A Bug's Life

***A Bug's Life*** is a 1998 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It was the second film produced by Pixar. Directed by John Lasseter and co-directed and written by Andrew Stanton, the film involves a misfit ant, Flik, who is looking for "tough warriors" to save his colony from hungry grasshoppers, only to recruit a group of insects that turn out to be an inept circus troupe.

## English

Release date:

* USA - 14 November 1998 (premiere)
* USA - 20 November 1998 (limited)
* Canada & USA - 25 November 1998
* Australia - 3 December 1998
* UK & Ireland - 5 February 1999

### Additional voices:

* Bob Bergen
* Bill Farmer
* Brad Hall
* Brenden Hickey
* Christina Milian
* Denise Johnson
* John Lasseter
* Jordan Ranft
* Mickie McGowan
* Rebecca Schneider
* Paul Eiding
* Phil Proctor
* Rachel Davey
* Courtland Mead
* Debi Derryberry
* David L. Lander
* Francesca Marie Smith
* Jessica Evans
* Jennifer Darling
* Jess Harnell
* Jeff Pidgeon
* Jan Rabson
* Kate Charlotte Hodges
* Kelsey Mulrooney
* Sam Gifaldi
* Ashley Tisdale
* Hannah Swanson
* India De Maio
* Jordan Warkol
* Kimberly J. Brown
* Kath Soucie
* Lee Unkrich
* Paul Rausmussen
* Russi Taylor
* Travis Tedford
* Ryan O'Donohue
* Sherry Lynn

### Other Info:

* Gypsy was **Madeline Kahn**'s last voice role before her death in 1999 a year after this movie was released in theaters.
* This was **Roddy McDowall**'s final film, released 7 1/2 weeks after his death on October 3, 1998 at the age of 70 this film was dedicated to his memory.
* Heimlich is the most popular Pixar Character that **Joe Ranft** has voiced during his life.
* **Dave Foley**, who voices Flik, originally tried out for the voice of Slim, played by **David Hyde Pierce**.
* Molt is the first Pixar character voiced by **Richard Kind**.
* **Antonio Banderas**, **Hank Azaria** and **Frank Langella** were considered the role of Francis.
* **Jack Black** was considered for the role of Molt.
* **Cody Cameron**, **Jason Alexander**, **Chris Farley** and **George Wendt** were considered the role of Heimlich.
* Rosie is the first Pixar Character to be voiced by **Bonnie Hunt**.
* **Goran Visnjic**, **Richard E. Grant** and **Chazz Palminteri** were considered the role of Hopper.
* **Kevin Spacey**'s first animated film and voice acting debut.
* **Dave Foley**'s first animated flim.

## Albanian

Title: *Jeta e një milingone*

Release date: 200?

### Additional voices:

* Ahmet Pasha
* Erand Sojli
* Hervin Çuli
* Suela Konjari

## Arabic

Title: *حياة حشرة*

Release date:

* Egypt - 17 December 1998
* Kuwait - 24 March 1999

## Brazilian Portuguese

Title: *Vida de Inseto*

Release date: December 18, 1998

### Additional Voices

* Claudio Galvan
* Garcia Júnior
* Indiane Christine
* Marcelo Coutinho
* Marcus Junior
* Marly Ribeiro
* Mauricio Berger

### Other Info:

* **Renato Rosenberg** (the voice of P.T Flea) is son of **Miguel Rosenberg** (the voice of Cornelius).

## Canadian French

Title: *Une Vie de Bestiole*

Release date: November 25, 1998

## Cantonese

Title: *蟲蟲特工隊*

Release date: 25 December 1998

## Castilian Spanish

Title: *Bichos (una Aventura En Miniatura)*

Release date: February 5, 1999

## Croatian

Title: *Život buba*

Release date: 2008

Director: Ivan Goran Vitez

Translator: Jelena Paljan

Creative supervisor: Maciej Eyman

Dubbing studio: Livada Produkcija

Production for: Disney Character Voices International, Inc.

### Additional voices

* Andro Anić
* Tin Rožman
* Marko Ožbolt
* Ema Tovernić
* Lorena Jelusić
* Nikola Dabac
* Predja Bajović
* Sandra Hrenar
* Anja Nigović
* Denin Serdarević
* Goran Kuretić
* Antun Bahat
* Ivona Filipović-Grčić

### Singers

Soloist *"The Time of Your Life"* - Ellis Hall

## Danish

Title: *Græsrødderne*

Release date: 12 February 1999

Instruction - Lars Thiesgaard

Angiv tekst - Hans Kristian Bang, Medieværket

Bearbejdelse - Tommy Kenter

Creativ supervisor - Kirsten Saabye

Teknik - Sun Studio A,S

Recording and Editering - Jørn Jespersen

Mix - Benni og Brian Christiansen

Productionssupervisor - Susanne Bonfils

Producer - Svend Christiansen

### Additional Voice

* Amalie Dollerup
* Annevig Schelde Ebbe
* Charlotte Amalie Kirkegård Kehlet
* Donald Andersen
* Daniel B. Kellermann
* Foreningen Impro-Muscial
* Henrik Jandorf
* Julian T. Kellermann
* Julius Mygind
* Lukas Forchhammer
* Lars Thiesgaard
* Marie Norup Roupe
* Peter Holst-Bech
* Peter Røschke
* Thomas Mørk
* Victor Ray Salamonsen Romander

