A Bug's Life

1998 95 min ★ 7.0 Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family

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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Cast

Dave Foley

Flik (voice)

Kevin Spacey

Hopper (voice)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Atta (voice)

Hayden Panettiere

Dot (voice)

Phyllis Diller

Queen (voice)

Richard Kind

Molt (voice)

David Hyde Pierce

Slim (voice)

Joe Ranft

Heimlich / Additional Voices (voice)

Denis Leary

Francis (voice)

Jonathan Harris

Manny (voice)

Details

Director

John Lasseter

Screenplay

Bob Shaw

Tagline

"An epic of miniature proportions."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$80,000,000

Revenue

$363,258,859

Production

Pixar

Reviews

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Gimly

June 20, 2020

★ 6/10

The like... sixth-best version of _Seven Samurai_ to date. _Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._

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r96sk

July 4, 2020

★ 8/10

A thoroughly enjoyable production from Disney and Pixar. <em>'A Bug’s Life'</em> cobbles together nice animation, fun characters and a memorable voice cast. The premise is entertaining, as the film flies through its 95 minute run time. The score is pretty solid, also. Dave Foley is good in the role of Flik, while Kevin Spacey is actually great as Hopper; shame about the actor himself, obviou...

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Andre Gonzales

March 20, 2023

★ 5/10

I'm not really into a lot of kid movies. My daughter made me watch this with her. It was a ok movie. It was something different to see. I'd probably never watch it again unless of course my daughter wants me to again.

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CinemaSerf

December 5, 2023

★ 6/10

I suppose we could have guessed from Randy Newman's wild west type opening theme that we were in for something... just not, maybe, an insect version of the "Magnificent Seven"! The ants slave away day in day out to pick a harvest that they leave as an offering for the marauding grasshoppers. Thing is, the enthusiastic (and annoying) "Flik" likes to try his hand at inventing things and after creati...