A Bug's Life (1998)

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**A Bug's Life (1998)** is a UK VHS release by Disney Videos on 23rd August 1999. It's a UK DVD and VHS release by Disney Videos on 23rd August 1999. It got re-released on DVD and VHS by Walt Disney Home Entertainment on 23rd May 2003. It got released on Blu-Ray and DVD by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on 4th October 2010.

The film also aired on BBC One on Christmas Eve 2002 Easter Saturday 10th April 2004 Summer Bank Holiday Monday 28th August 2006 & Spring Bank Holiday Monday 26th May 2008.

## Description

Journey inside the miniature world of bugs for larger-than-life fun and adventure under every leaf! Crawling with imaginative characters, hilarious laughs and colorful, lifelike computer animation, Disney and Pixar's A Bug's Life "is a masterpiece, terrific entertainment for all ages". (The Daily Mail)

On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere", an inventive ant named Flik hires "warrior bugs" to defend his colony from a horde of greedy grasshoppers, led by Hopper. But when Flik's cavalry turns out to be a motley group of flea circus performers, the stage is set for comic confusion...as well as unlikely heroes!

Featuring a star-studded voice cast, A Bug's Life presents an amazing new perspective on teamwork and determination - revealing subtle new details each time you watch it!

## Cast

* Dave Foley as Flik
* Kevin Spacey as Hopper
* Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Atta
* Hayden Panettiere as Dot
* Denis Leary as Francis
* Joe Ranft as Heimlich
* David Hyde Pierce as Slim
* Jonathan Harris as Manny
* Madeline Kahn as Gypsy
* Bonnie Hunt as Rosie
* Michael McShane as Tuck and Roll
* Brad Garrett as Dim
* Richard Kind as Molt
* Phyllis Diller as The Queen
* Roddy McDowall as Mr. Soil
* Edie McClurg as Dr. Flora
* John Ratzenberger as P.T. Flea
* David Lander as Thumper
* Jack Angel as Thud/The Fly Brothers
* Jack Angel, Phil Proctor, Andrew Stanton and Joe Ranft as The Flies
* Debi Derryberry as Baby Maggots
* Mickie McGowan as Cockroach Waitress/Mosquito Waitress
* David Ossman as Cornelius
* Ashley Tisdale as Daisy/Blueberry Scouts
* John Lasseter as Harry
* Andrew Stanton as Zapped Bug
* Jan Rabson as Axel
* Phil Proctor as Slick/Grasshoppers/Ant #1
* Alex Rocco as Thorny
* Frank Welker as The Bird/The Chicks/Thumper (scream only)

