The Movie

The book was adapted into a film by director Wes Anderson. It was released in 2009 and features the voices of George Clooney as Mr Fox, Meryl Streep as Mrs Fox, Bill Murray as Badger, Hugo Guinness as Bunce, and Michael Gambon as Bean. The movie’s plot focuses more on Mr Fox’s relationship to Mrs. Fox and his son, which is pitted against Mr. Fox’s desire to steal chickens as a means of feeling like his natural self. The movie adds scenes before Mr Fox attacks the three farmers and after their bulldozing of the hill, as well as a slightly altered ending and more background on Mr Fox’s past life as a thief of food. The Fox’s three children are replaced by Ash, a small and insecure fox who seeks his father’s approval, and Mr Fox’s nephew Kristofferson, who excels in athletics and is a source of jealousy for Ash.