Studio: 20th Century Fox Starring: Bill Murray, Eric Anderson, George Clooney, Jarvis Cocker, Jason Schwartzman, Meryl Streep, Michael Gambon, Owen Wilson, Wally Wolodarsky, Willem Dafoe Directed By: Wes Anderson Written By: Noah Baumbach, Wes Anderson Produced By: Allison Abbate, Scott Rudin, Wes Anderson Rated: PG In Theaters: 2009-11-13 Genre: Adventure, Animated, Comedy
Movie Plot / 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 Kristopherson (Eric Anderson). But after 12 years, 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 and with not 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.