A Bug's Life (1998)
- The incredible score for A Bug's Life was composed in just a few weeks after the original composer dropped out.
- John Lasseter originally wanted a completely different ending for the film, but test audiences preferred the one we see today.
- Eagle-eyed viewers have noticed a hidden easter egg referencing John Lasseter's previous film in the background of the opening scene.
A Bug's Life is a 1998 American animated comedy produced by Pixar Animation Studios and directed by John Lasseter. The film follows Flik, an inventive but accident-prone ant voiced by Dave Foley, whose colony is oppressed by a gang of grasshoppers led by the fearsome Hopper, voiced by Kevin Spacey. When Flik accidentally destroys the food offering that buys the colony's seasonal protection from the grasshoppers, he sets out to find warrior bugs to defend the colony and recruits what he believes is a band of tough mercenaries โ who are actually a troupe of circus performers recently fired from P.T.
Flea's circus. A Bug's Life was Pixar's second feature and the first to face direct competition โ DreamWorks released the similarly themed ant film Antz just weeks earlier in what was widely reported as a personal rivalry between Jeffrey Katzenberg and Disney. The film's miniature perspective, presenting the world from an insect's viewpoint where raindrops are missiles and a bird is a terrifying predator, was realized with stunning visual detail.
Kevin Spacey's Hopper was one of Pixar's most effective villains, his casual cruelty and intelligence making him genuinely menacing. A Bug's Life earned $363 million worldwide.
