Show Notes on Dream a Little Deeper: The Fox and the Hound
Walt Disney Productions - as a whole - goes through a lot of ups and downs in the five years between 1977’s The Rescuers and its next film The Fox and the Hound. Public interest in Disney’s movies lessens as big blockbusters rise in popularity and the company television show struggles to find an identity. Park revenue keeps everything afloat. The Black Cauldron was supposed to premiere after The Rescuers, but production faced many issues. So, while new animators worked on that film, the company decided to go back to its roots and work on adapting Daniel P Mannix’s book The Fox and the Hound as a “traditional Disney feature.” Upon its release in 1981, the general consensus was that it was decent, good even, but many critics felt Disney was releasing the same movie over and over again.
Primary Source
The Fox and the Hound dir by Ted Berman, Richard Rich, & Art Stevens, (1981).
Books
Demystifying Disney: A History of DIsney Feature Animation by Chris Pallant (2011)
Disney & His Worlds by Alan Bryman (1995)
Drawing the Line: The Untold Story of Animation Unions from Basko to Bart Simpson by Tom Sito
Mouse in Transition: An Insider's Look at Disney Feature Animation by Steve Hulett (2014)
Mouse Under Glass: Secrets of Disney Animation & Theme Parks by David Koenig (1997)
Of Mice and Magic by Leonard Maltin (1987)
The Queens of Animation by Nathalia Holt (2019)
Walt Disney's Railroad Story: The Small-Scale Fascination That Led to a Full-Scale Kingdom by Michael Broggie (1998)
Articles
Townsend, Ed. “Actor strike could delay fall TV Season,” Christian Science Monitor, 24 July 1980.
Websites
Wikipedia - Disney anthology television series
Wikipedia - Donn Tatum
Wikipedia - The Fox and the Hound
Wikipedia - The Walt Disney Company
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Emily Ash
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Joey Hamilton
Joey is a self-proclaimed children’s media expert who works as a professional grantwriter in Dallas, TX. His lifelong love of movies and cartoons has led to many wonderful friends and conversations, including the one you just listened to on this podcast! He also is responsible for naming Dream A Little Deeper (and various other things out there in the world). Most of his free time these days is spent enjoying video games, musical theater, and Dungeons & Dragons. You can follow him on Twitter @rmfezman if you so choose.
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