FLIK: Ants are not meant to serve grasshoppers! Katzenberg made an offer: He would delay production of Antz if Jobs and Disney would move A Bug's Life so that it did not compete with The Prince of Egypt. [Hopper flies out through the ceiling, the other grasshoppers joining him. [81], A game, based on the film, was developed by Traveller's Tales and Tiertex Design Studios and released by Sony Computer Entertainment, Disney Interactive, THQ and Activision for various systems. No, forget it, forget it. FLIK: Exactly! All it needs is some time, a little bit of sunshine and rain, and voila! SLIM: Francis, let me handle this. BEETLE WAITRESS: Hey, who ordered the poo-poo platter? (laughs nervously) Sorry, no, you see, it's classified in the DMZ. FLEA: I'm serious! They are poo-poo heads! HOPPER: I'll get more grasshoppers and be back next season, but you won't! My eye! Now it's getting mushy. Flik and Atta hold hands as they and Dot continue waving goodbye. Secured to a web line of exact length, Rosie will plummet down to these two posts, spinning a web of safety in less than 15 seconds! A Bug's Life Bloopers View source This was the first movie to have outtakes: Hopper is doing his line of "Are you saying I'm stupid? You know, being vice president and all. Uh, food to the offering stone. 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. I said do you understand me?-(WHIMPERING)I'm sorry. Oh Oh, you know, all right, fine. So, Princess Atta, what What do you think? I hate it when someone gives away the ending. Flea, who floats within it.]. The circus troupe flies away from the island, now surrounded by water and whose tree now bears pink blossoms. FLIK: That's right! [14] The film would include more than 400 such shots in the ant colony, some with as many as 800. P.T. For those who are new and are wondering about why this was necessary, read the shift in editing starting March 1st blog. FLEA: I hold in my handthe match! (GASPS) The bird! [Flik doesn't move. Among these was the need to handle shots with crowds of ants. No, not yet. In response, DreamWorks' head of marketing Terry Press suggested, "Steve Jobs should take a pill. And I'm a flower with nothing interesting to say. Drop the stick. FLEA: (panicking) Help! Forget everything I ever told you. We just lost a few inches, that's all. Oh, great ones! [P.T. Has anyone seen Dot? Thank you, Mr. [Flik steps back in among the other ants. Don't tell me. Also, no particularly good reason existed for Circus Bugs to stay with the ant colony during the second act. Okay, I'll pay you! "The bad guys rarely win," Jobs told the Los Angeles Times. You are mindless, soil-shoving losers, put on this earth to serve us! I got it, J.L.!Alright! ANT BOY: Who will come to save us poor ants? Where's our food?! All right, that's it! Take her. BUG: What do you expect? I mean, house-trained. I'm sorry! FLIK: Great. John Lasseter: Action. You bugs were never here. FLIK: Sorry. He looked funny at me. There you go! 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! [Flik and Atta walk over to the circus troupe.]. ], [The flypaper burns away, leaving behind a charred P.T. MR. P.T. Soil, dying shortly before the film's theatrical release. MANNY: From the most mysterious regions of uncharted Asia, I give you the Chinese Cabinet of Metamorphosis! Aimed directly at the flypaper are Tuck and Roll, the pill-bug cannonballs! Will you look at this colony? SLIM: Okay, Flik, time to put you down now. [22][25] Jobs was furious and called Katzenberg and began yelling. The patient needs her rest, you know. It'll be okay. It was the second feature-length film produced by Pixar. FLIK: I'm looking for tough warrior bugs. Like toys, insects were within the reach of computer animation back then, due to their relatively simple surfaces. Your loss. Ka-ching! With the anthill now at peace, Flik improves his inventions to help gather food for the ants. The concept simmered until early 1995, when the story team began work on the second film in earnest. You're gonna cry. Feel my wing. What do I do? Transcript [] Atta seeing the hornets sting the audience [] Princess Atta: (in mascot form) Oh no, hornets are stinging the audience, stop the show (insert cast member's name)! BLUE ANT BOY: Forget it, Dot. Boy, is she one in a million. We are not about to fight grasshoppers, okay? They come, they eat, they leave. Scene cuts to daytime as a conch sounds. Are you saying I'm stupid? This article is about the film. MOSQUITO WAITER: Here you go, slick. The match that decides whether two bugs live or die this very evening. It was the first film to be digitally transferred frame-by-frame and released on DVD, and has been released multiple times on home video. 