A Bug's Life is a 1998 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It was the second feature film overall produced by Pixar. The film was directed by John Lasseter with co-direction by Andrew Stanton. The film involves a misfit ant, Flik, who is looking for "tough warriors" to save his colony from greedy grasshoppers, only to recruit a group of bugs that turn out to be an inept circus troupe. The film stars the voices of Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
The film is inspired by Aesop's fable The Ant and the Grasshopper. Production began shortly after the release of Toy Story in 1995. The screenplay was penned by Stanton and comedy writers Donald McEnery and Bob Shaw from a story by Lasseter, Stanton, and Joe Ranft, the latter who voiced Hemlich in the film. The ants in the film were redesigned to be more appealing, and Pixar's animation unit employed technical innovations in computer animation. Randy Newman composed the music for the film. During production, Pixar’s Steve Jobs and Lasseter embroiled in a controversial public feud with DreamWorks cofounder Jeffrey Katzenberg due to the parallel productions of theirs and his similar film Antz, which was released the same year.
The film was released on November 25, 1998, and grossed $363 million in receipts. It received positive reviews from film critics, who commended the storyline, witty dialogue and voice-acting, and the animation, although some compared it unfavorably to Antz. It was the first film to be digitally transferred frame-by-frame and released to DVD, and has been released multiple times on home video.
Cast[]
| Image | Character | USA | Mex | Jap | Bra | Can(French) | Ger | Fra | Ita | Pol | Neth | Hun | Swe | Fin | Nor | Den | Gree | Ukr | Cze | Ice | Slo | Alb | Rom | Ser | Slove | Russ | Spa | Por | Kor | Isr |
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Flik | Dave Foley | Jesús Barrero | Mitsuru Miyamoto | Marco Ribeiro | Gilbert Lachance | Kai Wiesinger | Thierry Wermuth | Massimiliano Manfredi | Tomasz Bednarek | Peter Lusse | Hevér Gábor | Björn Kjellman | Jarkko Tamminen | Kim Fangen | Peter Mygind | Felix Bergsson | Florian Ghimpu | Jordi Cruz | Rui Luís Brás | Kang Soojin | Tomer Sharon | ||||||||
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Princess Atta | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Layda ÁlvarezPonce | Mika Doi | Andrea Murucci | Christine Bellier | Madeleine Stolze | Marie Vincent | Chiara Colizzi | Magdalena Wójcik | Isa Hoes | Kisfalvi Krisztina | Lizette Pålsson | Maija Kinnunen | Anine Kruse | Annette Heick | Vigdís Gunnarsdóttir | Alina Grigore | Mar Bordallo | Leonor Alcácer | Lee HyeonSun | Sharon Shachal | ||||||||
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Hopper | Kevin Spacey | Emilio Guerrero | Haruhiko Jô | Márcio Simões | Guy Nadon | Rufus Beck | Dominique CollignonMaurin | Roberto Pedicini | Paweł Szczesny | Kees Prins | Dörner György | Samuel Fröler | Seppo Pääkkönen | Erik Hivju | Henning Jensen | Hilmir Snær Guðnason | Mihai Dinvale | PepAntón Muñoz | João Lagarto | Park Jo-Ho | Yuval Zamir | ||||||||
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Dot | Hayden Panettiere | Thania Gómez | Yumi Sudo | Carol Kapfer | ClaudiaLaurie Corbeil | Caroline Schwarzmaier | Marie Sambourg | Veronica Puccio | Zofia Jaworowska | Mila Teule | Szabó Luca | Linnea Berglund | Heljä Heikkinen | Emilie Grønsund | Rosalinde Mynster | Sunna Eldon | Mădălina Grigore | Paula Ribó | Camilia Petti | Kim Sung-eun | Shirley Wartheimer | ||||||||
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The Queen | Phyllis Diller | María Santander | Masako Isobe | Nelly Amaral | Élizabeth Chouvalidze | Elisabeth Volkmann | Perrette Pradier | Deddi Savagnone | Elżbieta Gaertner | Leontien Ceulemans | Tábori Nóra | Gunilla Åkesson | Seela Sella | Kari-Ann Grønsund | Vigga Bro | Sif Ragnhildardóttir | Sanda Toma | MaríaLuisa Rubio | Irene Cruz | Na Su-Ran | Tikva Dayan | ||||||||
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Slim | David Hyde Pierce | Moisés Palacios | Kazuaki Ito | Guilherme Briggs | Alain Zouvi | Fritz von Hardenberg | Bernard Alane | Stefano Masciarelli | Tadeusz Borowski | Kas van Iersel | Rosta Sándor | Roger Storm | Jukka Rasila | Nicolay LangeNielsen | Michael Moritzen | Ari Matthíasson | Mircea Gheorghiu | Jon Crespo | Rui Paulo | Lee Jae-Yong | Yossi Toledo | ||||||||
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Heimlich | Joe Ranft | Rubén Cerda | Yū Shimaka | Garcia Júnior | Gilbert Lachance | Ottfried Fischer | Jean-Loup Horwitz | Roberto Stocchi | Tomasz Grochoczyński | Fred Butter | Szűcs Sándor | Ulf Peder Johansson | Jarmo Koski | Stig Krogstad | Tommy Kenter | Harald G. Haralds | Gabriel Costin | MiguelÁngel Varela | Paulo Oom | Lee In-seong | Chen Alon | ||||||||
