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Director: Patrick Imbert, Benjamin Renner
Cast: Guillaume Darnault, Damien Witecka, Kamel Abdessadok, Antoine Schoumsky, Céline Ronté
The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales — Movie Quotes
Memorable Quotes
Dinner time, Mommy!
Context
Said by the newly hatched chicks immediately upon seeing the Fox, who is looming over them preparing to eat them.
Meaning
This line cements the ironic reversal of the predator/prey dynamic. The chicks see the predator as a parent, and by calling him "Mommy," they unconsciously force him into a protective role, destroying his plan to eat them.
I am not your mommy! I am a big bad fox! And you are... dinner!
Context
The Fox trying to scare the chicks right after they hatch, but failing miserably as they hug him.
Meaning
Highlights the Fox's identity crisis. He is verbally asserting his social role (predator) while physically failing to enact it, as the chicks simply cuddle him in response.
You look like a fox, but you smell like a chicken.
Context
The Wolf sniffing the Fox after the Fox has been living in the coop disguised as a hen.
Meaning
Symbolizes the Fox's transition. He has spent so much time caring for the chickens that he has lost his "scent" as a predator. It signifies that he has effectively switched sides in the nature war.
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