The Fox and the Hound

The Fox and the Hound (1981)

Timing: 1:22 (82 min)

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All about film

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Photo 92

Actors and characters

Release date

1981-07-10

Country

United States

Production

Walt Disney Productions

Genre

Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family

Budget

$12 000 000

Revenue

$29 800 000

Website

http://movies.disney.com/the-fox-and-the-hound

Director

Ted Berman, Art Stevens, Richard Rich

Actors

Mickey Rooney, Kurt Russell, Pearl Bailey, Jack Albertson, Sandy Duncan, Jeanette Nolan, Pat Buttram, Richard Bakalyan, Paul Winchell, John Fiedler
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

Ron Miller

Operator

Composer

Buddy Baker

Artist

Audition

Editing

James Melton, James Koford
All team (64)

• The main plot was based on a novel by Daniel P. Mannix. In essence, however, all that was taken from the book were the names of the main characters.
• One of the film's animators is the future director Tim Burton.
• The name "Tod" comes from the Middle English word "todde", which means "fox".
• This was the last Disney animated film to use the old "Buena Vista" logo at the beginning.
• According to the film's original concept, Chief was supposed to die after being hit by a train, thereby making Copper's revenge against Tod more justified. However, this idea was revised due to the mistakes the Disney team learned from their experience creating "Bambi" (1942) and a similar incident in the animated film "Lady and the Tramp" (1955). As in "Bambi," Tod's mother is also killed, but she appears on screen for no more than three minutes, unlike Bambi's mother, who is a central character.
• Initially, the film's authors intended for Chief to die after being hit by a train, thereby making Copper Todd's revenge more justified. However, this idea was revised due to mistakes that the Disney team learned from their experience creating “Bambi” (1942) and a similar case in the animated film “Lady and the Tramp” (1955). As in “Bambi”, Todd’s mother is also killed, but she is shown on screen for no more than three minutes, unlike Bambi’s mother, who is the main character.