The Fox and the Hound (1981)
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Mickey Rooney
Tod
Kurt Russell
Copper
Pearl Bailey
Big Mama
Jack Albertson
Amos Slade
Sandy Duncan
Vixey
Jeanette Nolan
Widow Tweed
Pat Buttram
Chief
Paul Winchell
Boomer (voice)
David Hand
Director
John Fiedler
Porcupine
Wolfgang Reitherman
Director
John McIntire
Badger
Richard Bakalyan
Dinky
Keith Coogan
Young Tod (voice)
Ted Berman
Director
Corey Feldman
Young Copper (voice)
Richard Rich
Director
Art Stevens
Director
Clarence Nash
Bear (Snarling) (voice)
Daniel P. Mannix
Writer
James MacDonald
Bear (Growling) (voice)
Ron Miller
Executive Producer
Larry Clemmons
Writer
Ron Clements
Supervising Animator
David Michener
Writer
Mark A. Hester
Assistant Director
Buddy Baker
Composer
Don Hahn
Assistant Director
James Koford
Editor
Shirley Walker
Additional Music
James Melton
Editor
Vance Gerry
Story
Burny Mattinson
Story
Steve Hulett
Story
Peter Young
Story
Frank Thomas
Supervising Animator
Evelyn Kennedy
Music Editor
Earl Kress
Story
Joe Hale
Layout
Jeffrey C. Patch
Lyricist
Don Griffith
Art Direction
Edward Hansen
Production Manager
Glen Keane
Supervising Animator
Herb Taylor
Sound
Ollie Johnston
Supervising Animator
Cliff Nordberg
Supervising Animator
Skip Jones
Animation
Vera Pacheco
Animation
Jim Stafford
Songs / Lyricist
Guy Vasilovich
Layout
Dan Haskett
Character Designer
Randy Cartwright
Supervising Animator
Don A. Duckwall
Production Manager
Michael Peraza Jr.
Layout
Sylvia Roemer
Layout
Dan Hansen
Layout
Glenn V. Vilppu
Layout
Terry L. Noss
Assistant Director
Jack Wadsworth
Music Editor
Don Paul
Visual Effects
Richard O. Johnston
Songs
Stan Fidel
Lyricist
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 10, 1981
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 22m
Content RatingG
Budget$12,000,000
Box Office$29,800,000
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Wiki.
The Fox and the Hound is a 1981 American animated buddy drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and loosely based on the 1967 novel of the same name by Daniel P. Mannix. It tells the story of the unlikely friendship between a red fox named Tod and a hound named Copper, as they struggle against their emerging instincts and the realization that they are meant to be adversaries.
The film was directed by Ted Berman, Richard Rich, and Art Stevens, marking the directorial debuts of Berman and Rich. It was produced by Ron Miller, Wolfgang Reitherman, and Art Stevens. The ensemble voice cast consists of Mickey Rooney as Tod and Kurt Russell as Copper, respectively, with Pearl Bailey, Jack Albertson, Sandy Duncan, Jeanette Nolan, Pat Buttram, John Fiedler, John McIntire, Dick Bakalyan, Paul Winchell, Keith Mitchell, and Corey Feldman providing the voices of the other characters of the film. Mitchell and Feldman in particular voiced Young Tod and Young Copper. The instrumental musical score to the film was composed and conducted by Buddy Baker, with Walter Sheets performing the orchestration.
Walt Disney Productions first obtained the film rights to the novel by Daniel P. Mannix in 1967; however, actual development on the film would not occur until spring 1977. It marked the last involvement of the remaining members of Disney's Nine Old Men, which included Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston. Though they had involvement in early development of the film, it was ultimately handed over to a new generation of animators following the retirement of the old animators. As such, it was the first film for future directors including Tim Burton, Brad Bird, and John Lasseter. During production, its release was delayed by over six months following the abrupt departure of Don Bluth and his team of animators. Further concerns were raised over the handling of the scene in which Chief is hit by a train, which was originally planned to result in him dying. After debating the handling of the scene, the filmmakers decided to change the death into a non-fatal injury by which he merely suffers a broken leg.
The film was released to theaters on July 10, 1981, by Buena Vista Distribution. It was a financial success, earning $39.9 million domestically and received mixed reviews from critics. It was nominated for three awards, of which it won one. At the time of its release, it was the most expensive animated film produced to date, costing $12 million. It was re-released to theaters on March 25, 1988. An intermediate follow-up, The Fox and the Hound 2, was released directly-to-DVD on December 12, 2006.