Fantastic Mr. Fox Movie Trailer
MPAA Rating: PG, for action, smoking and slang humorGenre: Animated/Adventure
Runtime: Approx. 87 minutes
Starring: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Wally Wolodarsky, Eric Anderson
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Director: Wes Anderson
Release Date: November 25, 2009 (wide release)
- Official Synopsis
Fantastic Mr. Fox is visionary director Wes Anderson’s first animated film, utilizing classic handmade stop motion techniques to tell the story of the best selling children’s book by Roald Dahl (author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach).
Mr. and Mrs. Fox (Clooney and Streep) live an idyllic home life with their son Ash (Schwartzman) and visiting young nephew Kristofferson (Eric Anderson). But after twelve years of quiet domesticity, the bucolic existence proves too much for Mr. Fox’s wild animal instincts. Soon he slips back into his old ways as a sneaky chicken thief and in doing so, endangers not only his beloved family, but the whole animal community. Trapped underground without enough food to go around, the animals band together to fight against the evil Farmers - Boggis, Bunce and Bean - who are determined to capture the audacious, fantastic Mr. Fox at any cost. In the end, he uses his natural instincts to save his family and friends.
- Fun Facts
Roald Dahl has written many books that have captured the imaginations of kids and adults. Fantastic Mr. Fox, like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach, is recommended for kids about 9-12 years old. Make seeing the movie a fun learning experience for kids by reading the book first, or after seeing the movie, and comparing and contrasting the book and movie versions of the story.
Get even more in depth by comparing Fantastic Mr. Fox with another Dahl book/movie combo, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Two movie versions of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory are available. The first, starring Gene Wilder, is actually called Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and was released in 1971. A much darker and more colorful version, the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory starring Johnny Depp is a fanciful and interesting ride, but may be scary for some children.
