Also, no particularly good reason existed for Circus Bugs to stay with the ant colony during the second act. Your instincts on that boy were right on the money. (LAUGHING)Where are my platforms? Now what do we do? If he did, Katzenberg said, he would put Antz on hold. -Up-a, up-a, up-a, up-a, up-a! [41] The edition was re-released on May 27, 2003, to coincide with the release of Finding Nemo. Thank you, Mr. [8][23] Jobs and Katzenberg would not back down and the rivaling ant films provoked a press frenzy. The princess doesn't have time for this! He's gonna die. FLEA: Hey, let's go. Scooby Doo: [Screams, grunt, whimpering] Man: Marker. (GULPS, SCREAMING). [37] The film's VHS release was the best-selling VHS in the United Kingdom, with 1.76 million units sold by the end of the year. Oh! The ants, angered to learn that Flik lied to them, exile him and the Circus Bugs, and desperately attempt to gather food for a new offering. Flea's "Flaming Wall of Death". ATTA: I'm not going anywhere. [15] Kevin Spacey met John Lasseter at the 1995 Academy Awards and Lasseter asked Spacey if he would be interested in doing the voice of Hopper. Ka-ching! And thi-this is a thought, and it was mine: why go back to Ant Island at all? Something about buzzing around a dung heap? DR. FLORA: At least we could try. Then you can eat. ANT BOY: Who will come to save us poor ants? It's funny! MR. Could we get the warriors' autographs? That's it? Happening upon the aftermath of a chaotic bar fight, Flik mistakes a troupe of jobless Circus Bugs for the warrior bugs he seeks. After the Circus Bugs distract the grasshoppers long enough to rescue the Queen, Flik deploys the bird. Early Bird! QUEEN: Guys, go shade someone else for a while. Where's the line? The Circus Bugs attempt to leave, but are pursued by a nearby bird; while fleeing, they rescue Atta's younger sister Dot from the bird, gaining the ants' respect. He has something in his nose.What? [The Queen and Cornelius walk down toward the ants and circus bugs joyfully gathering among blooming flowers, [Dim opens his shell to reveal ant kids attempting to secretly ride him.]. We are going to build a bird, a bird that we can operate from the inside, which would then be hoisted Hoisted above the anthill and hidden high in the tree. MOLT: Vice President Molt. BLUE ANT BOY: Yeah, Dot. Get back, you horrible beast! FLIK: Exactly! (LAUGHING) I'm sorry!Are you saying I'm stupid? This ensured that no two ants were the same. MOLT: Okay, okay. Pixar Animation Studios has raised the genre to an astonishing new level". And then we do it all over again! They are in the middle of a top-secret meeting right now, and they really should not be disturbed now. Wait, wait, wait, wait! [53] In 1999, this record was surpassed by Toy Story 2, which would have the third biggest five-day Wednesday opening, just after Independence Day and Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. [8] Lasseter also claimed Katzenberg had phoned him with the proposition, but Katzenberg denied these charges later. He looked funny at me. SOIL: The children, and myself, have quickly put together a little presentation in honor of our guests. As Hopper and his gang wreak havoc thanks to Princess Atta and The queen of banishing Flik and the troupe which ultimately lead to their downfall, Dot hides her friends in their clubhouse so they can't be found. Now it's going to take Everyone's involvement to make this plan a reality. A Bug's Life (1998 film) Credits | SuperLogos Wiki | Fandom A Bug's Life | Have a laugh with funny bloopers and outtakes Slapstick! QUEEN: Just be confident, dear. (grunts), [Fruit continues to hit Manny as he walks offstage. -You see, Hopper, nature has a certain order. [37][38] The DVD was released on April 20, 1999, alongside a VHS release which was presented in a standard 1.33:1 "fullscreen" format. DOT: You leave him alone. VIOLET ANT BOY: Yeah, he says if the heat doesn't get you, the birds will. A Bug's Life is a 1998 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Please accept this gift from us bugs to you ants. We are not about to fight grasshoppers, okay? There you go! [15] "I was the one guy there for you back then, and now you're allowing them to use you to screw me," Katzenberg said. (SCREAMS) (SCREAMS) Get out! Flik travels to "the city", a heap of trash under a trailer. Let's go. The bird! (CHUCKLES) Delightful lads. [63], Richard Corliss of Time magazine wrote, "The plot matures handsomely; the characters neatly converge and combust; the gags pay off with emotional resonance. My eye! ], [The last of the food falls into the water below.]