A Bug's Life Page #9

Synopsis: At an annual pace, a huge colony of ants is forced to collect every piece of food that grows on their island for a group of menacing grasshoppers. But that all changes when a misfit inventor ant named Flik accidentally knocks over the offering pile thus forcing the grasshoppers' devious leader Hopper to force the ants to redo their gathering of food. Despite the fact that his friends don't believe him and desperate to help save the colony, Flik volunteers to go out into the world and search for a group of 'warrior' bugs. Instead, what he got was a talented group of circus performers. But when the grasshoppers return and take control of the island, Flik must prove himself a true hero before it's too late.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation, Children, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Director(s): John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton (co-director)

Actors: Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Hayden Panettiere

Production: Buena Vista Pictures

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 14 wins & 20 nominations.


IMDB:: 7.2
Metacritic:: 77
Rotten Tomatoes:: 92%

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: G
Year:: 1998
: 95 min
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thank you for giving me a chance,
because it's an honor to work
with creative giants such as yourself.
- Shutting up.
- You sure you can't
come on tour with us?
- Sorry. My place is here.
- Good answer.
Oh, well. Your loss.
One minute, insects!
I wanna thank all of you...
for giving us back our hope,
our dignity, and our lives.
And to you, Princess Atta.
You have given us so much.
Please accept this gift
from us bugs...
to you ants.
- For you!
- Oh! It's a rock.
- [ Chuckling ]
- What's with the rock?
Must be a circus thing.
[ Giggling ]
Well, Flik, you really goofed up.
- Thanks.
- Yeah, you too.
[ Gasps ]
[ Crowd Cheering ]
- [ Giggling ]
- [ Sniffling ] All right.
Now it's gettin' mushy.
- We're outta here! Hy-aah!
- [ Whip Cracking ]
- Whoa!
- [ Rosie ] See ya next season!
- [ Francis ] See ya, Flik!
- Bye! We miss you already!
- You fired!
- [ Gasps ] We forgot Heimlich!
I'm finished! Finally,
I'm a beautiful butterfly!
[ Grunting ]
Mein wings!
Oh, they're beautiful!
[ Flik ] Heimlich! The wagon's
taking off! You better start flying!
But I am flying! And from way up here,
you all look like little ants!
Auf Wiedersehen!
Bye!
Present stalks!
Harvester, salute!
Was a bug, little bug
Hardly there
How he felt, what he dreamed
Who would care
- Without any evidence
- His flaws were many, ooh
- He was full of confidence
- Some people haven't any
- Didn't have much common sense
- It's highly overrated
He just knew
that he'd come through
It's the time of your life
So live it well
It's the time of your life
So live it well
We may only go round one time
As far as I can tell
It's the time of your life
So live it well
We may only go round
this one time
- As far as I can tell
- He could be wrong about me
- It's the time of your life
- Time, life
- It's the time of your life
- Time, life
It's the time of your life
So live it well
-[ Beeping ]
-Speed!
- Marker.
-[ Director ] And--action!
- Are you saying I'm stupid?
- No!
- Do I look stupid... to you?
[ Laughs Hysterically ]
- I'm sorry!
-[ Beeping ]
- Are you saying I'm stupid? Oh--
- [ Laughing ]
- I'm sorry! I got it.
No, no. Do it again. I'm fine.
-[ Beeping ]
- Are you saying I'm stupid?
- Yes! [ Laughing ]
This is the 15th take.
I cannot work like this.
- I will be in my trailer.
- I need a break.
-[ Beeping ]
- Marker.
-Whoa, Flik honey, we are not about to--
-[ Banging ]
- Is someone hammering?
- [ Sighs ]
-Could we hold the work, please? People?
-[ Ringing ]
Am I in this shot?
You can see me, right?
-[ Beeping ]
-And--action!
To infinity, and beyond!
-[ Laughing ]
- I'm sorry. I couldn't resist.
Really, can you blame me?
- Okay, let's go for real now. Sorry.
- Okay, cut!
Why go back to Ant Island at all?
- I mean, you don't even like grain.
- What?
You're right. I didn't think
it was such a good idea myself.
- Actually, it wasn't
even my idea. It was--
- Watch it!
-[ Crashing ]
- I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
Is the camera broke?
Oh, oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry,
I'm sorry. Did I ruin the take?
-[ Beeping ]
- And thank you for findin' 'em, Flik.
Me? Oh, oops, ow, ow.
- Ow, ow, ow!
- Uh, oh, oh no. Oh no, oh--
- This really hurts, guys.
Can we cut? Ow!
- I'm sorry, I'm s-- Oh!
[ Beeping ]
So, is there a Mrs. Ant
you have to tunnel home to?
Oh, I'm sorry!
I thought he was real.
[ Laughing ] Ooh, dear.
Put that thing in my car.
-[ Beeping ]
- Marker.
Flik, after much deliberation--
[ Screaming ]
-[ Rattling, Banging ]
- [ Laughing ]
-[ Beeping ]
- Ohh, I-- Ow. Oh. My eye!
Oh. No, no. Seriously,
I've got berry juice in my eye!
- [ Laughing Fiendishly ]
- It stings! Stop acting. I'm serious.
- Oh, stop the camera!
- [ Beeping ]
- [ Laughing ]
- [ Gurgling, Liquid Trickling ]
Uh-oh. Towel!
I need a towel over here!
[ Laughing ]
- [ Breaking Wind ]
-[ Director ] Cut!
-[ Beeping ]
- [ Shrieking ] I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
- [ Groaning ]
- Can we-- Can we cut? It's just
I don't think I'm comin' across.
Hmm. Oh, oh, I know. I know.
I could lather up a bunch of spit.
Ooh, ooh, that's good.
I got it, J.L. One more for me.
-[ Beeping ]
-Speed!
- Marker!
Action!
Spinning a web of safety
in less than 50-- Bleh!
It's the time of your life
So live it well
It's the time of your life
So live it well
We may only go round one time
As far as I can tell
It's the time of your life
So live it well
Like us all he started small
Then he grew
When the time came he knew
What to do
- He knew in order to succeed
- They'd have to work together
- He turned a rock into a seed
- And they were changed forever
Then they had the strength
they'd need
- To get through stormy weather
- Do or die, you gotta try
It's the time of your life
So live it well
It's the time of your life
So live it well
You may only go round one time
- As far as I can tell
- You may be wrong about me
It's the time of your life
So live it well
Isn't it a bit surprising
How our fortunes ebb and flow
And only to the enterprising
Does the magic fortune cookie go
Believe me
It's the time of your life
So live it well
It's the time of your life
So live it well
We may only go round one time
As far as I can tell
It's the time of your life
It's the time of your life
It's the time of your life
So live it well

