They'll be here soon. 'Scuse me, 'scuse me. HOPPER: It's a bug-eat-bug world out there, Princess. I mean, I've always been a black widow, but now I'm a black-widow widow. FLEA: Our pill bugs' only hope of survival is our mistress of the high wire, Rosie! [12], A Bug's Life was the final film appearance of actor Roddy McDowall, who played Mr. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. How? Fat Ramirez is silly, fat, don't like sharing his burritos but essentially good-hearted younger brother of Hoopa. As Hopper and his gang wreak havoc thanks to Princess Atta and The queen of banishing Flik and the troupe which ultimately lead to their downfall, Dot hides her friends in their clubhouse so they can't be found. I've spent a lot of time around rocks! You're making a lot of sense. It'll be okay. The guy's a tick. Do not panic! Hopper leers down at them. SLIM: And to you, Princess Atta. That bird is a guaranteed failure. John Lasseter: Action. Oh, no. Schnell, schnell! (pants) Here. No, not yet. Flaming Death is a huge hit! This THX-certified DVD released once again gives the option of viewing the film in Widescreen or Full Frame. Oh, come on! FLEA: Oh, well. I don't know what you're concocting in that little ant brain of yours, but we'll have no part of it. You lied to us! Let's move your little keisters out of here now. SLIM: Mayday, mayday. [Flik grabs onto the leaf beneath the food as it continues tumbling down. Please forgive me. P.T. MOLT: And the birds eat the grasshoppers. Ant Island | Disney Wiki | Fandom Hey! During the subsequent celebration, the Circus Bugs' old boss, P.T. The Disney California Adventure nighttime show World of Color features a segment that includes Heimlich the Caterpillar from the film.[89]. DOT: I was talking to Mother. Look at this. He wasn't supposed to actually find someone! FLIK: Oh. He's right. That could-- That's it! [A number of ants cartwheel into the wagon.]. Flea's "Flaming Wall of Death". It's a bird! Mr. I don't even recognize it. You've got to work with me, here, all right? THORNY: There's snakes and birds and bigger bugs out there! I'm beginning to think nothing I do works. [17] Lasseter thought it would be useful to look at a view of the world from an insect's perspective. -This couldn't have happened at a more inopportune time! [49][50][51] The film had also earned $46.5 million during the five-day Thanksgiving holiday weekend,[52] surpassing the previous record holder 101 Dalmatians. It was your idea. . From 2002 to 2018, A Bug's Land was a section of Disney California Adventure that was inspired by the film. Oh! The match that decides whether two bugs live or die this very evening. Just get behind me, girls. [Flik and the troupe fly over a grassy field. Pull me down! But if you could just do me a little favor before you leave. SOIL: The children, and myself, have quickly put together a little presentation in honor of our guests. ], [The bird flies over to its nest with Hopper. Thumper, down. [P.T. Everyone keeps telling Flik to stop questioning tradition and be a good worker ant, but he knows that's not his lot in life. The program also allowed each ant to be automatically modified in subtle ways (e.g. -Up-a, up-a, up-a, up-a, up-a! A Bug's Life is a 1998 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. You mean to tell me that our entire defensive strategy was concocted by clowns? DOT: We drew one of you dying because our teacher said it would be more dramatic. ATTA: No, no, no, wait! MANNY: From the most mysterious regions of uncharted Asia, I give you the Chinese Cabinet of Metamorphosis! (SCREAMS, GRUNTS, WHIMPERING)Marker.Action.-Do you understand me? ROACH: I knew an old lady who swallowed a fly BUG: I've been working out. Another one of your little bird tricks? All right, girls. Watch your stingers. THORNY: It took the whole engineering department two days to dig him out. I'm a royal ant, and I can't even fly yet. [8][20] Katzenberg had stayed in touch with Lasseter after the acrimonious Disney split, often calling to check up. We're losing the job. Because, you see, when you first brought them here, I thought you'd hired a bunch of clowns. A Bug's Life Outtakes - YouTube SOIL: And he's accompanied by savage insects! [The bird inspects Hopper and opens its beak wide. ], FLIK: So you see, it was my fault that Hopper's coming back. Shouldn't we tell the queen? From under the bed, a pair of EVIL RED EYES peer out) (Rising up behind the boy, preparing to scare his young victim, towers a FEARSOME MONKEY) (The boy sees the monkey and SCREAMS) (The monkey, horrified by the child, let's out an even more blood curdling SCREAM of his own) (He backs away and slips on a soccer ball, which ricochets off the wall ], [The food atop the offering stone begins falling off the edge of the island.]