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The Fox and the Hound 2
2006 69 min United States of America G 0+
★5.3
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
Director: Jim Kammerud
🎭 Based on
«The Fox and the Hound»
byDaniel P. Mannix
Trailers
Description
Best friends Tod, a fox kit, and Copper, a hound puppy, visit a country fair when they see a band of dogs called "The Singin' Strays". The band has five members: Dixie, Cash, Granny Rose, and twin brothers Waylon and Floyd. It is important that they perform well because a talent scout is visiting.
Budget:
$24M
Starring
Reba McEntire
Actor
Patrick Swayze
Actor
Jonah Bobo
Actor
Harrison Fahn
Actor
Awards
1 win.
Key opinion
The Fox and the Hound 2 is generally viewed as a lighthearted, musical-focused diversion that fails to recapture the emotional gravity or atmospheric depth of the 1981 original. While it offers harmless entertainment for young children, adult viewers and fans of the first film are largely disappointed by its simplistic narrative and lack of thematic weight.
| Accessibility | The film functions as a competent, safe, and accessible musical-comedy primarily suited for very young audiences. | |
| Theme | The narrative replaces the original's profound exploration of friendship and mortality with a shallow, episodic conflict centered on musical ambition. | |
| Production | The animation style divides viewers: some appreciate the technical polish and brighter palette, while others find the character designs flat and the visual integration of 3D elements jarring. | |
| Score | The soundtrack is a polarizing central feature; it provides an enjoyable, integrated country-western musical experience for some, but others find it overtakes the story at the expense of character development. | |
| Adaptation | The mid-quel structure creates a jarring disconnect for fans, as it forces the characters back into a childlike state that ignores the mature stakes and finality established in the first film. |