The Fox and the Hound

The Fox and the Hound is a 1981 American animated drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions. It is about a red fox named Tod and a hound dog named Copper who meet when young and become friends, but later become enemies as they grow up. A sequel, The Fox and the Hound 2, was released to DVD on December 12, 2006.

Directed by Ted Berman, Richard Rich, and Art Stevens. Written by Larry Clemmons, Ted Berman, David Michener, Peter Young, Burny Mattinson, Steve Hulett, Earl Kress, and Vance Gerry. Loosely based on the novel of the same name by Daniel P. Mannix.
A story of two friends who didn't know they were supposed to be enemies.

Big Mama

  • Well, well, well. What have we here? A fox and a hound playing together.

Amos Slade

  • C'mon, Copper, get out of the way!

Dialogue

Dinky: Good work, Boomer. We've got him this time.
Boomer: I think he's in there.
Dinky: Hey, I think I've got an idea. All right, Boomer. Now you know what to do.
Boomer: Yeah. Leave it to me. Leave it to me.
Widow Tweed: Who is it? Well, I was sure heard someone knocking? [gasps] Oh, dear my laundry. Oh, here. Stop it. Oh, you pesky birds! Will you come back here! Oh, stop! I don't know what's gotten into those birds. Huh? What's this? Well, bless my soul. It's a baby fox. Hi, little fella. Come here. I won't hurt you. What a wonderful little rascal you are. I wonder where his mother is. I can't leave you out here all alone. Not so fast, now. Oh, you're such a feisty little toddler. Say! That's what I'm going to call you. Tod. You know, Tod, I'm not going to be lonesome anymore.
Amos Slade: [to Chief] I've got a surprise for you, Chief, old boy. Woah! Woah, boy! Woah! Woah! Easy! Easy! Easy! Easy! How's this one for a fine hunting dog? He's only a scrawny little runt, but he'll grow up in no time at all. We're going to call him Copper, huh? You'll get used to it, Chief. He's for you to look after from now on.
Widow Tweed: [to Tod] Tod, stop pestering Abigail. [to Abigail] Abigail, you're going to have to be patient with Tod. He's new to the family now. Oh, of course. [as she is milking Abigail] I declare that I'll never get my chores done. [to Tod] Oh, mercy! Tod?! Tod, stop it! Abigail?! Abig-- Oh, no, not my milk! OH, NO! Easy, easy, Abigail! Steady old girl, I'll steady?! There, there. Tod?! You come here! I said come here. Just look what you've done! Now, don't trying butter me up. I can't stay angry at you. You little imp? Now, run along, and go outside and play. Go on, and trying stay out the mischief. [?]
Young Tod: Hey! It's Dinky and Boomer. Maybe you wanna play.
[while chasing Squeeks, Boomer accidentally pecks off the branch he's standing on and has a nasty fall]
Young Tod: What happened to you? Golly!
Boomer: Aw, shucks! I think I bent my beak.
Dinky: [to Boomer angrily] Now see what you've done?! You cost us our breakfast!
Boomer: I cost us our breakfast? It was your fault!
Dinky: What are you talking about, my fault?!
Boomer: Oh, yeah?!
[an argument begins with Squeeks yawning]
Young Tod: A worm for breakfast? Yuck!
Tod: I'm a fox. My name's Tod. What's your name, kid?
Copper: My name's Copper. I'm a hound dog.
Tod: Hey, I bet you're good to play at hide and seek. Do you want to try, Copper?
Copper: Can I wear the nose?
Tod: Sure! Okay. Start, close your eyes and count.
Copper: One, two, three…
Tod: No Copper, you can't peek. Start over again.
Copper: One, two, three, four, five.


