Antz

Antz is a 1997 computer animated movie made by DreamWorks Animation. It stars Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Jennifer Lopez, Sylvester Stallone, Christopher Walken, Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, Anne Bancroft, Danny Glover and Gene Hackman. Some of the main characters share facial similarities with the actors. It is the first movie to be released by DreamWorks Animation and the second feature-length computer-animated film after Toy Story. Antz is released in United States in theaters on November 7, 1997, and it was released in North America on VHS on January 6, 1998, and on DVD on February 10, 1998.

Plot
Z the worker ant strives to reconcile his own individuality with the communal work-ethic of the ant colony. He falls in love with Princess Bala, Z strives to make social inroads, and then must save the ant colony from the treacherous scheming of the evil General Mandible that threaten to wipe out the entire worker population.

Voice cast
 Woody Allen as Z-4195 "Z", an idealistic but anxious worker ant.
 Sharon Stone as Princess Bala, the Queen Ant's daughter, Mandible's fiancée, and Z's love interest.
 Gene Hackman as General Mandible, the mean-spirited and arrogant supreme commander of the ant military. He is also the fianće of Princess Bala.
 Sylvester Stallone as Corporal Weaver, a brave soldier ant and Z's best friend who becomes Azteca's boyfriend.
 Jennifer Lopez as Azteca, another friend of Z's and a worker ant who becomes Weaver's girlfriend.
 Christopher Walken as Colonel Cutter, a flying ant that serves as Mandible's patient and empathetic adviser who becomes disillusioned by the general's actions.
 Danny Glover as Staff Sergeant Barbatus, a soldier ant who befriends Z during the fight against the termites.
 Anne Bancroft as Queen Ant, Princess Bala's mother and the ruler of the ants.
 Dan Aykroyd as Chip the Wasp, a wasp whom Z befriends.
 Grant Shaud as The Foreman, the head of the worker ants.
 John Mahoney as Grebs, the Drunk Ant Scout who talked about Insectopia.
 Jane Curtin as Muffin "Muffy" the Wasp, Chip's wife.
 Paul Mazursky as Z's Psychiatrist
The cast features several actors from movies Allen wrote, starred in and directed, including Stone (Stardust Memories), Stallone (Bananas), Hackman (Another Woman), and Walken (Annie Hall). Aykroyd later co-starred in Allen's The Curse of the Jade Scorpion.

Additional voices
 Jack Angel as Worker Ants, Soldier Ants
 Michael Bell as Worker Ants
 Bob Bergen as Ant Worker #2
 Susan Blu as Female Ants
 Rodger Bumpass as Worker Ants
 Corey Burton as Soldier Ants
 Cathy Cavadini as Female Ants
 Robert Clotworthy as Worker Ants, Soldier Ants
 David Cowgill as Soldier Ants
 Jim Cummings as Soldier Ants, One Worker Ant
 Jennifer Darling as Female Ants
 Debi Derryberry as Female Ants
 Paul Eiding as Ant Worker
 Bill Farmer as Soldier Ants, Worker Ants
 Pat Fry as Worker Ants, Termites
 Don Fullilove as Soldier Ants
 Jess Harnell as Worker Ants
 Richard Horvitz as Worker Ants, Soldier Ants
 Tim Johnson as Worker Ants
 Matthew Labyorteaux as Worker Ants
 Sherry Lynn as Female Ant
 Danny Mann as Worker Ants, Termites
 Mickie McGowan as Female Ants
 Mona Marshall as Female Ants
 Paul Pape as Soldier Ants
 Patrick Pinney as Worker Ants, Soldier Ants
 Phil Proctor as Worker Ants, Termites
 Jan Rabson as Worker Ants, Termites
 Peter Renaday as Soldier Ants
 Jerry Sroka as Bartender
 B.J. Ward as Female Ants
 Jim Ward as Worker Ants
 April Winchell as Ladybug

ADR Group
 Charles Bartlett as Termites
 Jack Blessing as Soldier Ants
 Thomas Brunelle as Soldier Ants
 William Calvert as Soldier Ants
 Richard Cansino as Worker Ants
 Kate Carlin as Female Ants
 June Christopher as Female Ants
 David Coburn as Worker Ants
 Jennifer Crystal as Female Ants
 Alex Daniels as Soldier Ants
 James Dean as Soldier Ants
 Peter Doyle as Soldier Ants
 Murphy Dunne as Soldier Ants
 Chad Einbinder as Worker Ants
 Jeff Fischer as Worker Ants
 Robin Florence as Female Ants
 Rebecca Forstadt as Female Ants
 Val Franco as Female Ants
 Elisa Gabrielli as Female Ants
 Anneliese Goldman as Female Ants
 Brian Herskovitz as Soldier Ants
 Bobby Jacoby as Ladybug Kids
 Nick Jameson as Worker Ants
 Laurie Johnson as Female Ants
 Holly Kane as Female Ants
 Daamen Kraal as Soldier Ants
 Marsha Kramer as Female Ants
 Steve Kramer as Worker Ants
 Katie Leigh as Female Ants
 Anne Lockhart as Female Ants
 Anna Mathias as Female Ants
 Don Maxwell as Worker Ants
 David McCharen as Worker Ants
 Christie Mellor as Female Ants
 Jonathan Nichols as Worker Ants
 Julie Payne as Female Ants
 Tony Pope as Soldier Ants
 Al Rodrigo as Soldier Ants
 Michelle Ruff as Female Ants, Ladybug Kids
 Gary Schwartz as Soldier Ants
 Steve Staley as Soldier Ants
 Brian Tochi as Worker Ants
 Arnold Turner as Soldier Ants
 Ruth Zalduondo as Female Ants

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