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A Bug's Life
A Bug's Life | |
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Directed by | John Lasseter Andrew Stanton |
Produced by | Darla K. Anderson John Lasseter |
Written by | Story: Joe Ranft Additional Story: Gefwee Boedoe Jason Katz Jorgen Klubien Robert Lence David Reynolds Screenplay: Andrew Stanton Don McEnery Bob Shaw Brad Bird |
Starring | Dave Foley Kevin Spacey Julia Louis-Dreyfus Hayden Panettiere Phyllis Diller Richard Kind David Hyde Pierce Denis Leary Jonathan Harris Madeline Kahn Bonnie Hunt Brad Garrett Mike McShane |
Music by | Randy Newman |
Cinematography | Sharon Calahan |
Edited by | Lee Unkrich |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
Release date | November 25, 1998 (U.S.) December 3, 1998 (AUS) February 5, 1999 (UK) February 7, 2003 (re-release) |
Running time | 96 minutes |
Language | English |
Budget | $45 million |
Box office | Worldwide: $363.3 million |
A Bug's Life is a 1998 movie made by Pixar. It follows the conflict between ants and grasshoppers in the world of insects. It is a retelling of a fable by Aesop, The Ant and the Grasshopper.
Contents
Cast
- Dave Foley as Flik
- Kevin Spacey as Hopper
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Princess Atta
- Hayden Panettiere as Dot
- Phyllis Diller as Queen
- Richard Kind as Molt
- David Hyde Pierce as Slim
- Joe Ranft as Heimlich
- Denis Leary as Francis
- Jonathan Harris as Manny
- Madeline Kahn as Gypsy
- Bonnie Hunt as Rosie
- Michael McShane as Tuck and Roll
- John Ratzenberger as P.T. Flea
- Brad Garrett as Dim
- Roddy McDowall as Mr. Soil
- Edie McClurg as Dr. Flora
- Alex Rocco as Thorny
- David L. Lander as Thumper
- David Ossman as Cornelius
- Jack Angel as Thud
- Phil Proctor as Slick
- Rodger Bumpass as Harry Mosquito
- Brian M. Rosen as Fly Brothers
- Mickie McGowan as Cockroach Waitress and Mosquito Waitress
- Additional Voices Charlie Adler, Carlos Alazraqui, Matt Adler, Newell Alexander, Rosemary Alexander, Steve Alterman, Tom Amundsen, Jack Angel, Stephen Apostolina, Michael Bell, Jeff Bennett, Jodi Benson, Jack Blessing, Bob Bergen, Gregg Berger, William Calvert, Kimberly Brooks, Lara Cody, Rodger Bumpass, Catherine Cavadini, Steve Bulen, Doc Kane, Corey Burton, June Christopher, Philip L. Clarke, Cam Clarke, Michael Corbett, Robert Clotworthy, David Cowgill,Gary Rydstrom, Monique Donnelly, Jim Cummings, Wendy Cutler, Jennifer Darling, Rachel Davey, Debi Derryberry, Dan Gilvezan, Paul Eiding, Ike Eisenmann, Bill Farmer, Jeannie Elias, Laurie Faso, Kerrigan Mahan, John DeMita, Greg Finley, Chad Einbinder, Jennifer Crystal, June Foray, Patrick Fraley, Craig Good, Brian George, Richard Epcar, Jeff Fischer, Eddie Frierson, Elisa Gabrielli, Jackie Gonneau, Nicholas Guest, Archie Hahn, Jess Harnell, Bridget Hoffman, Nick Jameson, Richard Steven Horvitz, Rif Hutton, Edie Lehmann-Boddicker, Tom Wyner, Kitt Hiraski, Neil Kaplan, Anges MacLane, Luara Jackman, Rosanna Huffman, Carole Jeghers, Daamen J. Krall, Marsha Kramer, Steve Kramer, Anne Lockhart, John Lasseter, Sonoko Konishi, Sherry Lynn, Tress MacNeille, Danny Mann, Barbara Goodson, Mickie McGowan, Edie Mirman, Jonathan Nichols, Jeff Pidgeon, Paul Pape, Patrick Pinney, Bob Papenbrook, Tony Pope, Phil Proctor, Derek Stephen Prince, Brianne Siddall-Brozey, Jan Rabson, Peter Renaday, Bobbi Page, Jonathan Null, Bob Peterson, Bret Parker, Michael Sorich, Kori Rae, Tony Oliver, Al Rodrigo, Randy Thom, Joe Ranft, Sally Steven, Andrew Stanton, Terrence Stone, Justin Shenkarow, Steve Susskind, Skip Stellrecht, Kath Soucie, Doug Stone, Russi Taylor, Wally Wingert, Frank Welker, Claudette Wells, Lee Unkrich, David Zyler, Jim Ward, Brian Tochi, Dave Wittenberg.
- Additional Children's Voices Jessica Evans, Sam Gifald, Courtland Mead, Ryan O'Donohue, Jordan Ranft, Franchesca Smith, Travis Tedford, Ashley Tisdale , Jadon Warkol,
Soundtrack
- Roll to Me by Del Amitri
- Basket Case by Green Day
- Loser by Beck
- Love in an Elevator by Aerosmith
- Baba O'Riley by The Who
- I Want It That Way by Backstreet Boys
- La Cucaracha by Santana
- Hey World! by Ziggy Marley
- Blister by Jimmy Eat World
- Born to Be Wild by Bruce Springsteen
- The Time of Your Life by Lionel Richie
Release dates
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25 November 1998 |
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3 December 1998 |
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3 December 1998 |
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3 December 1998 |
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3 December 1998 |
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4 December 1998 |
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10 December 1998 |
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12 December 1998 |
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18 December 1998 |
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25 December 1998 |
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4 February 1999 |
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5 February 1999 |
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5 February 1999 |
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5 February 1999 |
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5 February 1999 |
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5 February 1999 |
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6 February 1999 |
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10 February 1999 |
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10 February 1999 |
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11 February 1999 |
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11 February 1999 |
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12 February 1999 |
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12 February 1999 (German speaking region) |
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12 February 1999 |
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12 February 1999 |
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12 February 1999 |
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12 February 1999 |
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18 February 1999 |
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18 February 1999 |
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19 February 1999 |
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25 February 1999 |
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13 March 1999 |
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18 March 1999 |
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19 March 1999 |
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19 March 1999 |
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24 March 1999 |
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12 May 2001 |
Home Media
Production
The was first considered in 1988, as a short movie to be based on Aesop's fable, but it was delayed by Toy Story. Almost a year after its release, Disney made an agreement with Pixar to make movies together. John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Pete Doctor and Joe Ranft brought up the idea of the project, A Bugs Life in late 1994.[1] The ideas for Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo and WALL-E were also brought up and the three decided to have the grasshoppers demand food instead of begging for it, as it is in the fable. Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai helped influence the project. A basic story treatment was completed in 1995 and production began soon after. The movie had many technical challenges. One of the biggest technical triumphs was the simulation of crowds of ants. It would be impossible for an animator to animate every single ant in a crowd of thousands. So the technical supervisors came up with a computer program that would make every single ant in the crowd different in small ways; for example, different eye colour, skin colour, weight, or height. They would also build a several ants that could be animated. When randomly distributed through the crowds, these ants would appear to be blinking, talking or looking in different directions.
References
- ↑ Price, David (2008). The Pixar Touch. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. p. 158. .
Other websites
- A Bug's Life on IMDb
- A Bug's Life at AllRovi