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A Bug's Life (1998) 7.2
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Metascore: 77/100
Reviews: 310 user | 167 critic | 23 from Metacritic.com A misfit ant, looking for "warriors" to save his colony from greedy grasshoppers, recruits a group of bugs that turn out to be an inept circus troupe. |
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Cast
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| Dave Foley | ... |
Flik
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| Kevin Spacey | ... |
Hopper
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| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | ... |
Atta
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| Hayden Panettiere | ... |
Dot
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| Phyllis Diller | ... |
Queen
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| Richard Kind | ... |
Molt
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| David Hyde Pierce | ... |
Slim
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| Joe Ranft | ... |
Heimlich
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| Denis Leary | ... |
Francis
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| Jonathan Harris | ... |
Manny
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| Madeline Kahn | ... |
Gypsy Moth
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| Bonnie Hunt | ... |
Rosie
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| Michael McShane | ... | ||
| John Ratzenberger | ... |
P.T. Flea
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| Brad Garrett | ... |
Dim
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Every year, a bunch of grasshoppers come to the anthill and eat what the ants have gathered for them. The "offering", as the ants call the ritual, is a part of their fate. One day in spring, when the offering's preparation has just been finished, Flik, unliked inventor ant, accidentally drops the whole offered seeds into the river. The grasshoppers come and give the ants a second chance to collect food until fall. Flik sets off to find bugs that are willing to fight the grasshoppers (nobody expects him to succeed anyway) and, due to a double misinterpretation, returns with a circus crew, giving everybody new hope. When the misunderstanding finally gets cleared out, there is only little time left for a new plan, which has to work, or else... Written by Julian Reischl <julianreischl@mac.com>
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An epic of miniature proportions.Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
25 November 1998 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Bug's Life 3D See more »Filming Locations:
Pixar Animation Studios - 1200 Park Avenue, Emeryville, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$120,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$291,121 (USA) (20 November 1998)Gross:
SEK 34,351,136 (Sweden) (31 December 1999)Company Credits
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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(uncredited)
Lyrics by José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi
Sung by the grasshoppers
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Shares a similar plot with the CG Animated film, "Antz (1998)". In both films, a common worker Ant with a reputation for thinking too much embarks on a journey that affects his entire colony and begins a romance with the Princess. See more »Goofs
Before the "royal huddle" decides to send Flick away, if you look closely at Princess Atta's mouth when she says "He can't mess anything up" you'll notice that the word "screw" is what was animated as opposed to the word "mess". See more »Quotes
Slim: Say, how many roaches does it take to screw in a light bulb? Can't tell. Soon as the light goes on, they scatter.See more »
Crazy Credits
The film lists "production babies." which are the children born to the staff members of Pixar Animation Studios during the production of the project. See more »Soundtracks
La Cucaracha(uncredited)
Lyrics by José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi
Sung by the grasshoppers
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You will marvel at the incredibly sophisticated computer animation, and the novelty probably won't wear off on the first, second or third viewing, but you?ll be drawn in by the characters which are so simple yet intriguing, that you may find yourself actually caring for them in an unexpected way, which may or may not make you feel a little childish due to the medium.
Disney continues to firmly hold the title of "Greatest Animation in the World", with "A Bug?s Life" standing as one of their greatest achievements. One of the innovative attachments being the delightful "out-takes" added to the end of the film. The DVD has two sets of these out-takes where as I?m told the VHS cassette has one alternating version per tape. The DVD also features "Gerry?s Game" which is a delightful little PIXAR short that was also shown prior to the film in theaters.
This is by far the superior insect-film in comparison to Dreamworks? "Antz", which in all fairness is pretty good, but lacks something in the animation and in the story development and characters. If you look at the star voices of both films, "Antz" is largely cast with big name "movie" stars with a few familiar "TV" star voices, where "A Bug?s Life" is just the opposite, loaded with "TV" stars with Kevin Spacey as the only stand out exception. But the difference in quality is distinct and obvious.
Dreamworks can?t be blamed or surprised though, when you go head to head with Disney, you have your work cut out for you. This is the kind of film that almost makes me wish I had children to share it with. Don?t think for a second that this is just a movie for kids, though.