Keep moving, keep moving! I didn't-- Oh, sorry! He wasn't supposed to actually find someone! I know!I could lather up a bunch of spit!Oh! [49][50][51] The film had also earned $46.5 million during the five-day Thanksgiving holiday weekend,[52] surpassing the previous record holder 101 Dalmatians. The sun grows the food. No, no! Where Toy Story focused heavily on Woody and Buzz, with the other toys serving mostly as sidekicks, A Bug's Life required in-depth storytelling for several major groups of characters. Whoa! HEIMLICH: Boy, he runs fast for a little guy. A Bug's Life is a 1998 computer-animated action-adventure comedy-drama Disney/Pixar film directed by John Lasseter, with Andrew Stanton co-directing. He is voiced as spongy bfdi. [The droning of grasshoppers is heard as the ants cower inside the anthill.]. The ants finish constructing the fake bird. I never thought I'd see the day when an ant would put himself before the rest of his colony. I know it. [27] Although the contention left all parties estranged, Pixar and PDI employees kept up the old friendships that had arisen from spending a long time together in computer animation. ANTS IN WARRIOR COSTUMES: We are the warriors, here to defend you! FRANCIS: Stand back, ye flies! I didn't mean to do that. A Bug's Life - Wikipedia This is too good to be true! BEE: I'll show you who's tough! THORNY: All right, listen! (GASPS) Francis!Your boyfriend's from the-(LAUGHS)I'm sorry. Transcript [] Atta seeing the hornets sting the audience [] Princess Atta: (in mascot form) Oh no, hornets are stinging the audience, stop the show (insert cast member's name)! They help Flik pilot the fake bird to frighten away Hopper. This allowed for the film's DVD release to retain its original 2.35:1 widescreen format. ATTA: (sigh) I know, I know. FLEA: Bugs will pay big bucks to see a bonfire that is starring me! FRANCIS: Anytime, pal! Dr. Flora, if I may. We just lost a few inches, that's all. Your instincts on that boy were right on the money. Gotta go A.S.A.P. Didn't you hear Hopper? MOLT: This blue jay, he has him halfway down his throat, okay? Hey, how do I look? A colony of ants, led by the elderly Queen and her daughter Princess Atta, lives in the middle of a seasonally dry creekbed on a small hill known as "Ant Island". All aboard! You're not the queen yet, Atta. Mr. Marker. "[62] Peter Stack of the San Francisco Chronicle gave the film four out of four stars, stating "A Bug's Life is one of the great movies a triumph of storytelling and character development, and a whole new ballgame for computer animation. BLUE ANT BOY: My dad says he gives you one hour before you come back to the island crying. (GRUNTS) Aaah! Early Bird! (amplified) Now, I truly believe that these bugs are the answer to our FLIK: (quietly) No, there's no circus around here. HOPPER: What was I thinking? But if you could just do me a little favor before you leave. My children's children will walk down the street, and people will point and say, "Look! And Hopper, Hopper's kicking and screaming, okay? FLIK: Are you kidding? [81], A game, based on the film, was developed by Traveller's Tales and Tiertex Design Studios and released by Sony Computer Entertainment, Disney Interactive, THQ and Activision for various systems. The Circus Bugs and Atta pursue, with the latter catching up to Hopper and rescuing Flik. FLIK: Princess Atta! [58], Todd McCarthy of Variety wrote, "Lasseter and Pixar broke new technical and aesthetic ground in the animation field with Toy Story, and here they surpass it in both scope and complexity of movement while telling a story that overlaps Antz in numerous ways. Come on! FLIK: Exactly! Flea standing midstep. FLIK: Okay, just Just Just get in there. Dot flies off, picks up a rock from the ground and brings it to Flik. Come here! FLIK: That's the signal. Please, ma'am, wake up! He did it! Joe Ranft, member of Pixar's story team, played Heimlich the caterpillar at the suggestion of Lasseter's wife, Nancy, who had heard him playing the character on a scratch vocal track. FRANCIS: Your Majesty, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages, our troupe here guarantees a performance like no other! It's okay. Antz may even help business for A Bug's Life by demonstrating how many dramatic and comedic possibilities can be found in an anthill. Go! Harry, no! It was impractical for animators to control them individually, but neither could the ants remain static for even a moment without appearing lifeless, or move identically. We could send someone to get help! You know somethin'? ATTA: Please, everyone. Drop it. Everything that made that giant tree is already contained inside this tiny little seed. HEIMLICH: Mein wings! The FilmIsNow team is dedicated to providing you with all the best new videos because just like you we are big movie fans. HOPPER: It seems to me that you ants are forgetting your place. I'm sorry! (SCREAMING). [14] The animators would only animate four or five groups of about eight individual "universal ants". Where's our food?! Walt Disney Records released the soundtrack on October 27, 1998. No, I'm wrong. You don't want to make him mad. We got a schedule to keep. My eye! ATTA: Secondly, I would like to thank Flik FLIK: (amplified) Thank you, Your Highness. The site's critical consensus reads, "A Bug's Life is a rousing adventure that blends animated thrills with witty dialogue and memorable characters and another smashing early success for Pixar. MOLT: And believe me, no one appreciates that more than I do. Unfortunately, the "warriors" he brings back turn out to be an inept troupe of Circus Bugs. Let's ride! Princess Attaaaa! John Lasseter: Action. HOPPER: I swear, if I hadn't promised Mother on her deathbed that I wouldn't kill you, I would kill you. And quit beating the boys up. QUEEN: He's our resident thespian. Oh, come on! [37][38] The DVD was released on April 20, 1999, alongside a VHS release which was presented in a standard 1.33:1 "fullscreen" format. And this time, don't come back. [8] Another source gives Nina Jacobson, one of Katzenberg's executives, as the person responsible for the Antz pitch. Everyone keeps telling Flik to stop questioning tradition and be a good worker ant, but he knows that's not his lot in life. [18] It was partly based on Reeves's invention of particle systems a decade and a half earlier, which had let animators use masses of self-guided particles to create effects like swirling dust and snow. We've been forced to prepare all this food. [The grassopper bends down and picks up a ladybug leaf cape, placing it on his head.]