A Fox's Tale is a 2008 animated film. The film's original Hungarian title is Kis Vuk ("Little Vuk"). It is the sequel to the 1981 film The Little Fox (Hungarian title: "Vuk").
It was theatrically released in Hungary on April 17, 2008 and in the United States in late 2009.
For ten years, the English dub of the film was never officially released to the general public as it was unavailable, with the only publicly released media to feature the English dub being the international trailer. Until it was uploaded on YouTube on March 9, 2017 by its director György Gát particularly due to the mass popularity of one of its actresses Sienna Miller had following her critically acclaimed roles in Foxcatcher, American Sniper and High-Rise.
Plot The animated film is about Little Jack (Freddie Highmore), a young fox who spends his time enjoying a wonderful life in the forest with his loving family. During the film, Little Jack's world changes drastically when his father, Jack, is captured and forced to join the circus. The film's villain, a shrewd circus owner named Anna Conda (Miranda Richardson), desperately wants bigger and better performances. This leads her to kidnap many forest animals, including Little Jack's father. With the help of her magician husband, The Ringmaster (Bill Nighy), Anna is able to hypnotize the animals into performing in her shows.
On his rescue mission, Little Jack gets help from many unlikely heroes, including a incapacitated nature-loving boy named Alex (Matthew McNulty) and a young acrobat named Arabella. Little Jack's mission to rescue his father leads him to make new friends, including a circus fox named Darcey (Sienna Miller). Together, they set out to free the animals so they can return home to the beautiful forest.
Cast Hungarian Character Voice Vuk (fox) Gálvölgyi János Kis Vuk (fox) Csőre Gábor Alex Simonyi Balázs Carmella Gubás Gabi Arcadona Borbás Gabi Arthur (director) Reviczky GáborPort.hu, Kis Vuk Doki Kulka János Erdőmester Bodrogi Gyula Balfék Besenczi Árpád Jobbfék Forgács Gábor Íbisz (fox) Román Judit Csimpi (ape) Dörner György Tóbi (lion) János Papp Igor (bear) Szabó Győző Fuxné (silver fox) Sáfár Anikó Tib (silver fox) Kerekes József Kár-Kár (raven) Ganxsta Zolee Csitt (bulldog) Pálfai Péter Csatt (Basset Hound) Bácskai János Sut (tailless fox) Versényi László Csele (fox) Kocsis Judit Papa Rabbit Mikó István Folti Molnár Levente (1st voice)Bolba Tamás (2nd voice) Fat bunny Bodrogi Attila Kello (rabbit) Pápai Erika Doris (snake) Molnár Piroska Little silver fox Bálint Sugárka Fox cub Vadász Bea Zizi (horse) Halász Aranka Tupi (fox) Fekete Zoltán Wild boar Albert Péter Deer Bolla Róbert Weasels Józsa Imre Fat hunter Ujlaki Dénes Fat mom Simon Eszter Bald dad Németh Gábor Other Hungarian voices: Borbíró András, Jelinek Márk, Rátonyi Hajni
English Freddie Highmore as Little Jack Miranda Richardson as Anna Conda Bill Nighy as the Ringmaster Sienna Miller as Darcey Clemency Burton-Hill as Annabella Matthew McNulty as Alex Phil Davis as Jack Andrea Grant as Caw Caw Rupert Degas as Rufus, Ché, Dizzy David Holt as Doofus, Knuckles Jimmy Hibbert as Toby, Buster Brian Bowles as Stubbs, Forest Ranger Timothy Bentinck as Papa Rabbit, Igor, Tibs, Colonel Eve Karpf as Trixie, Madame Renard, Doris Sean Barrett as Doctor Stan Olivia Chambelain as Tuffy Rabbit, Carla Renard Leopold Benedict as Patch Rabbit, Little Timmy
Reception The film became controversial for the extremely negative criticism from its Hungarian audience, which was mainly disappointed by the film's failure to capture the style and spirit of the original 1981 film.
References
External links Kisvuk