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The Ant Bully

The Ant Bully

The battle for the lawn is on.

20065.81h 29m

Overview

Fed up with being targeted by the neighborhood bully, 10-year-old Lucas Nickle vents his frustrations on the anthill in his front yard ... until the insects shrink him to the size of a bug with a magic elixir. Convicted of "crimes against the colony," Lucas can only regain his freedom by living with the ants and learning their ways.

Directed by John A. Davis
Written by John Nickle, John A. Davis, Ken Mitchroney
Produced by Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks, John A. Davis
Box OfficeBudget: $50.0MRevenue: $55.2M

Top Cast

Zach Tyler Eisen

Zach Tyler Eisen

Lucas Nickle (voice)

Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts

Hova (voice)

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Queen (voice)

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

Zoc (voice)

Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti

Stan Beals (voice)

Bruce Campbell

Bruce Campbell

Fugax (voice)

Regina King

Regina King

Kreela (voice)

Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin

Mommo (voice)

Larry Miller

Larry Miller

Fred Nickle (voice)

Cheri Oteri

Cheri Oteri

Doreen Nickle (voice)

Themes & Keywords

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About The Ant Bully

The Ant Bully is a fantasy, adventure, animation, comedy, family film released in 2006 exploring themes of ant-hill, ant, child hero, shrinking, bully. Directed by John A. Davis, it stars Zach Tyler Eisen, Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep. Fed up with being targeted by the neighborhood bully, 10-year-old Lucas Nickle vents his frustrations on the anthill in his front yard ... until the insects shrink him to the size of a bug with a magic elixir. Convicted of "crimes against the colony," Lucas can only regain his freedom by living with the ants and learning their ways.

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