The Fox And The Hound 2
Tod and Copper get to meet The Singin' Strays. The band has five members: Dixie (a Saluki), Cash (a Spanish Hound), Granny Rose, and twin brothers Waylon and Floyd (Bloodhounds). It is important that they perform well because a talent scout from the Grand Ole Opry will be at the fair. Cash and Dixie get into an argument, and Dixie walks off before their performance, forcing them to go on stage without her. During the show, Copper sings along, and Cash invites the pup up on stage to sing with them. The musical number is a success. Cash invites Copper to join the band, and he does so after Tod lies that Copper is a stray. Copper spends the entire day with Cash, forgetting his promise to watch fireworks with Tod.
The Fox and the Hound 2
This movie moves along at a bouncy pace, rich with rapid-fire, homespun colloquialisms like "nervous as a flea on dip day" and "plain as a pig on a sofa." At the rather bittersweet end of Disney's 1981 Fox and the Hound, best friends Tod the fox and Copper the hound were grown up and going their own ways into adulthood. In THE FOX AND THE HOUND 2, Tod and Copper are rambunctious young friends again, chasing crickets and dreams of stardom in a roller coaster tale of friendship that's filled with country music and top-notch vocal and singing talent.
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.
As a kid, knowing what actor voiced what role was never important to know. As an adult, I was shocked to find that Corey Feldman was the voice of young Tod, while Mickey Rooney voiced the adult version of the little fox and Kurt Russell voiced the grown-up hound dog, Copper. The film opens with the classic Disney story element -- the single parent of the main character dies. During the opening credits, we see a female fox run through the forest, deposit her baby fox safely by a fence, then run over a hill out of sight, only to be followed by the sound of a gun shot. Mrs. Fox was dead. This was a frequent Disney plot element, from Bambi to The Lion King, the parents almost always get offed pretty quickly. It definitely quickly colors the story with a sense of sadness as you realize our main character is now an orphan... and so our story begins.
The pacing of The Fox and The Hound is shockingly slow in comparison to what you'll see in modern day animated films (which can also be seen in the 2006 sequel). This isn't a problem, however, and only adds to the classic feel of the story, but kids expecting constant activity on the screen will likely get bored fast (perhaps that's why I don't remember the whole story?). The other thing is that this film is taken relatively seriously. Copper is owned by a farmer named Amos who wants to raise his dog to hunt. A widow adopts Tod into her home to care for him and keep her company. Sadly, the realism that a fox and a hound aren't naturally lifelong friends does come into play as a big part of this story. The warm, fuzzy feeling you get from seeing the two young pups play together doesn't last very long before the farmer takes Copper away for a season to teach him how to hunt, so that when he returns, he's a bit conflicted when it comes to whether or not Tod is his friend or game. To add to the tension, the farmer literally chases after Tod and shoots at him with a shotgun any time he sees him. The guy's pretty menacing and unfriendly, and it makes the movie a bit dark at times, especially without there being much humor to lighten it up.
It's all a far cry from The Fox and The Hound 2. In the sequel, Tod and Copper are still little, and they remain just pups for the duration of the film. Instead of their relationship being grounded in a sense of reality, that line is blurred considerably as the fox and the dog go off to a county fair where Copper meets a team of singing stray dogs. This allows for a wealth of singing numbers (while the original had about three, I think) and they never really specify whether or not the humans in the story hear these dogs howling a melody or belting out words and all. To make the sequel even more of a polar opposite from the original, it's very light, very colorful, and very silly. There's a lot of slapstick humor - especially involving the farmer and the widow. The farmer still chases after Tod, but now he falls into things, shoots his own hat, etc. It's all pretty goofy. The story does focus on friendships, like the original, but it has little to nothing to do with the fact that a fox is friends with a hound. To have a story based around a bunch of country-song singing mutts at a fair only allows for a plot element where Copper gets too busy to chase crickets with Tod; that's it. You could substitute nearly ANY character into these roles and it would accomplish the same thing. While the original feels like a genuine story, The Fox and The Hound 2 has the unmistakable feel that it is a straight-to-video sequel... and that's exactly what it was.
Best friends Tod the red fox (Jonah Bobo) and Copper the hound dog (Harrison Fahn), back as teenage pups from the first film, visit a country fair in Nashville, Tennessee when they see a band of dogs called "The Singin' Strays". The band has five members: Dixie (Reba McEntire), Cash (Patrick Swayze), Granny Rose (Vicki Lawrence), and twin brothers Waylon and Floyd (both Jim Cummings). Their band leader is Lyle Snodgrass (Jeff Foxworthy). It is important that they perform well because a talent scout from the Grand Ole Opry (Stephen Root) will be at the fair. Cash and Dixie get into an argument, and Dixie walks off before their performance, forcing them to go on stage without her. During the show Copper sings along, and Cash invites the pup up on stage to sing with them. The musical number is a success. Cash invites Copper to join the band, which he does upon promising that he is a "stray". Copper spends the entire day with Cash, forgetting his promise to watch fireworks with Tod.
Fox and the Hound 2, The (film) Direct-to-DVD release on December 12, 2006. Young pals Tod and Copper head off to a crazy adventure at the County Fair, with Copper trying to discover his greatest talent. The hound puppy joins in during a performance of The Singing Strays, a harmonizing novelty dog act, and is recruited by Cash, the charismatic bandleader who has his sights set on the Grand Ole Opry. For Copper, the prospect of fame affects his friendship with Tod. Diva dog Dixie, however, is not about to lose her spot in the band, and she soon recruits Tod as she schemes a way to regain her rightful place. Their plans go awry with disastrous results, and everyone must bond together to bring harmony back to the mutual friendships and fame where it most belongs. Directed by Jim Kammerud. Voices include Reba McEntire (Dixie), Patrick Swayze (Cash), Jonah Bobo (Tod), Harrison Fahn (Copper), Jeff Foxworthy (Lyle), Vicki Lawrence (Granny Rose), Stephen Root (Talent Scout). Trisha Yearwood adds some vocals, along with Little Big Town, Josh Gracin, and Lucas Grabeel. 69 min. From DisneyToon Studios.
Copper is not special just because he is a hound and he happens to share the name of the lead character on the Disney film in question. Copper is a rescue dog. While it is unclear just how Copper made it to the facility, he was adopted from the Big Dog Ranch Rescue in Loxahatchee, Florida. He now resides with his family in Florida. Since he was adopted from the Big Dog Ranch Rescue, Copper has come to enjoy taking long walks with his new family. He also enjoys visiting the local dog park, but, most of all, he enjoys snuggling on the couch. The Big Dog Ranch is a non-profit rescue with the goal of giving a good life to as many dogs as possible. Copper the Dog is most definitely a success story of the Big Dog Ranch Rescue!
One particular dog breed that would almost deserve a name inspired by Disney's The Fox and the Hound is the American Foxhound. Ironically enough, Copper is a Coonhound. Therefore, since Tod is a fox, giving an American Foxhound a name inspired by the iconic film certainly seems appropriate.
Other notable hounds that would be suitable for a name inspired include the Bloodhound, the Plott Hound, and the Treeing Walker Coonhound. All of these dogs are considered great hunters, particularly in the American South (which is the setting of the film). 041b061a72