The Fox and the Hound
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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!
What critics thought
A modest but earnest Disney entry, 'The Fox and the Hound' earned generally favorable notices for its bittersweet theme of prejudice and friendship, though critics were split on whether the film had the courage to follow those ideas through — with several arguing it softened its emotional edges into formula cuteness and sticky-sweet songs. The animation, particularly Glen Keane's bear-fight climax, drew consistent admiration even from detractors.
“a pretty, relentlessly cheery, old-fashioned sort of Disney cartoon feature, chock-full of bouncy songs of an upbeatness that is stickier than Krazy Glue and played by animals more anthropomorphic than the humans that occasionally appear.”
Vincent Canby·The New York Times
“protecting us from important stuff: from rage, from pain, from loss. By these lies, done for our own good, of course, they also limit the growth that is possible.”
Sheila Benson·Los Angeles Times
“The Fox and the Hound is one of those relatively rare Disney animated features that contains a useful lesson for its younger audiences. It's not just cute animals and frightening adventures and a happy ending; it's also a rather thoughtful meditation on how society determines our behavior.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
Genres
Adventure, Animation, Drama
Cast & Crew
Art StevensDirector
Richard RichDirector
Mickey RooneyTod (voice)
Kurt RussellCopper (voice)
Pearl BaileyBig Mama (voice)
Jack AlbertsonAmos Slade (voice)
Sandy DuncanVixey (voice)
Jeanette NolanWidow Tweed (voice)
Pat ButtramChief (voice)
Richard BakalyanDinky (voice)
Paul WinchellBoomer (voice)
John FiedlerPorcupine (voice)
John McIntireBadger (voice)
Keith CooganYoung Tod (voice)
Vance GerryWriter
Burny MattinsonWriter
David MichenerWriterThe Fox and the Hound
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!
What critics thought
A modest but earnest Disney entry, 'The Fox and the Hound' earned generally favorable notices for its bittersweet theme of prejudice and friendship, though critics were split on whether the film had the courage to follow those ideas through — with several arguing it softened its emotional edges into formula cuteness and sticky-sweet songs. The animation, particularly Glen Keane's bear-fight climax, drew consistent admiration even from detractors.
“a pretty, relentlessly cheery, old-fashioned sort of Disney cartoon feature, chock-full of bouncy songs of an upbeatness that is stickier than Krazy Glue and played by animals more anthropomorphic than the humans that occasionally appear.”
Vincent Canby·The New York Times
“protecting us from important stuff: from rage, from pain, from loss. By these lies, done for our own good, of course, they also limit the growth that is possible.”
Sheila Benson·Los Angeles Times
“The Fox and the Hound is one of those relatively rare Disney animated features that contains a useful lesson for its younger audiences. It's not just cute animals and frightening adventures and a happy ending; it's also a rather thoughtful meditation on how society determines our behavior.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
Genres
Adventure, Animation, Drama
Cast & Crew
Art StevensDirectorRichard RichDirectorMickey RooneyTod (voice)Kurt RussellCopper (voice)Pearl BaileyBig Mama (voice)Jack AlbertsonAmos Slade (voice)Sandy DuncanVixey (voice)Jeanette NolanWidow Tweed (voice)Pat ButtramChief (voice)Richard BakalyanDinky (voice)Paul WinchellBoomer (voice)John FiedlerPorcupine (voice)John McIntireBadger (voice)Keith CooganYoung Tod (voice)Vance GerryWriterBurny MattinsonWriterDavid MichenerWriterStream
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