Ant-N-Grasshopper

**Ant-N-Grashopper** is a 2007 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and released by 20th Century Fox on March 2, 2007. It is directed by Alan Perkins, co-directed by Chris Renaud (in his feature directorial debut), from a screenplay by Jeff Gunn, Phillip Melton, Sam Harper, Alec Sokolow, and Joel Cohen, and was loosely based on the story known as "The Ant and the Grasshopper". It stars Patton Oswalt, Will Arnett, Amanda Bynes, Jon Lovitz, Christine Baranski, Ben Stiller, Andy Dick, Jeremy Irons, Kurt Russell, Martin Short, Sam Rockwell, and Eddie Izzard. The film centers on an ant and a grasshopper embarking on a quest for the ants' stolen food after the former accidentally dropped it to a band of insect thieves. The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics and grossed $187 million at box office.

## Cast

* Patton Oswalt as Alvin the Ant - A trustworthy ant and a memorable member of the Ant Colony.
* Will Arnett as Gustavo the Grasshopper - A sneaky yet considerate grasshopper who unlikely teams up with Alvin the Ant on a quest for the ants' stolen food.
* Amanda Bynes as Alice the Ant, the princess of the Ant Colony.
* Jon Lovitz as Abner the Ant, Alvin's best friend who is a scout ant.
* Christine Baranski as Queen Athena the Ant Queen - The queen of the Ant Colony.
* Ben Stiller as Gabriel the Grasshopper, Gabin's empathetic adviser.
* Andy Dick as Gary the Grasshopper, Gabin's affable younger brother.
* Jeremy Irons as Gabin the Grasshopper Leader
* Kurt Russell as Tricky the Tsetse Fly - The leader of the insect bandits.
* Martin Short as Mark the Moth - Tricky's dimwitted partner-in-crime and a member of the insect bandits.
* Richard Kind as Carl the Caterpillar - A member of the insect bandits.
* Patrick Warburton as Harold the Hornet - A member of the insect bandits.
* Julianne Moore as Sheena the Black Widow Spider - A member of the insect bandits.
* Neil Crone as Wilson the Wasp - A member of the insect bandits.
* Dan Fogler as Tom Becker, a local exterminator.
* Willem Dafoe as Marvin the Praying Mantis - A praying mantis who's the leader of a crew that's on the hunt for the insect bandits.
* Sam Rockwell as Buzz the Bumblebee - A swift bumblebee who's always proud of his yellow and black hat who tags along with Alvin and Gustavo on their quest.
* Eddie Izzard as Flippy the Flea, a short-tempered, British-accented flea who is annoyed by Buzz all the time.
* Stephen Root as Tardy the Rhinoceros Beetle - A rhinoceros beetle who despite being named "Tardy", he's always on time.
* Fred Tatasciore as Sergeant Fireant, Alice's assistant.
* Chris Wedge as Mr. Webber
* Tim Curry as Judge Cricket / Wayne the Wasp
* Tress MacNeille as Lola the Wasp, Wayne's wife.
* Rob Paulsen as Fly / Benny / Ant #6
* Tara Strong as Ant #3 / Ant Forager
* Brad Garrett as Glowworm / Termite Leader
* Tom Kenny as Beetle / Ant #4
* Bill Farmer as Ant #2
* John DiMaggio as Mosquito / Ant Soldier / Ant #5
* Carlos Alazraqui as Ant #1

## Production

Jeff Gunn initially came up with the story in 1997. The treatment was sold to Blue Sky Studios. In 2002, Chris Renaud was hired to direct the film.

In mid 2005, Alan Perkins was hired to direct the film, which he said he will be concurrent with the cancelled Big Hero 6 film, at Tom Rothman's request.

## Release

*Ant-N-Grasshopper* premiered on February 25, 2007 at the Mann's Grauman Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California, and it was released theatrically in the United States on March 2, 2007.

### Home media

The DVD and Blu-ray were both released on August 7, 2007. Both versions feature 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio and Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround sound, plus interactive games, deleted scenes, and other bonus features. The releases also included an original short animated film based on the film, titled *Buzz & Filppy*.

As of January 2008, the DVD had sold approximately 3 million copies.

### Marketing

Burger King promoted the film with a set of 6 kids' meal toys featuring the characters from the film.

20th Century Fox released a teaser trailer and poster on June 6, 2006 and was attached into *Cars* and *Puppet Pals* in theaters.

On November 2, 2006, The film's official poster was released, followed by the film's official trailer the following day and was attached into *Flushed Away*, *Happy Feet*, *The Princess and the Pied Piper* and *Night at the Museum* in theaters.

### Video game

A video game based on the film was released on February 27, 2007 on PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation Portable, Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, PC, and Macintosh.

## Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 71% based on 186 reviews, with an average rating of 6.47/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 62 out of 100, based on 23 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale.

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