History WesternAnimation / FantasticMrFox

* IconicOutfit: Ash's very... odd choice of dress, consisting of all-white clothes, a cape, and the pants tucked into his socks. Its strangeness is {{lampshaded}} by Mr. Fox, with Mrs. Fox handwaving it as a phase Ash is going through. (The observant will notice him reading a comic book about a superhero called White Mask in one scene (and a poster adorns his bedroom wall), so it's apparently some sort of makeshift superhero costume.)

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: As Mr. Fox delivers a RousingSpeech to the other animals to fight against the farmers, each one lists off a special talent they possess. The first few are traits associated with that particular creature--Mole can see in the dark, Rabbit is fast, and Beaver can chew through wood. And Badger? Badger...is a ''demolitions expert.'' {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d immediately when Mr. Fox offers a BigWhat in response.

* Main/DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: When Fox's heists lead to their tree-home being destroyed, Felicity gets angry and scars Fox on the face, giving him a scar. Yes, she was justified in being angry with him, but, let's be honest, if the genders were reversed in that scene, the creators of this film would have been burned at the stake.

* Main/DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: When Fox's heists lead to their tree-home being destroyed, Felicity gets angry a scars Fox on the face, giving him a scar. Yes, she was justified in being angry with him, but,let's be honest,if the genders were reversed in that scene, the creators of this film would have been burned at the stake.

** [[spoiler:Of course. It's away from predators and it's within walking distance of an endless food supply, which is so massive that the meager amounts of food needed to feed everyone would easily go unnoticed. It makes perfect sense. They're actually ''better off'' than they were before with other animals considering moving in.]]
** Subverted subtly, as all the animals have been forced out of their cozy, traditional, countryside homes and forced into squatting into a cold and uninviting sewer system, with the only available food being processed crap from a supermarket.

* TheAce: Kristofferson, a fox kit who seemingly can do no wrong, much to Ash's frustration who sees everyone, including his own father, belittling him in comparison. Subverted in that Kris is a soft-spoken nice guy who, while he will not hide his talents, never wanted to embarrass his cousin. Ash finally realizes that when he is harassed by a bully and Kris kicks that bully's ass in his cousin's defense. [[spoiler:Furthermore, when Kris gets captured, Ash helps rescue him and impresses everyone to his own talents, allowing them to fully make peace and become friends.]]

* AdaptedOut:
** Mr. Fox only has one child for most of the movie. He has four in the book.
** Inverted with Kristofferson and Kylie, who didn't exist in the original books. Several other minor characters such as Coach Skip, Agnes, Petey and Stan Weasel [[CanonForeigner also weren't in the original book]].
* AdaptationExpansion:

* MisplacedWildlife: Kylie is a possum in what appears to be the English countryside (most animal species are European, and the farmers talk with British accents).

''Fantastic Mr. Fox'' is a 2009 StopMotion animated film directed by Creator/WesAnderson, his first full foray into animation, and released by [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios 20th Century Fox]]. It contains an AllStarCast led by Creator/GeorgeClooney, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/JasonSchwartzman, Creator/MichaelGambon, Creator/BillMurray, Creator/WillemDafoe, Creator/BrianCox, and Creator/OwenWilson.

The film is based on the [[Literature/FantasticMrFox book of the same name]] by Creator/RoaldDahl, but it greatly [[AdaptationExpansion expands upon its premise]].

A witty fox named [[ADogNamedDog Mr. Fox]] (Clooney), is a former thief, husband and father who is stuck in a mid-life crisis after he had renounced his chicken-stealing days in favor of raising a son with his wife Mrs. Fox (Streep). Dissatisfied with his current place in life and hoping to [[GloryDays recapture his glory days]], he would set out to perform a great heist at the houses of the nearby three farmers, Boggis, Bunce and Bean.

!!This cussing movie contains the following examples:

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: The book described Boggis Bunce and Bean as incredibly ugly, something Badger agrees with in the film. However, the three honestly aren't too bad looking, even looking rather distinguished. Their meanness, however, is perfectly intact.

* AlliterativeFamily: Felicity and her husband, the titular fantastic F. F. Fox.

* AmbiguouslyGay:
** Stan Weasel, the estate agent. His mannerisms, poses and voice seem to fit the stereotype of the slightly effeminate homosexual pretty well, not to mention the pink shirt.
* AnachronismStew: Somewhat downplayed but present. Most of the technology seen in the film appears to be from 1970s period but there are occasional instances of more modern tech showing up:

* AnimalsNotToScale: Although it's not too bad for the most part (Mr Fox is taller than Badger but Badger is much brawnier), there's no other explanation for how ''Rat'' is taller than any of the foxes.
* AnimalTalk: Still doesn't explain how the humans don't notice the animals walk and wear clothes.

* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: One of the central themes of the film, drives the central emotional conflict of the film. [[spoiler:Played straighter at the very end of the film.]]
* BadassBoast: "Your tractors uprooted my tree, your posse hunted my family, your gunmen kidnapped my nephew, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking your rat insulted my wife]], and ''you'' shot off my tail. ''I’m not leaving here without that necktie.''" [[spoiler:Subverted almost immediately afterward when the farmers' workforce replies with a hail of bullets, resulting in Mr. Fox giving up almost immediately.]]
* BabiesEverAfter: After settling into their new homes and discovering a supermarket, [[spoiler:Felicity]] tells Mr. Fox she is pregnant again and they couldn't be more thrilled.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Kristofferson is a soft-spoken fox kit, but if you dare bully his cousin, Ash, you are in for a world of hurt with only the mercy of being attacked shoeless to avoid breaking your muzzle.