## Credits

* sWalt Disney Pictures
* Pixar Animation Studios
* Walt Disney Pictures Presents
* A Pixar Animation Studios Film
* A Bug's Life
* Directed by John Lasseter
* Co-Directed by Andrew Stanton
* Produced by Darla K. Anderson, Kevin Reher
* Original Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Joe Ranft
* Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Donald McEnery & Bob Shaw
* Music by Randy Newman
* Story Supervisor Joe Ranft
* Supervising Film Editor Lee Unkrich
* Supervising Technical Directors William Reeves, Eben Ostby
* Director of Photography Sharon Calahan
* Production Designer William Cone
* Art Directors Tia W. Kratter, Bob Pauley
* Supervising Animators Glenn McQueen, Rich Quade
* Shading Supervisor Rick Sayre
* Supervising Layout Artist Ewan Johnson
* Production Manager Susan Tatsuno Hamana
* Sound Design Gary Rydstrom
* Production Supervisors
* Technical Graham Walters
* Editor Bill Kinder
* Story, Art and Layout Bz Petroff
* Executive Music Producer Chris Montan
* ''The Time of Your Life''
* Written and Performed by Randy Newman
* Casting by Ruth Lambert, Mary Hidalgo, Associate
* Cast
* Dave Foley as Flik
* Kevin Spacey as Hopper
* Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Atta
* Hayden Panettiere as Dot
* Denis Leary as Francis
* Joe Ranft as Heimlich
* David Hyde Pierce as Slim
* Jonathan Harris as Manny
* Madeline Kahn as Gypsy
* Bonnie Hunt as Rosie
* Michael McShane as Tuck and Roll
* John Ratzenberger as P.T. Flea
* Brad Garrett as Dim
* Richard Kind as Molt
* Phyllis Diller as Queen
* Roddy McDowall as Mr. Soil
* Edie McClurg as Dr. Flora
* Alex Rocco as Thorny
* David Ossman as Cornelius
* Additional Story Geefwee Boedoe, Jason Katz, Jorgen Klubien, Robert Lence, David Reynolds
* Story Team
* Story Manager Susan E. Levin
* Story Artists Maxwell Brace IV, Kelly Asbury Ash Brannon, Mike Cachuela Jill Culton Jim Capobianco, Jason Katz, Jorgen Klubien, Robert Lence, Bud Luckey, Bob Peterson, Andrew Stanton, Nathan Stanton
* Additional Storyboarding Geefwee Boedoe, Jill Culton, Pete Docter, Davey Crockett Feiten, Harley Jessup, Jeff Pidgeon
* Production Assistants
* Script Chris Vallance
* Story Ron Smith
* Art
* Art Department Manager Katherine Sarafian
* Shading Design Tia W. Kratter
* Lead CG Painter Robin Cooper
* CG Painters Yvonne Herbst, Bryn Imagire, Glenn Kim
* Sketch Artists Mark Cordell Holmes, Glenn Kim, Dan Lee, Bud Luckey, Lawrence Marvit, Nathaniel McLaughlin
* Sculptors Norm DeCarlo, Jerome Ranft
* Character Design Bob Pauley
* Additional Character Design Dan Lee, Jason Katz, Bud Luckey, Geefwee Boedoe, James Ford Murphy, Sanjay Patel, Tasha Wedeen
* Visual Development Peter DeSeve, Dave Gordon, Steve Johnson, Paul Kratter, Lou Fancher, Jean Gilmore, Bruce Zick, Fred Warter, William Joyce, Kevin Donahue, Rick Maki
* Additional Visual Development Steve Pilcher
* Set Design Douglas Pierce
* Character Design Tom Hester
* Hester Studios Sculptors Tom Hester Dennis Gordon Tim Lawrence
* Hester Studios Moldmaker Tim Lawrence
* Hester Studios Supervisor Nasser Sharif
* Costume Supervisor Jack Sandeen
* Mens Costumes Lorry Richter
* Womens Costumes Nedra Rosemond-Watt
* Costumes Chuck Keehne Mary Dye
* Make Up Supervisor Robert J Schiffer
* Hair Supervisor Betty Lou Skinner
* Make Up Gary Liddard
* Hair Stylist Joy Zapata
* Art Department Coordinator Joans Rivera
* Art Department Production Assistants Michael Griffin Kelly, Andrea Warren
* Layout
* Layout Manager Molly Naughton
* Senior Layout Artist Craig Good
* Layout Artists Robert Anderson, Kevin Bjorke, Shawn Brennan, Bill Carson, Wade Childress, Jeremy Lasky, Patrick Lin, Mark Sanford, Adam Schnitzer
* Lead Set Dresser Sophie Vinceiette
* Set Dressers David Eisenmann, Derek Williams
