Antz

Antz is a computer animated movie made by DreamWorks Animation. It stars Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Jennifer Lopez, Sylvester Stallone, Christopher Walken, Dan Aykroyd, 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 Pictures and the third feature-length computer-animated film after Toy Story.
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 fiancee, 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 fiance 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, Soldier 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 Termites
Arnold Turner as Soldier Ants
Ruth Zalduondo as Female Ants
References
Other websites
1997 adventure movies
1990s computer-animated movies
1997 fantasy movies
1997 comedy movies
1997 animated movies
American adventure movies
American animated movies
American comedy movies
American family movies
American fantasy movies
Turkish movies
DreamWorks Animation movies
DreamWorks Pictures movies
English-language movies
Movies about insects
Movies about dictators
Movies directed by Eric Darnell
Movies composed by Harry Gregson-Williams
Movies composed by John Powell
Movies set in the United States