The Fox and the Hound
A story of two friends who didn't know they were supposed to be enemies.
1981 | 82m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Ted Berman, Art Stevens, Richard Rich |
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| Writer: | Burny Mattinson, Ted Berman, Daniel P. Mannix, Larry Clemmons, Steve Hulett, Earl Kress, Peter Young, Vance Gerry, David Michener |
| Staring: |
| 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! | |
| Release Date: | Jul 10, 1981 |
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| Director: | Ted Berman, Art Stevens, Richard Rich |
| Writer: | Burny Mattinson, Ted Berman, Daniel P. Mannix, Larry Clemmons, Steve Hulett, Earl Kress, Peter Young, Vance Gerry, David Michener |
| Genres: | Animation, Family, Adventure, Drama |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, fox, villain, friendship, coming of age, dog, animals, hunting, unlikely friendship, pets |
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $29,800,000
Budget: $12,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 24, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Mickey Rooney | 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) |
| Richard Bakalyan | Dinky (voice) |
| Paul Winchell | Boomer (voice) |
| John Fiedler | Porcupine (voice) |
| John McIntire | Badger (voice) |
| Keith Coogan | Young Tod (voice) |
| Corey Feldman | Young Copper (voice) |
| James MacDonald | Bear (Growling) (voice) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Burny Mattinson | Story |
| Ted Berman | Story, Director |
| Daniel P. Mannix | Novel |
| Buddy Baker | Original Music Composer |
| James Koford | Editor |
| James Melton | Editor |
| Randy Cartwright | Supervising Animator |
| Cliff Nordberg | Supervising Animator |
| Don Griffith | Art Direction |
| Sylvia Roemer | Layout |
| Dan Hansen | Layout |
| Glenn V. Vilppu | Layout |
| Guy Vasilovich | Layout |
| Michael Peraza Jr. | Layout |
| Joe Hale | Layout |
| Edward Hansen | Production Manager |
| Don A. Duckwall | Production Manager |
| Herb Taylor | Sound |
| Mark A. Hester | Assistant Director |
| Terry L. Noss | Assistant Director |
| Evelyn Kennedy | Music Editor |
| Jack Wadsworth | Music Editor |
| Larry Clemmons | Story |
| Steve Hulett | Story |
| Earl Kress | Story |
| Peter Young | Story |
| Dan Haskett | Character Designer |
| Skip Jones | Animation |
| Richard O. Johnston | Songs |
| Stan Fidel | Lyricist |
| Jim Stafford | Lyricist, Songs |
| Jeffrey C. Patch | Lyricist |
| Don Paul | Visual Effects |
| Vera Pacheco | Animation |
| Art Stevens | Director |
| Richard Rich | Songs, Director |
| Frank Thomas | Supervising Animator |
| Ollie Johnston | Supervising Animator |
| Glen Keane | Supervising Animator |
| Ron Clements | Supervising Animator |
| Don Hahn | Assistant Director |
| Vance Gerry | Story |
| David Michener | Story |
| Shirley Walker | Additional Music |
| Don Bluth | Animation |
| Daniela Bielecka | Background Designer |
| Jørgen Klubien | Animation |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ron Miller | Executive Producer |
| Art Stevens | Co-Producer |
| Wolfgang Reitherman | Co-Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 40 | 54 | 31 |
| 2024 | 5 | 44 | 56 | 26 |
| 2024 | 6 | 49 | 78 | 23 |
| 2024 | 7 | 45 | 69 | 30 |
| 2024 | 8 | 45 | 76 | 30 |
| 2024 | 9 | 38 | 50 | 28 |
| 2024 | 10 | 48 | 95 | 35 |
| 2024 | 11 | 39 | 51 | 29 |
| 2024 | 12 | 34 | 42 | 27 |
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| 2025 | 3 | 13 | 37 | 2 |
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| 2024 | 8 | 828 | 828 |
Sadly, by 1981, Disney had run out of great stories around which to build their animation features. This is a loose adaptation of Daniel Mannix' tale of a fox cub "Tod" who suffers the tragic loss of his father at the hands of mankind and roams the countryside befriending all the animals - including ... a puppy "Copper" and an old widow - before becoming, himself, a target for the hunters. Necessity leads him to again team up with his now fully grown hunting-hound pal to stay ahead of the pursuing pack and shotgun!. The animation lacks the vibrancy of the studio's earlier hand-crafted work and the story/personalities are all bit pedestrian for me, I'm afraid. It looks good and Mickey Rooney, Corey Feldman, Kurt Russell and the dulcet tones of Jack Albertson (his final role) all light it up a bit but unfortunately the days of this kind of gentle fantasy adventure have long since seen their heyday.