becoming obsessed with Lars' painting spots was like having a movie where Gargamel gets over his obsession with Smurfs by dating a woman whose favorite color is blue.
If the thing with the evil Dalmatians in "Cruella" wasn't supposed to be the explanation for Cruella's hatred of Dalmatians, what was the point of including it in the first place? I'm confused.
Somehow, I can't picture Cruella running a toy company.
And on a somewhat unrelated note, I wonder what actor has voiced the most Disney villains...
on that bit with the evil dalmatians in Cruella. I had the theory that Cruella could be lying about her origin story.
Happy Anniversary, 101 Dalmatians.
colin talking about starkid makes me so happy
You didn't mention how at the end of Patch London Adventure when the 4 villains were running Jasper picks up Lil Lighting and holds him rather than chuck him back .
22:01: It's kinda crazy when you think of it. Maleficent and Cruella are major polar opposites in terms of their alignments, and how they are depicted based on their respective source materials.
Maleficent: based on a fairy character who cursed Aurora, and is not given a major role in the story outside of that curse. Disney adapted it into a villainess with a name to go with it. Re-adapted for a modernized Live Action film in 2014, based on the general idea that it was the humans who are in the wrong for lack of empathy based on who they invited. Her Live Action depiction, for better or worse, is more like her original fairy tale counterpart, thereby having a better reason to earn that anti-hero status in a reboot.
Cruella DeVil: Based on a character in a story from the 20th century, Walt Disney and Dodie Smith embraced their creative collaboration to translate Cruella as an evil person as she was in the book. When re-adapted to a modernized woke film in 2021, Cruella was never like her book counterpart, as Dodie Smith intended Cruella to act like her namesake by being evil from the very start.
That's the power of beneficial adaptations; if you cared about the source material, you have to care about the specific details.
The interesting thing about Hunter being able to speak to dogs is that in descendants wicked world Carlos has that ability and he explains that it's due to his connection to cruella
I remember this Disney attraction. It was like a improv with a cartoon clip. The clip being 101 Dalmatian tv series and members of the audience were selected to play a role/ add sound effect .
My mom took part in that voicing Cruella ( or did the evil laugh)
I like the shows version of Cruella's backstory a Christmas Cruella. Especially when it's used as a explanation not a excuse. And also she gets Called out for her past actions and saying that she should consider others and seeing her act that way was kind of terrifying so I don't think this is out of character. I also like the fact that episode wasn't trying to teach her to love Christmas but rather tell her she should be a better person and consider others feelings for once.
I absolutely love Creulla. Excellent job on this entry. She is a very fun villain. Glen Close easily beats Emma Stone in my book! The first two live action movies are classics for me. Thank you for taking the time to talk about both Tv shows as well. This video is a ton of fun and yes that scene from Wicked is absolutely hilarious!
Great video, and I cannot wait for Mad Madam Mim. She may only be in the movie for a few minutes and she may be totally irrelevant to the overall plot, but she’s so wonderfully entertaining that she’s my number one favourite Disney Villain.
Same with Tamoeo from Moana
She has the same voice actor as Nanny
the only technical villain in a movie that doesn't even have a 'villain' (or a main plot)
@@sarafontanini7051 I'm guessing Sword in the Stone will fall under the same category as Lady and the Tramp in which instead of having a big overarching villain it will have smaller foes.
I'm very very interesting in what he'll say when he gets to Soul, Onward, Inside Out and Turning Red .
Sucks 101 Dalmatian Street got cancelled and never got a second season, i enjoyed the return of Cruella and modern contemporary take on the 101 dalmatians, and the London setting and the main 2 characters!
It wasn't that good of a show.
@@elmasterdezoologia6641 estoy de acuerdo, era entretenida pero, como que no encontraba un publico target definitivo, era aburrida para los adolescentes, y era poco atractiva para los más pequeños, muchos errores de continuidad, segun se basaba en el libro pero no hacen ninguna referencia al mismo, Dolly y Dylan capitalizan todo el tiempo en pantalla,hay capitulos que por los 10 minuto sentian muy apresurados y aunque trajeron a la Cruella original, el final se me hizo algo apresurado, con mejor trabajo pudo ser comica al 100% y durar mas, o plantear mejores conflictos y desarrollos de personajes para alcanzar una segunda o incluso una tercera temporada, pero se ve que solo fue planeada para ser una miniserie, una lástima porque es de las pocas franquicias clásicas de Disney que tiene potencial para adaptarse a tiempo modernos
@@elmasterdezoologia6641 it was
As seen I’ve always remembered from the first cartoon series, involve Cruella‘s mother.
Where she finally explodes and let her know just how she truly feels about her, and the part I’ve always remembered is when the two big dogs then turn to hurt growl.
She just looks at him dead in the eyes and says:
“You two can be fixed.”
Which is enough to scare the two big dogs away.
I just always found that scene hilarious.