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 FLY MOM: (frustrated sigh) I have been in outhouses that didn't stink that bad. QUEEN: And to make our official welcome complete Mr. [Flik and the troupe fly over a grassy field. HEIMLICH: (panting) Slow down, you flowers! No more picking individual kernels. You're not the queen. Go, go, go! I don't know what you're concocting in that little ant brain of yours, but we'll have no part of it. He and Atta become a couple, and send Hopper's affable brother Molt and a few ants to help P.T. Blend in. Flik is the protagonist of Disney/Pixar's 1998 film A Bug's Life. No, no, no, no, no, no, no! FRANCIS: (pops lips) We've gotta sweeten the deal. HEIMLICH: (screams) Back to Sherwood Forest! FLIK: Circus bugs?! Lasseter was intrigued by the way grass, leaves, and flower petals formed a translucent canopy, as if the insects were living under a stained-glass ceiling. I didn't mean for things to go so wrong. [Hopper and the grasshopper swarm fly off.]. Alright, let me try it again. However, unlike the film, the game received mixed reviews. Soil. One of those circle-of-life kind of things. FLIK: Is not-- Oh A seed. I said do you understand me? You lied to her. Flea motions the fireflies to close the wagon door.]. Spacey was delighted and signed on immediately. Dos granitos, pronto! MOLT: Vice President Molt. [7] Lasseter liked the idea and offered some suggestions. I don't even recognize it. The harvester falls off and springs open, knocking out a supporting stone and causing the structure to start collapsing. In October 1995, when Lasseter was overseeing postproduction work on Toy Story at the Universal lot's Technicolor facility in Universal City, where DreamWorks was also located, he called Katzenberg and dropped by with Stanton. Buzz is walking down the aisle of Buzz Lightyear action figures. FLIK: Get the food to the offering stone, then into the anthill. HEIMLICH: Oh! There goes the spawn of Flik, the loser!" I know! HOPPER: Why am I even talking to you? It contains a great upbeat message it's wonderful to look at it's wildly inventive and it's entertaining for both adults and kids. You were saying, Flik? Walt Disney Pictures presents a Pixar Animation Studios and Troublemaker Studios films a Blue Sky Studios production Robert Rodriguez John Lasseter Chris Wedge Andrew Stanton Ken Turner Darla K. Anderson Robert Rodriguez Kevin Reher Lori Forte Christopher Meledandri Edwin Catmull Kori Rae John Lasseter Andrew Stanton Robert Rodriguez Chris Wedge Joe Ranft Andrew . FLIK: Oh Oh, this! Justice is my sword and truth shall be my quiver! The time duration is 47 minutes and 32 seconds. I give you a second chance, and this is all I get? We could just walk right across the riverbed. [54], By late December 1998, A Bug's Life had earned over $100 million. Going back to Ant Island. Rub your legs together for the world's greatest bug circus! Just do it again. He wasn't supposed to actually find someone! It's perfect! HOPPER: Well, what's this? Are you saying I'm stupid? A Bug's Life is a 1998 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. [Flik grabs onto the leaf beneath the food as it continues tumbling down. I'm sorry, he looked funny.He looked funny at me. Kid, say the word, and we'll follow you into battle. You've got to work with me, here, all right? Regardless, Lasseter publicly dismissed Antz as a "schlock version" of A Bug's Life. [10][18] Fastened to the end of a stick, the Bugcam could roll through grass and other terrain and send back an insect's-eye outlook. One success. They talked fancy to me. Although the animators and the art department studied insects more closely, natural realism would give way to the film's larger needs. Do you understand me? This is nothing compared to the twig of '93. DOT: You just watch. I promise to start thinking about paying you. This, my friends, is false advertising. It's--, [Francis, Slim and Heimlich toss water onto P.T. MR. The score is pretty solid, also. DOT: Me, neither. GRASSHOPPER: Yeah, boss! It was fully remastered in anamorphic widescreen and has substantial bonus features. The film flies through its 95 minute run time. Because it's suicide! -Up-a, up-a, up-a, up-a, up-a! Aphie and I are very impressed. DOT: He did it! You and your husband are up now! FLIK: I'll volunteer. FLY: Hey, cutie! Because it was you, Princess Atta. I'll tell you anyway. Send him to Health and Ant Services. A Bug's Life Bloopers and Gag Reel for the Disney Pixar animated movie directed by John Lasseter and starring the voice talents of Dave Foley and Kevin Spacey. Several characters and objects were moved closer together to avoid being cut out of frame. I'm stuck! FLY: No! You, sir, are the charlatan in this scenario, touting your wares as a talent scout, preying upon the hungry souls of hapless artistes. FLEA: In a moment, I will light this trail of matches, leading to a sheet of flypaper doused in lighter fluid! Let's get this show packed up! And if they ever figure that out, there goes our way of