The Fox and the Hound (1981) is a beloved animated Disney classic about the unlikely friendship between an orphaned fox cub named Tod and a hound dog pup named Copper. As they grow older, their friendship is tested by the laws of nature and the social pressures of their respective species
The Fox and the Hound is a 1981 American animated buddy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and directed by Ted Berman, Richard Rich, and Art Stevens. Mickey Rooney and Kurt Russell respectively star as the voices of Tod and Copper, with Pearl Bailey, Jack Albertson, Sandy Duncan, Jeanette Nolan, Pat Buttram, John Fiedler, John McIntire, Dick Bakalyan, Paul Winchell, Keith Mitchell, and Corey Feldman in supporting roles. Loosely based on the 1967 novel by Daniel P. Mannix, the film tells the story of the unlikely friendship between a red fox named Tod and a hound named Copper, as they struggle against their emerging instincts and the realization that they are meant to be adversaries.