* Additional Set Dressing Mark Adams, Roman Figun, Shalini Govil-Pal, Sonoko Konishi
* Layout Coordinator Trish Carney
* Animation
* Animation Manager Kori Rae
* Animators Michael Berenstein, Dylan Brown, Sandra Christiansen, Scott Clark, Brett Coderre, David Devan, Andrew Gordon, Timothy Hittle, John Kahrs, Karen Kisher, Shawn Krause, Bankole Lasekan, Dan Lee, Les Major, Daniel Mason, Billy Merritt, James Ford Murphy, Mark Oftedal, Michael Parks, Sanjay Patel, Bobby Podesta, Jeff Pratt, Karen Prell, Roger Rose, Andrew Schmidt, Steve Segal, Doug Sheppeck, Alan Sperling, Doug Sweetland, David Tart, J. Warren Trezevant, Mark Walsh, Tasha Wedeen
* Associate Animation Manager Maureen E. Wyile
* Additional Animation Kyle Balda, Alan Barillaro, Stephen Barnes, Colin Brady, Ben Catmull, Jennifer Cha, Tim Crawfurd, Ike Feldman, Stephen Gregory, Jimmy Hayward, Steven Clay Hunter, Angus MacLane, Jon Mead, Karyn Metlen, Valerie Mith, Peter Nash, Jan Pinkava, Brett Pulliam, Mike Quinn, Gini Santos, Anthony Scott, Adam Wood, Christina Yim,
* Fix Animator/Coordinator Bret ''Brooke'' Parker
* Production Assistants Tomoko Harada Ferguson, Lance Martin
* Crowd Animation Team
* Crowd Supervising Animator Dale McBeath
* Crown Animation Davey Crockett Feiten, Patty Kihm, Bob Koch, Robert H. Russ, Ross Stevenson, Kureha Yokoo
* Editorial
* Second Editor David Ian Salter
* First Assistant Editor Tom Freeman
* Second Assistant Editors Torbin Xan Bullock, Ed Fuller, Phyllis Oyama, Lucas Putnam
* Editorial Coordinator Hana Yoon
* Film Coordinator Richard Brodsky
* Production Assistant Mark Yeager
* Temporary Music Editor David Slusser
* Temporary Sound Editors Rona Michele, John K. Carr
* Additional Second Assistant Editors Rob Bonz, Ada Cochavi, Tara McKinley, Katherine Ringgold, Christine Steele, James M. Webb
* Additional Editing Jessica Ambinder Rojas, Mildred Latrou, Jeff Jones, Ellen Keneshea
* Modeling Team
* Modeling & Shading Manager Deirdre Warin
* Modeling Artists Mark Adams, James Bancroft, Loren Carpenter, Wei-Chung Chang, Michael Fong, Lisa Forssell, Deborah R, Fowler, Damir Frkovic, Shalini Govil-Pai, Brian Green, Mark Thomas Henne, Christian Hoffman, Oren Jacob, Jeffrey 'JJ' Jay, Rob Jensen, Sonoko Konishi, David Lomax, Michael Lorenzen, Kelly O'Connell, Keith Olenick, Joyce Powell, Brian M. Rosen, Dale Ruffolo, Andrew Schmidt, Don Schreiter, Eliot Smyrl, Gayln Susman, Tien Truong, Bill Wise, Kim White
* Shading Team
* Shading Artists John B. Anderson, David Batte, Lisa Forssell, Keith B.C. Gordon, Brian Green, Ben Jordan, Ken Lao, Daniel McCoy, Keith Olenick, Chris Perry, Bill Polson, Mitch Prater, Brian M, Rosen, Eliot Smyrl, Tien Truong, David Valdez, Bill Wise
* Modeling & Shading Coordinators Victoria Jaschob, Mark Nielsen
* Lighting Team
* Lighting Manager Lindsey Collins
* Lighting Artists Deborah R. Fowler, Joyce Powell, Stephanie Andrews, Janet Lucroy, Kim White, Dale Ruffolo, Kelly O'Connell, Patrick Wilson, Jean-Claude J. Kalache, Ana G. Lacaze, Jason Bickerstaff, Bill Wise, Lisa Forssell, Sonoko Konishi, Don Schreiter, Reid Gershbein, Lauren Alpert, Eileen O'Neill, Craig McGillivray, Ken Lao, Bill Polson, Kevin Edwards, Ruieta DaSilva, Brian Green, Keith B.C. Gordon, Chris Perry, Brad Andalman, Bean Currin, John Singh Potterbaum, Sudeep Rangaswamy, Wayne Wooten, Cynthia Dueltgen, Stephen W. King, Gary Schultz, Danielle Feinberg, John Warren, Kirk Bowers, Jun Han Cho
* Lighting Manager Tom Kim
* Crowds & Effects Team
* Crowd Technical Supervisor Michael Fong
* Effects Crowd Managers Nicole Paradis Grindle, Deirdre Warin
* Effects Technical Artists James Bancroft, Keith B.C. Gordon, Mark Thomas Henne, Dan Herman, Christian Hoffman, Leo Hourvitz, Jeffrey 'JJ' Jay, Quintin King, Chris Perry, Bill Polson, Don Schreiter, Brad Winemiller, Adam Woodbury
