A Bug's Life

A Bug's Life
Directed by	John Lasseter Andrew Stanton
Produced by	Darla K. Anderson John Lasseter
Written by	Story: Joe Ranft Additional Story: Gefwee Boedoe Jason Katz Jorgen Klubien Robert Lence David Reynolds Screenplay: 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.

Soundtrack

1. Roll to Me by Del Amitri
2. Basket Case by Green Day
3. Loser by Beck
4. Love in an Elevator by Aerosmith
5. Baba O'Riley by The Who
6. I Want It That Way by Backstreet Boys
7. La Cucaracha by Santana
8. Hey World! by Ziggy Marley
9. Blister by Jimmy Eat World
10. Born to Be Wild by Bruce Springsteen
11. The Time of Your Life by Lionel Richie

Release Dates

Country	Premiere
United States	November 25, 1998
Canada	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

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. 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.

Other websites

• A Bug's Life at the Internet Movie Database
• A Bug's Life at AllMovie