Amos Slade: Dagnabbit! That Copper pup's gone and strayed off again?! [to Chief] Aw, Chief, If that little rascal is gonna make me a hunting dog, he's gotta learn to mind. [he storms off into the forest to look for Copper, as Chief follows after him]
[while swimming with Tod, Copper hears Amos whistling for him]
Amos Slade: Copper, get over here! [whistles again] Copper!
Young Copper: Uh-oh! I better go home.
Young Tod: You have to? We're having too much fun.
Young Copper: I gotta. He sounds awful mad.
Young Tod: I'll see you tomorrow! Don't forget!
Young Copper: I won't!
Young Tod: Hey, Copper! What happened to you? Why, didn't you- [sees Copper with a rope tied behind his collar] Golly, you're all tied up.
Young Copper: Yeah, it's no fun either. The master says I gotta stay home.
Young Tod: Well then, we could play around here.
Young Copper: Oh, no! Not with Chief around. He wakes me up late all night long with his snoring.
[Tod foolishly goes into Chief's barrel to watch him sleeping]
Young Copper: Oh, don't go in there! He can get awful mean. He's cranky.
Young Tod: Gee willikers. Is he ever big? His ears aren't as big as yours, Copper.
Young Copper: That's not the part you've gotta worry about.
Young Tod: [foolishly checks Chief's teeth] Wow! Look at those teeth!
Young Copper: That's the part you gotta worry about!
Chief: I'm gaining on him. He won't get away.
Young Copper: He's waking up! Get out, Tod!
Young Tod: No, he's not. He's having a dream.
Chief: When I get him cornered... It's a big old badger.
Young Tod: [chuckles] Copper, he's chasing a badger.
Chief: No, no, no. It's not a badger. It's a fox. [notices Tod] A FOX?!
[Chief starts barking and aggressively tries to get at Tod. Copper hides in his barrel. Tod hops out of Chief's barrel and runs. Chief tries to give chase but is stopped by the rope attached to his barrel. He pulls hard and drags the barrel along]
Young Copper: Run, Tod! Run!
[Chief chases Tod into a chicken house. He sticks his head inside. A flock of chickens pour out, with Tod running right behind. Amos Slade opens up a window and looks out. He sees the commotion and opens his mouth in dismay. Chief chases Tod around, scooping the chickens up in his barrel. Amos comes out of the house, carrying a shotgun. He fires. Tod runs the other way. He sees Chief and runs back the original way. He runs under Amos. Amos keeps on firing but keeps on missing. He's then knocked off his feet by Chief. A shot strays upward. It nearly hits Dinky and Boomer, who are sitting in a tree. They take off and hide in a mailbox. Tod bounds off a tree. Chief tries to keep on him, but his barrel's rope wraps around the tree. Chief is pulled off his feet. Tod climbs into the mailbox. Amos aims and fires at the mailbox, making a big hole in it. Everybody scrambles out. Tod bounds over a small stream. Chief chases, but his barrel catches on the water, and he is yanked back again. Tod stops and pants. He suddenly hears the sound of a car starting. He looks and sees the widow in her car. Chief snarls and stumbles toward Tod. Tod takes off for the car but just misses it. He chases after it. Amos hops in his car and gives chase. Tod hops on a stone wall alongside the road and manages to catch up to the widow. He jumps as a shot barely misses him. The widow looks and sees Tod]
Widow Tweed: [shocked] Tod!
[Widow Tweed looks behind. Amos is still firing. Tod hops in the back of the car, where the widow is storing her milk containers. Amos takes aim and fires, putting holes in all the containers. Widow Tweed tries to maintain control of the car. Suddenly, she slams on the brakes, apparently fed up. She gets out and stands in the middle of the road, looking extremely angry. Amos stomps on the brakes, stopping just in front of her]
Widow Tweed: [losing control of her rage and yelling at Amos] Amos Slade, you trigger-happy lunatic! GIVE ME THAT GUN!!!!
[Widow Tweed snatches the gun away from him and cocks it. Amos Slade covers his eyes. A shot is heard, followed by a hissing noise. Amos looks]
Amos Slade: My radiator! [angrily] Why you blasted female! [gets out of his car] I'll...I'll...
Widow Tweed: [jabs the gun in his chest] Hold it! Right there!
Amos Slade: [concerned] Watch it! That thing's loaded!
Widow Tweed: [points the gun to the sky and shoots. Tod looks very frightened] Now it ain't loaded! [throws the gun back to Amos]
Amos Slade: [throws his gun in the ground] Dagnabbit, woman! You're favorite fox was after my chickens!