. It's a great story! Aphie and I are very impressed. (SCREAMING). [12] The Circus Bugs, no longer out to cheat the colony, would be embroiled in a comic misunderstanding as to why Flik was recruiting them. The caterpillar's using himself as live bait! [Francis and Manny fly down and carry Heimlich away. [19] Lasseter, who claimed to have never seen Antz, told others that if DreamWorks and PDI had made the film about anything other than insects, he would have closed Pixar for the day so the entire company could go see it. Get back! In addition, Walt Disney Feature Animation had considered producing a film in the late-1980s entitled Army Ants, that centered around a pacifist ant living in a militaristic colony, but this never fully materialized. FLIK: Seed to tree. Hi. It'll be easy. FLIK: That's the signal. Coming through. Going back to Ant Island. 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FLEA: I hold in my handthe match! Don't go! FLEA: Rosie, whole troupe! FLIK: Helpers to help us. HOPPER: What was I thinking? Where's Dot? ATTA: (whispering) They come, they eat, they leave. It's perfect. [The Blueberry troop tearfully hugs Francis.]. Oh, I-I could-- I could travel to the city. FLEA: In a moment, I will light this trail of matches, leading to a sheet of flypaper doused in lighter fluid! Ow!So, is there a Mrs. Ant you have to tunnel home to?Oh! Schnell, schnell, schnell! [Hopper breaks open the bottle and the three grasshoppers are buried under an avalanche of grain.]. HOPPER: Guys Order another round, because we're stayin' here! He's right. Lasseter respected Katzenberg's judgment and felt comfortable using him as a sounding board for creative ideas. You scared of grasshoppers? He did it! Among these was the need to handle shots with crowds of ants. Flea standing midstep. Watch it!I'm sorry! A Bug's Life / Funny - TV Tropes VIOLET ANT BOY: Nah, he's bettin' you're gonna die. Look out for the bird! Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! She's entitled to her opinion, too. That loser's never coming back. You always cast me as the broom, the pole, the stick! And year after year, they somehow manage to pick food for themselves and you. Let me help you to finish it. You are mindless, soil-shoving losers, put on this earth to serve us! FLIK: Wait! I'd be very happy to volunteer. So I figured it out. HOPPER: It's a bug-eat-bug world out there, Princess. MR. MR. FLIK: No! FLEA: We're losin' the audience! I didn't-- Oh, sorry! where "As in Samurai, the colony here is plagued every year by the arrival of bandits. Justice is my sword and truth shall be my quiver! ROACH: I knew an old lady who swallowed a fly BUG: I've been working out. Dot, Reed, Daisy, Grub? We need a miracle! Ow! So now I'm a widow. Whoa-oh! Spring is in the air. You piece of dirt! They can't know the truth. [71] Pixar's feud with DreamWorks as a result of Antz has also been regarded as a factor in A Bug's Life's legacy. I want my money back! Do you know what this is? Greetings and salutations! On stage! I promise to start thinking about paying you. They come, they eat, they leave. ], [The flame continues approaching. This is great. FLIK: Hello, kids! [82] Aggregating review website GameRankings gave the Nintendo 64 version 54.40%,[83] the PlayStation version 51.90%[84] and the Game Boy Color version 36.63%. FLY MOM: (frustrated sigh) I have been in outhouses that didn't stink that bad. [20] After DreamWorks' acquisition of Pacific Data Images (PDI)long Pixar's contemporary in computer animationLasseter and others at Pixar were dismayed to learn from the trade papers that PDI's first project at DreamWorks would be another ant film, to be called Antz. FLIK: If you could just squish me, that would be great, because when they find out, I'm as good as dead. [Above Hopper and Flik, a large bird peers down.]