History WesternAnimation / FantasticMrFox

A witty fox named well, [[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.

''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/BillMurray, Creator/WillemDafoe, Creator/BrianCox, and Creator/OwenWilson.

** Mr. Bean's cider press uses the same sound effects as the textile machinery in ''Film/TheManInTheWhiteSuit''.

** "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]].

** Inverted with Kristofferson, who didn't exist in the original book. Several other minor characters such as Coach Skip, Agnes, Petey and Stan Weasel also weren't in the original book.

* {{Catchphrase}}: Mr Fox's trademark whistle~* clickclick*

''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/BillMurray, Creator/WillemDafoe, and Creator/OwenWilson.

* 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.

-->"Con-TACT!"

* 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.'' [[LampshadedTrope Lampshaded]] immediately when Mr. Fox offers a BigWhat in response.

---> '''Mrs. Fox:''' I'm going to lose my temper now.

* {{Retraux}}: Blatantly so. Much of the animation takes inspiration from early pioneers of StopMotion, such as Willis O'Brian and Creator/RayHarryhausen, and they even intentionally add imperfections to the fur, which is similar to a more unintentional instance in Film/KingKong.

''Fantastic Mr. Fox'' is a 2009 StopMotion animated film directed by Creator/WesAnderson, his first full foray into animation. It contains an AllStarCast led by Creator/GeorgeClooney, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/JasonSchwartzman, Creator/BillMurray, Creator/WillemDafoe, and Creator/OwenWilson.

* {{Bishonen}}: Kristofferson is somewhat like the fox version of this, with a tall, thin build (perfect for WaifFu), light-colored fur, and a soft-spoken CelibateHero.

* DeathEqualsRedemption: Discussed with [[spoiler:Rat]]. He did help them out, but [[spoiler:he was still just another dead rat in a dumpster behind a Chinese restaurant.]]

* AdaptationalBadass: Rat in the book was a [[DirtyCoward spineless coward]] who fled from Mr. Fox at the slightest threat. Here, he's a switchblade-wielding enforcer for the farmers who's ''bigger'' than Fox (or any of the other animals, for that matter.)

* AdaptationalVillainy: In the original novel, Rat was simply a scavenger who hung out in Bean's cellar filching the cider (and was a coward who Fox was able to scare off pretty easily); in this version, he's more malicious, actually being an enforcer for the three farmers.

* BadassBoast: "Your tractors uprooted my tree. Your posse hunted my family. Your gunmen kidnapped my nephew. 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.]]

-->'''Mr. Fox:''' [[spoiler:Your tractors uprooted my tree. Your posse hunted my family. Your gunmen kidnapped my nephew. Your rat insulted my wife... and YOU shot off my tail. I'm not leaving here without that neck-tie!]]

''Fantastic Mr. Fox'' is a 2009 StopMotion animated film directed by Creator/WesAnderson and is his first full foray into animation. Including an AllStarCast, it was reviewed well, containing Anderson's indie mannerism and introspective tone, along with his trademark charm and SignatureStyle.

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 well, [[ADogNamedDog Mr. Fox]], 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. 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.\\
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Trouble quickly arises, however, after the three farmers find out about Mr. Fox and his heists, which pushes the three into going on an all-out manhunt for the fox, determined to exterminate him once and for all, forcing the Fox family and the rest of the animal citizens to seek underground shelter in order to escape from the farmers and their hunt.\\
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** Ash, who is called "different" (with associated wavy hand motions) by everybody around him, dresses like a girl according to Beaver's son, and is ''extremely'' fussy... and he's seen with markings that resemble eyeliner. Not to mention the grape juice "lipstick" he sports near the end of the film. Although he does seem to like Agnes.[[note]]Of course, childhood crushes are often irrelevant as far as adult sexuality goes. And dating girls is fairly typical behavior for self-denying closet gays. Besides, he only seems to show interest in Agnes after noticing her attraction to Kris, so it could be an extension of his jealousy for him, and his interactions with her seem more like he considers her a friend than a romantic interest. Let's just say that one could see Ash as gay. [[/note]]

** Subverted subtly, as all the animals have been forced out of their cozy, traditional, countryside homes and forced to squatting in what resemble sparse, concrete, urban housing-projects and have to get all their food from urban supermarkets where everything to eat is all processed and artificial. Sounds like most poor, urban, minority neighborhoods.

* BadassBoast: "Your tractors uprooted my tree. Your posse hunted my family. Your gunmen kidnapped my nephew. 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. "Okay, nevermind, let's get out of here."]]

-->--'''Mr. Fox'''

[[caption-width-right:350:[[WebComic/ProblemSleuth Pose as a team, because cuss just got real.]]]]

Trouble quickly arises however after the three farmers find out about Mr. Fox and his heists, which pushes the three into going on an all out manhunt for the fox, determined to exterminate him once and for all, which forces the Fox family and the rest of the animal citizens to seek underground shelter in order to escape from the farmers and their hunt.\\

With his family and the animal citzens now placed in a perilous situation thanks to his actions, Mr. Fox is now forced to face the consquences of his actions and to learn to be a better person, all while trying to find a new home for everyone and to protect the people he loves from the three farmers that are out for his blood.

* AdaptedOut: Mr. Fox only has one child for most of the movie. He has four in the book.
* AdaptationExpansion: The book ends after the animals have made their secret tunnels to the farms while the farmers keep watch outside the hole. The movie adds another two or three parts of the battle.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Kylie is a mild case.

* BigBadEnsemble: {{Subverted}} with Boggis, Bunce, and Bean. While this trope looks to be in play at the beginning, The former two ultimately act as little more than henchman for the latter, with Bean being the smartest, most dangerous, and persistent antagonist.

* BookEnds: The film begins and ends with [[spoiler: Mrs. Fox abruptly announcing that she's pregnant.]]

* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler: Rat didn't die in the book.]]

* DefyingTheCensors: Ash's parents apparently almost mistook him for being female before he was born. [[note]] That's presumably a [[DontExplainTheJoke small penis joke.]]

* 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.]]

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

* TwoOfYourEarthMinutes: Time in the film is often measured in both human and fox measurements (e.g. two human years is equal to twelve fox years).

-->'''Pilot''': I've got a fox on a motorcycle with a littler fox and uh, what appears to be an opossum in the sidecar riding north on farm lane. Does that sound like anything to anybody?

* SneezeOfDoom: You can hear Kylie sneeze as he and Fox are sneaking up on Bunce's farm. Fortunately, Bunce, in the security room, can't.

* NoKillLikeOverkill: The farmers bring way, way more ammunition and digging equipment than they ought to need. [[spoiler:But still not quite enough to get more than Mr. Fox's tail.]]

* BestBeerEver: Described like [[Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters]] by the ''liter''.

* GoodGunsBadGuns: Frank Bean's WeaponOfChoice is a [[PuttingOnTheReich Luger]], to underline his status as the most competent, dangerous, and blatantly evil of the three farmers.

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