The Fox and the Hound
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Cast & Crew
Ted Berman
Pearl Bailey
Corey Feldman
John Mcintire
Keith Coogan
Richard Bakalyan
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Synopsis
A young fox named Tod is taken in by an old woman after his mother is killed by a hunter. Soon young Tod befriends Copper, a hound dog puppy. As they grow up their friendship is put to the test when Copper realizes that it is his job is to hunt foxes.
Cast
Pearl Bailey
Corey Feldman
John Mcintire
Keith Coogan
Richard Bakalyan
John Fiedler
Mickey Rooney
Kurt Russell
Pat Buttram
Paul Winchell
Sandy Duncan
Jeanette Nolan
Jack Albertson
Crew
Buddy Baker
Buddy Baker
Ted Berman
Daniela Bielecka
David Block
Jack Boyd
Chris Buck
Hendel S Butoy
Randy Cartwright
Michael Cedeno
Ron Clements
Larry Clemmons
Jim Coleman
Leroy Cross
Don A Duckwall
Tom Ferriter
Stan Fidel
Vance Gerry
Ed Gombert
Don Griffith
Don Hahn
Joe Hale
Dan Hansen
Edward Hansen
Chuck Harvey
Mark Hester
Steve Hulett
Ron Husband
Oliver M. Johnston Jr.
Richard Johnston
Glen Keane
Evelyn Kennedy
Ted Kierscey
Jim Koford
Earl Kress
Dick N Lucas
Daniel P Mannix
Burny Mattinson
Sylvia Mattinson
James Melton
Dave Michener
Ron Miller
John Musker
Phil Nibbelink
Cliff Nordberg
Terry L Noss
Dale Oliver
Jeffrey Patch
Don Paul
Michael A Peraza
Jerry Rees
Wolfgang Reitherman
Richard Rich
Sylvia Roemer
Brian Sebern
Melvin Shaw
Walter Sheets
Jim Stafford
Walt Stanchfield
Art Stevens
Dave Suding
Kathleen Swain
Herb Taylor
Frank Thomas
Darrell Van Citters
Jeffrey J Varab
Guy Vasilovich
Glenn Vilppu
Jack Wadsworth
Chuck Williams
Peter Young
Phillip Young
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Frank Thomas (1912-2004)
He was born on September 5, 1912 in Santa Monica, California. He showed an interest in art and drawing at a very young age, so it came as no surprise when he graduated from Stanford University in 1934 with a degree in art. Soon after, he began work for Walt Disney Studios and did his first animation for the short Mickey's Elephant in 1936, and was one of the key animators for the studios' first, feature-length animated picture, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). His memorable creations of the seven dwarfs offered an emotional sweep and humorous detail to animated characters that audiences had never experienced before, and his career was set.
Thomas' work from this point on would be nothing short of the high watermarks in Disney animation that is justly cherished the world over: the title character in Pinocchio, (1940); Thumper teaching Bambi to skate in Bambi (1941); the wicked stepmother in Cinderella (1950), the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland (1951), the terrific fight sequence between Captain Hook and Peter Pan in Peter Pan (1953); the Lady and Rover falling in love over a dish of spaghetti and meatballs in Lady and the Tramp (1955); the three good fairies in Sleeping Beauty (1959); Baloo, Mowgli and Kaa in The Jungle Book (1967); and his final work of Bernard and Bianca in the underrated The Rescuers (1977).
Thomas retired from Disney in early 1978, ending a near 44-year relationship with the studio. With longtime friend, and fellow Disney collaborator Ollie Johnston, they went on to author many fine books about the art of animation, most notably Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life (Hyperian Press, 1978) and The Disney Villain (Hyperion Press, 1993). He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Jeanette; sons Thomas, Doug and Gregg; daughter Ann Ayers; and three grandchildren.
by Michael T. Toole
Frank Thomas (1912-2004)
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Released in United States July 1981
Released in United States Summer July 10, 1981
Re-released in United States March 25, 1988
Re-released in Australia June 17, 1989.
Re-released in Paris December 7, 1988.
Re-released in United States March 25, 1988
Released in United States July 1981
Released in United States Summer July 10, 1981