. Blend in. DOT: You just watch. MANNY: How dare you! For the video game, see, "Bugs life" redirects here. Okay, show me one thing I've done right. This is my new idea for harvesting grain. The circus troupe flies away from the island, now surrounded by water and whose tree now bears pink blossoms. Good! HOPPER: We'll be back at the end of the season [Hopper tears off a piece of Molt's shedding skin. GRASSHOPPER: Yeah, but we can forget about him! HEIMLICH: What ho, Robin? A Bug's Life Children's 1998 1 hr 34 min English audio G CC Buy or rent Journey inside the miniature world of bugs for bigger-than-life fun and adventure under every leaf! Lasseter raised his voice and would not believe Katzenberg's story that a development director had pitched him the idea long ago. And this time, don't come back. [76][77], Critics have generally ranked A Bug's Life to be one of Pixar's weaker releases;[72][75][76][78][79] while it has been seen as a "charming"[73][79] and "ambitious"[80] film with pioneering animation for its time,[71][72][80] others have described it as "adequate"[78] and appealing more to a younger demographic. Give me some time. Tail slate it. You lied to her. Jobs believed it "a blatant extortion attempt" and would not go for it, explaining that there was nothing he could do to convince Disney to change the date. [Manny twirls a leaf and produces a large rock, handing it to Atta. Lasseter was intrigued by the way grass, leaves, and flower petals formed a translucent canopy, as if the insects were living under a stained-glass ceiling. Get up and fight like a girl. They help Flik pilot the fake bird to frighten away Hopper. (SIGHS) It's like they're all watching me, just Just Well, I haven't been that nice to you, and I'm sorry. I'm a walking stick. The concept simmered until early 1995, when the story team began work on the second film in earnest. 4 Personality 5 Trivia QUEEN: And to make our official welcome complete Mr. You're lower than dirt. Excuse me, coming through. They come, they eat, they leave. SLIM: And if it wasn't for you, Francis would have never gotten in touch with his feminine side. Wait, wait! Come on. | Walt Disney World Resort", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=A_Bug%27s_Life&oldid=1152467442, This page was last edited on 30 April 2023, at 12:01. It also won the Satellite Award for Best Animated Film and the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition by Randy Newman. much to their fears and shock. They'll be here soon. HOPPER: You little termites! (CRASHING)(ALL LAUGHING)(GROANING)I Ow! Learning that Hopper fears birds inspires Flik to build a crewed ornithopter disguised as a bird to scare away the grasshoppers. See if I care. A Bug's Life 2: The Adventures of Fearless Pals Directed by John Lasseter and Brad Lewis Produced by Denise Ream and Mark Nielsen Storyboards by Dan Fogelman Screenplay written by Ben Queen Edited by Stephen Schaffer Music by Michael Giacchino From 2002 to 2018, A Bug's Land was a section of Disney California Adventure that was inspired by the film. The shift in editing over to pages for the movies, characters, actors, directors, composers, crew and galleries is now fully in effect. A Bug's Life 2: Revenge of the Grasshoppers Directed by Josh Cooley Produced by Andrew Stanton and Jonas Rivera Screenplay written by Stephany Folsom, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Pete Docter The harvester falls off and springs open, knocking out a supporting stone and causing the structure to start collapsing. Transcript [] Atta seeing the hornets sting the audience [] Princess Atta: (in mascot form) Oh no, hornets are stinging the audience, stop the show (insert cast member's name)! "[66] Michael Wilmington of the Chicago Tribune gave the film three and a half stars out of four, and compared the movie to "Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (with a little of another art-film legend, Federico Fellini, tossed in)." Now, stay calm. HOPPER: Why am I even talking to you? HEIMLICH: (screams) Back to Sherwood Forest! FLY: I only got 24 hours to live, and I ain't gonna waste it here! I'm gonna be rich, rich, rich I'm gonna be rich, rich, rich I'm gonna be the richest flea in the land The streets'll be paved with golden retrievers I'm rich, rich, rich That's who I am - Poor fellow. A Bug's Life - English Transcript | Readable So, please, everyone, enjoy the party. There's quite a gap, Mr. Shouldn't we tell the queen? [Rosie begins to clap for Flik, followed by the rest of the troupe and the entire ant colony. P.T. P.T. HOPPER: Hmm. I guess you've got a lot of other anthills to check into, so bye! [19], During the production of A Bug's Life, a public feud erupted between DreamWorks' Jeffrey Katzenberg, and Pixar's Steve Jobs and John Lasseter. That's the signal! It's not a lot, but it's our life. As soon as the light goes on, they scatter! Then she's dead, they cry, boo-hoo, we go home. ], [Dot and other ant kids are playing in the frame of the fake bird, now surrounded by flowers.]