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A Bug's Life

1998 animated film directed by John Lasseter and Andrew Stanton
Movie animated_film Q216153
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Summary

A Bug's Life is an animated film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of animated film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31,833 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature[3], Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Family Film[4]
  • Director: John Lasseter[5], Andrew Stanton[6]
  • Screenwriter: Andrew Stanton[7], Don McEnery[8]
  • Composer: Randy Newman[9]
  • Genre: comedy film[10], adventure film[11], children's film[12]
  • Producer: Darla K. Anderson[13], Kevin Reher[14]
  • Performer: Randy Newman[15]
  • Part of the series: list of Pixar films[16]
  • Depicts: bird[17], circus[18], insect[19]
  • Production company: Pixar[20]
  • Director of photography: Sharon Calahan[21]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[22]
  • Commons category: A Bug's Life[23]
  • Soundtrack release: A Bug's Life – An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack[24]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[25], DVD[26], Blu-ray Disc[27], theatrical release[28]
  • Review score: 92%[29], 7.9/10[30], 78/100[31]
  • Color: color[32]
  • Country of origin: United States[33]
  • Publication date: November 20, 1998[34], February 5, 1999[35], February 11, 1999[36], December 3, 1998[37], 1998[38], November 25, 1998[39]
  • Characters: Flik[40], Hopper[41], Atta[42], Dot[43], The Queen[44], Heimlich[45], Slim[46], Francis[47], Rosie[48], Dim[49], Manny[50], Gypsy[51], P.T. Flea[52], Tuck and Roll[53]
  • Voice actor: Dave Foley[54], John Ratzenberger[55], Brad Garrett[56], Mike McShane[57], Bonnie Hunt[58], Madeline Kahn[59], Jonathan Harris[60], Denis Leary[61], Joe Ranft[62], David Hyde Pierce[63], Hayden Panettiere[64], Julia Louis-Dreyfus[65], Kevin Spacey[66], Kind[67]
  • Distributed by: InterCom[68], Netflix[69], Disney+[70]
  • Significant event: première[71]

Why It Matters

A Bug's Life has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[72] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[73]

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

Alex Rocco Andrew Stanton Blu-ray Disc Bonnie Hunt Brad Garrett David Hyde Pierce Denis Leary DVD Edie McClurg Hayden Panettiere John Lasseter John Ratzenberger Julia Louis-Dreyfus Kevin Spacey Lee Unkrich Madeline Kahn Netflix Phyllis Diller Pixar Randy Newman Richard Kind Roddy McDowall The Ants and the Grasshopper United States

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  2. [72] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [73] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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