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!
Acting
Mickey Rooney and Kurt Russell's voice chemistry is devastating
Score
"Best of Friends" will live rent-free in your head forever
Director
Ted Berman
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)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the last film Disney's legendary 'Nine Old Men' worked on before the studio's dark age. The hand-drawn bear attack took over a year to animate.
Released during Disney's 1981 animators' strike—notice the simplified character designs compared to earlier golden age work. Ironically, the studio's labor tensions mirror the film's themes of institutional duty crushing individual bonds.
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