. Take her. FLIK: But I should probably help repair some of the damage before I go, don't you think--. Just go. We need a miracle! The third time, Atta says, "Yes!" with more laughing. Need I remind you of Flik's tunnel-within-a-tunnel project? A Bug's Life (1998 film) Credits | SuperLogos Wiki | Fandom Let this be a lesson to all you ants. [71] Pixar's feud with DreamWorks as a result of Antz has also been regarded as a factor in A Bug's Life's legacy. He snarls, growls and fights for most of the time. Let's face it. [10] He thought the Circus Bugs were unlikable characters as liars and that it was unrealistic for them to undergo a complete personality change. No way we can make double quota before Hopper comes! FRANCIS: (whispers) Get ready to do the Robin Hood act. Feel my wing. Action! [3][4] Production began shortly after the release of Toy Story in 1995. A Bug's Life/Bloopers | Moviepedia | Fandom Flea motions the fireflies to close the wagon door.]. No, I'm wrong. I cannot work like this. Walt Disney Pictures presents a Pixar Animation Studios film A Bug's Life . ], ROSIE: It's the-the web. ATTA: (amplified) First of all, I'd like to thank the warriors for helping us in our fight against the grasshoppers. Where's our food?! (GASPS) Francis!Your boyfriend's from the-(LAUGHS)I'm sorry. Walt Disney Records released the soundtrack on October 27, 1998. FLIK: Try not to look like a country bug. ATTA: I'm not going anywhere. Sorry I have to take the warriors away so early, but, you know, they have a lot to get done, with the battle looming and all. Flea flies through a hole left in Rosie's web and sticks to the flypaper. Well, what if they were all blindfolded? FLIK: Oh! I'm sorry! I never thought I'd see the day when an ant would put himself before the rest of his colony. I will be branded with this mistake for the rest of my life. Wake up! [31] Movie Wave rated it four and a half. She let me go out and find you. The patient needs her rest, you know. I mean, you're his brother. FLIK: Princess Atta! She's entitled to her opinion, too. Uh, but let's just pretend for a minute that it's a seed, all right? FLIK: Oh, no! It's all tangled up. Didn't you hear Hopper? Finale! Party quiets down, I sneak you out the back way, and then you're out of here forever. I got it, J.L.!Alright! ANT: I'm lost! The site's critical consensus reads, "A Bug's Life is a rousing adventure that blends animated thrills with witty dialogue and memorable characters and another smashing early success for Pixar. We could send someone to get help! No, no! Princess Atta, there's something I need to tell you. Yes! Wait, wait! 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 . First rule of leadership: everything is your fault. The shift in editing over to pages for the movies, characters, actors, directors, composers, crew and galleries is now fully in effect. Forget everything I ever told you. FEMALE ANT: We haven't collected any food for the grasshoppers! FRANCIS: Your Majesty, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages, our troupe here guarantees a performance like no other! Don't tell them I said that. I'm looking for a bunch of circus performers. Flea, who floats within it.]. Ooh-boppa-doo and how do you do? Now, let me tell you how things are supposed to work. Just once more.-You know, I don't-I said do you understand me?-(LAUGHING)And action. Gypsy, come. FLIK: You'll be gone before the grasshoppers ever arrive. A Bug's Life Children's 1998 1 hr 34 min English audio G CC Buy or rent Journey inside the miniature world of bugs for bigger-than-life fun and adventure under every leaf! Yay! The bugs, in turn, mistake Flik for a talent agent, and agree to travel with him back to Ant Island. Don't tell me. So I suggest you all leave. [20][24] When Katzenberg asked what they were doing next, Lasseter described what would become A Bug's Life in detail. Have you been playing all summer? ], [The flypaper burns away, leaving behind a charred P.T. (laughing raucously) Ooh! ], [Flik slowly lifts his head and a smile spreads on his face. You have given us so much. FLIK: Great. This allowed for the film's DVD release to retain its original 2.35:1 widescreen format. "I'm sorry. Buzz is walking down the aisle of Buzz Lightyear action figures. FLY: You! (CHUCKLES) Delightful lads. What a disappointment. Now, you might not feel like you can do much now, but that's just because, well, you're not a tree yet. [Manny twirls a leaf and produces a large rock, handing it to Atta. Why go back? [17], As the release dates for both films approached, Disney executives concluded that Pixar should keep silent on the DreamWorks battle. The ants and grasshoppers stare at him.]