Fantastic Mr. Fox

"Dig the life fantastic."

2009 1h 27m EN

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7.8

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★7.8TMDB · 6,361

AdventureAnimationComedyFamily

Synopsis

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The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.

“Dig the life fantastic.”

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Cast

George Clooney
Mr. Fox (voice)
Meryl Streep
Mrs. Fox (voice)
Jason Schwartzman
Ash Fox (voice)
Eric Chase Anderson
Kristofferson Silverfox (voice)
Wallace Wolodarsky
Kylie (voice)
Willem Dafoe
Rat (voice)
Michael Gambon
Franklin Bean (voice)
Robin Hurlstone
Walter Boggis (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wes Anderson
Writers: Noah Baumbach, Tony Cervone, Wes Anderson
Languages: English, French, Latin
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Latin.

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4 / 8

CAST

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287+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Wes Anderson, shot by Tristan Oliver. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alexandre Desplat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ralph Foster shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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George Clooney and Meryl Streep and Jason Schwartzman carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Wes Anderson directs. Tristan Oliver behind the camera. Alexandre Desplat scores. Ralph Foster cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French, Latin.

Trivia

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187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 17 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Latin.
4287+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Wes Anderson, shot by Tristan Oliver. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Alexandre Desplat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Ralph Foster shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8George Clooney and Meryl Streep and Jason Schwartzman carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Dig the life fantastic.".
10IMDB entry: tt0432283 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 19 themes, including "based on novel or book", "tree", "peasant", "fox".
12Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Tristan Oliver
Original score: Alexandre Desplat
Editing: Ralph Foster
Production design: Nelson Lowry
Sound: Steve Browell
Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $40,000,000
Box office: $46,471,023
Return: 116% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

Awards

Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film

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r96sk2022-04-07
★ 9/10
Fantastic, indeed. <em>'Fantastic Mr. Fox'</em> is a terrific stop motion animated film, which is unmistakably a piece of Wes Anderson's work. I enjoyed the whole film undoubtedly, though the first half is much stronger than the second. The opening piece of stop motion didn't actually fill me with confidence, but thankfully that immediately disappeared as the whole thing looks truly excellent. George Clooney is great in this, definitely the most I've liked a performance (from what I've currently seen, of course) of his away from the <em>'Ocean's</em> flicks. Every member of the cast is top notch to be fair, from Bill Murray to Michael Gambon to Eric Anderson. Willem Dafoe is fun too.
badelf2022-09-07
★ 9/10
Such a fun, uplifting movie. Even terrible actor George Clooney was perfect for the lead role.
CinemaSerf2023-05-25
★ 7/10
The eponymous character lives with his wife and son in their foxhole under a great big tree. He's still got a traditional mischief gene, though, and is determined to use it one last time to rob the three, ruthless, farmers who live nearby. What he doesn't think through is that these farmers are not dimwits. They know exactly who is pilfering from them and so determine to avenge themselves on him and his family by digging them out of their home and, well a siege and a trip to the sewers now ensue for the all of the subterranean families. George Clooney and Meryl Streep lead the vocal cast - and they are great - but for me, the star of the whole thing is Sir Michael Gambon's wonderful contribution as their principal, wonderfully odious, antagonist "Bean". The animation is simple and effective to watch and the writing is frequently pithy offering plenty for the older audience to take from this entertaining critique on responsibility, greed, revenge, loyalty - you name it, it's probably here somewhere. Roald Dahl had an amazing imagination and by imbuing the foxes with human traits (and the humans with some animal ones) here, he makes an whole load of attributes accessible to the audience in a more enjoyably tangential manner - traits that are not always honourable ones, neither. These role reversals work well and make you wonder if humanity is really just in the purview of people! Great fun.