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A Bug's Life (1998) -- A misfit ant, looking for warriors to save his colony from grasshoppers, recruits a group of bugs that turn out to be an inept circus troup.
A Bug's Life (1998) -- A misfit ant, looking for warriors to save his colony from grasshoppers, recruits a group of bugs that turn out to be an inept circus troup.
A Bug's Life (1998) -- A misfit ant, looking for warriors to save his colony from grasshoppers, recruits a group of bugs that turn out to be an inept circus troup.
A Bug's Life (1998) -- A misfit ant, looking for warriors to save his colony from grasshoppers, recruits a group of bugs that turn out to be an inept circus troup.
A Bug's Life (1998) -- A misfit ant, looking for warriors to save his colony from grasshoppers, recruits a group of bugs that turn out to be an inept circus troup.

Overview

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7.3/10   52,034 votes
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Directors:
Writers:
John Lasseter (story) &
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Release Date:
25 November 1998 (USA) more
Tagline:
An epic of miniature proportions.
Plot:
A misfit ant, looking for warriors to save his colony from grasshoppers, recruits a group of bugs that turn out to be an inept circus troup. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar. Another 11 wins & 13 nominations more
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Dave Foley ... Flik (voice)

Kevin Spacey ... Hopper (voice)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus ... Atta (voice)

Hayden Panettiere ... Dot (voice)
Phyllis Diller ... Queen (voice)

Richard Kind ... Molt (voice)

David Hyde Pierce ... Slim (voice)
Joe Ranft ... Heimlich (voice)

Denis Leary ... Francis (voice)

Jonathan Harris ... Manny (voice)

Madeline Kahn ... Gypsy Moth (voice)

Bonnie Hunt ... Rosie (voice)
Michael McShane ... Tuck / Roll (voice)

John Ratzenberger ... P.T. Flea (voice)

Brad Garrett ... Dim (voice)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Bugs (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
96 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Although this film is loosely based on The Magnificent Seven (1960), which is a remake of the Akira Kurosawa film Shichinin no samurai (1954), no credit is given to Kurosawa for his story. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Rosie disappears briefly from Dim's back as they fly to Ant Island. more
Quotes:
Tuck, Roll: Tweet, tweet! Tweet, tweet!
Gypsy: [gasping] HUUUH!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in 21 Grams (2003) more

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27 out of 32 people found the following comment useful.
Wow., 13 May 1999
8/10
Author: Peach-2 from USA

There is great detail in A Bug's Life. Everything is covered. The film looks great and the animation is sometimes jaw-dropping. The film isn't too terribly orignal, it's basically a modern take on Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, only with bugs. I enjoyed the character interaction however and the bad guys in this film actually seemed bad. It seems that Disney usually makes their bad guys carbon copy cut-outs. The grasshoppers are menacing and Hopper, the lead bad guy, was a brillant creation. Check this one out.

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