A Bug's Life
| A Bug's Life | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Lasseter Andrew Stanton |
| Produced by | Darla K. Anderson John Lasseter |
| Written by |
Story: Andrew Stanton Don McEnery Bob Shaw |
| Starring | Dave Foley Kevin Spacey Julia Louis-Dreyfus Hayden Panettiere Phyllis Diller Richard Kind David Hyde Pierce Denis Leary Jonathan Harris Madeline Kahn Bonnie Hunt Brad Garrett Mike McShane |
| Music by | Randy Newman |
| Cinematography | Sharon Calahan |
| Editing by | Lee Unkrich |
| Studio | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
| Release date(s) | November 25, 1998 (U.S.) December 3, 1998 (AUS) February 5, 1999 (UK) |
| Running time | 96 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $45 million |
| Money made | Worldwide: $363.3 million |
A Bug's Life is a 1998 movie made by Pixar. It is about the world of insects and other small creatures, and the fight between ants and grasshoppers. It is a retelling of a fable by Aesop, The Ant and the Grasshopper.
Release Dates[change | change source]
| Country | Premiere |
|---|---|
 United States |
November 25, 1998 |
 Argentina |
December 3, 1998 |
 Australia |
December 3, 1998 |
 Malaysia |
December 3, 1998 |
 New Zealand |
December 3, 1998 |
 Singapore |
December 4, 1998 |
 Peru |
December 10, 1998 |
 South Korea |
December 12, 1998 |
 Brazil |
December 18, 1998 |
 Mexico |
December 25, 1998 |
 Hungary |
February 4, 1999 |
 Spain |
February 5, 1999 |
 United Kingdom |
February 5, 1999 |
 Ireland |
February 5, 1999 |
 Norway |
February 5, 1999 |
 Sweden |
February 5, 1999 |
 Taiwan |
February 6, 1999 |
 Belgium |
February 10, 1999 |
 France |
February 10, 1999 |
 Germany |
February 11, 1999 |
 Netherlands |
February 11, 1999 |
 Austria |
February 12, 1999 |
 Switzerland |
February 12, 1999 (German speaking region) |
 Denmark |
February 12, 1999 |
 Iceland |
February 12, 1999 |
 Italy |
February 12, 1999 |
 Portugal |
February 12, 1999 |
 Slovenia |
February 18, 1999 |
 Slovakia |
February 18, 1999 |
 Finland |
February 19, 1999 |
 Czech Republic |
February 25, 1999 |
 Japan |
March 13, 1999 |
 Israel |
March 18, 1999 |
 Estonia |
March 19, 1999 |
 Turkey |
March 19, 1999 |
 Kuwait |
March 24, 1999 |
Production[change | change source]
The was first considered in 1988, as a short movie to be based on Aesop's fable, but it was delayed by Toy Story. Almost a year after its release, Disney made an agreement with Pixar to make movies together. John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Pete Doctor and Joe Ranft brought up the idea of this abandoned project, A Bugs Life in late 1994.[1] The ideas for Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo and WALL-E were also brought up and the three decided to have the grasshoppers demand food instead of begging for it, as it is in the fable. Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai helped influence the project. A basic story treatment was completed in 1995 and production began soon after. The movie had many technical challenges. One of the biggest technical triumphs was the simulation of crowds of ants. It would be impossible for an animator to animate every single ant in a crowd of thousands. So the technical supervisors came up with a computer program that would make every single ant in the crowd different in small ways; for example, different eye colour, skin colour, weight, or height. They would also build a several ants that could be animated. When randomly distributed through the crowds, these ants would appear to be blinking, talking, or looking in different directions.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Price, David (2008). The Pixar Touch. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. p. 158. ISBN 0-307-26575-7.
