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A Bug's Life

A Bug's Life

An epic of miniature proportions.

19987.01h 35m

Overview

On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper.

Directed by John Lasseter
Written by Don McEnery, Bob Shaw, Andrew Stanton
Produced by Kevin Reher, Darla K. Anderson
Box OfficeBudget: $80.0MRevenue: $363.3M

Top Cast

Dave Foley

Dave Foley

Flik (voice)

Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey

Hopper (voice)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Atta (voice)

Hayden Panettiere

Hayden Panettiere

Dot (voice)

Phyllis Diller

Phyllis Diller

Queen (voice)

Richard Kind

Richard Kind

Molt (voice)

David Hyde Pierce

David Hyde Pierce

Slim (voice)

Joe Ranft

Joe Ranft

Heimlich / Additional Voices (voice)

Denis Leary

Denis Leary

Francis (voice)

Jonathan Harris

Jonathan Harris

Manny (voice)

Themes & Keywords

fightcircuswinterant-hillantvillaininventioncollectoranthropomorphismgrassfoodduringcreditsstingerfleabugsgrasshoppercomplexcircoa bug's lifeformigagafanhoto

About A Bug's Life

A Bug's Life is a family, animation, adventure, comedy film released in 1998 exploring themes of fight, circus, winter, ant-hill, ant, villain. Directed by John Lasseter, it stars Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus. On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper.

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