* Crowd Technical Artists Kirk Bowers, Onny P. Carr, Shalini Govil-Pai, Quintin King, Michael Lorenzen, Cynthia Pettit, Leslie Picardo
* Additional Crowd Technical Support Lawrence D. Cutler, Andrea Schultz, Steve Upstill
* Crowd & Effects Coordinator Kelly T. Peters
* Rendering Team
* Lead Render Td's Danielle Feinberg
* Rendering Manager Victoria Jaschob
* Render Td's Kirk Bowers, Jun Han Cho, Mark Fontana, Thomas Jordan, Steve Kani, James Rose, Jerome Strach, John Warren, Brad Winemiller
* Optimization Consultant Oren Jacob
* Animation Software Development
* Animation Software Development Director Darwyn Peachey
* Software Engineers Brad Andalman, Ronen Barzel, Bean Currin, Tony DeRose, Kurt Fleischer, Lisa Forssell, Thomas Hahn, Mark Thomas Henne, Kitt Hirasaki, Michael B. Johnson, Steve Johnson, Michael Kass, Chris King, Eric Lebel, Peter Nye, Lee Ozer, Bruce Perens, John Singh Pottebaum, Sudeep Rangaswamy, Arun Rao, Drew Rogge, Michael Shantzis, Heidi Stettner, Dirk Van Gelder, James W. Williams, Wayne Wooten
* Documentation & Support Tom Deering, Kay Seirup, Gill Stanfield
* Rendering Software Development
* Rendering Software Development Director Anthony A. Apodaca
* Special Rendering Techniques Tom Duff, Larry Gritz, Tien Truong
* Production Support Craig Kolb, Tom Lokovic
* Software Engineers Maneesh Agrawaia, Dana Batali, Phil Beffrey, Sam ''Penguin'' Black, Reid Gershbein, David Laur, Dan Lyke, Daniel McCoy, Shaun Oborn, Matt Pharr, Brian M. Rosen, Mark Vandewettering, Eric Veach
* Camera
* Camera Manager James Burgess
* Photoscience Manager David Difrancesco
* Camera Supervisor Louis Rivera
* Camera Software & Engineering Hunter Kelly, Matthew Martin, Alec Wong
* Camera Technicians Don Conway, Jeff Wan
* Color Science Engineers Arun Rao, Malcolm Blanchard
* Department Administrator Beth Sullivan
* Production
* Scheduling Coordinator Sarah Jo Daughters
* Production Accountant Donna Cipriani
* Disney Production Representative Marci Levine
* Assistant Production Accountants Jan Forman Campi, Patricia A. Howard
* Executive Assistant To The Producers Jenni Tsoi
* Production Assistant To The Directors Monika J. Zech
* Production Assistants Graham Moloy, Paul Mendoza, Greg Poulios
* Production Interns Adam Bronstein, Maneli Keshavarzi, Crystal Jones, Justin Oliphant, Hoon H, Kim, Thomas Jordan, Josh Morsell
* Additional Production Support Holly Lloyd, Terry McQueen
* Information Systems
* Information Systems Director Greg Brandeau
* Information Systems Managers Duncan Keefe, Michael O'Brien
* Systems Administrators & Support Neftail ''El Magnifico'' Alvarez, Nathan Ardaiz, George Bagtas, Adam Beeman, Bryan Bird, Lars R. Damerow, Erik Forman, Patrick Guenette, Alisa Gilden, Warren Hays, Jason Hendrix, Ling Hsu, Ken Huey, Jason ''Jayfish'' Hull, Peter Kaldis, John Hee Soo Lee, Jeff ''Heffe'' Millhollen, Gregory Yong Paik, Kristina Perez, Anne Pia, May Pon, Josh Qualtieri, Edgar Quinones, Auburn ''Aubie'' C. Schmidt, M.T. SilvIa, Nelson Siu, Edilberto A, Soriano, Jr., Alex Stahl, Andy Thomas, Christopher C. Walker, Dallas Wisehaupt
* Post Production
* Post Production Supervisor Brian McNulty
* Post Production Consultant Patsy Bouge
* Post Production Assistant Timothy Sorensen
* Post Production Sound Services Provided by Skywalker Sound A Divison of Lucas Digital Ltd., LLC, Marin County, California
* Rerecording Mixers Gary Rydstrom, Gary Summers
* Original Dialogue Mixer Doc Kane
* Supervising Sound Editor Tim Holland
* ADR Editor Michael Silvers
* Sound Effects Editors Teresa Eckton Pat Jackson
* Foley Editors Mary Helen Leasman, Marian Wilde
* Assistant Sound Designer Shannon Mills
