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Fantastic Mr. Fox

PG·2009·87m

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

Summary

The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family.

Cast

George Clooney

Mr. Fox (voice)

Meryl Streep

Felicity Fox (voice)

Jason Schwartzman

Ash Fox (voice)

Wallace Wolodarsky

Kylie (voice)

Eric Chase Anderson

Kristofferson Silverfox (voice)

Willem Dafoe

Rat (voice)

Bill Murray

Clive Badger (voice)

Robin Hurlstone

Walter Boggis (voice)

Hugo Guinness

Nathan Bunce (voice)

Michael Gambon

Franklin Bean (voice)

Helen McCrory

Mrs. Bean (voice)

Wes Anderson

Stan Weasel (voice)

Jarvis Cocker

Petey (voice)

Owen Wilson

Coach Skip (voice)

Juman Malouf

Agnes (voice)

Karen Duffy

Linda Otter (voice)

Roman Coppola

Squirrel Contractor (voice)

Jeremy Dawson

Beaver's Son (voice)

Garth Jennings

Bean's Son (voice)

Brian Cox

Action 12 Reporter (voice)

Tristan Oliver

Explosives Man (voice)

James Hamilton

Mole (voice)

Steven M. Rales

Beaver (voice)

Rob Hersov

Pilot (voice)

Jennifer Furches

Dr. Badger (voice)

Mario Batali

Rabbit (voice)

Allison Abbate

Rabbit's Ex-Girlfriend (voice)

Molly Cooper

Rabbit Girl (voice)

Adrien Brody

Field Mouse (voice)

Martin Ballard

Fire Chief (voice)

Crew

Director, Screenplay

Wes Anderson

Novel

Roald Dahl

Screenplay

Noah Baumbach

Reviews

r96sk

April 7, 2022

Fantastic, indeed.

<em>'Fantastic Mr. Fox'</em> is a terrific stop motion animated film, which is unmistakably a piece of Wes Anderson's work. I enjoyed the whole film undoubtedly, though the first half is much stronger than the second. The opening piece of stop motion didn't actually fill me with confidence, but thankfully that immediately disappeared as the whole thing looks truly excellent.

George Clooney is great in this, definitely the most I've liked a performance (from what I've currently seen, of course) of his away from the <em>'Ocean's</em> flicks. Every member of the cast is top notch to be fair, from Bill Murray to Michael Gambon to Eric Anderson. Willem Dafoe is fun too.