Widow Tweed: Rubbish and poppycock! I don't believe it! He wouldn't hurt a thing!
Amos Slade: You calling me a liar, you muddle-headed female?! I saw it happen!
Widow Tweed: [preachy] Amos Slade, that temper of yours is gonna get you into a lot of trouble someday!
Amos Slade: [losing control of his rage and yelling at Widow] TEMPER! TEMPER! WOMAN, YOU AIN'T SEEN MY TEMPER! [takes off his hat, throws it on the ground, and stomps on it] If I ever catch that fox on my property again, I'll blast him! And next time, I won't miss!
Widow Tweed: [about Tod, as she is cooking dinner] Poor little tyke. It's a shame I'll have to keep him cooped up. [laughing] Oh, ho, ho, ho! [to Tod, who is about to head out through the front door] Tod, stop looking at me like that. It's not my fault, you know. You caused a lot of trouble yesterday. [sounds of Copper barks] Oh, now what are they up to?! Why, it looks like Amos is going on a hunting trip. A long one, from the looks of it. Well, good riddance. [goes back to her cooking]
Amos Slade: [tries to fix his truck up] Doggone meddling female shooting up my radiator! Dad rad it! [kicks his truck in the front] Get it going! [his truck finally works right] There. Now, that's more like it. [to his truck] Keep running, girl. [to Copper, who is still tied up] Copper, Chief and I are gonna teach you how to hunt and track down those varmints. Yes, siree. It's about time. Attaboy.
Chief: [to Copper] Get back in the rear, you little half pint. You're going to have to earn your right to sit in the front.
Amos Slade: Well, we're out of here until spring.
Big Mama: [to Tod] Tod, what are you doing over here, honey?
Young Tod: I forgot to say goodbye to Copper, but I'm too late.
Young Tod: Chief? I'll outfox that dumb dog any time.
Big Mama: Now, hold it just one minute, honey. Didn't you learn anything yesterday? Listen up, Tod, and listen good, because it's either education, or elimination. Now, why does Chief got the fox on the run? Because he's got a hunter, and the hunter's got a gun. Lack of education.
Young Tod: Oh, Big Mama.
Big Mama: Along comes a hunter with a buckshot load.
Dinky: Lack of education.
Big Mama: You better believe it, Tod.
Dinky: Hey. Kid you better step over here and take a good look.
Young Tod: Why, that's awful. Those poor things.
Big Mama: I'm sorry, Tod. Honey, Copper's gonna come back a trained hunting dog. A real killer.
Young Tod: Oh, no. Not my friend Copper. He won't never change.
Big Mama: I hope you're right, Tod.
Young Tod: And we'll keep on being friends forever. Uh, won't we, Big Mama?
Big Mama: Darling, forever is a long, long time. And time has a way of changing things.
Tod: I know, Big Mama. He's a hunting dog now.
Big Mama: He's a hunting dog, and you're a fox.
Tod: What difference does it make?
Copper: Oh, boy great to be back home isn't Chief? Aw, come on Chief. You're aren't still sore, are you. Hey, hey, come on, let's scuffle. We ain't scuffled for a long time. Come on, Chief. Let's have some fun.
Chief: Oh, Lay off, Copper, you overgrown pup, you! Oh, let go! Dagnabbit! Let go, I say!
Copper: Okay, okay, okay.
Chief: You know, that was your trouble on the hunt.
Copper: Aw, come on old timer. You treat me like a pup, you know that? I think I did a good job tracking down those varmints for you.
Chief: Well, tracking and smelling ain't enough. You gotta think nasty.
Copper: Okay, okay, I know. I know.
Tod: Copper. Hey, Copper. It's me, Tod.
Copper: [upon seeing Tod] I thought that was you, Tod. I heard you coming. Boy, you've really grown.
Tod: You have too, Copper. I saw you coming back with Chief and the hunter.
Copper: It's great to see you, Tod. [looks back at Chief, who is trying to sleep] But you know, you shouldn't be over here. You're gonna get us both into a lot of trouble.
Tod: Look, I just wanted to see you. We're still friends, aren't we?
Copper: [makes a sad glare] Tod, those days are over. I'm a hunting dog now. [Tod becomes surprised, then feels sad] You better get out of here before old Chief wakes up.
Tod: [chuckles] Oh, Chief. He doesn't worry me.
Copper: [whispers, as Chief is barely awakening] Tod, I'm serious. You're fair game as far as he's concerned.
Amos Slade: It's that fox again!
Widow Tweed: Oh, no! No! They're after Tod!
Amos Slade: After him, boys! Go get him! [?] Copper! Copper! Copper!
Copper: Tod, I don't want to see you get killed.
Amos: Track him down, boy!
Copper: I'll let you go this one time.