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Francis | Denis Leary | Adal Ramones | Masahiko Tanaka | Mauro Ramos | Sébastien Dhavernas | Ivar Combrinck | Patrick Poivey | Stefano Mondini | Jacek Kawalec | Bob Fosko | Besenczi Árpád | Kaj Stenberg | Petteri Summanen | Per Frisch | Ole Gorter Boisen | Baldur Trausti | Radu Gabriel | Guillermo Romero | Luís Mascarenhas | Lee Yun-Sun | Alon Ofir | ||||||||
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Manny | Jonathan Harris | Germán Robles | Takehiro Koyama | Newton da Matta | Horst Raspe | Pierre Baton | Franco Zucca | Eugeniusz Robaczewski | Paul van Gorcum | Matti Ranin | Helge Reiss | Arnar Jónsson | Eusebiu Ștefănescu | Jeong Gi-Hang | |||||||||||||||
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Gypsy | Madeline Kahn | Dulce Guerrero | Keiko Aizawa | Emília Rey | Katharina Lopinski | Barbara Tissier | Antonella Rendina | Elżbieta Jędrzejewska | Beatrijs Sluijter | Mari Vainio | Steinunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir | Adriana Nicolae | Kim Hye-Mi | Lillian Barreto | |||||||||||||||
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Rosie | Bonnie Hunt | Patricia Palestino | Kayoko Hayashi | Geisa Vidal | Élise Bertrand | Susanne von Medvey | Frédérique Tirmont | Alessandra Casella | Karina Szafrańska | Marloes vandenHeuvel | Zsolnai Júlia | Gunilla Orvelius | Kristiina Halttu | Lena Meieran | JetteSophie Sievertsen | Edda Heiðrún Backman | Isabela Neamțu | Cristina Victoria | MargaridaRosa Rodrigues | Ahn GyeongJin | Rama Messinger | ||||||||
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Tuck | Michael McShane | Víctor Noriega | Ryûji Mizuno | Garcia Júnior | Michael McShane | Hartmut Neugebauer | Éric Métayer | Enrico Pallini | Jarosław Boberek | Arnold Gelderman | Anders Öjebo | Petteri Summanen | Cosmin Șofron | Yu Dong-Hyeon | |||||||||||||||
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Roll | Michael McShane | Genaro Vásquez | Ryûji Mizuno | Garcia Júnior | Manuel Tadros | Hartmut Neugebauer | Éric Métayer | Franco Mannella | Jarosław Boberek | Arnold Gelderman | Anders Öjebo | Petteri Summanen | Ivar Nørve | Damian Oancea | Han Ho-Ung | ||||||||||||||
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P.T. Flea | John Ratzenberger | Humberto Vélez | Yoshihiro Okada | Renato Rosenberg | Benoît Rousseau | Michael Rüth | Edgar Givry | Renato Cecchetto | Jerzy Cnota | Evert de Vries | Heikki Määttänen | Karl Ágúst Úlfsson | Constantin Bărbulescu | Fernando Luis | Yu Hae-Moo | ||||||||||||||
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Dim | Brad Garrett | Eduardo Borja | Daisuke Gôri | Jorge Vasconcelos | Victor Désy | Oliver Stritzel | Marc Alfos | Roberto Draghetti | Zbigniew Konopka | Hero Muller | Vass Gábor | Anders Öjebo | Pekka Lehtosaari | Magne Lindholm | Peter Zhelder | Ellert Ingimundarson | Valentin Teodosiu | Gonzalo Durán | Paulo Gomes | Lee Ho-In | Gil Zamek | ||||||||
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Molt | Richard Kind | Ricardo Tejedo | Yoshihiro Okada | Hélio Ribeiro | François L'Écuyer | Jan Odle | Henri Guybet | Vittorio Amandola | Krzysztof Janczak | Rob Kamphues | Gesztesi Károly | Ulf Brunnberg | Jukka Voutilainen | Johannes Joner | Anders Bircow | Þórhallur Sigurðsson | Eugen Cristea | Lorenzo Beteta | José Jorge Duarte | Kim Hwan-jin | Efron Etkin | ||||||||
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Mr. Soil | Roddy McDowall | Arturo Mercado | Yutaka Nakano | Alfredo Martins | Ulrich Frank | Henri Courseaux | Oliviero Dinelli | Tuomo Holopainen | Harald Mæle | Hjálmar Hjálmarsson | Mihai Niculescu | Kim Yik-Tae | Dov Reiser | ||||||||||||||||
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Doctor Flora | Edie McClurg | Cristina Camargo | Shinobu Sato | Marly Ribeiro | Monika John | Évelyne Grandjean | Lorenza Biella | Maija-Liisa Peuhu | Vibeke Hastrup | Hanna María Karlsdóttir | Angela Filipescu | Im Eun-Jeong | Shafrira Zakai | ||||||||||||||||
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Thorny | Alex Rocco | Jesse Conde | Carlos Seidl | Ronald France | Peter Thom | Bernard Metraux | Ennio Coltorti | Włodzimierz Bednarski | Eero Saarinen | Ivar Nørve | [Valur Freyr Einarsson]] | Sorin Medeleni | Mario Martín | Carlos Vieira de Almeida | Jo Dong-Hui | Shimon Cohen | |||||||||||||
