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Fox and the Hound : Enjoy Your Inevitable Social Role!


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Get your tissues ready! It's time to see if this movie is really as sad as we all think it is!
This week Sarrah brings her husband Curtis to watch Disney's 1981 movie The Fox and the Hound with us - because he's never seen it!
Aly does a biography on the author of the novel The Fox and the Hound, Daniel P. Mannix, who might just be the most interesting man in the world. We also learn that this movie is very loosely based on the book, as there is a lot more death in the novel. Perhaps not surprising in a novel about hunting, but it messed with Aly's head a bit.
Sarrah gives us the lowdown on how this film marked a major turning point in studio history. A lot of the old guard animators left (goodbye Wolfgang Reitherman!), to be replaced with some new blood that you will recognize to be a big part of the upcoming Disney Renaissance.
Our walkthrough has one of us admitting to shedding a few tears, discussion over the most useless subplot known to history, wondering if Widow Tweed really did Tod any favors, and finding our loyalties lie in surprising places.
So grab those tissues and your best friend forever, and let's get ready for some education (to avoid elimination!).
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