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John Lasseter

John Alan Lasseter (born January 12, 1957) is an American animator and filmmaker, and former chief creative officer of Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and the defunct Disneytoon Studios. He was also the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering.Lasseter began his career as an animator with The Walt Disney Company. After being fired from Disney for promoting computer animation, he joined Lucasfilm, where he worked on the then-groundbreaking use of CGI animation. The Graphics Group of the Computer Division of Lucasfilm was sold to Steve Jobs and became Pixar in 1986. Lasseter oversaw all of Pixar's films and associated projects as executive producer. In addition, he directed Toy Story (1995), A Bug's Life (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999), Cars (2006), and Cars 2 (2011). From 2006 to 2018, Lasseter also oversaw all of Walt Disney Animation Studios' (and its division Disneytoon Studios') films and associated projects as executive producer. The films he has made have grossed more than $18 billion U.S. dollars, making him one of the most consistently successful filmmakers of all time. Of the seven animated films that have grossed more than $1 billion U.S. dollars, five of them are films executive produced by Lasseter. The films include Toy Story 3 (2010), the first animated film to pass a billion, Frozen (2013), the current highest grossing animated film of all time, as well as Zootopia (2016), Finding Dory (2016) and Incredibles 2 (2018). He has won two Academy Awards, for Best Animated Short Film (for Tin Toy), as well as a Special Achievement Award (for Toy Story).In November 2017, Lasseter took a six-month sabbatical from Pixar and Disney Animation after acknowledging "missteps" in his behavior with employees. According to various news outlets, Lasseter had a history of alleged sexual misconduct towards employees. In June 2018, Disney announced that he would be leaving the company at end of the year, but is taking on a consulting role until then. more…

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