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Cornelius | David Ossman | Francisco Colmenero | Miguel Rosenberg | Günter Wolf | Andrzej Gawroński | László Versényi | Veikko Honkanen | Þórhallur Sigurðsson | Boris Petroff | Yu Dong-Hyeon | |||||||||||||||||||
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Thumper | David L. Lander | Raúl Aldana | Arne Elsholtz | Gérard Surugue | Antti Pääkkönen | Valeriy Kukhareshin | Dov Reiser | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Loco | Carlos Alazraqui | Eduardo Giaccardi | Pierre Auger | Éric Métayer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Axel | Jan Rabson | César Soto | Alex Ionescu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fly Brother 1 | Brian M. Rosen | Luis Alfonso Mendoza | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fly Brother 2 | Brian M. Rosen | Armando Coria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thud | Jack Angel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harry Mosquito | Rodger Bumpass | Fernando Manzano | Niko Macoulis | Michel Mella | Lars Thiesgaard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 
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Baby Maggots | Debi Derryberry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fly Mom | Jennifer Darling | Maru Guerrero | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lead BlueberryScout | Ashley Tisdale | Gaby Ugarte | Siri Nilsen | Amalie Dollerup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bug Zapper Bug (Harry) | John Lasseter | Mario Filio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bug Zapper Bug 2 | Andrew Stanton | Genaro Vásquez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ant Boy 1 | Ryan O'Donohue | Alan Fernando Velázquez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ant Boy 2 | Sam Gifaldi | HéctorEmmanuel Gómez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Slick | Brian M. Rosen | Mario Filio | Éric Métayer | Lars Thiesgaard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bee | Jack Angel | Mario Filio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grasshopper Lye Down | Phil Proctor | Genaro Vásquez | Éric Métayer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dot's Friend | Jordan Ranft | Alondra Hidalgo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cockroach Waitress | Mickie McGowan | Toni Rodríguez | Vibeke Hastrup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mosquito Barman | Jennifer Darling | Sofía Sánchez Navarro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bug Bus | Jess Harnell | Armando Réndiz | Gérard Surugue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Complaining Fly | Joe Ranft | Armando Réndiz | Jean-Philippe Puymartin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fly in Circus | Jack Angel | Yamil Atala | Christophe Lemoine | Ivar Nørve | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fly in the Bar | Yamil Atala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grasshopper Seeker 1 | Brad Hall | Eduardo Tejedo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grasshopper Seeker 2 | Jeff Pidgeon | Raúl Aldana | Emmanuel Curtil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scared Ant 1 | Lee Unkrich | Raúl Aldana | Christophe Lemoine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scared Ant 2 | Bill Farmer | Ricardo Silva | Gérard Surugue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Director | John Lasseter | Ricardo Mendoza | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fly Drinking | Brian M. Rosen | César Soto | Gérard Surugue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Slick in the street | César Soto | Éric Métayer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bug in the Bar | Patrick Pinney | Genaro Vásquez | Éric Métayer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Angry Ant Boy | Peter Scolari | Alan Fernando Velázquez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Actor Ant Boy | Alondra Hidalgo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cameraman | Raúl Aldana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grasshopper Skiing | Yamil Atala | Gérard Surugue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Female Bug in the Bar | India De Maio | Norma Iturbe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Singing Grasshopper 1 | John Lasseter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Singer | Randy Newman | Ricardo Murguía | Michel Comeau | Klaus Lage | Charlélie Couture | Riccardo Cocciante | Mikael Roupé/Almaz Yebio | Pepe Ahlqvist | Carsten Loly | Otto Brandenburg | Miguel Ângelo |
Vocal Effects[]
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Thumper | Frank Welker |