Fantastic Mr. Fox

Fantastic Mr. Fox is a 2009 American stop-motion animated film based on the Roald Dahl children's novel of the same name. This story is about a fox who steals food each night from three mean and wealthy farmers. The farmers are fed up with Mr Fox's theft and try to kill him, so they dig their way into the foxes' home. However, the animals are able to outwit the farmers and live underground. Produced by Regency Enterprises and Indian Paintbrush, a... More

Initial release date:

  • Oct 23, 2009

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Rating:

PG (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 27 min

Also known as:

  • The Fantastic Mr. Fox,
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox

Film

Directed by

Wes Anderson

Wesley Wales "Wes" Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer of features, short films and commercials. He was nominated for a 2001 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Royal Tenenbaums and a 2010 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature...

Tagline:

  • Dig the life fantastic.
  • This year, forget super... ignore incredible... it's all about fantastic.
  • His life is fantastic... his wife is fantastic... his neighbors, not so fantastic.

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Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • Nov 13, 2009
  • 2009
  • Mar 23, 2010
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Music by:

Runtime:

  • 1 h 27 min
  • 1 h 28 min
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Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 40,000,000

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Awards

PGA Producer of the Year Award in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures Nominees

Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature Winners

Appears in ranked lists:

List Rank Year
  • 7
  • 2009

10 Best Films of 2009: Owen Gleiberman's Picks of 2009

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Media

Adapted From

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Fantastic Mr Fox is a children's novel written by British author Roald Dahl. It was published in 1970 by George Allen & Unwin in the UK and Alfred A. Knopf in the U.S., with illustrations by Donald Chaffin. The book was later published with new illustrations by Jill Bennett, Tony Ross and Quentin...

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