* BookEnds: The film begins and ends with [[spoiler:Mrs. Fox abruptly announcing that she's pregnant.]]
* BrattyHalfPint: Ash is actually older than his cousin, but fits this trope to a T, at least until character development kicks in.

* CharacterCatchphrase: Mr Fox's trademark whistle~* clickclick*
** Poor Kylie tries to develop his own, but it doesn't catch on as easily.
** "Here, put these bandit hats on."
* ChekhovsGun: Subverted with Mrs. Bean. [[spoiler:Kris comments on her poor eyesight early on, and she seems to completely miss Kris and Ash when they've snuck into her kitchen. Then she [[OhCrap grabs the knife, her glasses, and wheels around...]]]]

* CreepyChildrenSinging: Although it's only creepy in-universe. The three farmers are so infamous even among humans that children have developed a schoolyard rhyme about them. Badger, a lawyer, uses a recording of it to try to dissuade clients from buying property in their area.

* DancePartyEnding: [[spoiler:The movie ends with the foxes [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Kylie]] dancing in the supermarket to the tune of The Bobby Fuller Four's ''Let Her Dance''.]]

* DistinctionWithoutADifference: Fox isn't afraid of wolves, he has a phobia of them.

** Mr. Fox's description of the consequences of being, and being bitten by, a rabid dog. These days it's not so much a "death sentence" as it is "medication" for the former and "six months of stomach injections" for the latter.

** Felicity giving a talk to her son Ash about how they're all "different". Very similar to an open-minded parent giving their child a talk about being in the closet.
* EmoTeen: Ash before the CharacterDevelopment. Admit it.

* FoodPorn: Despite the feast obviously being fabricated, it still looked delicious. Also the cider cellar in all its golden glory.

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: During the ambush, you can see graffiti saying CUSS!

"You scared the cuss out of us!!"\\

* ImprobableFoodBudget: Mrs. Fox knows the pantry shouldn't be ''that'' full. [[HilarityEnsues Suspicion Ensues]].

* {{Infodump}}: Played for laughs with the Whack-Bat scene, in which, upon learning that Kristofferson doesn't exactly know how to play, the otter coach rather rapidly explains the intricacies of Whack-Bat. The following round actually follows the rules he explained, and Kris gets it perfectly on his first try, although it's not too surprising considering he's TheAce.

* JabbaTableManners, Subverted: All of the animals eat like wild animals, but all act like civilized individuals. Boggis, however, is a FatBastard '''''and''''' a VillainousGlutton.

** There is also "Kristofferson's Theme" and "Mr. Fox in the Field", which get bonus points for having similar harmony and instruments. Musically, they reinforce the conflict between Mr. Fox, Ash - his natural son who is "different" - and Kristofferson - the son he would prefer.
** The whack-bat sequence gets a theme that sound's like an American high school football band that replays during the finale.

* LoveableRogue: Mr Fox plays this archetype oh so straight. Especially when FridgeLogic kicks in. Also acts as a deconstruction, he constantly needs to be the centre of attention, disappointed if he doesn't leave others awestruck. This leads to his compulsion which nearly tears his family apart and gets them killed.

* PreAsskickingOneLiner: Subverted. Though Mr. Fox makes a speech to the farmers that could definitely qualify as one, it ultimately ends in him cowering in fear as they open fire on him.
-->'''Mr. Fox:''' [[spoiler:Your tractors uprooted my tree, your posse hunted my family, your gunmen kidnapped my nephew, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking your rat insulted my wife]], and YOU shot off my tail. I'm not leaving here without that neck-tie!]]
** Kristofferson has one before beating the cuss out of beaver's son.

* RuleOfSymbolism: [[spoiler:The scene where Mr Fox encounters a wolf after rescuing his nephew from the farmers. Throughout the film, Mr Fox questions his own happiness and purpose and believes he's a wild animal at heart and believes he shouldn't deny his true nature. The scene with the wolf shows how drastically & stylistically different Mr Fox is compared to the wolf. The silent, colourless wolf has to survive by hunting and being the strongest in its own environment, whereas, the talkative Mr. Fox is able to survive his environment through cooperation, cunning, and wit. The scene shows how Mr Fox realised how he's a product of his environment and not as wild as the wolf.]]
* RuleOfThree: Boggis, Bunce, and Bean.

** Other animals saying Ash is "different" complete with hand gestures.

** "Beagles love blueberries" is a fairly obvious reference to the same drugging technique in ''Literature/DannyTheChampionOfTheWorld'', another of Dahl's books. (Pheasants love raisins.) [[note]] Though that's TruthInTelevision as dogs ''do'' love blueberries.[[/note]]

* SympathyForTheDevil: All the animals are saddened by the death of Rat, even Fox himself (who dealt the killing blow), despite his being the traitorous head of security for farmer Bean. In fairness, Rat did manage to [[HeelRealisation come to his senses at last]] in his few final moments when he revealed that he had turned traitor because he had become too addicted to the apple cider of Bean.

'''Fox:''' Redemption? Sure. But in the end, he's just another dead rat in the garbage pail behind a Chinese restaurant.

** Dropped again [[spoiler:at the end]] by Felicity.

* TheVillainSucksSong: The movie has two. The one that is also the page quote is taken from the book as a nursery rhyme. The other is sung by Petey during a montage of Fox and the other animals committing a mass theft of Boggis, Bunce, and Bean's storerooms. Bean even berates Petey on the second occasion... [[ComicallyMissingThePoint for making it up as he goes along]].

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Or what happened to the albino otter in this case. Coach Skip only has one scene, the Whack-Bat scene at the school, then never appears again, unlike all the other animals in the film. It's possible that [[FridgeHorror the farmers actually managed to catch and kill him since he never appears post-siege.]]