Fantastic Mr. Fox [DVD] / Twentieth Century Fox presents in association with Indian Paintbrush and Regency Enterprises ; an American Empirical Picture ; directed by Wes Anderson ; written for the screen by Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach ; produced by Allison Abbate, Scott Rudin, Wes Anderson, Jeremy Dawson ; executive producers, Steven Rales, Arnon Milchan.
Format:
[DVD] /
Edition:
DVD edition.
Publisher:
The Criterion Collection,
Copyright Date:
2019
Description:
2 videodiscs (87 min). : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded booklet (unpaged : color illustrations ; 19 cm.)
Voices: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Wally Wolodarksy, Eric Anderson, Michael Gambon, Willem Dafoe, Owen Wilson. Based on the book by Roald Dahl. Originally released as a motion picture in 2009. Director approved two-DVD special edition features: Audio commentary featuring Wes Anderson; storyboard animatic for the entire film; footage of the actors voicing their characters, puppet construction, stop-motion setups, and the recording of the score; interviews with cast and crew; puppet animation tests; photo gallery of puppets, props, and sets; animated awards acceptance speeches; audio recording of author Roald Dahl reading the book on which the film is based; "Fantastic Mr. Dahl," an hour-long 2005 documentary about the author; gallery of Dahl's original manuscripts; discussion and analysis of the film; stop-motion Sony robot commercial by Anderson. Accompanying booklet includes essay titled "Vulpine nature" by Erica Wagner.
Summary:
The story of a clever, quick, nimble, and exceptionally well-dressed wild animal. A compulsive chicken thief turned newspaper reporter, Mr. Fox settles down with his family at a new foxhole in a beautiful tree directly adjacent to three enormous poultry farms owned by three ferociously vicious farmers: Boggis, Bunce, and Bean. Mr. Fox simply cannot resist. Based on the beloved, best selling book by Roald Dahl.
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