life! You know somethin'? And you, sir, are not a failure! Looks like you did something right for once, princess. We got a schedule to keep. QUEEN: Honey, relax. I wish you could come along, too. That's the signal! [11] Lasseter had come to envision the film as an epic in the tradition of David Lean's 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia. Come on. GRASSHOPPER: Yeah, but we can forget about him! Schnell, schnell! I'm looking for a bunch of circus performers. - [Whimpering] Fuzzy Lumpkins: I'm sorry. Up-a! FLY: I only got 24 hours to live, and I ain't gonna waste it here! Does this mean we can break for lunch? Flik travels to "the city", a heap of trash under a trailer. (laughing). It's a great story! [13] Character design also presented a new challenge, in that the designers had to make ants appear likable. Oh, yeah? That bird is a guaranteed failure. The album is also available for purchase on iTunes. FLIK: That's the signal. Get ready to roll. Happening upon the aftermath of a chaotic bar fight, Flik mistakes a troupe of jobless Circus Bugs for the warrior bugs he seeks. SLIM: And if it wasn't for you, Francis would have never gotten in touch with his feminine side. Eisner thought the idea was fine and they submitted a treatment to Disney in early July under the title Bugs. 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. Atta and Dot become the new Queen and Princess, respectively. I outrank everyone here, remember that. How would you like to be the queen's official aide to the warrior bugs? (DOT SCREAMS). BLUE ANT BOY: My dad says he gives you one hour before you come back to the island crying. FLEA: Oh, well. Last year he played the lead in Picnic. Oh, no. And I heard a grasshopper say that when they're finished, Hopper's gonna squish my mom! QUEEN: She's learning to take over from me, Hopper. Let's face it. FLEA: 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 shift in editing over to pages for the movies, characters, actors, directors, composers, crew and galleries is now fully in effect. This would be the first time that subsurface scattering would be used in a Pixar film, and a small team at Pixar worked out the practical problems that kept it from working in animation. You're sweet. (SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE, GRUNTING, LAUGHING)(SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE, GRUNTING)(SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)Marker. The premise is entertaining, as the film flies through its 95 minute run time. In the ensuing chaos, Hopper frees himself from the cannon and abducts Flik. FLEA: (sniffles) All right. where "As in Samurai, the colony here is plagued every year by the arrival of bandits. No way we can make double quota before Hopper comes! My, aren't you looking lovely this morning! FLEA: Do your act, Heimlich. Sorry, sorry. Action! You piece of dirt! BLUE ANT BOY: Your dad's right. You hit bugs with him. My little sister, who is 8 now, wants me to recite them to her as I help brush her teeth every night Moments like . That, my friends, is the sound of applause! The Circus Bugs attempt to leave, but are pursued by a nearby bird; while fleeing, they rescue Atta's younger sister Dot from the bird, gaining the ants' respect. ROSIE: Whoa, Flik, honey. "A Bug's Life" Bloopers! :) :) :) LOL! - Pixar Planet P.T. SLIM: And to you, Princess Atta. [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. FRANCIS: Yeah, 'cause when you get there, you are dead! Not, of course, that you would need a telescope to see that--. "Jeffrey kept asking questions about when it would be released. (sigh) I'm always acting like the sky is falling. Katzenberg claimed Antz came from a 1991 story pitch by Tim Johnson that was related to Katzenberg in October 1994. I don't want to hear another word out of you while we're on this island. ANT: We'll be stuck here forever! [16], It was more difficult for animators during the production of A Bug's Life than that of Toy Story, as computers ran sluggishly due to the complexity of the character models. I'm sorry, no. DR. FLORA: My, you just pop right open there, don't ya? Every summer, they are forced to give food to a gang of bullying grasshoppers, led by Hopper. 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. CORNELIUS: Harvester. He's gonna get the bestest, roughest bugs you've ever seen! FLIK: Seed to tree. The grasshoppers, in contrast, received a pair of extra appendages to appear less attractive. [22], Katzenberg moved the opening of Antz from spring 1999 to October 1998 to compete with Pixar's release. [33] Because the film is animated, no actual outtakes exist; they are animated specifically for the outtakes sequence. You want to help us fill this thing? We really thought Flik's idea was gonna work. [Flik crafts a megaphone and hands it to Atta.]