* Supervising Assistant Sound Editor Ben Gold
* Foley Artists Dennie Thorpe, Jana Vance
* Foley Mixer Tony Eckert
* Foley Recordist Frank ''Pepe'' Merel
* Effects Assistant Editor J.R. Grubbs
* ADR Assistant Editor Jonathan Null
* Mix Technicians Gary A, Rizzo, Tony Sereno
* Additional Dialogue Recording Bob Baron, Vince Caro, John McGleenan, Jackson Schwartz
* Additional ADR Voice Casting Mickie T. McGowan
* Additional Voices Carlos Alazraqui, Jack Angel, Bob Bergen, Kimberly Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Anthony Burch, Jennifer Darling, Rachel Davey, Debi Derryberry, Paul Eiding, Jessica Evans, Bill Farmer, Sam Gifaldi, Brad Hall, Jess Harnell, Brenden Hickey, Kate Hodges, Denise Johnson, David Lander, John Lasseter, Sherry Lynn, Mickie T. McGowan, Courtland Mead, Christine Millian, Kelsey Mulrooney, Ryan O'Donohue, Jeff Pidgeon, Phil Proctor, Jan Rabson, Joe Ranft, Jordan Ranft, Brain M. Rosen, Rebecca Schneider, Franchesca Smith, Andrew Stanton, Hannah Swanson, Russi Taylor, Travis Tedford, Ashley Tisdale, Lee Unkrich, Jordan Warkol
* Music
* Orchestrations by Jonathan Sacks, Don Davis, Ira Hearshen
* Music Recorded and Mixed by Frank Wolf
* Supervising Music Editor Lori Eschler Frystak
* Associate Music Editor Bruno Coon
* Assistant Music Editor Brenda Henis
* Assistant To Mr. Newman Nicole Dooley
* Music Production Supervisor Andrew Page
* Music Production Manager Tom MacDougall
* Music Contractor Sandy De Crescent
* Music Preparation Jo Ann Kane Music Service
* Music Recorded at Sony Pictures Scoring Stage
* Music Remixed at Signet Soundelux Studios
* Dialogue Recording Doc Kane Bob Baron
* Color Timer Dale Grahn
* Negative Cutting Buena Vista Negative Cutting Mary Beth Smith Rick Mackay
* Title Design Susan Bradley
* Thanks to Everyone at Pixar Who Supported This Production
* Finance and Administration Sarah Staff, Bob Taylor, Mary DeCola, Milan Parikh, Lisa Ellis, Susan Gatrill, Tim Glass, Linda McCampbell, Marty Eshoff, Kathi Cozzetta, Cece Heimans, Melinda Jackson, John Lansberry, Mark Frazitta, Elizabeth Lincoln, Kenny Condit, Bryn Richardson, Eric Wood, Debbie O'Keeffe, Andrea Nordemann, Diane Phillips, Kim Kelley, Ellen Fair
* Facilities Tom Carlisle, Craig Payne, Christian Damerow, Ian Evans, Brian Trainor, Adrian Ochoa, Jennifer Kinney
* Recruiting Rachel Hannah, Sue Maatouk-Kalache, Katherine Emery
* Purchasing and Relocation Dennis ''DJ'' Jennings, Amy Ellenwood
* Marketing and Creative Resources Katherine Sarafian, Katherine Singson, Jonas Rivera, Kathleen Handy, David Haumann, Clay Welch, Leonaora Reed
* Production Babies Audrey, Ashley, Catalina, Carrie, Charlie, Claire, Cory, Daniel, Duncan, Eli, Eric, Eve, Grant, Hannah, J.D., Jack, Jackson K., Jackson L., John Tyler, Katie, LiaM, Lillie Ann, Matthias, Miranda, Miles, Nathan, Nicholas, Peter, Shashank, Sigourney, Sonal, Sophia, Stella, Theany
* Computer Systems for Final Rendering Sun Microsystems, Inc.
* Interactive Computer Workstations Silicon Graphics, Inc.
* 3-D Modeling Software Alias Research, Inc.
* Network Equipment Cisco Systems
* Digital Disk Recorders Sierra Design Labs
* Modeling and Animation Software Marionette
* Rendered by Renderman
* Prints by Techincolor
* Produced and Distributed on Eastman Film
* MPAA/IATSE/DOLBY/DDDS/Digital dts SOUND
* Copyright MCMXCVIII Disney Enterprises, Inc./Pixar Animation Studios All Rights Reserved
* This Motion Picture Was Created by Pixar Talking Pictures For Purposes of Copyright Law In The United Kingdom.
* Filmed Entirely On Location
* Soundtrack Available On Cassette And Compact Disc From Walt Disney Records
* Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
* WALT DISNEY PICTURES
* PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS

