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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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Year:
1998
95 min
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You clowns get out there now!

- I hate performing on an empty stomach!

- Do your act, Heimlich.

- Then you can eat. Not now, Slim.

- P.T., what's the point?

What's the point of going out there?

They'll only laugh at me.

- That's because you're a clown!

- No, it's because I'm a prop!

You always cast me as the broom,

the pole, the stick, a splinter.

You're a walking stick.

It's funny!

- Now go!

- You parasite.

Tra-la-la-la-la.

Spring's in the air.

And I'm a flower with

nothing interesting to say.

- [ Screams ]

- A bee!

I am a cute little bumblebee!

Here I come!

[ Screams ]

Slow down, you flowers!

[ Groans ]

Candy corn! Here,

let me help you to finish it.

Hey, cutie! Wanna pollinate

with a real bug? [ Laughs ]

Ooh, come to papa!

So, bein' a ladybug automatically makes

me a girl, is that it, flyboy? Huh?

- She's a guy!

- Francis, leave them alone.

- They are poo-poo heads!

- Not again.

Judging by your breath, you must have

been buzzin' around a dung heap all day.

- Come on, Francis.

You're making the maggots cry.

- [ Wailing ]

[ Vocalizing ]

All right, we're dyin' out there.

Gypsy, quick! You and Manny--

- Shh! He's in a trance.

- [ Humming ]

Well, get him out of it!

You and your husband are up now.

Manny, we're on.

Oh? Yet again it is up to me

to rescue the performance.

- Gypsy, come.

- [ Humming ]

[ Crashing ]

- The stage is the other way, dear.

- Yes, of course.

Anytime, pal!

- I'm gonna pick the hairs

out of your head one by one!

- Take your best shot!

- You name the place!

- Oh, yeah?

- Yeah, 'cause when you

get there, you are dead!

- Francis, let me handle this.

- That's no way to speak to a lady.

- I heard that, you twig.

Ladies and gentlemen, allow me

to present Manto the Magnificent...

and his lovely assistant, Gypsy!

From the most mysterious

regions of uncharted Asia,

I give you the Chinese Cabinet...

of Metamorphosis!

Rosie, whole troupe.

Onstage! Finale! Now!

- Okay, I just need time to--

Coming, coming.

- Now!

Tuck, Roll, let's get moving, guys.

We're up next.

[ Speaking Foreign Language ]

Don't you understand?

We are up!

- " Up-a."

- [ Chattering ]

- Hey!

- Hey! They don't understand me.

I summon the voice

of Confucius--

Get off the stage,

you old hack!

[ Shrieks ]

I demand to know who said that!

- [ Laughing ]

- How dare you!

Ingrates!

[ Gypsy ]

Manny? Manny!

I only got 24 hours to live

and I ain't gonna waste it here.

Come on.

[ Screams ] I've just about

had it with these losers!

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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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