Fantastic Mr. Fox - (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray/DVD - 2/18/2014)

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 at 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. This adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic children's novel from Wes Anderson (The Royal Tenenbaums) 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. DIRECTOR-APPROVED DUAL-FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New digital master, approved by director Wes Anderson, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray Audio commentary featuring Anderson Storyboard animatics for the entire film Footage of the actors voicing their characters, puppet construction, stop-motion setups, and the recording of the score Interviews with cast and crew Puppet animation tests Photo gallery of puppets, props, and sets Animated awards acceptance speeches Audio recording of author Roald Dahl reading the book on which the film is based Gallery of Dahl's original manuscripts Discussion and analysis of the film Stop-motion Sony robot commercial by Anderson One Blu-ray and two DVDs, with all content available in both formats PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay; a 2002 article on Dahl's Gipsy House by Anderson; White Cape, a comic book used as a prop in the film; and drawings, original paintings, and other ephemera

Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed

Product Details

Format: AC-3, Animated, DTS Surround Sound, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number of discs: 3
Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: February 18, 2014
Run Time: 87 minutes

Special Features
Digital master, approved by director Wes Anderson, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray; Audio commentary featuring Anderson; Storyboard animatic for the entire film; Footage of the actors recording their characters, puppet construction, stop-motion setups, and the recording of the score; Interviews with the cast and crew; Puppet animation tests; Photo gallery of puppets, props, and sets; Animated awards acceptance speeches; Audio recording of author Roald Dahl reading the book on which the film is based; "Fantastic Mr. Dahl," an hour-long 2005 documentary about the author; Gallery of Dahl's original manuscripts; Discussion and analysis of the film; Stop-motion Sony robot commercial by Anderson; One Blu-ray and two DVDs, with all content available in both formats; PLUS: a booklet featuring an essay by critic Erica Wagner; a 2002 article on Dahl's Gipsy House by Anderson; "White Cape," a comic book used as a prop in the film; and drawings, original paintings, and other ephemera

Cast & Crew
George Clooney Voice Only
Meryl Streep Voice Only
Jason Schwartzman Voice Only
Bill Murray Voice Only
Wallace Wolodarsky Voice Only
Eric Anderson Voice Only
Michael Gambon Voice Only
Willem Dafoe Voice Only
Owen Wilson Voice Only
Jarvis Cocker Voice Only
Helen McCrory Voice Only
Wes Anderson Voice Only
Steven Rales Voice Only
Adrien Brody Voice Only
Mario Batali Voice Only
Molly Cooper Voice Only
Allison Abbate Voice Only
Hugo Guinness Voice Only
Jeremy Dawson Voice Only
Garth Jennings Voice Only
Juman Malouf Voice Only
Karen Duffy Voice Only
Jennifer Furches Voice Only
Robin Hurlstone Voice Only
James Hamilton Voice Only
Roman Coppola Voice Only
Robert Hersov Voice Only
Brian Cox Voice Only
Tristan Oliver Voice Only
Martin Ballard Voice Only
Alexandre Desplat Conductor

Technical Credits
Wes Anderson Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Allison Abbate Producer
Noah Baumbach Screenwriter
Molly Cooper Co-producer
Jeremy Dawson Producer
Alexandre Desplat Score Composer, Musical Direction/Supervision
Kev Harwood Asst. Director
Nelson Lowry Production Designer
Francesca Maxwell Art Director
Arnon Milchan Executive Producer
Tristan Oliver Cinematographer
Charlotte Owen Production Manager
Randall Poster Musical Direction/Supervision
Steven Rales Executive Producer
Scott Rudin Producer

Scene Index
Disc #1 -- Fantastic Mr. Fox
1. Chicken Stealers by Trade [4:40]
2. Two Years Later (12 Fox-Years) [2:05]
3. A New Tree [3:23]
4. Kristofferson [4:35]
5. Mr. Fox Has a Plan [2:24]
6. Master Plan, Phase One (Boggis' Chicken House #1) [3:42]
7. Bunce's Refrigerated Smokehouse (Master Plan, Phase Two) [3:12]
8. Bean's Secret Cider Cellar (Master Plan, Phase Three) [6:18]
9. The Shooting [4:23]
10. The Terrible Tractors [3:47]
11. The Siege Begins [3:54]
12. One Human-Hour Later [3:09]
13. Cider Flood at the Flint-Mine [5:01]
14. The Sewer [4:12]
15. The Wrong Fox [3:53]
16. A Go-For-Broke Rescue Mission [3:29]
17. Master "Plan B" [3:36]
18. Bean Annex [5:13]
19. Canis Lupus [4:55]
20. Three Days Later (2 1/2 Fox-Weeks) [4:05]
21. Boggis, Bunce and Bean International Supermarkets [6:47]
1. Color Bars [:20]
1. Gipsy House [4:40]
2. Prototypical Scene [2:05]
3. Introductions and Occupations [3:23]
4. Storyboards and Set Design [4:35]
5. Vermont [2:24]
6. Still Photographs [3:42]
7. Satellite Links [3:12]
8. Bean Security [6:18]
9. Living Underground [4:23]
10. The Snooker Room [3:47]
11. Range [3:54]
12. Scales of Puppets [3:09]
13. Young Foxes [5:01]
14. Actors/Voices [4:12]
15. Vacant Eyes [3:53]
16. Latin [3:29]
17. Little TV Sets [3:36]
18. A Tough Beagle [5:13]
19. Miyazaki [4:55]
20. "Old Man River" [4:05]
21. Animated Dancing [6:47]
1. Color Bars [:20]

Disc #2 -- Fantastic Mr. Fox
1. Introduction [:53]
2. The Three Farmers [1:42]
3. Mr. Fox [2:17]
4. The Shooting [3:58]
5. The Terrible Shovels [3:19]
6. The Terrible Tractors [3:03]
7. The Race [2:14]
8. "We'll Never Let Him Go" [1:34]
9. The Foxes Begin to Starve [2:44]
10. Mr. Fox Has a Plan [2:16]
11. Boggis' Chicken House Number One [3:38]
12. A Surprise for Mrs. Fox [1:26]
13. Badger [3:20]
14. Bunce's Giant Storehouse [5:00]
15. Badger Has Doubts [2:23]
16. Bean's Secret Cider Cellar [4:08]
17. The Woman [3:16]
18. The Great Feast [5:20]
19. Still Waiting [:39]

Menu
Disc #1 -- Fantastic Mr. Fox
Introduction by "Petey"
Play the Movie
Chapters
Commentary
Commentary: On
Commentary: Off
Index
Animatic
Disc #2 -- Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Making of "Fantastic Mr. Fox"
Recording the Voices
Puppet Tests/Early Animation
References for Art Department
A Visit to the Studio
Time-Lapse Photography
Music
Miniature Objects
Roald Dahl Reads "Fantastic Mr. Fox"
Awards Speeches
Acceptance Speech
Potential Victory Speech
Press Statement
Set Photography by Ray Lewis
Publicity Featurettes
Roald Dahl
Adaptation
Puppet Makers
The Cast
Designing the World
Bill and Badger
Sony Robots Commercial
Discussion and Analysis
"Fantastic Mr. Dahl"
The Witch's Tree
Dahl's Manuscripts