. HOPPER: Do I lookstupidto you? ], FLIK: Hello, princess! Enjoy. (SCREAMS) (SCREAMS) Get out! GRASSHOPPER: I don't know, maybe it'll keep me dry in the rain. You lied to the colony! [17], As the release dates for both films approached, Disney executives concluded that Pixar should keep silent on the DreamWorks battle. She's the one that sent me to find you! [56], On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 92% based on 88 reviews and an average rating of 7.9/10. Why go back? Kid, say the word, and we'll follow you into battle. What a nice surprise. ], ATTA: The food was in a leaf sitting on top--. We've got to get the queen now. Coming through. Those little raisins do grow on you. QUEEN: But, Hopper, since it's almost the rainy season, we need this time to gather food for ourselves. [Francis and Manny fly down and carry Heimlich away. DOT: Aah! The film flies through its 95 minute run time. [22] Lasseter, who normally did not use profane language, cursed at Katzenberg and hung up the phone. FLY: You! Fat Ramirez is silly, fat, don't like sharing his burritos but essentially good-hearted younger brother of Hoopa. You should tell Hopper. Then she's dead, they cry, boo-hoo, we go home. Rub your legs together for the world's greatest bug circus! DR. FLORA: My, you just pop right open there, don't ya? "[61] Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times gave the film four out of five stars, writing "What A Bug's Life demonstrates is that when it comes to bugs, the most fun ones to hang out with hang exclusively with the gang at Pixar. GRASSHOPPER: (chuckle) Cool. Look out for the bird! r96sk 4 July 2020. SOIL: Watch my eyes. [7] Disney approved the treatment and gave notice on July 7 that it was exercising the option of a second film under the original 1991 agreement between Disney and Pixar. FLIK: You'll be gone before the grasshoppers ever arrive. Flik! And that's how my 12th husband died. [14] The team took out mandibles and designed the ants to stand upright, replacing their normal six legs with two arms and two legs. ROSIE: Oh, look at the beautiful colors of the blood. [Hopper breaks open the bottle and the three grasshoppers are buried under an avalanche of grain.]. Don't tell them I said that. -Are you kidding? I'll come up with a plan. I guess you've got a lot of other anthills to check into, so bye! A splinter! P.T. SLIM: No, it's because I'm a prop! Boy, I should talk to you guys more often. Embark on. This is great. All right, Dot? ], [Hopper steps over Flik and walks slowly among the ants, eventually coming to a stop. In addition, Walt Disney Feature Animation had considered producing a film in the late-1980s entitled Army Ants, that centered around a pacifist ant living in a militaristic colony, but this never fully materialized. For the video game, see, "Bugs life" redirects here. How about a nice, tasty worm on a stick? ATTA: Dot, you're a young queen ant, and your wings are too little to be--. No! "[65] Paul Clinton of CNN wrote, "A Bug's Life is a perfect movie for the holidays. And year after year, they somehow manage to pick food for themselves and you. HEIMLICH: But I am flying! I'm sorry.-(DOT SIGHS)Can we cut?It's just that I don't think I'm coming across.Hmm. I've made a living out of being a failure. [7] Andrew Stanton and Joe Ranft hit on the notion that the grasshopper could just take the food. With the anthill now at peace, Flik improves his inventions to help gather food for the ants. Come on. Stay here. It's all tangled up. Blend. Wake up! It's about keeping those ants in line. Do I look stupid to you?", but Atta can't stop laughing, so they try the take again and she's still laughing. FLIK: Now, I know that I've made a lot of mistakes in the past. For those who are new and are wondering about why this was necessary, read the shift in editing starting March 1st blog. 8/10. DR. FLORA: At least we could try. ], Fandom's centric resource about film knowledge, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. I guess we could use a little entertainment. Spring is in the air. (laughing raucously) Ooh! < A Bug's Life View source Transcript On screen: Walt Disney Pictures. Grasshoppers are coming! He has something in his nose.What? He and Atta become a couple, and send Hopper's affable brother Molt and a few ants to help P.T. ATTA: Oh! I'm a royal ant, and I can't even fly yet. Alright, let me try it again. ANTS IN GRASSHOPPER COSTUMES: We are the grasshoppers! I know! Not, of course, that you would need a telescope to see that--. FLEA: I'm serious! Look at this. Aimed directly at the flypaper are Tuck and Roll, the pill-bug cannonballs! DR. FLORA: Who would do a crazy thing like that? Our Blueberry troop salutes you bugs for rescuing our smallest member, Princess Dot. Going back to Ant Island. I'm sorry! It's just one ant! This ensured that no two ants were the same. FLIK: Oh Oh, this! Contents 1 A Bug's Life 2 A Bug's Life: The Video Game 3 It's Tough to Be a Bug! [8], As Stanton and Ranft discussed the adaptation, they rattled off scenarios and storylines springing from their premise. It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score, the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score and the BAFTA Award for Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects. I kind of promised the Blueberries I'd teach them canasta. HOPPER: You let one ant stand up to us, then they all might stand up. Because it was you, Princess Atta. It's the same, year after year. SLIM: (gasps, whispers) Francis!