## Opening (Original 1999 release)

1. Blue Warning Screen
2. European Captioning Institute Warning Screen (1995-2005)
3. Disney Video Piracy Warning [announced by John Sachs and boy]
4. Coming Soon logo (1993-2004)
5. Tarzan trailer [announced by TBA]
6. The Lion King West End Musical trailer [announced by Fearne Cotton]
7. Available Now on Disney Videos [announced by John Sachs]
8. The Lion King II: Simba's Pride trailer [announced by John Sachs]
9. Coming Soon from Disney Videos [announced by John Sachs]
10. Mulan trailer [announced by TBA]
11. Stay Tuned After the Feature Geri's Game [announced by Mark Elliott]
12. CGI Walt Disney Pictures logo (1990-2006)
13. Pixar Animation Studios logo (1995-present)
14. Start of A Bug's Life (1998)

## Closing (Original 1999 release)

1. End of A Bug's Life (1998)
2. The End
3. Bloopers, Outtakes and Closing Credits Film
4. CGI Walt Disney Pictures logo (A Bug's Life variant) (1990-2006)
5. Pixar Animation Studios logo (A Bug's Life variant) (1995-present)
6. Academy Award Winner Best Animated Short Film 1997
7. Pixar Animation Studios logo (1995-present)
8. Geri's Game (full short)

## Trailers and info

**VHS release**

1. Disney Videos Piracy Warning
2. Tarzan (Coming Soon to a Cinema Near You)
3. The Lion King West End Musical (announced by Fearne Cotton)
4. The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (Only on Video, Available Now) (announced by John Sachs)
5. Mulan (Long Version) (Coming Soon on Video)

**Blu-Ray release**

1. Disney Blu-Ray 3D 2010 Promo (A Christmas Carol, Alice in Wonderland, Bolt, The Nightmare Before Christmas) (with American voiceover: Mark Elliott)
2. Cars 2 Teaser Trailer (Spy it only in Cinemas 2011)
3. Cars Toon: Mater's Tall Tales (New on Blu-Ray and Video and DVD) (with American Voice Actor voiceover: Corey Burton)
4. Toy Story 3: The Video Game (only on PlayStation 3) [announced by John Has led] (sneak peek only)
5. Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (On Disney Blu-Ray and Disney DVD and Video) (sneak peek only)
6. The Search for Santa Paws (On Disney Blu-Ray and Disney DVD and Video) (sneak peek only)
7. Bambi: Diamond Edition (On Disney Blu-Ray Combo Pack, also available on Disney DVD and Video) (sneak peek only)
8. Disneyland Paris 2010 Advert (sneak peek only)