After his mother is killed, Tod the fox (Mickey Rooney) is taken in by the kindly Widow Tweed (Jeanette Nolan). He soon befriends the neighbor's new hound dog, Copper (Kurt Russell). The two are inseparable, but their friendship is hampered by their masters and by the fact that they are, by nature, enemies. They grow apart as they grow older; Copper has become a strong hunting dog and Tod a wild fox. The pair must overcome their inherent differences in order to salvage their friendship.
Release date: July 10, 1981 (USA)
Directors: Richard Rich, Ted Berman, Art Stevens
Starring
Mickey Rooney
Kurt Russell
Pearl Bailey
Jack Albertson
Sandy Duncan
Jeanette Nolan
Pat Buttram
John Fiedler
John McIntire
Dick Bakalyan
Paul Winchell
Keith Mitchell
Corey Feldman