. Come on. The ants congratulate Flik as a hero, and bid a fond farewell to the circus troupe. And action! [20][24] When Katzenberg asked what they were doing next, Lasseter described what would become A Bug's Life in detail. But we'll be ready for them. ], [The screen goes dark. We don't have any choice. One success. They've finished collecting the food. FLIK: Oh, oh, oh, this is perfect. FLIK: Exactly! GRASSHOPPER: Hey, I think I found something. It'll be okay. ATTA: Yeah, yeah, that's fine, that's fine. I'm sorry!Did I ruin the take?And thank you for finding them, Flik.Me?Ow! CORNELIUS: That's right! QUEEN: But, Hopper, since it's almost the rainy season, we need this time to gather food for ourselves. Flik asserts that Hopper actually fears the colony, because he has always known what they are capable of. We never leave the island! The Circus Bugs and Atta pursue, with the latter catching up to Hopper and rescuing Flik. [10] He thought the Circus Bugs were unlikable characters as liars and that it was unrealistic for them to undergo a complete personality change. No way we can make double quota before Hopper comes! And, um, I just wanted to thank you for giving me a chance, because it's an honor to work with creative giants such as yourself. [31] Movie Wave rated it four and a half. Why, we've harvested the same way ever since I was a pupa. Can- Can you blame me?Okay. MOSQUITO: Hey, bartender! HOPPER: Oh, I see. Bill Reeves, one of the film's two supervising technical directors, dealt with the quandary by leading the development of software for autonomous ants. Bigger bugs! [45], A Bug's Life grossed approximately $33.3 million on its opening weekend,[46] ranking first at the box office, beating out Babe: Pig in the City, The Rugrats Movie, Enemy of the State and The Waterboy. Come on! Let's ride! FLIK: No one has ever seen anyone like that around here. And I heard a grasshopper say that when they're finished, Hopper's gonna squish my mom! I didn't think it was such a good idea, myself. I'm beginning to think nothing I do works. WATERSKIING GRASSHOPPER: You gotta try this, man! Let's go disco.Alright, let me try it again.Okay. Hopper | Pixar Wiki | Fandom So let's double the order of food. THORNY: It's okay, Your Highness. Even when the going gets tough, this resourceful but misguided ant . [85] GameSpot gave the PlayStation version a 2.7/10, concluding that it was "obvious that Disney was more interested in producing a $40 advertisement for its movie than in developing a playable game. -Thanks. Yay! Dot flies off, picks up a rock from the ground and brings it to Flik. You listen to me, my boy. QUEEN: She's learning to take over from me, Hopper. SOIL: Do not panic! He did it! It was the second feature-length film produced by Pixar. It's Tough to be a Bug Deleted Scene (Transcript) [Flik rolls up the blade of grass and places the bead of dew in its center. That's very true, Hoppy. Flea flies through a hole left in Rosie's web and sticks to the flypaper. ROSIE: Get back! Directors John Lasseter Andrew Stanton Writers John Lasseter Andrew Stanton Joe Ranft Stars Kevin Spacey David Foley Julia Louis-Dreyfus See production, box office & company info Watch on Prime Video Oh, they're beautiful! I will be in my trailer. My children's children will walk down the street, and people will point and say, "Look! [Flik lays down and places Dim's foot on his head.]. You said I couldn't say another word. and towards the white background, causing it and the tree of life theater to explode, and . Now! This is nothing compared to the twig of '93. (SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE, BELCHES)(SNICKERING)(BOTH BELCHES)(PASSES GAS)Okay, can we stop?-(BOTH LAUGHING) -Get me Cindy on the phone, will ya?Okay, action! Ow!No, no, seriously, I've got berry juice in my eye!It stings!Stop acting! FLEA: (sniffles) All right. I'm sorry, no. Let's get moving, guys. Walt Disney Records released the soundtrack on October 27, 1998. (speaking foreign language). I just keep forgetting.-(SCREAMING) -(CHIRPING, MECHINCAL BUZZING, CREAKING)Ooh! Need I remind you of Flik's tunnel-within-a-tunnel project? THORNY: At the rate these leaves are dropping, we're gonna need a miracle. He did it! ], [The flypaper burns away, leaving behind a charred P.T. HEIMLICH: Mein wings! [7] Walt Disney had produced his own version with a cheerier ending decades earlier in the 1934 short film The Grasshopper and the Ants. What do I do? Drop it. Please, ma'am, wake up! HOPPER: Listen, if you don't keep your end of the bargain, then I can't guarantee your safety. [Hopper slams Molt into a wall and pins him.]