An urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation.An urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation.An urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 32 wins & 63 nominations total
George Clooney
- Mr. Fox
- (voice)
Meryl Streep
- Mrs. Fox
- (voice)
Bill Murray
- Badger
- (voice)
Jason Schwartzman
- Ash
- (voice)
Wallace Wolodarsky
- Kylie
- (voice)
- (as Wally Wolodarsky)
Eric Chase Anderson
- Kristofferson
- (voice)
- (as Eric Anderson)
Michael Gambon
- Franklin Bean
- (voice)
Willem Dafoe
- Rat
- (voice)
Owen Wilson
- Coach Skip
- (voice)
Jarvis Cocker
- Petey
- (voice)
Wes Anderson
- Weasel
- (voice)
Karen Duffy
- Linda Otter
- (voice)
Robin Hurlstone
- Walter Boggis
- (voice)
Hugo Guinness
- Nathan Bunce
- (voice)
Helen McCrory
- Mrs. Bean
- (voice)
Juman Malouf
- Agnes
- (voice)
Jeremy Dawson
- Beaver's Son
- (voice)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWriter, producer, and director Wes Anderson chose to have the actors and actresses record their dialogue outside of a studio and on-location to increase the naturalness: "We went out in a forest, went in an attic, went in a stable, we went underground for some things. There was a great spontaneity in the recordings because of that."
- GoofsThe rabid beagle's tag reads Canis familiaris, an obsolete classification. Tame dogs (familiaris) are now considered to be a subspecies of the wolf Canis lupus (which Fox correctly identified on the mountain), rather than their own species. Since news of species revisions travels slowly, it is realistic that not everyone has heard of the change.
- Crazy creditsThe film title appears on a library book, homaging the film as a novel adaptation.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Live from Studio Five: Episode #1.23 (2009)
- SoundtracksThe Ballad of Davy Crockett
Music by George Bruns (uncredited)
Lyrics by Thomas W. Blackburn (uncredited)
Performed by The Wellingtons
Courtesy of Walt Disney Records
Featured review
An excellent animated film that will be especially appealing to Wes Anderson fans.
"If what I think is happening IS happening...it better not be."
I never would have guessed that Wes Anderson would venture into the world of stop motion animation, but after seeing The Fantastic Mr. Fox, I have to admit that it's a natural fit. I think having the unlimited creative license that animation provides really let him indulge his creativity, and a absolutely great movie was the result.
Anderson and Noah Baumbach took the classic Roald Dahl story and greatly expanded the beginning and end, while giving it a unique look and tone that is quite different from other recent animation. It's still essentially about a fox who steals from three local farmers in order to provide from his family, and brings a lot of trouble on all the nearby animals as a result, but the story is now fleshed out beyond that. This is an Anderson movie through and through, with all the eccentric characters, wonderful music, complicated family dynamics, and understated, off-beat humor that the world has come to expect from his work.
It's difficult to find any part of Fantastic Mr. Fox to raise a complaint about. The animation, character designs and sets are beautiful, the cast of actors and actresses brought in to do the voice acting were all excellent, and the movie as a whole was just charming. Along with Ponyo and Coraline, I'd say that this is among the best animated films I've seen in quite a while. Even better than Pixar's excellent recent work. I really hope that Anderson makes something like this again in the future.
I never would have guessed that Wes Anderson would venture into the world of stop motion animation, but after seeing The Fantastic Mr. Fox, I have to admit that it's a natural fit. I think having the unlimited creative license that animation provides really let him indulge his creativity, and a absolutely great movie was the result.
Anderson and Noah Baumbach took the classic Roald Dahl story and greatly expanded the beginning and end, while giving it a unique look and tone that is quite different from other recent animation. It's still essentially about a fox who steals from three local farmers in order to provide from his family, and brings a lot of trouble on all the nearby animals as a result, but the story is now fleshed out beyond that. This is an Anderson movie through and through, with all the eccentric characters, wonderful music, complicated family dynamics, and understated, off-beat humor that the world has come to expect from his work.
It's difficult to find any part of Fantastic Mr. Fox to raise a complaint about. The animation, character designs and sets are beautiful, the cast of actors and actresses brought in to do the voice acting were all excellent, and the movie as a whole was just charming. Along with Ponyo and Coraline, I'd say that this is among the best animated films I've seen in quite a while. Even better than Pixar's excellent recent work. I really hope that Anderson makes something like this again in the future.
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- lewiskendell
- Aug 28, 2010
24 Frames From Wes Anderson Films
24 Frames From Wes Anderson Films
Explore the memorable career of Wes Anderson through 24 stills from his movies.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Gia Đình Nhà Cáo
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- Budget
- $40,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $21,002,919
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $265,900
- Nov 15, 2009
- Gross worldwide
- $58,091,759
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