The Ant Bully

***The Ant Bully*** is a 2006 American computer-animated film written and directed by John A. Davis and based on the 1999 children's book of the same name by John Nickle. Starring the voices of Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Paul Giamatti, Regina King, Bruce Campbell and Lily Tomlin, it was produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman's Playtone, Davis and Keith Alcorn's DNA Productions, and Legendary Pictures in their first animated film, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Set in suburban Las Vegas, The Ant Bully follows Lucas Nickle (Zach Tyler Eisen), a 10-year-old destructive boy who is neglected by his family (Cheri Oteri and Larry Miller) and bullied by Steve (Myles Jeffrey) and his friends (Jake T. Austin). He attacks the nearby ant colony out of frustration, but Zoc (Cage), a wizard ant, creates a potion to shrink Lucas. After being shrunk by Zoc, Lucas must join forces with his new friends (Roberts, King, and Campbell) to defeat Stan Beals (Giamatti), an exterminator who threatens their colony upon signing the contract. Shortly before its release, most of the DNA employees were laid off and the studio was closed (as the result of their second and final film to be made after Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius). It was also the last film role by Ricardo Montalbán, before his death on January 14, 2009.

## Voice Cast

* Julia Roberts as Hova
* Nicolas Cage as Zoc
* Meryl Streep as Queen
* Paul Giamatti as Stan Beals
* Zach Tyler Eisen as Lucas Nickle
* Regina King as Kreela
* Bruce Campbell as Fugax
* Lily Tomlin as Mommo
* Cheri Oteri as Doreen Nickle
* Larry Miller as Fred Nickle
* Allison Mack as Tiffany Nickle
* Ricardo Montalban as Head of Council
* Myles Jeffrey as Steve
* Jake T. Austin as Nicky
* Rob Paulsen as Beetle
* S. Scott Bullock as Glow Worm, Wasp Survivor
* Mark DeCarlo as Fly
* Frank Welker as Spindle, Frog, Caterpillar

### Additional Voices

* Paul Greenberg as Sleeping Ant #1, Head Lice #1, Head Lice #2, Head Lice #3, Head Lice #4, Brett
* David Kaye as Sleeping Ant #2, Guard Ant #3, Wrangler Ant
* Alfred Jackson as Slacker Ant
* Ken Mitchroney as Ant #17, Guard Ant #2
* Denzel Whitaker as Albert
* Casey Masamitsu as Shigeko
* Bryan Fabian as Fernando
* Creagen Dow as Mullet Boy
* Jake Goldberg as Helmet Boy, Nob, Red Teammate #1
* Keith Alcorn as Ant #18, Pupa, Soldier Ant #3
* John A. Davis as Ant #19
* Tom Kenny as Drone Ant, Ant #2, Ant #6
* Sarah Mensinga as Mother Ant
* Nika Futterman as Ant #1, Ant #7
* Scott Holst as Ant #3
* Susan Silo as Ant #4
* Paul Rugg as Ant #5
* Larry Cedar as Ant #8
* Nicole Sullivan as Ant #9
* Candi Milo as Nurse Ant #3
* Nissa Alcorn as Billo
* Pat Fraley as Ant Council #1
* Tyler James Williams as Blue Teammate #1
* Jared Goldsmith as Blue Teammate #2, Red Teammate #2
* Austin Majors as Blue Teammate #3
* Jaishon Fisher as Blue Teammate #4
* Aaron Michael Drozin as Blue Teammate #5
* Max Burkholder as Blue Teammate #6
* Sam Green as Red Teammate #3
* Colin Ford as Red Teammate #4
* Kendall Sanders as Red Teammate #5
* Shane Baumel as Red Teammate #6
* Neil Ross as Wasp #1, Wasp #5
* Bob Joles as Wasp #2
* Wally Wingert as Wasp #3
* Leon Morenzie as Wasp #4
* Jonathan Cook as Wasp #6
* Ken Mitchroney as Wasp #8
* Sean Donnellan as Soldier Ant #1
* Tress MacNeille as Old Council Ant
* Richard Green as Wasp Leader
* Don Frye as Soldier Ant
* Clive Robertson as Hova's Wasp
* Vernée Watson Johnson as Head Nurse