Dude, Glenn Close's Cruella literally gave me NIGHTMARES as a child!! That original trailer of her just laughing in a flash of lightning after the uncomfortable slow motion flying puppies was the WORST. Even still gives me chills years later. I find it funny she voices the sweet motherly Kala and then becomes so terrifying!!
Also the TWST shoutout made my day, super obsessed with that game
Another amazing job! Can't wait for the next one!
As far as 101 Dalmatians material goes, I've seen the original Disney animated movie, the live-action remake with Glenn Close, and the 90's animated series. Never saw any of the sequels, spin-offs, reboots, or that live-action Cruella movie (though I did hear about her "tragic backstory" which is just so head-slappingly stupid that I can't believe they actually went there). It's funny how not only is Cruella a constant in all of this material, but so are Jasper and Horace, who came off as hired goons in the original movie but are apparently hired full-time as Cruella's lackeys for some reason. Not that I'm complaining, the two are hilarious together, I just wonder why Cruella bothers with them most of the time. As for Cruella herself...
Well, first of all, that name is brilliant. "Cruella de Vil"... It took me an embarrassingly long time to realize the "Devil" part in her name. Second, it's hard to pin down what's so compelling about Cruella, but I think it's her personality; she's vain and fashion-obsessed, but also kind of crazy? Like, for me, the most memorable parts about her is her losing her losing her cool when Roger refuses to sell the puppies, her flipping out on Jasper and Horace not taking their situation seriously, and basically any time she's driving, ESPECIALLY the final chase scene where she just completely loses it in pursuit of the moving truck caring the Dalmatians. Of course there's also her introductory scene, in which she doesn't even bother to hide her unpleasant personality, it's amazing how much Anita is willing to put up with when it comes to Cruella, given that she ruins one of her cupcakes and drops ashes into her tea. Her obsession with fashion is a nice compliment to her vain personality, as if she thinks she can make up for how terrible she is by at least looking fashionable. All that said, I think an underrated aspect of her personality is how petty and spiteful she is. She could EASILY make a Dalmatian-skinned coat without having to resort to stealing the puppies Roger and Anita have, but because they blew her off, she hires Jasper and Horace to take them. This ends up causing more problems for her in the long-run, though, since the police ended up being more persistent about this than she realized, so despite Jasper saying that they'd just barely make half a dozen coats with 99 puppies, she decides to settle for that in order to avoid being caught. I almost want to think that part of the reason she really loses it towards the end of the original movie is because she realizes the Dalmatians are outwitting her (and Jasper and Horace) and wants to get back at them the same way she got back at Roger and Anita, only to crash and burn in the end.
With such a personality, it's no wonder Disney kept bringing her back with more Dalmatians material, though I get the feeling Disney also did a lot of 101 Dalmatians stuff because of how marketably cute the puppies are. Still, Cruella makes a really good antagonist, moreso then a generic dog-catcher would (as pointed out by that kid testing Roger's video games in the Glenn Close live-action remake). It's no wonder why she's considered one of Disney's best villains.
Just so you know Horce and Jasper didnt appear in the LiveAction sequel 102 Dalamtions and other than a cameo in Dalamtion Street are also absent
Jean Rapsin and Tony Poup? Wow. I was thinking about Bill Nighy and Andy Serkins as Jasper and Horace, but those seem much better.
Another awesome episode in this retrospective
I love these videos you do man. They put me in a good ol' Disney mood.
Waiting for a while for this one. Looking forward to it.
This man is saying everything I want to hear!
I love this series so much I could list to this stuff for hours
Cruella is becoming one of my favorite Disney Villains, and I have this retrospective in part to thank for it. Thank you. It’s amazing how enjoyable her character can be. That first clip from the 90’s cartoon is gold.
I am so happy that this episode came out today. These whole series is so, so good. 😭
Thank you for the new video! 👍
Can't believe I'm here this early! Super hyped to continue this series
Thank you for going into so much detail on the two TV shows. I loved the first one growing up, including their take on Cruella and her family.
When re-watching 101Dalmations I began thinking about Cruella and realized that rationally speaking she's not a particularly powerful villain (just a crazy woman with money and a couple thugs) though I don't think little of her as a villain. I suspect that's partially because nobody fights against her. Cruella isn't a villain heroes fight, their only hope is to weather the storm while she throws herself at them again and again.
Cruella is personally one of my favorite villains! Great video!
Another great video to watch on my way home from work. Keep them coming Colin 😉
I’m obsessed with Twisted!! So glad to see you mention it here!
the one i am waiting for: MY CRUELLA. thank you
Jasper and Horace are my favorite henchmen! Thanks for giving them a fair part of the video.
Perfect Timing since The Disney Meet and Greets are up close again!
Terrific vid, per usual!
