Fantastic Mr. Fox
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Fantastic Mr. Fox

Year:
Duration:
87 min
Genres:
Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Family
IMDB rate:
7.8
Director:
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 45 wins & 33 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2009-11-25
Filming Locations: Three Mills Studios, Three Mill Lane, Bow, London, England, UK
Earnings
Budget: $40,000,000
Opening Weekend: $6,965,267 (USA) (29 November 2009)
Gross: $21,002,919 (USA) (8 April 2010)
Cast
Actor
Character
George Clooney
George Clooney
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Wes Anderson
Wes Anderson
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Helen McCrory
Helen McCrory
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Meryl Streep
Mrs. Fox
Jason Schwartzman
Ash
Bill Murray
Badger
Wallace Wolodarsky
Kylie
Eric Chase Anderson
Kristofferson
Michael Gambon
Franklin Bean
Willem Dafoe
Rat
Owen Wilson
Coach Skip
Jarvis Cocker
Petey
Karen Duffy
Linda Otter
Robin Hurlstone
Walter Boggis
Hugo Guinness
Nathan Bunce
Roman Coppola
Squirrel Contractor
Juman Malouf
Agnes
Jeremy Dawson
Beaver's Son
Garth Jennings
Bean's Son
Brian Cox
Action 12 Reporter
Tristan Oliver
Explosives Man
James Hamilton
Mole
Steven M. Rales
Beaver
Rob Hersov
Pilot (voice)
Jennifer Furches
Dr. Badger
Allison Abbate
Rabbit's Ex-Girlfriend (voice)
Molly Cooper
Rabbit Girl (voice)
Adrien Brody
Field Mouse (voice)
Mario Batali
Rabbit (voice)
Martin Ballard
Fire Chief (voice)
Did you know?
Trivia
Bean has more then a passing resemblance to Roald Dahl.
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In the closing scene at the supermarket, all are drinking Bean's Apple Juice boxes, except for Ash who is drinking Grape Juice. This is just another way which Ash is "different".
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To keep their contents from evaporating, the test tubes in the science lab scene were all filled with fruit jelly with a various assortment of colors.
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Goofs
Ash says he doesn't have a bandit hat but a modified tube sock, but the hat/sock he puts on has a clearly visible heel, identifying it as a crew, rather than a tube, sock.
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The film is clearly set in England, according to Mr. Fox's morning paper and other clues. But the wolf's alpine backdrop is like something out of the Rocky Mountains, and Kiley is an American opossum--there are no opossums or any marsupial relatives native to Europe. On the wackbat-trophy's champion-list there is an "M.K. Silvery-Marmoset", a creature found only in very limited areas in Brazil.
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In long-shots, there is a building between the second and third of the four silos on the Bean farm ("E" and "A"). In closer angles, the silos are equally spaced and the building is not readily visible.
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Quotes
Beaver's Son: We don't like you and we hate your dad. Now grab some of that mud, chew it in your mouth, and swallow it.
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Bean's Son: Dad is on fire!
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Mr. Fox: 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.
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Faq
Q
How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
A
For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Fantastic Mr. Fox can be found here.
Q
Where is Fantastic Mr. Fox set?
A
The original novel was set in England. It could be assumed that the film is set in North America by the presence of Kylie the opossum (opossums are only found in the Americas), but this is never made explicitly clear. All of the animals speak with American accents whereas the humans speak with English accents; this was a conscious decision made by Wes Anderson, as discussed on Radio Four's the Film Programme (23rd Oct 2009). On the other hand, Franklin Bean's station wagon's steering column is on the right side of the vehicle. An official answer may be found on the eventual DVD release.
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A Note Regarding Spoilers
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The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.
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Photos from cast
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