Amos: Don’t lose him! [notices Chief cornering Tod on the train tracks] There they are! Old Chief's got him on the run! [when a fast moving train suddenly approaches, Tod gasps, and ducks, because of his size, but not Chief, who has to jump] Jump, Chief! Jump! [Chief obeys, but in the fall, breaks his leg, and lands in a lake]
Copper: Chief! Chief? Oh, no! No! Tod, if it's the last thing I do, I'll get you for this!
Widow Tweed: Tod! Tod? Tod! Oh, Tod! Thank heaven you're safe.
Copper: Oh, poor Chief. And it's all my fault. I shouldn't have let Tod go.
[after Chief's train accident, Amos storms over to Widow's house]
Dinky: Big Mama! Wake up! Wake up! There's trouble!
[inside Widow's house, Tod wakes up and fearfully hides himself]
Widow Tweed: Tod, what is it? [notices the door being banged] What on Earth?
Amos Slade: Widow, get out here!
Widow Tweed: [opens the door] Why, Amos! What are you--?!
Amos Slade: Where is he? Where is he?! I know he's in there!
Widow Tweed: [angrily pushes Amos back out] Now just a minute. You can't come barging onto my property, Amos Slade! [slams the door behind him]
Amos Slade: That fox of yours almost killed Chief, and I'm gonna get him! [Widow latches the door] You can't keep him locked up forever!
Mr. Digger: Hold it, sonny! Back off! Consarn it! Where do you think you're going?!
Tod: Oh, excuse me. I was just trying to...
Mr. Digger: You barge in on someone's house like you own it! Tarryhooting around in the woods! Waking folks up in the middle of the night!
Tod: I honestly didn't know anybody lived here. And, well, I...
Mr. Digger: Well, you know it now! Now, get off my property! Go on! Beat it!
Porcupine: [to Tod] I've been watching you, sir. You can stay with me, if you want to.
Tod: That's very nice of you.
Porcupine: Come with me.
Big Mama: Tod! Tod! Tod! Tod! Oh, my wings ain't what they used to be.
Vixey: And very handsome?
Big Mama: He's gotta be around here somewhere.
Porcupine: [yawning]
Tod: Ow! What happened?! Where am I?!
Mr. Digger: So! It's you again! You barged in on me last night! And now, you...
Tod: [angrily] I didn't mean to!
Mr. Digger: Just look at the mess you made! Dagnabbit, you clumsy bonehead!
Tod: I'm sorry! It was an accident!
Mr. Digger: Excuses, excuses!
Porcupine: [to the Badger from his tree, excitedly] Mr. Digger, sir, it was so too an accident.
Mr. Digger: You keep out of this, you walking pincushion!
Porcupine: [angriest] Huh! [softly] You shouldn't be so grumpy to someone, who's new around in the neighborhood.
Mr. Digger: A stranger, eh?! [to Tod] Why don't you go back to where you come from?!
Tod: What?!
Badger: Well, go on! Get going! Git!
[After the Bear falls into the water and dies, Tod struggles to get up but fails. Copper walks on screen, looking remorseful]
Copper: Tod? [Suddenly, they hear a gun cock. Tod looks up in fear and sees Amos pointed his gun right at him and Tod is scared. Copper gasps and hurries forward and steps between Tod and Amos]
Amos Slade: [angrily to Copper] C'mon, Copper. Get out of the way! [Copper stands his ground. Amos keeps his gun aimed at Tod. A few tense seconds pass as neither Copper nor Amos move. Finally, Copper whimpers, and Amos softens. With a sigh, he lowers his gun and tired] Well. [He walks forward and pets Copper] Come on, boy. Let's go home. [Amos slowly turns around and limps off screen. A sad, solo piano piece picks up as Copper follows. He then stops and looks back at Tod. Tod looks up and serenely smiles. Copper returns the smile. He then continues to follow Amos as Tod gets up and limps in another direction. They then stop and look at each other for one finale time]
Dinky: This is it. We've got him for sure now.
Boomer: Oh, my gosh! [Dinky and Boomer screamed]
Dinky: What happened?
Boomer: Hey, there's something funny about those eyes, Dinky.
Dinky: Nah, it couldn't be. Could it?
Big Mama: [Chuckles] Bye, Squeeks, bye. Good luck, honey.
Amos Slade: [from off-screen] Ouch! You're killing me! Ouch!
Widow Tweed: Amos Slade, will you hold still? You're behaving like a child.
Amos Slade: Well for gosh sakes! You're hurting my foot, woman.
Widow Tweed: Nonsense. Your foot is mending fine. You'll soon be yourself. Oh! Land sakes. I don't know if I'll like that. [Laughing]
Amos Slade: Ow! Be careful! Ouch! Oh! Oh!
Chief: Huh! He's sure making a big fuss over a little old hurt leg. [a sleeping Copper remembers good times with Tod]
Young Tod: Copper, you're my very best friend.
Young Copper: And you're mine too, Tod.
Young Tod: And we'll always be friends forever, won't we?
Young Copper: Yeah. Forever.

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