The Fox and the Hound
1981 · Movie · G · 82 min · ★ 7.1 · 70% critics
A young fox and a hound puppy form an unlikely friendship and share playful adventures in the countryside. As they grow up, outside expectations and the pull of instinct put their bond to the test, turning simple fun into a more emotional journey.
Based on The Fox and the Hound
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Details
- Years
- 1981
- Release date
- 1981-07-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 70/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (3,483 votes)
- Box office
- $63,456,988
- Budget
- $12,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gentle Disney story that grows more bittersweet, mixing warmth with darker moments; Not for you if you need nonstop laughs or fast pacing like The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
Pros: heartfelt friendship story; touching emotional beats; memorable forest setting | Cons: slow pacing at times; uneven comic relief; songs not very memorable
Themes
- friendship
- based on novel or book
- fox
- coming of age
- dog
- animals
- hunting
- unlikely friendship
- pets
Cast & crew
Mickey Rooney
as Tod (voice)
Kurt Russell
as Copper (voice)
Pearl Bailey
as Big Mama (voice)
Jack Albertson
as Amos Slade (voice)
Sandy Duncan
as Vixey (voice)
Jeanette Nolan
as Widow Tweed (voice)
Pat Buttram
as Chief (voice)
Richard Bakalyan
as Dinky (voice)
Paul Winchell
as Boomer (voice)
John Fiedler
as Porcupine (voice)
Directed by Ted Berman, Art Stevens, Richard Rich