A Fox's Tale

A Fox's Tale
Directed by György Gát
János Uzsák
Produced by Zsófia Kende
Wolf Laszlo
Stephen Malit
Melvyn Singer
Kornél Sipos
Written by Péter Dóka
István Fekete
György Gát
Starring Freddie Highmore
Miranda Richardson
Bill Nighy
Sienna Miller
Clemency Burton-Hill
Matthew McNulty
Music by Krisztián Som
Production
company
DYN Entertainment
Distributed by Budapest Film Rt.
Fantastic Films Int.
Release date
  • April 12, 2008 (2008-04-12)
Running time
 85 minutes
Country Hungary
Language English
Hungarian

A Fox's Tale is a 2008 Hungarian animated film. The film's original Hungarian title is Kis Vuk. It is the sequel to the 1981 film The Little Fox. The English-language voice cast includes Freddie Highmore, Miranda Richardson, Bill Nighy and Sienna Miller. [1]

It was theatrically released in Hungary on April 12, 2008 and in the United States in 2009.

Plot

The animated film is about Little Jack (Freddie Highmore), a young fox who spends his time enjoying a wonderful life in the forest with his loving family. During the film, Little Jack's world changes drastically when his father, Jack, is captured and forced to join the circus.[2] The film's villain, a shrewd circus owner named Anna Conda (Miranda Richardson), desperately wants bigger and better performances. This leads her to kidnap many forest animals, including Little Jack's father. With the help of her magician husband, The Ringmaster (Bill Nighy), Anna is able to hypnotize the animals into performing in her shows.[2]

On his rescue mission, Little Jack gets help from many unlikely heroes, including a nature-loving boy named Alex (Matthew McNulty) and a young acrobat named Arabella. Little Jack's mission to rescue his father leads him to make new friends, including a circus fox named Darcey (Sienna Miller). Together they set out to free the animals so they can return home to the beautiful forest.[2]

Cast

Freddie Highmore as Little Jack

Miranda Richardson as Anna Conda

Bill Nighy as the Ringmaster

Sienna Miller as Darcey

Clemency Burton-Hill as Annabella

Matthew McNulty as Alex

Phil Davis as Jack

Andrea Grant as Caw Caw

Rupert Degas as Rufus, Ché, Dizzy

David Holt as Doofus, Knuckles

Jimmy Hibber as Toby, Buster

Brian Bowles as Stubbs, Forest Ranger

Timothy Bentinck as Papa Rabbit, Igor, Tibs, Colonel

Eve Karpf as Trixie, Madame Renard, Doris

Sean Barrett as Doctor Stan

Olivia Chambelain as Tuffy Rabbit, Carla Renard

Leopold Benedict as Patch Rabbit, Little Timmy

Reception

The film became controversial for the extremely negative criticism from its Hungarian audience, which was mainly disappointed by the film's failure to capture the style and spirit of the original 1981 film.[3]

References

  1. ↑ A Fox's Tale (2008)-MUBI
  2. 1 2 3 "A Fox's Tale". Fantastic Films International, LLC.
  3. ↑ "A Fox's Tale". IMDb.com.
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