The Fox and the Hound (1981)

Directors:

Ted Berman
Richard Rich

Writers:

Daniel P. Mannix (book)
Larry Clemmons (story) ...

Release Date:

10 July 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Family

Tagline:

Two friends that didn't know they were supposed to be enemies.

Plot:

Two childhood animal friends find themselves forced to become enemies.

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Friendship | Fox | Animal | Old Woman

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Mickey Rooney	...	Adult Tod (voice)
Kurt Russell	...	Adult Copper (voice)
Pearl Bailey	...	Big Mama (voice)
Jack Albertson	...	Hunter (Amos Slade) (voice)
Sandy Duncan	...	Vixey (voice)
Jeanette Nolan	...	Widow Tweed (voice)
Pat Buttram	...	Chief (voice)
John Fiedler	...	Porcupine (voice)
John McIntire	...	Grumpy Badger (voice)
Richard Bakalyan	...	Dinky (voice)
Paul Winchell	...	Boomer (voice)
Keith Coogan	...	Young Tod (voice) (as Keith Mitchell)
Corey Feldman	...	Young Copper (voice)

Also Known As:

Tod & Copper (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Photophone System)

Certification:

Peru:PT | West Germany:o.Al. | Iceland:L | New Zealand:G | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Portugal:M/6 | Sweden:7 | UK:U | USA:G | Australia:G | Spain:T | France:U

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

During the storm sequence, old animation from Bambi (1942) is reused. This includes clips of a bird flying into her nest, ducks waddling into a pond, quails running to seek shelter, etc. Footage of young Wart as a squirrel in The Sword in the Stone (1963) running up a tree can be seen, too.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scence following Chief's fall off the bridge Amos goes to the widow's house. When she answers the door her hair is visibly brown in color, in all the scences before her hair is grey. This is most noticeable as soon as she closes the door from her confrontation with Amos and stands in front of the mirror. Her hair is again grey .

Quotes:

Boomer: Oh, shucks! I think I bent my b-b-b-beak.

Movie Connections:

References The Rescuers (1977)

Soundtrack:

A Huntin' Man

Hold on a second: This isn't even rated a 7 on the IMDB?!

This has got to be one of the most underappreciated Disney classics yet. The Fox and the Hound is probably the most heartwarming Disney film yet. It mixes humor, action, and romance as well as any other Disney film, except for a select few such as Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Mulan, or Tarzan. Nevertheless, I cannot believe this is rated only a 6.6. Several Disney films that are rated above this movie come nowhere near close to it in quality (i.e. Snow White, Bambi, Sleeping Beauty, etc...). I cannot comprehend how it is rated so low...9/10 (Ranks right up there with the likes of Robin Hood and Pinocchio).