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a bug's life (1998)

a bug's life
A Bug's Life
G
Animation
Adventure
Comedy
Family

Release Date
November 25, 1998
Runtime
95
Main Genre
Animation
Writers
John Lasseter , Andrew Stanton , Joe Ranft , Don McEnery , Bob Shaw , Geefwee Boedoe
Tagline
An epic of miniature proportions
Franchise
Pixar

Summary

After soaring to "infinity and beyond" with the landmark 1995 computer-animated feature, "Toy Story," Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios zoom down to earth and below for an exciting new adventure filled with fun and fantasy with their groundbreaking second feature - "A Bug's Life." With its unique blend of outrageous comedy, heartwarming characters and dazzling visual displays, this "epic of miniature proportions" unfolds in a fantastic never-before-seen world populated by bugs of every shape and size. Adding to the excitement, the film is presented in spectacular wide-screen CinemaScope to fully capture the scope and scale of the story and its setting. Using the classic Aesop's fable about the carefree grasshopper who comes begging for food from a colony of industrious ants as a point of departure, the creative team has given the traditional tale a wildly imaginative and irreverent new spin. The result is an entertaining and original story rich in humor, adventure and emotion. Life is no picnic for the ants on Ant Island! Each summer, a gang of greedy grasshoppers - led by the menacing and manipulative Hopper - descends upon the colony to demand a hefty portion of the ants' hard-earned harvest and generally make life miserable for this peaceful community. Our hero Flik, an original thinker out of step with the rest of the more traditionally minded colony, takes it upon himself to get outside help and mistakenly enlists an unemployed troupe of bug performers from a second-rate flea circus to join the fight against the grasshoppers. Working together in their new-found friendship, the ants and the circus bugs prepare for a climactic confrontation with the grasshoppers. When Flik's plan starts to unravel, the action and comedy turn fast and furious as he attempts to save the colony and his reputation.

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