. P.T. Are you saying I'm stupid? MANNY: Dim is right, my boy. It's perfect! P.T. FRANCIS: (pops lips) We've gotta sweeten the deal. Party quiets down, I sneak you out the back way, and then you're out of here forever. Thank you so much for this chance. We are going around the leaf. Stanton and Ranft wondered whether they could find a starting point in Aesop's fable The Ant and the Grasshopper. Lasseter had realized that working on a computer-animated feature as a sole director was dangerous while the production of Toy Story was in process. Gaps happen. You have rekindled the long-dormant embers of purpose in our lives. Embark on. They'll only laugh at me. [22] Lasseter, who normally did not use profane language, cursed at Katzenberg and hung up the phone. Antz may even help business for A Bug's Life by demonstrating how many dramatic and comedic possibilities can be found in an anthill. [The grassopper bends down and picks up a ladybug leaf cape, placing it on his head.]. She's got enough on her plate already, training her daughter. Right away, sir. [The troupe begins descending with a droning buzz.]. Aimed directly at the flypaper are Tuck and Roll, the pill-bug cannonballs! "[57] Another review aggregator, Metacritic, gave the film a score of 77 out of 100 based on 23 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Everyone keeps telling Flik to stop questioning tradition and be a good worker ant, but he knows that's not his lot in life. Boy, I should talk to you guys more often. MOLT: This blue jay, he has him halfway down his throat, okay? HOPPER: (panting) Hey, I'm a compassionate insect. FLIK: I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry! The riverbed floods every autumn, but during the summer, it is quite dry. MR. [7][11] After Stanton had completed a draft of the script, he came to doubt one of the story's main pillars that the Circus Bugs that had come to the colony to cheat the ants would instead stay and fight. "[25] Despite the successful box office performance of both Antz and A Bug's Life, tensions would remain high between Jobs and Katzenberg for many years. (LAUGHING TRIUMPHANTLY), TUCK: (asks question in foreign language). Does this mean we can break for lunch? A Bug's Life/Bloopers | Moviepedia | Fandom Pardon me. [Hopper turns around and punches another grasshopper. DOT: It's not my fault she's so stressed out. "[64] Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a B, saying "A Bug's Life may be the single most amazing film I've ever seen that I couldn't fall in love with. The Blueberries | Disney Wiki | Fandom Now it's getting mushy. All right. Blend. Speed.Marker.And action!Are you saying I'm stupid?No!Do I look stupid to you? HEIMLICH: Boy, he runs fast for a little guy. That bird is a guaranteed failure. Larvae of all stages! The cannon will be triggered by Dim, trained to jump at the sound of this bell, set to go off in 15 seconds. ATTA: Just what exactly is going on? ATTA: What? What do I do? [Heimlich struggles and slides out of the chrysalis, looking largely the same as before but now a green and blue color and with two bulges on his back. He and Atta become a couple, and send Hopper's affable brother Molt and a few ants to help P.T. P.T. You're doing great! I'm sorry, he made me laugh.-Please, I'll do it right this time. You see, I've been thinking, okay, which is something that I do. HOPPER: You want her? The last leaf is about to fall! [14] The story's scale also required software engineers to accommodate new demands. Ready to make some grasshoppers cry? SOIL: Oh, nonsense. Utilizing psychic vibrations, I shall select the perfect volunteer. A few weeks into the film's theatrical release, new outtakes were added to the theatrical prints. [13] Character design also presented a new challenge, in that the designers had to make ants appear likable. This would be the first time that subsurface scattering would be used in a Pixar film, and a small team at Pixar worked out the practical problems that kept it from working in animation. We could! The team also later sought inspiration from Microcosmos (1996), a French documentary on love and violence in the insect world.