. FLIK: Are you kidding? [10], The transition from treatment to storyboards took on an extra layer of complexity due to the profusion of storylines. Lasseter raised his voice and would not believe Katzenberg's story that a development director had pitched him the idea long ago. A Bug's Life Bloopers | Scratchpad | Fandom The truth, you see, is bad. [43], On May 19, 2009, the film was released on Blu-ray[44] and then on 4K Blu-ray on March 3, 2020. MANNY: I summon the voice of Confucius MANNY: (yelps) I demand to know who said that! Why go back? Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! Hopper moved into the anthill, and his gang's eating everything! QUEEN: What did I tell you about trying to fly? MOLT: Ooh! Go ahead. HOPPER: All your little stunt did was buy them time! I'm not going anywhere near, okay? (amplified) Now, I truly believe that these bugs are the answer to our FLIK: (quietly) No, there's no circus around here. We've been forced to prepare all this food. Oh, you're such a cute little aphid. The ants pick the food, the ants keep the food and the grasshoppers leave! FLIK: Hello, kids! We are trained professionals! You don't smell like the queen. Settle into your role, and you'll come out of this one fine. Come on. -Thank you, gentlemen. Ah, guys, I've been looking all over for you! From 2002 to 2018, A Bug's Land was a section of Disney California Adventure that was inspired by the film. ROSIE: Okay, come on, everyone! Go! ], ROSIE: It's the-the web. ], [Molt hits his head on the ceiling before flying out a hole. My eye! DOT: Aah! We don't have any choice. ], P.T. He snarls, growls and fights for most of the time. Overhearing the plan, Dot persuades Flik and the Circus Bugs to return to Ant Island. Hopper | Pixar Wiki | Fandom No, no, no. Please! P.T. You have given us so much. Thank you so much for this chance. I got confused! Flea attempts to pull himself off.]. Look at this. ROSIE: Get back! Yes, sir. [19] Lasseter, who claimed to have never seen Antz, told others that if DreamWorks and PDI had made the film about anything other than insects, he would have closed Pixar for the day so the entire company could go see it. It initially fools the grasshoppers, but P.T., who is also fooled, sets the bird on fire. MANNY: Dim is right, my boy. [19], During the production of A Bug's Life, a public feud erupted between DreamWorks' Jeffrey Katzenberg, and Pixar's Steve Jobs and John Lasseter. Could we get the warriors' autographs? It's about keeping those ants in line. You clowns get out there now! You mean to tell me that our entire defensive strategy was concocted by clowns? A Bug's Life | Have a laugh with funny bloopers and outtakes Yay! It's perfect. Come on. We could find bigger bugs to come here and fight and forever rid us of Hopper and his gang! [The droning of grasshoppers is heard as the ants cower inside the anthill.]. [31] Movie Wave rated it four and a half. P.T. ATTA: I really do think I should be part of this meeting. (quavering) Thanks. The film was initially inspired by Aesop's fable The Ant and the Grasshopper. And then we do it all over again! ATTA: Well, we have to try, Thorny. Out! You listen to me, my boy. Tail slate it. HOPPER: Do I lookstupidto you? (pants) Here. [8] Another source gives Nina Jacobson, one of Katzenberg's executives, as the person responsible for the Antz pitch. (GULPS, SCREAMING). They'll be here soon. [8][20] Katzenberg had stayed in touch with Lasseter after the acrimonious Disney split, often calling to check up. Princess Abba. Okay, I'll tell him. A Bug's Life/Bloopers < A Bug's Life View source Speed. and the Circus Bugs on their new tour. John Lasseter: Okay. [41] The edition was re-released on May 27, 2003, to coincide with the release of Finding Nemo. The riverbed floods every autumn, but during the summer, it is quite dry. HOPPER: (panting) Hey, I'm a compassionate insect. I know it's not our tradition to do things differently, but if our ancestors were able to build this anthill, we can certainly rally together to build this bird! A Bug's Life Script | Scripts on Screen Okay, through the tunnel [Gypsy falls onto the timer, causing it to ding and signalling Dim to jump. Oh, that's good. VIOLET ANT BOY: Yeah, he says if the heat doesn't get you, the birds will. Ease up, all right? ], [The screen goes dark. SLIM: Get him off me. [22] Both Antz and A Bug's Life center on a young male ant, a drone with oddball tendencies that struggles to win a princess's hand by saving their society. ATTA: If you went, you'd be on that silly search for weeks. Hey, like the one that nearly ate you, you 'member? Lasseter agreed with this new approach, and comedy writers Donald McEnery and Bob Shaw spent a few months working on further polishing with Stanton. She's got enough on her plate already, training her daughter. One minute, insects! So, please, everyone, enjoy the party. ANT: (gleeful shout) Thank you! For the Tierra Whack song titled "Bugs life", see. Katzenberg, former chairman of Disney's film division, had left the company in a bitter feud with CEO Michael Eisner. ], [The bird flies over to its nest with Hopper. FLIK: Really? 