Walt Disney hated this movie, which has now become a classic

In the early 1960s, 101 Dalmatians was released in theaters and became one of the great classics of the Disney studios. Today it is hard to believe that at the time of its release, the film was far from such a review. Disney did not bet on the success of the project at all, and Walt Disney himself did not support this feature – and he had his reasons.

As AdoroCinema explains, the developer of the studio had previously released several similar films. 101 dalmatinsIn a film without a defined protagonist, the “lead” belongs to the group and the plot itself rather than to a specific character – as in films with very specific heroines such as Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, or even productions focused on individual animals such as Dumbo and Bambi.

Caused film style

However, another big change for Disney was the look of the project. Until then, the studio used very careful drawing techniques in each story, but 101 dalmatins He had his own style.

The film does indeed offer a much “dirtier” animation, in which traces of sketches are perfectly visible, even in the most processed shots – as you can see in the making of the cartoon presented at the end of the article. And did not like this change of visual style Waltz Disney. in the sign before the animation startsHistorian John Kanemaker recounts that the latter even said that “they would never do such a terrible thing again” (via ScreenRant).

All this mistrust led the studio and its creator to expect a box office failure – which never came. 101 dalmatins It was a huge hit and brought in absurd profits for Disney, costing just $3 million to produce and grossing over $300 million at the box office.

The masterpieces that are 101 Dalmatians can be found on Disney+.