Taglines: An epic of miniature proportions.
A Bug’s Life movie storyline. At an annual pace, a huge colony of ants is forced to collect every piece of food that grows on their island for a group of menacing grasshoppers. But that all changes when a misfit inventor ant named Flik accidentally knocks over the offering pile thus forcing the grasshoppers’ devious leader Hopper to force the ants to redo their gathering of food.
Despite the fact that his friends don’t believe him and desperate to help save the colony, Flik volunteers to go out into the world and search for a group of ‘warrior’ bugs. Instead, what he got was a talented group of circus performers. But when the grasshoppers return and take control of the island, Flik must prove himself a true hero before it’s too late.
A Bug’s Life is a 1998 American computer-animated adventure comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by John Lasseter, the film involves a misfit ant named Flik that is looking for “tough warriors” to save his colony from greedy grasshoppers, only to recruit a group of bugs that turn out to be an inept circus troupe. The film stars the voices of Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
The film is inspired by Aesop’s fable The Ant and the Grasshopper.[3][4] Production began shortly after the release of Toy Story in 1995. The screenplay was penned by Stanton and comedy writers Donald McEnery and Bob Shaw. The ants in the film were redesigned to be more appealing, and Pixar’s animation unit employed new technical innovations in computer animation. During production, the filmmakers became embroiled in a public feud with DreamWorks Animation due to the production of their similar film Antz, which was released the same year. Randy Newman composed the music for the film.
The film was released on November 25, 1998, and was a box office success, surpassing competition and grossing $363 million in receipts. It received positive reviews from film critics, who commended the storyline, witty dialogue and animation, while others unfavorably compared it to Antz. The film has been released multiple times on home video.
The film’s score was composed and conducted by Randy Newman. The soundtrack album was produced and released on October 27, 1998, by Walt Disney Records. The album’s first track is a song called “The Time of Your Life” written and performed by Newman, while all the other 19 tracks are orchestral cues. The album is no longer manufactured into physical media, but is available for purchase on iTunes. The time duration is 47 minutes and 32 seconds. Out of five stars, Allmusic, Empire Online, and Film Tracks rated the album three stars. Movie Wave rated it four and a half. The score won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition.
A Bug’s Life (1998)
Directed by: John Lasseter
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Dave Foley, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Hayden Panettiere, Phyllis Diller, Richard Kind, David Hyde Pierce, Bonnie Hunt, Madeline Kahn
Screenplay by: Andrew Stanton, Donald McEnery, Bob Shaw
Production Design by: William Cone
Cinematography by: Sharon Calahan
Film Editing by: Lee Unkrich
Art Direction by: Tia W. Kratter, Bob Pauley
Music by: Randy Newman
MPAA Rating: G for all audience.
Distributed by: Buena Vista Pictures
Release Date: November 25, 1998
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