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Synopsis
John Lasseter, director of Pixar's movie phenomenon Toy Story, has set new standards in computer animation with this effort, another Disney-released children's epic entitled A Bug's Life. Blending classic Disney storytelling characters and the mysterious underground world of bugs, Lasseter has created a film that can be enjoyed by all audiences, and another franchise in the process. A Bug's Life is a computerized retelling of the Aesop fable The Ant and the Grasshopper, made as a cartoon-short by the one-and-only, Walt Disney, in the mid-'30s. However, A Bug's Life has modernized the story with many new twists and celebrity voices. The story focuses on a colony of ants who seasonally gather food for themselves and a wild gang of rowdy grasshoppers. When bumbling worker ant Flik (David Foley) destroys the food supply, the angry grasshoppers, lead by the maniacally warped Hopper (Kevin Spacey), threaten to kill the ants if they don't produce a new supply of food by the time they return -- an impossible feat. Flik leaves the anthill in search of help in the form of bigger bugs, and to wage war against the grasshoppers. What he doesn't know is he has actually discovered a group of down-on-their-luck traveling circus insects in need of a job. When the ants realize that their heroes are really circus performers (and the circus bugs realize these grasshoppers are really big and mean), the situation goes from bad to worse. Ultimately, the ants use their large numbers to overcome the grasshoppers. ~ Chris Gore, All Movie Guide

Cast

Phyllis Diller Queen
Dave Foley Flik
Brad Garrett Dim
Jonathan Harris Manny
Bonnie Hunt Rosie
Madeline Kahn Gypsy
Richard Kind Molt
Denis Leary Francis
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Princess Atta
Edie McClurg Dr. Flora
Roddy McDowall Mr. Soil
Michael McShane Tuck & Roll
David Hyde Pierce Slim
John Ratzenberger P.T. Flea
Alex Rocco Thorny
Kevin Spacey Hopper
Joe Ranft Heimlich
David Ossman Cornelius
Hayden Panettiere Dot

Production Crew

Bob Pauley Art Director
Tia W. Kratter Art Director
Ruth Lambert Casting
Sharon Calahan Cinematographer
Andrew Stanton Co-Director
Randy Newman Composer (Music Score)
Andrew Stanton Director
John Lasseter Director
Darla K. Anderson Producer
Kevin Reher Producer
William Cone Production Designer
Andrew Stanton Screen Story
Joe Ranft Screen Story
John Lasseter Screen Story
Andrew Stanton Screenwriter
Bob Shaw Screenwriter
Bob Shaw Screenwriter
Donald McEnery Screenwriter
Gary Rydstrom Sound/Sound Designer
Pete Docter Storyboard Artist
Lee Unkrich Supervising Editor
William Joyce Visual Effects
Year: 1998
Runtime: 96
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: G
Category: Animated


Color type
Monaco Labs/Technicolor prints

Sound
Dolby digital/DTS/SDDS

Produced by
Pixar Animation Studios
Walt Disney Productions

Release
November 20, 1998 (USA)
by Buena Vista

Awards
1998 - Best Animated Feature - Broadcast Film Critics Association
1998 - Best Animation - L.A. Film Critics Association
1998 - Best Family Film - Broadcast Film Critics Association
1998 - Best Animation - Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1998 - Best Animated Feature - Broadcast Film Critics Association
1998 - Best Family Film - Broadcast Film Critics Association