Monday, March 5, 2012

Vuk: The Little Fox Review











Vuk: The Little Fox


Release Date: 10th December 1981 - Hungary


Production Companies
Pannonia Filmstudio
Hal Roach Studios (English Dub) (Presents)
Robert Halmi, Inc. (English Dub)


Genre: Animation/Family

Rating: G

Runtime: 76 minutes


Budget: $7,000,000

Box Office Gross: $17,162,193 (Hungary)


Plot Summary
A young fox named Vuk (Vic in the English Version) has wandered far from his parents' den and into the forest alone. He was orphaned when his entire family went missing. Later, would he then realise that man is responsible for their deaths? Fortunately, his wise uncle Karak begins to care for him, and under his guidance, Vuk learns his ways and becomes the most clever and intelligent fox in the forest.


Voice Cast: English Version
Corinne Orr - Young Vuk
Steven R. Weber - Adult Vuk
John Bellucci - Kug/Narrator
Anne Costello - Iny/Additional Voices
William Kiehl - Karak
Lucy Martin - Foxy
George Gonneau - Hunter

Crew
Screenplay/Character Designer/Director - Attila Dargay
Writer/Director/Producer: English Adaptation - Denise Sickinger
Writer: English Adaptation -
George Gonneau
Based on the Novel - István Fekete
Screenplay/Production Leader - István Imre
Screenplay - Ede Tarbay
Cinematography - Irén Henrik
Film Editors - Janos Czipauer
and Magda Hap
Sound Engineer - Péter Bársony
Music - Péter Wolf


Review
I had no idea that VUK: THE LITTLE FOX existed when I discovered this Hungarian animated feature on YouTube. I'm surprised that VUK came out in the same year as another cartoon about a fox made by Disney, The Fox and the Hound, which fortunately doesn't include any similarities. The animation of VUK was a bit like anime but had its unique style. The other aspect that lives up to this Hungarian movie is the story. The film does have a lot of sad and funny moments. These scenes include Vuk discovering his family missing and the two drunk geese.

Unfortunately, VUK is hard to track down. Because it is a foreign film, but for those keen to watch it, you can find it elsewhere on the internet.

Star rating: (4/5) Good Movie

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