A Bug's Life (Blu-ray)
Description
The story's hero is an ant named Flik (Dave Foley), an inventor who is always getting the other ants in trouble with his hair-brained schemes. After he loses all of the grain that they've been storing up for the grasshoppers, he proposes to leave their island and go in search of "bigger bugs" that would be a match for the evil grasshoppers. Princess Atta (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), The Queen (Phyllis Diller) and the council agree with his proposal. They never expect to see him again, which would please most of them.
Product Details
- Barcode
- 6004416100907
- Department
- Movies & TV
- Released
- 1 Nov 2011
- Type
- Movies
- Format
- Blu-ray
- Genre
- Animation
- Region
- Region B
- Studio
- Walt Disney Pictures
- Trailer
- Screenshots
- Supply Source
- South Africa
Movie
- Title
- Bug's Life
- Release Year
- 1998
- Running Time
- 95 min
- Language
- English
- Categories
- Childrens / Animated / Actors / Adventure / Computer Animation / Family (General) / Theatrical Release
- Synopsis
- The computer animation crew at Pixar--the creators of TOY STORY--return with another feature rife with stunningly rendered worlds populated by cute critters you can't help but care about. The story is simple--an ant colony led by Flik (Dave Foley) seeks help from a flea circus and other insects in their struggles against the oppressive grasshopper bullies led by Hopper (Kevin Spacey). However, as with TOY STORY, there is as much for adults to enjoy here as there is for the kids. (In fact, the story is loosely based on Akira Kurosawa's classic SEVEN SAMURAI.) And don't miss the wonderful "outtakes" that roll with the closing credits!
- Poster
- Cast & Crew
- Director
- John Lasseter
- Star
- Phyllis Diller / Dave Foley / Brad Garrett / Jonathan Harris / Bonnie Hunt / Madeline Kahn / Richard Kind / Denis Leary / Julia Louis-Dreyfus / Roddy McDowall / Michael McShane / David Hyde Pierce / Joe Ranft / John Ratzenberger / Kevin Spacey
- Writer
- John Lasseter
- Movie Critics
- A.V. Club
- "[T]he SEVEN SAMURAI-like story provides a solid framework for stunning animation and winning characters, including Dave Foley's nice work in the lead."— A.V. Club (27 May 2009, )
- Box Office
- "...Lasseter brilliantly exploits the material for both laughs and pathos, while pushing the technological parameters of computer animation even beyond the already impressive feat of TOY STORY..." -- 4 out of 5 stars— Wade Major (1 Jan 1999, p.53)
- Entertainment Weekly
- "...A hellzapoppin creature-feature jamboree..." -- Rating: B— Owen Gleiberman (15 Jan 1999, p.44)
- Los Angeles Times
- "...[A BUG'S LIFE has] an unfettered imagination....This footloose humor comes from both the writing and the direction..."— Kenneth Turan (20 Nov 1998, p.C1)
- New York Times
- "...A BUG'S LIFE makes jaunty, imaginative use of both extraordinary technology and bold storytelling possibilities within the insect world..."— Janet Maslin (25 Nov 1998, p.E1)
- Sight and Sound
- "...Tightly constructed....The script has fun playing with our common knowledge of insects..."— Leslie Felperin (1 Jan 1970, p.39-40)
- Total Film
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "Offering colourful eye-candy for tots and in-jokes galore for adults, its clarity of purpose boils the Pixar template to near-abstract purity."— Simon Kinnear (1 Feb 2011, )
- USA Today
- "...Rowdier than a New Year's Eve party..."-- 4 out of 4 stars— Mike Clark (24 Dec 1998, p.4D)
- Wall Street Journal
- "[T]his animated fable teems with vivid creatures standing on their own countless feet."— (24 Jun 2011, )