. (LAUGHING) I'm sorry! GRASSHOPPER: Good idea! HEIMLICH: Francis, leave them alone. You listen to me, my boy. Bye! I will be in my trailer. Well (CHUCKLES) You know what? SLIM: You can explain the details on the way. No! Thumper is a supporting character in A Bug's Life. [Hopper breaks open the bottle and the three grasshoppers are buried under an avalanche of grain.]. Lasseter placed this scene first in the pipeline because he believed it was "less likely to change". SOIL: That's it. Grasshoppers (off screen): [Buzzing Loudly] Everybuggy looks right up to see the owners of the shadow figures and the buzzing sounds hovering up above. Do you understand me? It's funny! Monsters, Inc transcript - Corduroy (TV series) by Nelvana Wiki The vice president of the gang. ], [Hopper grabs Dot by the head and lifts her up.]. The Circus Bugs and Atta pursue, with the latter catching up to Hopper and rescuing Flik. This is nothing compared to the twig of '93. The cannon will be triggered by Dim, trained to jump at the sound of this bell, set to go off in 15 seconds. Molt (fat) is a character in A durant's life. ], [Manny, Slim and Francis congratulate each other.]. Get back! [17], The film's score was composed and conducted by Randy Newman. Those little raisins do grow on you. (LAUGHING TRIUMPHANTLY), TUCK: (asks question in foreign language). Oh, that's good. Rub your legs together for the world's greatest bug circus! He is a tough and mean grasshopper and gang leader. You have got to help me. (SIGHS) Just like me. [8] Another source gives Nina Jacobson, one of Katzenberg's executives, as the person responsible for the Antz pitch. The last leaf is about to fall! THORNY: Uh, excuse me, Your Highness. No, no! MANNY: I summon the voice of Confucius MANNY: (yelps) I demand to know who said that! VIOLET ANT BOY: He's a stick, stupid. You scared of grasshoppers? [10], Stanton took one of the early circus bug characters, Red the red ant, and changed him into the character Flik. Ka-ching! Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! You were saying, Flik? We don't have any choice. That's why we're going back! All right. ROACH: (chuckles) Hair of the dog you bit. I'm fine. During a welcome ceremony upon their arrival, the Circus Bugs and Flik discover their mutual misunderstandings. He sees Woody in one of the boxes, making incredibly silly faces, causing the crew to start laughing, which in turn causes Buzz to hold his hands up and snort with laughter. Are you saying I'm stupid? Schnell, schnell, schnell! He did it! (SCREAMS) (ALL SCREAMING). You don't think I've offended the warriors, do you? There's still a few months 'til the rains come, so you can all just try again. . A Bug's Life 2: Revenge of the Grasshoppers/transcript He's feral, vicious and almost doglike (and also attached to a leash collar). I'm sorry! SLIM: Okay, Flik, time to put you down now. MOLT: Ooh! This is my new idea for harvesting grain. SOIL: Watch my eyes. CORNELIUS: That's right! These are the transcripts for the deleted scenes of It's Tough to be a Bug. I kind of promised the Blueberries I'd teach them canasta. Joe Ranft, member of Pixar's story team, played Heimlich the caterpillar at the suggestion of Lasseter's wife, Nancy, who had heard him playing the character on a scratch vocal track. Bloody Mary, O-positive. Now it's going to take Everyone's involvement to make this plan a reality. They are poo-poo heads! QUEEN: He's our resident thespian. I know it. (YELLING AND SCREAMING). My little sister, who is 8 now, wants me to recite them to her as I help brush her teeth every night Moments like . FLIK: That's the signal. We never have time to collect food for ourselves, because we spend all summer harvesting for the offering. Flea standing midstep. "[62] Peter Stack of the San Francisco Chronicle gave the film four out of four stars, stating "A Bug's Life is one of the great movies a triumph of storytelling and character development, and a whole new ballgame for computer animation. FLY: No! Let's- Let's go for real now.-Okay, cut!-Sorry.