The Fox and the Hound

1981
U
1h 23m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

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A fox named Tod and a hound named Copper vow to be best friends forever. But as Copper grows into a hunting dog, their unlikely friendship faces the ultimate test.A fox named Tod and a hound named Copper vow to be best friends forever. But as Copper grows into a hunting dog, their unlikely friendship faces the ultimate test.A fox named Tod and a hound named Copper vow to be best friends forever. But as Copper grows into a hunting dog, their unlikely friendship faces the ultimate test.

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Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations total

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)

John Fiedler

Porcupine
(voice)

John McIntire

Badger
(voice)

Richard Bakalyan

Dinky
(voice)
(as Dick Bakalyan)

Paul Winchell

Boomer
(voice)

Keith Coogan

Young Tod
(voice)
(as Keith Mitchell)

Corey Feldman

Young Copper
(voice)

'Squeeks' the Caterpillar

Self
(voice)

Billy Bletcher

Squeeks
(archive sound)
(uncredited)

Linda Gary

Lucy the Butterfly
(uncredited)

James MacDonald

Bear (growling)
(voice)
(uncredited)

Clarence Nash

Bear (snarling)
(voice)
(uncredited)

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Trivia
The final Disney animated feature to simply end with a "The End; Walt Disney Productions" credit, as with all previous Disney animated films after Alice in Wonderland (1951). (All of the credits were at the beginning.) The next Disney animated feature, The Black Cauldron (1985), which was also directed by Ted Berman and Richard Rich was the first one with closing credits.

Goofs
When Chief runs after Tod, he is dragging his barrel after him, but when the shot goes to Copper, still tied to his own barrel and barking, Chief's barrel is next to his.

Quotes
Widow Tweed: We met it seems, such a short time ago. You looked at me, needing me so. Yet from your sadness, our happiness grew. Then I found out, I need you, too. I remember how we used to play. I recall those rainy days, the fires glowed, that kept us warm. And now I find, we're both alone. Goodbye may seem forever, farewell is like the end. But in my heart's a memory, and there you'll always be.

Crazy credits
And "Squeeks" the caterpillar.

Connections
Featured in Disneyland: Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life (1981)

Soundtracks
Best of Friends
(1981)
Music by Richard O. Johnston
Lyrics by Stan Fidel
Performed by Pearl Bailey (uncredited)

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Featured review

9/10

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).