Brent DiCrescenzo (July 17, 2008). "From the UK to the Magic Kingdom". Time Out. Archived from the original on July 31, 2008 . Retrieved August 8, 2008. Michael Fleming (October 25, 2006). "Fox catches Dahl's Fox". Variety. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016 . Retrieved February 25, 2007. The story unfolds in a very thrilling way (not too bloody though, clearly because it's meant for smaller children too) and the author managed to put some moral concepts even in here (in this case it's about stealing and catch & release).

According to Time, the film is "both a delightful amusement and a distillation of the filmmaker's essential playfulness" [32] and was one of the ten best films of the year. [33] Cosmo Landesman of The Sunday Times said "having a quirky auteur like Anderson make a children's film is a bit like David Byrne, of Talking Heads, recording an album of nursery rhymes produced by Brian Eno". According to Landesman: In the book, Mr. and Mrs. Fox are parents to four small children, who are referred to collectively as “The Small Foxes.” The four foxes are eager to help their father. They want to assist him in any way that they can. The Small Foxes are willing to do whatever it takes, no matter the danger. They live in the burrow and don’t have that large of a part. Farmer Boggis Academy Awards nominees". AMPAS. Archived from the original on April 8, 2010 . Retrieved February 9, 2013. Listen to FANTASTIC MR FOX and other Roald Dahl audiobooks read by some very famous voices, including Kate Winslet, David Walliams and Steven Fry - plus there are added squelchy soundeffects from Pinewood Studios! And look out for new Roald Dahl apps in the App store and Google Play - including the disgusting TWIT OR MISS! and HOUSE OF TWITS inspired by the revolting Twits. Read more DetailsFANTASTIC MR. FOX – Wes Anderson's Animated Acceptance Speech. FoxSearchlight. January 13, 2010. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010 . Retrieved May 17, 2011– via YouTube.

EXCL: 1st Mr. Fox pic!". JoBlo.com. July 10, 2009. Archived from the original on July 12, 2009 . Retrieved July 11, 2009. Finally tired of being constantly outwitted by Mr. Fox, the farmers attempt to capture and kill him. The foxes escape in time by burrowing deep into the ground. The farmers decide to wait outside the hole for the foxes to emerge. Unable to leave the hole and steal food, Mr. Fox and his family begin to starve. Mr. Fox devises a plan to steal food from the farmers by tunneling into the ground and borrowing into the farmer's houses. This morning two new Roald Dahl books arrived and this one was an instant must-read. From a young age on I always adored stories about forest animals (which is why it's even more incomprehensible and outrageous that I have missed out on such a classic until now)!

The director Anderson chose to record the voices outside rather than in a studio: "We went out in a forest, went in an attic, and went in a stable. We went underground for some things. There was a great spontaneity in the recordings because of that". [10] The voices were recorded before any animation was done. [15] Animation [ edit ] Mr Fox is so clever that every evening he creeps down into the valley and helps himself to food from the farms.