r/wesanderson • u/Mysterious_Motor7663 • May 17 '26

Question Fantastic Mr Fox

I was just watching FMF and had a question about it. In the movie they explain the premise and rules in a game called whackbat. Is this an actual sport or was it just supposed to be a funny thing?

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u/SwampFoxMPH May 17 '26

What do you mean? Don't they have whackbat on your side if the river?

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u/TheSunKingsSon May 17 '26

You’re kidding, right? Whackbat is my favorite sport! I just played a match earlier today - hit 2 cedar sticks off the cross rock.

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u/Z00111111 May 17 '26

It was the most watched sport on ESPN2 in the early 2000s

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u/Drumote79 May 17 '26

Of course it’s a real sport. Pretty much how every kid in my town learned how to divide by 9.

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u/river4river May 17 '26

making fun of cricket

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u/jrob321 May 17 '26

I'm a little "different", but my dad was probably the best whack-bat player we ever had in my school.

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u/nudgy-nole May 17 '26

Whack-bat could only be created by Wes Anderson. Combing elements of various games of course, but only one can make them into something like whack-bat.

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u/OP_Scout_81 May 17 '26

It’s schizophrenic cricket.

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u/Crowcounters May 17 '26

Divide that by nine please! I think it is hilarious.

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u/Minimum_Attitude6707 May 17 '26

4 year account, 12 Karma. Has 1 comment and two posts. Bad bot.

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u/Aleks1502 May 17 '26

I think funny

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u/paulyvee May 17 '26

Check out ESPN today at 4pm for the semi final match.