A Bug's Life

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	Fin	Nor	Spa(Catalan)	Spa	Por	Isr
 	Flik 	Dave Foley 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Princess Atta 	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Dot 	Hayden Panettiere 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Heimlich 	Joe Ranft 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Francis 	Denis Leary 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Slim 	David Hyde Pierce 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Manny 	Jonathan Harris 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Gypsy 	Madeline Kahn 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Rosie 	Bonnie Hunt 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Dim 	Brad Garrett 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Tuck 	Michael McShane 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Roll 	Michael McShane 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	P.T. Flea 	John Ratzenberger 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Queen 	Phyllis Diller 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Hopper 	Kevin Spacey 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Molt 	Richard Kind 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Mr. Soil 	Roddy McDowall 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Doctor Flora 	Edie McClurg 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Thorny 	Alex Rocco 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Cornelius 	David Ossman 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Thumper 	David L. Lander 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Loco 	Carlos Alazraqui 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Axel 	Jan Rabson 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Fly Brother 1 	Brian M. Rosen 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Fly Brother 2 	Brian M. Rosen 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Thud 	Jack Angel 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Harry Mosquito 	Rodger Bumpass 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Baby Maggots 	Debi Derryberry 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Fly Mom 	Jennifer Darling 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Lead Blueberry Scout 	Ashley Tisdale 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Bug Zapper Bug (Harry)	John Lasseter 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Bug Zapper Bug 2 	Andrew Stanton 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Ant Boy 1 	Courtland Mead 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Ant Boy 2 	Sam Gifaldi 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Slick 	Brian M. Rosen 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Bee 	Jeff Pidgeon 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Grasshopper Lye Down 	Phil Proctor 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Dot's Friend 	Jordan Ranft 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Cockroach Waitress 	Mickie McGowan 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Mosquito Waitress 	Mickie McGowan 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Bus Beetle 	Jess Harnell 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Complaining Fly 	Joe Ranft 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Fly in Circus 	Phil Proctor 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Fly in the Bar 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Grasshopper Seeker 1 	Brad Hall 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Grasshopper Seeker 2 	Jeff Pidgeon 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Scared Ant 1 	Lee Unkrich 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Scared Ant 2 	Bill Farmer 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Director 	John Lasseter 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Fly Drinking 	Brian M. Rosen 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Snail 	Jess Harnell 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Bug in the Bar 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Angry Ant Boy 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Actor Ant Boy 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Cameraman 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Grasshopper Skiing 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Female Bug in the Bar 	India De Maio 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Bird 	Randy Thom 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Baby Bird 1 	Paul Rausmussen 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Baby Bird 2 	Paul Rausmussen 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Baby Bird 3 	Paul Rausmussen 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Aphie 	Bob Bergen