101 Dalmatians II: Patch’s London Adventure
Being one of 101 takes its toll on Patch, who doesn’t feel unique. When he’s accidentally left behind on moving day, he meets his idol, Thunderbolt, who enlists him on a publicity campaign.
- Directors:Jim Kammerud, Brian Smith
- Genres:Animation | Family
- Taglines:A New Hero Unleashed.
- Release Date:21 January 2003 (USA)
Cast
Barry Bostwick : Thunderbolt (voice)
Jason Alexander : Lightning (voice)
Martin Short : Lars (voice)
Bobby Lockwood : Patch (voice)
Susanne Blakeslee : Cruella de Vil (voice)
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The Radcliffe family and their 101 Dalmatians are packing for the big move to their “Dalmatian Plantation”, a farm on an island with plenty of room for them all, and located far from the clutches of Cruella De Vil. One of the puppies, Patch (Bobby Lockwood), feels “lost in a sea of spots” and longs to be a one-of-a-kind wonder dog like his TV hero, Thunderbolt (Barry Bostwick). While watching the “Thunderbolt Adventure Hour” TV Show, Patch hears about a chance to appear on the show while it is filming in London. Although the move interferes with Patch’s opportunity, he gets his chance when he is accidentally left behind in the commotion. Patch heads for the audition to meet his hero and win a guest spot on the show, but his squeaky bark gets him laughed off stage.
Meanwhile, Thunderbolt’s sidekick, Lil’ Lightning (Jason Alexander), tells him that the producers want to kill off his character and replace him with a younger dog. In order to save his job, Thunderbolt decides to venture out into the world and perform an act of true heroism to prove himself. He soon meets Patch, and the two dogs bond over their mutual fear of being “just another dog”. 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. Thunderbolt, who has no idea how to act without a script, 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 should save the day. Back at Thunderbolt’s trailer, Lightning’s true nature is revealed. Tired of being second-best, he cons the producer, desperate and frantic over Thunderbolt going AWOL, into recasting him as the hero.
Elsewhere in London, Cruella De Vil (Susan Blakeslee) is back and more obsessed with the 101 Dalmatians than ever. She is first seen arguing with a furrier, who then locks her out. Afterward, her broken car breaks apart even more, starting with Cruella kicking the radio. As she drives, the rest of the car breaks up, and she is left with nothing to call a car. At first, she is able to calm her frenzy through an affiliation with a spot-fixated German artist named Lars (Martin Short). 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, only to find the Radcliff family’s former house empty. However, using a newspaper picture of Patch at the audition, she discovers their new address off his collar.
At the farm, the Radcliffes finally discover Patch’s absence, and, along with Patch’s parents, Pongo and Perdita (Samuel West and Kath Soucie), they depart in search for him. At the same time, Cruella bails her old henchmen, Horace and Jasper (Maurice LaMarche and Jeff Bennett) Badun, out of jail and sends them to the Radcliffe’s new home. Traveling in a stolen dog food truck, the Baduns steal the remaining 98 puppies. Cruella and the Baduns bring the puppies to Lars, who falls in love with them. He is inspired to paint, but Cruella declares that he is going to make a masterpiece out of puppy fur. However, Lars refuses. Enraged and disappointed, Cruella has him tied up and goes back to her original plan of making a puppy fur coat.
The imprisoned puppies use the “Twilight Bark” to send an SOS, which is picked up by Patch and Thunderbolt. As the two set out to save Patch’s family, they run into Lightning, who is shocked when he discovers Thunderbolt might actually become a hero and hurries with the duo to the warehouse where the pups are being held. He convinces Thunderbolt not to use Patch’s stealth plan but to openly attack. Doing so, Thunderbolt manages to scare the Baduns, but is knocked out by Cruella, who has him and Patch imprisoned as well. Lightning then sneaks in and reveals that Thunderbolt is a fraud before leaving. Read more
