The Cock, the Dog and the Fox are of La Fontaine's fables, the dog is shown running in from the distance. La Fontaine's version of the fable has also been set by several composers: The Cock, the Dog and the Fox The Cock, the Dog and the Fox is one of Aesop's Fables and appears as number 252 in the Perry Index. Although it has similarities with other fables where a predator flatters a bird, such as The Fox and the Crow and Chanticleer and the Fox, in this one the cock is the victor rather than victim. There are also Eastern variants of this story. In
The Terry Fox Story when the marathon does not meet his expectations. Robert Duvall, starring as Bill Vigars, public relations officer for the Cancer Society of Canada, also accompanies Terry on his journey, and masterminds a publicity campaign which results in mass support for Terry's Marathon of Hope. "The Terry Fox Story" won six awards at the 5th Genie Awards ceremony for Canadian film in 1984. Eric Fryer, the Scarbrough amputee who played Fox, won best actor, and Micael Zelniker, won best supporting actor for his role in playing Terry's best friend, Doug Alward. The film was also nominated for Best Cinematography (Richard Ciupka)