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Fantastic Mr. Fox
A dapper stop-motion odyssey painting a golden-hued portrait of wild instincts clashing with domesticity, where a fox’s mid-life heist becomes a breathless, underground dance of self-acceptance and survival.
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fantastic Mr. Fox

"Dig the life fantastic!"

14 October 2009 United States of America 87 min 7.8 (5,855)

Director: Wes Anderson

Cast: George Clooney, Robin Hurlstone, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Eric Chase Anderson

Animation Family Comedy Adventure Nature vs. Identity Fatherhood and Legacy Individualism vs. Community Community vs. Industrial Greed
Budget: $40,000,000
Box Office: $46,471,023

Fantastic Mr. Fox — Movie Quotes

Memorable Quotes

Who am I, Kylie? Why a fox? Why not a horse, or a beetle, or a bald eagle? I'm saying this more as a... existential query, I suppose, than anything else.
— Mr. Fox

Context

Spoken during a quiet moment of reflection with Kylie the opossum before Mr. Fox begins his raiding spree.

Meaning

Highlights the existential crisis at the core of the film—the search for identity beyond one's biological species and social role.

I'm a wild animal.
— Mr. Fox

Context

Used during arguments with Felicity and Badger to defend his predatory instincts.

Meaning

A recurring justification for his behavior, used both as an excuse for irresponsibility and eventually as a declaration of authenticity.

We are all different... but there's something kind of fantastic about that, isn't there?
— Mrs. Fox

Context

Said to Ash while they are hiding underground, comforting him about his differences.

Meaning

The central moral of the story, advocating for the acceptance of individuality and the celebration of diversity within a community.

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