When a feisty little fox named Tod is adopted into a farm family, he quickly becomes friends with a fun and adorable hound puppy named Copper. Life is full of hilarious adventures until Copper is expected to take on his role as a hunting dog -- and the object of his search is his best friend!
Mickey Rooney
Tod (voice)
Kurt Russell
Copper (voice)
Pearl Bailey
Big Mama (voice)
Jack Albertson
Amos Slade (voice)
Sandy Duncan
Vixey (voice)
Jeanette Nolan
Widow Tweed (voice)
Pat Buttram
Chief (voice)
Richard Bakalyan
Dinky (voice)
Paul Winchell
Boomer (voice)
John Fiedler
Porcupine (voice)
John McIntire
Badger (voice)
Keith Coogan
Young Tod (voice)
Corey Feldman
Young Copper (voice)
James MacDonald
Bear (Growling) (voice) (uncredited)
Director
Art Stevens
Director
Richard Rich
Director, Story
Ted Berman
Lyricist
Jeffrey C. Patch
Lyricist
Jim Stafford
Lyricist
Stan Fidel
Novel
Daniel P. Mannix
Story
Larry Clemmons
Story
Vance Gerry
Story
Burny Mattinson
Story
David Michener
Story
Steve Hulett
Story
Peter Young
Story
Earl Kress
June 7, 2023
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Sadly, by 1981, Disney had run out of great stories around which to build their animation features. This is a loose adaptation of Daniel Mannix' tale of a fox cub "Tod" who suffers the tragic loss of his father at the hands of mankind and roams the countryside befriending all the animals - including a puppy "Copper" and an old widow - before becoming, himself, a target for the hunters. Necessity leads him to again team up with his now fully grown hunting-hound pal to stay ahead of the pursuing pack and shotgun!. The animation lacks the vibrancy of the studio's earlier hand-crafted work and the story/personalities are all bit pedestrian for me, I'm afraid. It looks good and Mickey Rooney, Corey Feldman, Kurt Russell and the dulcet tones of Jack Albertson (his final role) all light it up a bit but unfortunately the days of this kind of gentle fantasy adventure have long since seen their heyday.