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 sucha good idea, myself.Actually, it wasn't even my idea.It was-Watch it! The ants congratulate Flik as a hero, and bid a fond farewell to the circus troupe. Where's Dot? I didn't mean for things to go so wrong. Hey, like the one that nearly ate you, you 'member? [58], Todd McCarthy of Variety wrote, "Lasseter and Pixar broke new technical and aesthetic ground in the animation field with Toy Story, and here they surpass it in both scope and complexity of movement while telling a story that overlaps Antz in numerous ways. I was just afraid that if you knew I'd gotten circus bugs -ATTA: I want you to leave, Flik. I'm gonna be rich, rich, rich I'm gonna be rich, rich, rich I'm gonna be the richest flea in the land The streets'll be paved with golden retrievers I'm rich, rich, rich That's who I am - Poor fellow. Randy Newman composed the music for the film. You lied to her. [Flik takes off his still-running harvester and throws it onto the altar. Our Blueberry troop salutes you bugs for rescuing our smallest member, Princess Dot. BLUE ANT BOY: Hey, look who's playing lookout again. I wish you could come along, too. That's no way to speak to a lady. I just make things worse. [33] Because the film is animated, no actual outtakes exist; they are animated specifically for the outtakes sequence. Meanwhile, Hopper reminds his gang of the ants' superior numbers, warning them the ants will rebel if not kept in line. Yes, sir. Contents 1 Background 1.1 Official Description 2 Role in the film 3 Trivia Background Located in the middle of a dry riverbed, Ant Island is somewhat protected from outside threats, except for flying ones. [72][73][74][75][80], The film's theatrical and video releases include Geri's Game, an Academy Award winning Pixar short made in 1997, a year before this film was released. FLIK: Helpers to help us. (DOT SCREAMS). GRASSHOPPER: Yeah, but we can forget about him! The riverbed's dry right now. MOLT: Well, how can I answer? Gotta go A.S.A.P. [70], In the years since its release, A Bug's Life has been regarded by critics and fans to be a Pixar film that, in contrast to its successors, has become largely forgotten by audiences. Someone could get hurt. HOPPER: What's the matter? ], [The flame continues approaching. The team also later sought inspiration from Microcosmos (1996), a French documentary on love and violence in the insect world. We could leave, sure. P.T. I need-- I need a seed. Every frame of animation was converted from the film's computer data, as opposed to the standard analog film-to-videotape transfer process. We just lost a few inches, that's all. [8] "I should have been wary," Lasseter later recalled. 4 Personality 5 Trivia The circus life isn't so bad. Tail slate it. ATTA: Come on! Slapstick! A Bug's Life 2: Revenge of the Grasshoppers/transcript FLY: Yeah. -Francis, Francis, Francis, Francis, Francis, Francis -You guys, I've got an idea! One more for me!Speed!Marker!Action!Spinning a web of safety in less than 50-Okay, slide it. Bigger bugs! I represent a colony, uh, of ants, and I'm looking for tough bugs, you know, mean bugs, the sort of bugs HEIMLICH: Someday I will be a beautiful butterfly, and then everything will be better. One day, a courageous but clumsy inventor ant named Flik inadvertently destroys the food offering with his grain harvester. FLIK: (whispering) But, Your Highness, it's about the offering! Please, ma'am, wake up! [53] In 1999, this record was surpassed by Toy Story 2, which would have the third biggest five-day Wednesday opening, just after Independence Day and Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. MOLT: And believe me, no one appreciates that more than I do. In the ensuing chaos, Hopper frees himself from the cannon and abducts Flik. FRANCIS: Yeah, 'cause when you get there, you are dead! Embark on. [3] The first sequence to be animated and rendered was the circus sequence that culminated with P.T. P.T. After the Circus Bugs distract the grasshoppers long enough to rescue the Queen, Flik deploys the bird. Get ready to roll. FLIK: My colony's in trouble. Come on! [15] "I was the one guy there for you back then, and now you're allowing them to use you to screw me," Katzenberg said. A Bug's Life/Bloopers A Bug's Life/Transcript A Cinderella Story/Transcript A Goofy Movie/Transcript A Low Down Dirty Shame/Transcript A Muppet Family Christmas/Transcript A Troll in Central Park/Transcript Category:Aardman Transcripts Abominable/Transcript Ace Ventura: Pet Detective/Transcript Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls/Transcript When Flik earnestly suggests the ants enlist the help of bigger bugs to fight the grasshoppers, Atta sees it as a way to get rid of Flik and sends him off. ], Fandom's centric resource about film knowledge, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Andrew Stanton, the film involves a misfit ant, Flik, who is looking for "tough warriors" to save his colony from a protection racket run by a gang of grasshoppers. You're lower than dirt. Let's go disco.Alright, let me try it again.Okay. P.T. They'll only laugh at me. What are we gonna do?! Pixar Animation Studios has raised the genre to an astonishing new level". After the ants pick all the food, he's gonna squish the queen to remind them who's boss. But we'll be ready for them. I mean, why take the risk? [Flik lays down and places Dim's foot on his head.]