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Antz (1998) – Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2019 . Retrieved March 22, 2023. a b c d e f Isaacson, Walter (2011). Steve Jobs. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 308. ISBN 978-1-4516-4853-9. A Bug's Life (1998): 2003 Collector's Edition - DVD Movie Guide". Archived from the original on October 28, 2021 . Retrieved October 28, 2021. a b Chitwood, Adam (June 18, 2021). "Every Pixar Movie Ranked from Worst to Best". Collider. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015 . Retrieved July 2, 2021.

Corliss, Richard (November 30, 1998). "Cinema: Bugs Funny". Time. Archived from the original on July 20, 2014 . Retrieved October 21, 2013. Turan, Kenneth (November 20, 1998). "Entertaining Entomology". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 3, 2022 . Retrieved April 3, 2022. Production on A Bug's Life began shortly after the release of Toy Story in 1995. The ants in the film were redesigned to be more appealing, and Pixar's animation unit employed technical innovations in computer animation. Randy Newman composed the music for the film. During production, a controversial public feud erupted between Steve Jobs and Lasseter of Pixar and DreamWorks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg due to the parallel production of his similar film Antz, which was released the same year. a b c "Every Pixar movie, ranked". Polygon. January 19, 2021. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021 . Retrieved July 2, 2021. A Bug's Life – IGN". Uk.ign.com. November 20, 1998. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016 . Retrieved November 29, 2013.Joe Ranft as Heimlich, a gluttonous, German-accented caterpillar clown who desires to be a butterfly. Star Wars' trailer gives 'Bug's Life' crowd a thrill". The Belleville News-Democrat. December 1, 1998. p.25. Archived from the original on October 11, 2022 . Retrieved October 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com. Of Ants, Bugs, and Rug Rats: The Story of Dueling Bug Movies". Associated Press. October 2, 1998. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016 . Retrieved March 4, 2010.

A Bug's Life – The Tale". pixar.com. Pixar. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010 . Retrieved July 24, 2016. Newly Released Files Show Steve Jobs Gave President Clinton Unsolicited Cabinet Recommendations". Gizmodo. October 23, 2017. Archived from the original on June 11, 2022 . Retrieved June 11, 2022. The photos, dated November 9, 1998, were taken in the Oval Office. A Bug's Life was the final film appearance of actor Roddy McDowall, who played Mr. Soil, dying shortly before the film's theatrical release. [18] Art design and animation [ edit ] On November 23, 1999, a 2-disc Collector's Edition DVD was released. It was fully remastered in anamorphic widescreen and has substantial bonus features.

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Denis Leary as Francis, a hot-tempered male ladybug clown who is frequently mistaken for a female and becomes "den mother" to the Blueberry Scouts. a b Travis, Ben (February 3, 2021). "Every Pixar Movie Ranked – From Toy Story To Soul". Empire. Archived from the original on March 1, 2020 . Retrieved July 2, 2021. a b c d e Grebey, James (November 24, 2018). "Why A Bug's Life is an underrated Pixar classic". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019 . Retrieved July 2, 2021. A Bug's Life was the first home video release to be entirely created using a digital transfer. Every frame of animation was converted from the film's computer data, as opposed to the standard analog film-to-videotape transfer process. This allowed for the film's DVD release to retain its original 2.35:1 widescreen format. [38] [39] The DVD was released on April 20, 1999, alongside a VHS release which was presented in a standard 1.33:1 " fullscreen" format. The film's fullscreen transfer was performed by entirely "reframing" the film shot by shot; more than half of the film's footage was modified by Pixar animators to fit within the film's aspect ratio. Several characters and objects were moved closer together to avoid being cut out of frame. [38] The film's VHS release was the best-selling VHS in the United Kingdom, with 1.76 million units sold by the end of the year. [40] On August 1, 2000, these editions were re-released on VHS and DVD under the Walt Disney Gold Classic Collection banner. [41]

A Bug's Life won a number of awards and numerous nominations. 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. It also won the Satellite Award for Best Animated Film and the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition by Randy Newman. It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score, the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score and the BAFTA Award for Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects. [74] In 2008, the American Film Institute nominated this film for its Top 10 Animation Films list. [75] Legacy [ edit ] Cox, Dan (December 15, 1998). "New 'Bug's' bloopers look to hook auds". Variety. Archived from the original on February 4, 2022 . Retrieved February 4, 2022.a b "Premiere of "A Bugs Life" ". Getty Images. El Capitan Theatre. November 14, 1998 . Retrieved August 26, 2023. a b c Brew, Simon (December 5, 2010). "Celebrating the Pixar end-credits bloopers". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021 . Retrieved July 2, 2021. McCutcheon, David (March 17, 2009). "A Bug's Blu Life". IGN. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021 . Retrieved April 22, 2021. A Bug's Life". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020 . Retrieved October 5, 2021. On May 19, 2009, the film was released on Blu-ray, [44] and then on 4K Blu-ray on March 3, 2020. [45] Reception [ edit ] Box office [ edit ]

Heller, Emily (March 3, 2020). "A bunch of Pixar movies, including Up and A Bug's Life, come to 4K Blu-ray". Polygon. Archived from the original on March 4, 2020 . Retrieved April 22, 2021. Fabrikant, Geraldine (December 28, 1998). " 'Prince of Egypt' Is No King at the Box-Office". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 27, 2015 . Retrieved June 16, 2023. A teaser trailer for Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace was attached to the screenings of A Bug's Life. [36] Within a few weeks into the film's theatrical release, new outtakes were added to the theatrical prints. [37] Because the film is animated, no actual outtakes exist; they are animated specifically for the outtakes sequence.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. [76] [77] [78] While recognized as solidifying Pixar's success, the film has been seen as the studio's sophomore slump in the wake of the critically successful Toy Story, [76] [77] [79] [80] [81] and inhibited by being released directly before the equally revered Toy Story 2. [76] Pixar's feud with DreamWorks as a result of Antz has also been regarded as a factor in A Bug's Life 's legacy. [81] [82]