The Fox and the Hound

"A story of two friends who didn't know they were supposed to be enemies."

1981 1h 22m EN

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Synopsis

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When a feisty little fox named Tod is adopted into a farm family, he quickly becomes friends with a fun and adorable hound puppy named Copper. Life is full of hilarious adventures until Copper is expected to take on his role as a hunting dog -- and the object of his search is his best friend!

“A story of two friends who didn't know they were supposed to be enemies.”

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Cast

Mickey Rooney
Tod (voice)
Kurt Russell
Copper (voice)
Pearl Bailey
Big Mama (voice)
Jack Albertson
Amos Slade (voice)
Sandy Duncan
Vixey (voice)
Jeanette Nolan
Widow Tweed (voice)
Pat Buttram
Chief (voice)
Richard Bakalyan
Dinky (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ted Berman
Writers: Larry Clemmons, Vance Gerry, Steve Hulett
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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45 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Fox and the Hound Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Mickey Rooney and Kurt Russell and Pearl Bailey carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A story of two friends who didn't know they were supposed to be enemies.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0082406 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Ted Berman directs. Buddy Baker scores. James Koford cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
245 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "The Fox and the Hound Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Original score by Buddy Baker. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor James Koford shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Mickey Rooney and Kurt Russell and Pearl Bailey carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A story of two friends who didn't know they were supposed to be enemies.".
8IMDB entry: tt0082406 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "friendship", "based on novel or book", "fox", "coming of age".
10Released under 21 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Original score: Buddy Baker
Editing: James Koford
Runtime: 82 min · 1h 22m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $12,000,000
Box office: $29,800,000
Return: 248% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: The Fox and the Hound (1981)

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The Fox and the Hound Collection

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CinemaSerf2023-06-07
★ 7/10
Sadly, by 1981, Disney had run out of great stories around which to build their animation features. This is a loose adaptation of Daniel Mannix' tale of a fox cub "Tod" who suffers the tragic loss of his father at the hands of mankind and roams the countryside befriending all the animals - including a puppy "Copper" and an old widow - before becoming, himself, a target for the hunters. Necessity leads him to again team up with his now fully grown hunting-hound pal to stay ahead of the pursuing pack and shotgun!. The animation lacks the vibrancy of the studio's earlier hand-crafted work and the story/personalities are all bit pedestrian for me, I'm afraid. It looks good and Mickey Rooney, Corey Feldman, Kurt Russell and the dulcet tones of Jack Albertson (his final role) all light it up a bit but unfortunately the days of this kind of gentle fantasy adventure have long since seen their heyday.

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