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* [[The Ace]]: Kristofferson, a fox kid who seemingly can do no wrong, much to Ash's frustration who sees everyone, including his own father, belittling him in comparison. Subverted in that Kris is a soft-spoken nice guy who, while he will not hide his talents, never wanted to embarrass his cousin. Ash finally realizes that when he is harassed by a bully and Kris kicks that bully's ass in his cousin's defense. {{spoiler|Furthermore, when Kris gets captured, Ash helps rescue him and impresses everyone to his own talents, allowing the kids to fully make peace and become friends.}}
* [[Actor Allusion]]: Mr. Fox is [[Oceans Eleven|a charming thief]] played by George Clooney.
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* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: The book ends after the animals have made their secret tunnels to the farms while the farmers keep watch outside the hole. The movie adds another two or three parts of the battle.
** Though it adds more scenes the ending is still {{spoiler|a nearly identical scenario to the original only it occurs a few scenes later}}. No doubt to avoid the movie being too short. <ref>Dahl's first draft of the book also ended with the foxes finding a supermarket to steal from, but it was rejected for being "too easy" a solution and implying it's OK to steal from shops. The movie fixes the former by sticking the book's solution partway through the movie and the latter by making the supermarket owned by the farmers.</ref>
* [[Alas, Poor Villain]]: In-universe example. All the animals are saddened by the death of Rat, even Fox himself (who dealt the killing blow), despite his being the traitorous head of security for farmer Bean. In fairness, Rat did manage to [[Heel Realisation|come to his senses at last]] in his few final moments when he revealed that he had turned traitor because he had become too addicted to the apple cider of Bean.
* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]]: Partly. Though it made her regret marrying him, Felicity can't help falling for his "fantastic" wild animal nature.
* [[All There in the Manual]]: Fans of the book may gripe at the liberties taken with the plot, but a lot of them were in fact taken from Dahl's own manuscripts of alternative plot possibilities, which were used because the plot as published didn't extend well to feature length.
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* [[Be Yourself]]: Deconstructed. Mrs. Fox forcing her husband to not Be Himself is what kicks off the plot, and his [[Snap Back]] has fairly dramatic consequences, including {{spoiler|her regretting their marriage}}. The benefit of following this trope is ambiguous.
* [[Big Thin Short Trio]]: Boggis, Bunce and Bean (One fat, one short, one lean).
* [[Bishonen]]: Kristofferson is somewhat like [[Furry Fandom|the fox version]] of this, with a tall, thin build (perfect for [[Waif Fu]]), [[White
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: Best emphasized by Mr. Fox's toast. While earlier he was toasting to their victory, at the end he simply toasts to their survival.
** {{spoiler|Of course. It's away from predators and it's within walking distance of an endless food supply, which is so massive that the meager amounts of food needed to feed everyone would easily go unnoticed. It makes perfect sense. They're actually ''better off'' than they were before.}}
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* [[Fantastic Foxes]]
* [[Food Porn]]: Despite the feast obviously being fabricated, it still looked delicious. Also the cider cellar in all its golden glory.
* [[Four
* [[Freeze Frame Bonus]]: Mr. Fox's "Fox About Town"/"Fox on the Prowl" newspaper articles. The former mentions his phobia of wolves before it's brought up.
* [[Funny Background Event]]: During the ambush, you can see a graffiti saying CUSS!
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** There is also "Kristofferson's Theme" and "Mr. Fox in the Field", which get bonus points for having similar harmony and instruments. Musically, they reenforce the conflict between Mr. Fox, Ash - his natual son who is "different" - and Kristofferson - the son he would prefer.
* [[Loveable Rogue]]: Mr Fox plays this archetype oh so straight. Especially when [[Fridge Logic]] kicks in. Also acts as a deconstruction, he constantly needs to be the centre of attention, disappointed if he doesn't leave others awestruck. This leads to his compulsion which nearly tears his family apart and gets them killed.
* [[
{{quote| '''Beaver's son:''' Your dad got us into this mess, that's why you're going to pick some this mud up off the ground and eat it.}}
* [[Meaningful Background Event]]: {{spoiler|Rat}} is visible in the background behind Mr. Fox for about a minute before he announces his presence. While not as dramatic, the helicopter that's been puttering back and forth throughout the movie also counts.
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* [[One Dimensional Thinking]]: Down, until the siege.
* [[One Last Job]]: Narrative basis of the story, exact words used. Goes about as well as expected.
* [[One
* [[Phrase Catcher]]: Ash. He's... *spastic arm gesturing* ''different''.
* [[Pre
{{quote| '''Mr. Fox:''' {{spoiler|Your tractors uprooted my tree. Your posse hunted my family. Your gunmen kidnapped my nephew. Your rat insulted my wife... and YOU shot off my tail. I'm not leaving here without that neck-tie!}}}}
** Kristofferson has one before beating the cuss out of beaver's son.
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** Not to mention Rat's cider addiction which is depicted as anything but positive. {{spoiler|His senses are so far gone by his death scene that a mouthful of stagnant oil is indistinguishable from Bean's cider. He even delivers a tragic [[Ironic Echo]] of Mr Fox's ("melted gold") description before he dies.}}
* [[Stealth Pun]]: Fox steps on a box of soap for a toast.
* [[The Stoic]]: Boggis and Bunce, especially Bunce, whose sour expression never changes once. Bean tries to be like this, but he has a [[Hair
* [[Supreme Chef]]: Rabbit, voiced by Mario Batali.
* [[Take Me Instead]]: Mr. Fox at first decides to hand himself in to save the others -- {{spoiler|until he hears his son, who is being kidnapped by Rat, cry for help.}}
* [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]]: Rat seems to consider himself this, though how much the third requirement actually applies is questionable.
* [[Time Skip]]: The intro is two years (twelve fox years) before the rest of the film.
* [[Title Drop]]: "I think I have this thing where I need to have everyone think I'm the greatest... the quote unquote 'Fantastic Mr. Fox.'"
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* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: Bean's response to finding out the animals had managed to rob all three farmers blind when the farmers thought they had them on the ropes.
* [[Villainous Glutton]]: All three farmers, but especially Boggis, who eats three chickens for every square meal of the day (plus dessert).
* [[
* [[Visual Pun]]: When Mr. Fox says his wife is positively glowing, he means it.
* [[Walking Shirtless Scene]]: Ash spends a fair part of the movie walking around in his underwear.
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: Ash in relation to his father.
* [[What Do You Mean
* [[Whole Costume Reference]]: Mr. Fox's suit was designed after and made from the actual material of one of Wes Anderson's own suit.
* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]: Ash enjoys wearing a feminine wool sweater and a lacy cape.
* [[Wingding Eyes]]: Kylie's eyes will change to spirals when he zones out. When the dogs and {{spoiler|Boggis}} pass out (or something like it), their eyes turn into asterisks. The dead poultry and {{spoiler|Rat}} have X's for eyes.
* [[Written in Infirmity]]: [[Meryl Streep]] had a cold while recording, which is alluded to in the beginning when Mr. Fox asks how Felicity's visit to the doctor went.
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=== '''The book has examples of:''' (in addition to others above) ===
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