. FLIK: I'll volunteer. P.T. We are the greatest warriors in all bugdom! SLIM: Come on, Francis. FLEA: Rosie, whole troupe! BLUE ANT BOY: Forget it, Dot. Stop.-I think I swallowed a bug.-(SNICKERING)And action.Pretend- Pretend that that's a seed.Uh What was my line again? You're sweet. ], [Molt hits his head on the ceiling before flying out a hole. You know somethin'? [12] The Circus Bugs, no longer out to cheat the colony, would be embroiled in a comic misunderstanding as to why Flik was recruiting them. You're gonna cry. BLUE ANT BOY: Your dad's right. That's our lot in life. ], [Scene cuts to Atta banging a gavel inside a large courtroom.]. FLY MOM: (frustrated sigh) I have been in outhouses that didn't stink that bad. DR. FLORA: Oh, yes, Princess Atta. [7] Lasseter and his story team had already been drawn to the idea of insects serving as characters. It also won the Satellite Award for Best Animated Film and the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition by Randy Newman. Is that it, fly boy?! Good day to you, sir. This was not supposed to happen. FLEA: Hey, let's go. ROSIE: Oh, look at the beautiful colors of the blood. It was very brave. It's a great story! ATTA: (whispering) They come, they eat, they leave. That's it. HEIMLICH: Mein wings! Thank you, Mr. Going back to Ant Island. Everyone, the whole colony. The harvester falls off and springs open, knocking out a supporting stone and causing the structure to start collapsing. ATTA: I said, even Hopper's afraid of birds. ANT: I'm lost! FLIK: Hey, hey, hey. This is ridiculous. Have you seen them? DR. FLORA: Who would do a crazy thing like that? I'll pay you! FLIK: Sorry. Overhearing the plan, Dot persuades Flik and the Circus Bugs to return to Ant Island. FLEA: All right, we're dying out there. [Grasshopper legs punch holes through the ceiling and they crawl inside, landing among the ants. DR. FLORA: Oh, my. [88], Disney's Animal Kingdom includes the 3D show It's Tough to Be a Bug!, which also existed at Disney California Adventure from 2001 to 2018. The film is loosely inspired by the fable "The Ant and the Grasshopper" and the classic samurai film The Seven Samurai, it is the second Pixar movie and tells the story of an outcast inventor ant named Flik (Dave Foley), who recruits a group of . And I heard a grasshopper say that when they're finished, Hopper's gonna squish my mom! Come on. Just do what he says. He and Atta become a couple, and send Hopper's affable brother Molt and a few ants to help P.T. ROSIE: I'm so sorry, kids. SOIL: Do not panic! What are you talking about? The film was released on November 20, 1998, received positive reviews and grossed $363million at the box office. [47][48] It managed to retain its spot for two weeks until it was taken by Star Trek: Insurrection. DR. FLORA: My, you just pop right open there, don't ya? Bird! HOPPER: We'll be back at the end of the season [Hopper tears off a piece of Molt's shedding skin. So, please, everyone, enjoy the party. Coming through. You see, I've been thinking, okay, which is something that I do. ATTA: Oh! Do you know what this is? Whoa-oh! GRASSHOPPER: (chuckle) Cool. Let's get moving, guys. Actually, it wasn't even my idea. No, forget it, forget it. [22][25] Jobs was furious and called Katzenberg and began yelling. Food to the offering stone and into the anthill. FLEA: Do your act, Heimlich. THORNY: (whispering) Great idea, princess. So you'll probably want to get going. But there's got to be more food on the island! SLIM: (gasps, whispers) Francis! Do I look stupid to you?", but Atta can't stop laughing, so they try the take again and she's still laughing. The film won the inaugural Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film (tied with The Prince of Egypt) as well as the award for Best Family Film. You're an ant! Could we get the warriors' autographs? And I'm a flower with nothing interesting to say. Like toys, insects were within the reach of computer animation back then, due to their relatively simple surfaces. [7] Walt Disney had produced his own version with a cheerier ending decades earlier in the 1934 short film The Grasshopper and the Ants. Lasseter had realized that working on a computer-animated feature as a sole director was dangerous while the production of Toy Story was in process. Let's just think about it for a second. P.T. The colony is right. Boy, is she one in a million. GRASSHOPPER: Yeah, boss! 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