Synopsis[]
In a place called Ant Island, there lives a group of ants. Their job is to collect the food for the grasshoppers, but a sort of clumsy ant named Flik accidentally tips the rock under the food, making it all fall down into the water. Upon noticing that their food has disappeared, the grasshoppers show up and warn the ants that they will come back at the end of the last season, when the last leaf falls. And it's all because of Flik. The ants send him away to find circus bugs. As he does so, he invites them to the island. But when they leave, they see a bird's nest, which can only mean one thing -- a snack for one hungry bird. When Flik notices that Hopper's afraid of birds, he and the other ants make a bird out of leaves themselves. Unfortunately, Flik ends up lying to everyone, so he and the circus bugs are ordered to leave and not come back... until they had to because the grasshoppers were coming back to eat everything. When one of the bugs performs the flaming death at the bird made out of leaves, the grasshoppers want to know whose idea it was. They find out that it was Flik. A rainstorm begins, and the grasshoppers run away. Later in spring, all is well again.
Cast[]
Character's name | Voiced by |
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Flik | Dave Foley |
Hopper | Kevin Spacey |
Princess Atta | Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Dot | Hayden Panettiere |
The Queen | Phyllis Diller |
Molt | Richard Kind |
Slim | David Hyde Pierce |
Heimlich | Joe Ranft |
Francis | Denis Leary |
Manny | Jonathan Harris |
Gypsy | Madeline Kahn |
Rosie | Bonnie Hunt |
Tuck and Roll | Mike McShane |
P.T. Flea | John Ratzanberger |
Dim | Brad Garrett |
Dr. Flora | Edie McClurg |
Thorny | Alex Rocco |
Cornelius | David Ossman |
Production timeline[]
- June 1995: The film was pitched to Michael Eisner
- July 5, 1995: The treatment was sent to Disney under the title "Bugs"
- July 7, 1995: Disney approved the treatment and notified that it was exercising the option on a second film.
- January 1996: The storyboards are pitched to Disney
- February 24, 1997: A working title of "Bugs" was announced for the film.
- October 1, 1997: The film's official release date announced, and a new theatrical trailer posted online and presented on television.
In Other Languages[]
Language | Title |
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Spanish | Bichos: Una Aventura en Miniatura |
Portuguese | Vida de Inseto |
Japanese | バグズ・ライフ |
Chinese | 蟲蟲特工隊 |
Korean | 벅스 라이프 |
Thai | ตัวบั๊กส์ หัวใจไม่บั๊กส์ |
Release timeline[]
Format | Country of origin | Date |
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Teaser trailer | USA | November 14, 1997 |
Theatrical trailer #1 | USA | June 19, 1998[1][2] |
Theatrical trailer #2 | USA | September 18, 1998 |
Original theatrical | USA | November 25, 1998[3] |
Original theatrical (with different outtakes) | USA | December 18, 1998 |
VHS/DVD | USA | April 20, 1999 |
VHS (Spanish dub) | USA | May 18, 1999 |
VHS/DVD | Australia | September 28, 1999 |
VHS | UK | October 1, 1999 |
VHS | Brazil | October 10, 1999 |
DVD | Taiwan | October 28, 1999 |
VHS/DVD | Japan | October 29, 1999 |
VHS | France | November 10, 1999 |
VHS (with Toy Story) | UK | November 19, 1999 |
VHS | South Korea | November 22, 1999 |
DVD (Collector's Edition) | USA | November 23, 1999 |
DVD | Latin America | 2000 |
DVD | South Korea | June 9, 2000 |
VHS/DVD (re-release) | USA | August 1, 2000 |
DVD | UK | January 8, 2001 |
DVD | France | July 26, 2001 |
DVD (Collector's Edition) | South Korea | April 10, 2002 |
DVD (Collector's Edition) | UK | September 9, 2002 |
DVD (Collector's Edition) | Japan | September 20, 2002 |
DVD (Collector's Edition) | France | November 27, 2002 |
DVD (Collector's Edition; re-release) | USA | May 27, 2003 |
Blu-ray Disc | USA | May 19, 2009 |
Digital Download | USA | May 19, 2009 |
Blu-ray Disc | UK | December 6, 2010 |
Blu-ray Disc | Japan | July 6, 2011 |
Digital HD | USA | October 1, 2012 |
Disney+ | USA | November 12, 2019 |
A Bug's Life grossed $163 million domestically and $362 million worldwide, making it the highest grossing animated film of 1998. This is about $240 million domestically and $540 million worldwide by today's standards.
Home video timeline[]
- Main article: Home video timeline for A Bug's Life
Availability on Disney+[]
Audio | Subtitles | |
---|---|---|
Chinese (中文/简体) | Y | Y |
Chinese (中文/繁體) | Y | Y |
Chinese (粵語) | Y | Y |
Dansk | Y | Y |
Deutsch | Y | Y |
English | Y | Y |
Español | Y | Y |
Español (Latinoamérica) | Y | Y |
Français | Y | Y |
Français (Canada) | R | Y |
Italiano | Y | Y |
Magyar | Y | Y |
Nederlands | Y | Y |
Norsk | Y | Y |
Polski | Y | Y |
Português | Y | Y |
Português (Brasil) | R | R |
Română | Y | Y |
Slovenčina | Y | Y |
Suomi | Y | Y |
Svenska | Y | Y |
Türkçe | Y | Y |
Íslenska | Y | Y |
Čeština | Y | Y |
Ελληνικά | Y | Y |
Japanese | Y | R |
Korean | Y | Y |
This film was also dubbed in Flemish.
Gallery[]
- Main article: A Bug's Life/Gallery
Rankings[]