Jasper and Horace Badun are the secondary antagonists of the 1996 live-action remake of 101 Dalmatians. They are a pair of lowly crooks that were hired to serve as Cruella De Vil's henchmen.
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They are still very similar to their animated counterparts, though they are depicted as much more ruthless characters and never reform from their crimes. They actually seem to enjoy animal cruelty (or at least, Jasper does), even deciding to take over taxidermist Mr. Skinner's job of killing and skinning the puppies (in this version, their job initially is just to kidnap them). They also appear to be more polite to their boss, never once bad-mouthing Cruella even though she doesn't respect them. At the end, tired of all the misfortunes they had endured after kidnapping the puppies and accidentally letting them escape, they allow themselves to be arrested along with Mr. Skinner (who was beaten by Kipper) by the local police and end up being sprayed by a skunk that Cruella unknowingly brought with her, making them all scream in terror, while Horace covers his nose. Jasper bangs his head on the roof of the paddy wagon whilst trying to get away from the smell, and Horace bangs on the door to try to alert the police about the skunk, but the police take no notice.
Unlike their counterparts in the animated version, Jasper and Horace are not seen in 102 Dalmatians, which assumes they may be still in prison.
Trivia[]
- In the live-action remake, Jasper and Horace are similar to the Wet Bandits, Harry and Marv, from the first two Home Alone films, as they too are incompetent robbers, suffer several accidents, get outwitted by the protagonists, and get arrested afterward. The notable difference is the tall one (Jasper) is the dominant and smart one of the duo. This may not be a coincidence, as both films were written and produced by the late John Hughes.
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Horace: "We're saved."
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