Cloying and cutesy, a helpless callback to a number of truly classic movies that it couldn't hope to equal, let alone better.
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11/21/09
The Fox and the Hound (1981)
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Reviews Counted:22
Fresh:15
Rotten:7
Average Rating:6.6/10
Consensus: The Fox and the Hound, is a likeable, charming, unassuming effort that manages to transcend its thin, predictable plot.
Runtime: 83 mins
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: A fox and a hound become unlikely companions and, even through adversity and separation, defend and protect one another. Vocal talents include Pearl Bailey, Mickey Rooney, Kurt Russell, Jack... [More]
Starring: Mickey Rooney, Kurt Russell, Pearl Bailey, Sandy Duncan
Director: Art Stevens, Richard Rich, Ted Berman
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Reviews for The Fox and the Hound
All charmingness aside, this cute but rather thinly plotted yarn exposes the cracks that were present in the pre-renaissance Disney empire.
09/03/08
Wonderful entertainment for both kids and their parents.
09/03/08
Against all odds, a tear or two is effectively jerked, and there was enough skill on display to encourage some hope for the new generation of Disney animators, who made their debut here.
09/03/08
Top CriticImportantly, the story relies on plot to carry it along and serves as a welcome reminder that audiences don't require a popular reference or in-joke every five minutes to sustain their interest.
06/13/08
It was a self-contained story that didn't try to change the world, and that was part of its charm.
01/28/07
A southern gothic--and a damn good one at that
01/10/07
...boasts an old-fashioned vibe that proves impossible to resist...
01/03/07
Disney may have gone off the rails for a few years after The Fox and the Hound, but this one still feels like a classic. Or at very least, a mini-classic.
10/21/06
A wounded and unresolved movie free of the expected Disney cutesiness and complacency.
10/13/06
...very sweet and no doubt a delight for children, but I found it quite slow and tedious.
10/11/06
One of the more homely Disney animated features.
01/26/06
Better than you might think.
01/01/05
The bottom line, I suppose, is: Will kids like this movie? And the answer is, sure, I think so.
10/23/04
Top CriticAinda que apresente algumas das falhas habituais das produções Disney dos anos 70, tem personagens carismáticos e marca a estréia de uma nova geração de animadores.
10/05/04
The most charming of Disney features of the 1980s, with two appealing protagonists and a worthy story.
08/31/04
This is a pretty, relentlessly cheery, old-fashioned sort of Disney cartoon feature, chock-full of bouncy songs of an upbeatness that is stickier than Krazy-Glue and played by animals more anthropomorphic than the humans that occasionally appear.
08/30/04
Top CriticNo review available.
08/01/03
One of the weaker Disney animated films.
09/02/02
No review available.
08/16/02
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