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Fantastic Mr. Fox

1 December 2024

In the Playhouse

Cinema

USA | 2009 | English | Animation | PG

George Clooney and Meryl Streep lend their voices to this hilarious and heartwarming animated adventure from visionary director Wes Anderson.

Wes Anderson creates a triumph in animated storytelling.

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Wes Anderson takes on Roald Dahl in this family favourite

Fantastic Mr. Fox is the story of a clever, quick, nimble, and exceptionally well-dressed wild animal. A compulsive chicken thief turned newspaper reporter, Mr. Fox settles down with his family in a new foxhole in a beautiful tree—directly adjacent to three enormous poultry farms owned by three ferociously vicious farmers: Boggis, Bunce, and Bean. Mr. Fox simply cannot resist. Wes Anderson’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s novel is a meticulous work of stop-motion animation featuring vibrant performances by George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Willem Dafoe, Michael Gambon, and Bill Murray.

Presented by Sydney Opera House

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Credits

Wes Anderson
Director

Allison Abbate
Wes Anderson
Jeremy Dawson
Scott Rudin
Producer

Wes Anderson
Noah Baumbach
Writer

Roald Dahl
Based on the book by

Cast

George Clooney
as Mr. Fox (voice)

Meryl Streep
as Mrs. Fox (voice)

Jason Schwartzman
as Ash (voice)

Bill Murray
as Badger (voice)

Willem Dafoe
as Rat (voice)

Owen Wilson
as Coach Skip (voice)

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