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The Fox and the Hound

Genre
Animation
Rating
G
Released
10 July, 1981
The Fox and the Hound

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. The 24th Disney animated feature film, the film tells the story of the unlikely friendship between a red fox named Tod and a hound dog named Copper. The two friends struggle to preserve their friendship despite their emerging instincts and the surrounding social pressures demanding them to be adversaries, as they are enemies by nature. 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.

Director Ted Berman, Richard Rich, Art Stevens
Produced by Ron Miller, Wolfgang Reitherman, Art Stevens
Story by Larry Clemmons, Ted Berman, David Michener, Peter Young, Burny Mattinson, Steve Hulett, Earl Kress, Vance Gerry
Starring Mickey Rooney, Kurt Russell, Pearl Bailey, Jack Albertson, Sandy Duncan, Jeanette Nolan, Pat Buttram, John Fiedler, John McIntire, Dick Bakalyan, Paul Winchell, Keith Mitchell, Corey Feldman
Music Buddy Baker
Edited by James Melton, Jim Koford
Production, company Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by Buena Vista Distribution
Released July 10, 1981
Running time 83 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $12 million
Box office $63.5 million

About The Fox and the Hound

Childhood friends are forced to become enemies in this Disney film based on the Daniel P. Mannix novel of the same name.

Achievement of The Fox and the Hound

It was the most expensive animated film produced to date at the time of its release. A direct-to-video follow-up called The Fox and the Hound 2 was released in 2006. 

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Latest information about The Fox and the Hound updated on July 28 2021.