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A Bug's Life

1998 animated film directed by John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton
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A Bug's Life

Summary

A Bug's Life is an animated film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of animated_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,263 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Bug's Life received the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature[3].
  • A Bug's Life received the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Family Film[4].
  • A Bug's Life's instance of is recorded as animated film[5].
  • A Bug's Life was directed by John Lasseter[6].
  • A Bug's Life was directed by Andrew Stanton[7].
  • Andrew Stanton wrote the screenplay for A Bug's Life[8].
  • Don McEnery wrote the screenplay for A Bug's Life[9].
  • A Bug's Life's composer is recorded as Randy Newman[10].
  • A Bug's Life's genre is comedy film[11].
  • A Bug's Life's genre is adventure film[12].
  • A Bug's Life's genre is children's film[13].
  • A Bug's Life was produced by Darla K. Anderson[14].
  • A Bug's Life was produced by Kevin Reher[15].
  • A Bug's Life was performed by Randy Newman[16].
  • A Bug's Life's part of the series is recorded as list of Pixar films[17].
  • A Bug's Life's depicts is recorded as bird[18].
  • A Bug's Life's depicts is recorded as circus[19].
  • A Bug's Life's depicts is recorded as insect[20].
  • A Bug's Life's production company is recorded as Pixar[21].
  • A Bug's Life's director of photography is recorded as Sharon Calahan[22].
  • The original language of A Bug's Life was English[23].
  • A Bug's Life's Commons category is recorded as A Bug's Life[24].
  • A Bug's Life's soundtrack release is recorded as A Bug's Life – An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack[25].
  • A Bug's Life was distributed by video on demand[26].
  • A Bug's Life was distributed by DVD[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on A Bug's Life was Randy Newman[16]. Producers include Darla K. Anderson[14] and Kevin Reher[15]. Directors include John Lasseter[6] and Andrew Stanton[7]. Screenwriters include Andrew Stanton[8] and Don McEnery[9].

Publication

Publication dates include November 20, 1998[28], February 5, 1999[29], February 11, 1999[30], December 3, 1998[31], 1998[32], and November 25, 1998[33]. The original language of A Bug's Life was English[23]. Genres include comedy film[11], adventure film[12], and children's film[13]. Its part of the series is recorded as list of Pixar films[17]. Recorded distribution format include video on demand[26], DVD[27], Blu-ray Disc[34], and theatrical release[35].

Subject and Themes

A Bug's Life's part of the series is recorded as list of Pixar films[17].

Reception

Awards received include Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature[3], a class of award[36], in United States[37], founded in 1999[38] and Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Family Film[4], a film award category[39], in United States[40], founded in 1997[41]. Reviews include 92%[42], 7.9/10[43], and 78/100[44].

Why It Matters

A Bug's Life ranks in the top 3% of animated_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,263 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

What awards did A Bug's Life receive?

Honors received include Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature[3] and Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Family Film[4].

Related Entities

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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