I was honored to be able to speak with Jerry Rees about his experiences working on The Fox and the Hound.

JERRY'S WEBSITE
https://www.jerryrees.com/

0:00 Introduction
0:58 Working at Disney in the Early 80’s
4:17 The Rescuers Incident
9:15 The Lost Alternate Opening
14:33 Keeping the Flame Alive
17:20 Animating Dinky/New Techniques
29:55 Rotoscoping
31:38 The Bear Fight
34:00 Animating Amos Slade
37:14 Plot Decisions (Letting Chief Live)
43:07 The Black Cauldron and The Spirit
45:54 A Note on TRON and Conclusion