Someone shared this with me and I plan on watching a bunch more of this series! Can't wait for you to get to Madame Medusa
I am new to your channel and I must say that the amount of detail you put into these retrospectives is amazing! What brought me to this video is my love for Cruella De Vil and she will always be my favorite which is why I'm grateful you dedicated a whole video to her 🖤🤍
3:36 Cruella Deville
8:21 Horace and Jasper
9:52 Dirty Dawson
15:06 Lightning
17:48 Mr Skinner
23:32 The Baroness
One thing you didn't mention that in the 101 book there's a 4 adult dog. The dog Prince whom was book-Perditia's love mate. He's the one whom makes up the "1" in 101 so there's 97 puppies in the book that Cruella got only 82 of them (including book-Perdita's puppies) which were brought by Cruella.
I LOVED that storybook game! When I got to the part where the dalmatian puppies had to be covered in soot, I would try to count up to 99, but you didn't have to, and they stop appearing in the truck before you got that high. Maybe I was easily entertained, but it'll always have a special place in my heart.
26:11 this killed me. Just didnt expect this reaction at all
Heck yeah this was fun! I just subbed to a channel called SpeekyGeeky and they pointed me in your direction, I think they thought because I liked their nerdy deep dives I would also like your content. And yup, they clearly had my number in that regard. I've got a lot of catching up to do here it seems, lots of cool episodes to watch between both your channels now. Glad they suggested yours, it's easily just as fun as theirs. So yeah, this was an easy sub! I'll have to thank SpeekyGeeky too, it was a great suggestion!
43:38 loved that game as a kid. The song about the dogs getting dirty and Horace and Jasper's villain song were so catchy
I remember having a comic of the original animated movie. Strangelly, Cruella is not shown as having survived the final car crash, and the comic jumps straight from the crash to the puppies returning home.
Maybe they ran out of panels.
I never watched the Cruella movie. That character is not supposed to be related to, or a baddie. She didn’t need a backstory. She’s just evil and just supposed to be a villain. I never got the whole “revenge” aspect of it. Cruella always gave me the vibe she does things out of greed and narcissism.
I love these videos! I feel I can learn and get a lot of inspiration from the analyses.
Also I'm not a Disney mega fan so I get blown away by a lot of the obscure stuff. (Although Horace and Jasper being brother is probably not even obscure 😭)
Aw, that ending clip was cool lol
The Once Upon A Time Cruella is actually hilarious because she came in this season where her, Maleficent, and Ursula try to get a happy ending by seeking this magical author that wrote all stories into existence or whatever and what Cruella wants more than anything...
spoilers if you care
IS MURDER
you see Cruella and this author had met before where he was swayed by her charm and he broke her out of the attic her mother was keeping her in. Then he gives her the power to control ALL FREAKING ANIMALS like there's a scene where she can put Maleficent to sleep if she's a dragon. Then he finds out uh-oh her mother was keeping her in the attic because she killed her dad and her mom's last couple other husbands and uh-oh she uses her new power to make her mother's dalmatians kill her and then uh-oh kills the dogs and makes a coat. So then the author literally writes that she can't kill. But doesn't take the powers away. Maleficent wants to reunite with her long lost daughter and Ursula wants to regain her voice and reunite with her father so Ariel's story for some reason, but no Cruella just wants to kill again.
The artist Lars became my favourite character immediatly when he concludes that he should paint the puppies instead what Cruella wanted.
Will you do a retrospective on Disney live action villains, such as the Sanderson Sisters, Davy Jones, Professor Dark and the like?
This was an Incredible Video for Cruella De Vil My Eighth Favorite Disney Villain. The Late Betty Lou Gerson (1914-1999) did a Legendary Performance Bringing Cruella De Vil to Life. You were right Glen Close as Cruella De Vil definitely was The Best Part of The Remakes. Emma Stone did a Phenomenal Performance Bringing a Younger Version of The 1961 One Hundred and One Dalmatian Version of Cruella De Vil and paying tribute to Betty Lou Gerson time as Cruella De Vil. Emma Stone Really Recaptured Everything about Betty Lou Gerson’s Cruella De Vil Performance. The Way she speaks her mannerisms and even her humor. I know that a lot of people that people didn’t like that The Live Action Disney Villains are getting a lot of Depth. But I love it because a lot of Villains do have their reasons why they are Evil. At The End of The Day Cruella De Vil is a Human Being and No One is Born Evil and Emma Stone’s Performance really shows that. Estelle Von Hellman/ Cruella De Vil is a Tragic Anti Hero with a Dark Side. Estella’s Dark Side is Everything The Baroness (Her Biological Mother) is but a Thousand Times Worse. Everything I have said about Emma Stone’s Version of Cruella De Vil is Why her Version of The Character Is My All Time Favorite Version of Cruella De Vil.
Wish you'd mentioned more of Once Upon a Time's Cruella. That woman was RUTHLESS. Her origin episode starts by making her seem misunderstood and sympathetic. Turns out no, she's a complete psycho. She uses fake innocence to gain the power to control animals, under the guise of using them to escape from her controlling mother. Instead she uses it to get her mother's Dalmatians to kill her... Like tear her to shred not push her off a cliff.
Love the Disney Chills books! They are very much like Goosebumps
me too
She's appeared as a character choice in one of the Disney Villaneous game expansions