### Song

''Du skal bruge dit liv'' - Otto Brandenburg

Dansk tekst - Morten Holm-Nielsen, Medieværket

## Dutch

Title: *Een luizenleven*

Release date: 11 February 1999

## Estonian

Title: Putukalugu

Release date: 19 March 1999

## European French

Title: *1001 Pattes*

Release date: February 10, 1999

## European Portuguese

Title: *Uma Vida de Insecto*

Release date: 12 February 1999

## German

Title: *Das große Krabbeln*

Release date:

* Germany - 11 February 1999
* Switzerland - 12 February 1999

## Hebrew

Title: באג לייף

Release date:

* 12 March 1999 (premiere)
* 18 March 1999

## Hungarian

Title: *Egy bogár élete*

Release date: 4 February 1999

## Italy

Title: *A Bug's Life - Megaminimondo*

Release date: 12 February 1999

## Japanese

Title: *バグズ・ライフ*

Release date: March 19, 1999

Director: 向山宏志 / Hiroshi Mukōyama

Translator: 松澤薫 ​/ Kaoru Matsuzawa

Creative supervisor: 岡本企美子 / ​Kimiko Okamoto

Recording studio: グロービジョン / Glovision

Production for: Disney Character Voices International, Inc.

### Additional voices

* 牛山茂 / Shigeru Ushiyama
* 北川勝博 / Katsuhiro Kitagawa
* 寺内よりえ / Yorie Terauchi
* 遠藤純ー / Junichi Endō
* 築瀕哲 / 辻つとむ / Tsujitsu Tetsu
* 小谷野啓 / Hajime Koyano
* 河野清人 / Kanō Kiyohito
* 加納詞桂章 / Kanou Shigeaki
* 山下夏生 / Natsuki Yamashita
* 山下真実 / Mami Yamashita
* 今関愛美 / Manami Imazeki
* 中村有岐 / Yuki Nakamura
* 宇野あゆみ / Ayumi Uno
* 稲葉洋介 / Yōsuke Inaba
* 小野泰隆 / Ono Yasutaka
* 三浦斗夢 / Tomu Miura

## Latin Spanish

**Title:** *Bichos: una aventura en miniatura*

**Release date:**

* Argentina - 29 November 1998 (premiere)
* Argentina - 3 December 1998
* Mexico - 10 December 1998 (premiere)
* Peru - 10 December 1998
* Mexico - 25 December 1998

### Additional voices:

* Armando Réndiz
* Alan Fernando Velázquez
* César Soto
* Norma Iturbe
* Ricardo Mendoza
* Eduardo Tejedo
* Gaby Ugarte
* Héctor Emmanuel Gómez
* Yamil Atala
* Mario Filio
* Raúl Aldana
* Sofía Sánchez Navarro
* Toni Rodríguez
* Fernando Manzano
* Genaro Vásquez
* Maru Guerrero
* Ricardo Silva

### Song:

* ***"Hora es de Vivir"*** - Ricardo Murguía

#### Choir:

* Alma Delia Pérez
* Maggie Vera
* Ofelia Guzmán
* Vicky Córdova

### Other info:

* **Jesús Barrero** (the voice of Flik) and **Patricia Palestino** (the voice of Rosie) were married in real life.

## Norwegian

Title: *Småkryp*

Release date: 5 February 1999

## Romanian

Title: *Aventuri la firul ierbii*

Release date: 2008

Director: Radu Apostol

Translator: Maria Frenț-Lung

Dubbing studio: Ager Film

Production for: Disney Character Voices International, Inc.

### Singers

Soloist *"The Time of Your Life"* - Ellis Hall

### Additional voices

* Viorel Cojanu
* Șerban Pavlu
* Cosmin Șofron
* Florina Luican
* Ștefan Aruxandrei
* Alex Ionescu
* Cristian Ionescu
* Lorena Niță
* Andreea Coscai
* Tiana Voicu

## Russian

Title: *Приключения Флика*

Release date: 12 May 2001

## Serbian

Title: *Бубице: Велика авантура / Bubice: Velika avantura*

Release date: 2013

Director: Ђурђица Гајић / ​Đurđica Gajić

Dub recorder: Татјана Гвозденовић / ​Tatjana Gvozdenović

Sound mixing: Игор Јадранин / ​Igor Jadranin

Recording and mixing studio: Loudworks

Dubbing company: Luxor

Commissioner: RTS

Aired on RTS1

## Slovak

Title: *Život chrobáka*

Release date: 18 February 1999

## Slovene

Title: *Življenje žuželk*

Release date: 2008

Director: Robert Waltl

Translator: Vesna Žagar

Sound technician: Igor Potočnik

Recording organization: Uroš Kekuš

Dubbing studio: Studio Ritem

Creative supervisor: Maciej Eyman

Production for: Disney Character Voices International, Inc.

### Singers

Soloist *"The Time of Your Life"* - Ellis Hall

### Additional voices

* Luka Žontar
* Lena Vastl
* Neža Ru Recer
* Kristina Janc
* Boštjan Nipič
* Gregor Jamnik
* Denis Alibašič
* Metka Glavina
* Peter Harl
* Andreja Tavčar
* Anže Zevnik
* Suzana Golubovič
* Luka Per
* Lina Kunter
* Buhovski
* Rok Knunter
* Tisa Senčur
* Jurij Macura
* Blaž Samotorčan
* Žan Korez
* Damjan Pugelj
* Pia Škulj
* Andrej Bobnar
* Maks Škulj
* Natalija Papež
* Bruno Seraval
* Urša Vatovec

## Swedish

Title: *Ett småkryps liv*

Release date: 5 February 1999

## Taiwanese Mandarin

Title: *蟲蟲危機*

Release date: 6 February 1999

## Turkish

Title: *Bir böceğin yaşamı*

Release date: 19 March 1999