For more videos related to this film, check out our curated playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfQnigF_xmZEAqix_Utfyt1zPQneBEnn7 The Fox and the Hound (83 min) Synopsis: When Big Mama the owl, Boomer the woodpecker, and Dinky the finch find an orphaned young red fox, they arrange for it to be adopted by Widow Tweed, who names him Tod. At the same time, Widow Tweed’s neighbor Amos Slade adopts a hound puppy called Copper. As they grow, Tod and Copper become best friends despite the fact that they are natural enemies. Their friendship is torn apart, however, when Slade and his dog Chief take Copper into the wilderness to train him to be a top hunting dog. When Copper returns, they can no longer be friends as Copper has been trained to hunt foxes like Tod. After Copper lets Tod go, Chief chases Tod and is injured, leaving Widow Tweed no choice but to leave Tod in a game preserve. When he readjusts to life in the wild with Big Mama and falls in love with Vixey, Copper and Slade enter into the preserve, intent on hunting Tod down once and for all. Their final showdown illustrates the true and eternal bonds of friendship. Cast: Mickey Rooney (older Tod), Keith Mitchell (young Tod), Kurt Russell (older Copper), Corey Feldman (young Copper), Pearl Bailey (Big Mama), Pat Buttram (Chief), Sandy Duncan (Vixey), Dick Bakalyan (Dinky), Paul Winchell (Boomer), Jack Albertson (Amos Slade), and Jeanette Nolan (Widow Tweed), Songs: “Best of Friends,” “Lack of Education,” “A Huntin’ Man,” “Goodbye May Seem Forever,” “Appreciate The Lady” Directed by Art Stevens, Ted Berman, and Richard Rich. Released on July 10, 1981. US Theatrical Reissue: March 25, 1988. US Home Media Releases: March 4, 1994 (VHS); May 2, 2000 (DVD/VHS); October 10, 2006 (DVD); August 9, 2011 (BR/DVD); Trivia: • Frames: 119,520 • The film is based on a story by Daniel P. Mannix. • The feature film marked the premier effort of a new generation of Disney animators who would, in a few years create The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast. With the exception of some early scenes and character development done by veteran animators Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston and Cliff Nordberg, this film represented the combined talent and imagination of a new team. • Production began in the spring of 1977, but it was delayed by the defection from the animation department of Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, John Pomeroy, and an additional group of animators who were unhappy at the Disney Studio and eager to set up their own studio and produce movies that they felt were more in line with the style and quality of movies that Disney used to make in its golden years. • By the time The Fox and the Hound was finished, four years later, it would require approximately 360,000 drawings, 110,000 painted cels, 1,100 painted backgrounds, and a total of 180 people, including 24 animators. • In coloring the film, 748 different colors and hues and 450 gallons of paint were used to bring the world of The Fox and the Hound to life. • The final film is 7,035 feet long. The Copyright Laws of the United States recognizes a “fair use” of copyrighted content. Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act states: “Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.” This video and the “Animation Compendia” YouTube channel in general may contain certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyrighted holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine for one or more of the reasons noted above.