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A Bug's Life

1998·95 min

A Bug's Life

Directed by John Lasseter

FamilyAnimationAdventureComedy

On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper.

Cast

Flik (voice)

Hopper (voice)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Atta (voice)

Hayden Panettiere

Dot (voice)

Crew

Screenplay

Screenplay

Screenplay

Darla K. Anderson

Producer

Producer

Original Music Composer

Director of Photography

Global rank

#217

Rating

1500

Votes

2

Win rate

50%

Genre rankings

#30 Animation / 70 #38 Family / 88 #55 Comedy / 124 #90 Adventure / 238

Year ranking

#3 of 6 releases in 1998

Phyllis Diller

Queen (voice)

Molt (voice)

David Hyde Pierce

Slim (voice)

Heimlich / Additional Voices (voice)

Francis (voice)

Jonathan Harris

Manny (voice)

Gypsy Moth (voice)

Rosie (voice)

Michael McShane

Tuck / Roll (voice)

John Ratzenberger

P.T. Flea (voice)

Dim (voice)

Mr. Soil (voice)

Dr. Flora (voice)

Thorny (voice)

Cornelius (voice)

Carlos Alazraqui

Additional Voices (voice)

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What is A Bug's Life about?

A Bug's Life (1998) is about on behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper.

Who directed A Bug's Life?

John Lasseter directed A Bug's Life (1998).

How highly ranked is A Bug's Life?

A Bug's Life (1998) is currently ranked #217 on Movie Rankings with a 50% win rate in community comparisons and appears in family ranking pages.

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