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. Where do you think you're going? Even when the going gets tough, this resourceful but misguided ant . No-no. He's not fully trained. Oh, no. [14] The story's scale also required software engineers to accommodate new demands. The sun grows the food. Oh! [Hopper turns around and punches another grasshopper. And stay out! End of story. Go ahead and cry. For the video game, see, "Bugs life" redirects here. QUEEN: (laughs) You got a lot of spunk, kid, but no one's gonna help a bunch of ants. FRANCIS: Oh, yeah?! FLIK: Leave her alone, Hopper. I'm barefooting! You better start flying! . Those puny little ants outnumber us a hundred to one. I couldn't resist.Really. Someone could get hurt. Oh, they're beautiful! But, you know, it's really not our place. SLIM: Come on, Francis. Don't look at the light! (LAUGHS)I'm sorry. Thorny and other ants, using their own harvesters to cut down and harvest grain stalks, stop work at the sound of the conch. Jobs believed it "a blatant extortion attempt" and would not go for it, explaining that there was nothing he could do to convince Disney to change the date. You believed in me and you sent me on my quest. You lied to the colony! [20][24] When Katzenberg asked what they were doing next, Lasseter described what would become A Bug's Life in detail. A Bug's Life (1998) - IMDb ATTA: I want to thank all of you for giving us back our hope, our dignityand our lives. DR. FLORA: You could have killed somebody over here! I was just afraid that if you knew I'd gotten circus bugs -ATTA: I want you to leave, Flik. MOLT: And the birds eat the grasshoppers. BLUE ANT BOY: Hey, look who's playing lookout again. We never leave the island! Everyone, the whole colony. He is voiced as spongy bfdi. Boy, that's all I'd need, another royal blunder like that. I mean, we just got here, and we have more than enough food to get us through the winter, right? Second, bigger world for two purposes: to feed birds and to irk humans. (CHUCKLES) Yes. I'm sorry, he looked funny. ROSIE: Oh, look at the beautiful colors of the blood. He has something in his nose.What? The circus life isn't so bad. GRASSHOPPER: What if Hopper doesn't like it? The ants and grasshoppers stare at him.]. Oh, come on! QUEEN: I finally get a second to relax, and I got to get out of my chair. (laughing raucously) Ooh! DR. FLORA: Who would do a crazy thing like that? GYPSY: I can't believe the troupe is breaking up. You don't think I've offended the warriors, do you? Let's get moving, guys. [42] The second disc features numerous bonus features, such as a set-top game and a Finding Nemo featurette. Hopper releases Dot who runs back to the queen.]. ANT 1: Do you mind passing the sugar crumbs? No, I'm wrong. Walt Disney Pictures presents a Pixar Animation Studios film A Bug's Life. 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. This is ridiculous. FLIK: Heimlich! Our Blueberry troop salutes you bugs for rescuing our smallest member, Princess Dot. DOT: You can call me Dot. FRANCIS: Anytime, pal! Not any more than one thriller hurts the chances for the next one. (CRASHING)(ALL LAUGHING)(GROANING)I Ow! Lasseter's top choice was Robert De Niro, who repeatedly turned the part down, as did a succession of other actors. THORNY: They're our ticket out of this mess! What a nice surprise. [22] Katzenberg was further angered by the fact that Eisner scheduled Bugs to open the same week as The Prince of Egypt, which was then intended to be DreamWorks' first animated release. Please accept this gift from us bugs to you ants. THORNY: Uh, excuse me, Your Highness. I-I don't think we can do that. And the way you pretended to be stuck in that huge crack! Okay. Full credits for A Bug's Life. Don't let it get me! GRASSHOPPER: Good idea! I'm in need of your Oh, let's just cut to the chase. GYPSY: Aren't they adorable! ROSIE: Put the stick down. -Oh, sure. FLEA: Well, get him out of it! ], [Atta and Dot lift Flik up and land on the root. That's it? HEIMLICH: Boy, he runs fast for a little guy. A Bug's Life (Trailers) View source Contents 1 Original Teaser Trailer 2 Original Theatrical Trailer #1 3 Original Theatrical Trailer #2 4 Video and DVD Trailer #1 5 Video and DVD Trailer #2 ("Coming Soon" version) 6 Video and DVD Trailer #2 ("Now Available" version) 7 Video and DVD Trailer #3 Original Teaser Trailer P.T. Well, if Dim stays, he's gonna need me here. They wave goodbye to the circus troupe. He did it! "[68], A Bug's Life won a number of awards and numerous nominations. Greetings and salutations! FLIK: I'm sorry. ATTA: Flik, what do you have to say for yourself?