A Bug's Life
“An epic of miniature proportions.”
On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper.
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Cast
59 people
Dave Foley
Flik (voice)
Known for
Fargo
Monsters University
Kevin Spacey
Hopper (voice)
Known for
American Beauty
Baby Driver
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Atta (voice)
Known for
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Seinfeld
Hayden Panettiere
Dot (voice)
Known for
Heroes
I Love You, Beth Cooper
Phyllis Diller
Queen (voice)
Known for
Mad Monster Party?
The Nutcracker Prince
Richard Kind
Molt (voice)
Known for
Inside Out
American Dad!
David Hyde Pierce
Slim (voice)
Known for
Frasier
Treasure Planet
Joe Ranft
Heimlich / Additional Voices (voice)
Known for
Finding Nemo
Cars
Denis Leary
Francis (voice)
Known for
Ice Age
The Amazing Spider-Man
Jonathan Harris
Manny (voice)
Known for
Toy Story 2
Lost in Space
Madeline Kahn
Gypsy Moth (voice)
Known for
Young Frankenstein
Clue
Bonnie Hunt
Rosie (voice)
Known for
The Green Mile
Cars
John Lasseter Director · Andrew Stanton Screenplay Don McEnery Screenplay
Worldwide gross $363M · Budget $80M · United States release November 25, 1998
Box office
Budget
$80,000,000
Worldwide gross
$363,258,859
Gross vs. budget
4.5×
Production
Pixar
Production
Walt Disney Studios
Studio
United States
Produced in
Bugs
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 14, 1998
Premiere · Hollywood, California
United States · November 25, 1998
Theatrical
United States · April 20, 1999
Physical · DVD / VHS
United States
November 23, 1999 · Physical · Two-Disc Collector's Edition DVD
August 1, 2000 · Physical · DVD (Walt Disney Gold Classic Collection)
August 30, 2001 · TV · ABC (The Wonderful World of Disney)
May 27, 2003 · Physical · Two-Disc Collector's Edition DVD
May 19, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
November 12, 2019 · Digital · Disney+
May 3, 2020 · Physical · 4K Ultra HD
Argentina
December 3, 1998 · Theatrical
Australia
December 3, 1998 · Theatrical
February 9, 2003 · TV · Channel Seven
Austria
February 12, 1999 · Theatrical
Belgium
February 10, 1999 · Theatrical
Bhutan
July 21, 1999 · Theatrical
Brazil
November 25, 1998 · Theatrical
Canada
November 25, 1998 · Theatrical
Czechia
February 25, 1999 · Theatrical
November 1, 2000 · Physical
Denmark
February 12, 1999 · Theatrical
Egypt
December 17, 1998 · Theatrical
Estonia
March 19, 1999 · Theatrical
Finland
February 19, 1999 · Theatrical
France
February 10, 1999 · Theatrical
Germany
February 10, 1999 · Theatrical
Greece
February 19, 1999 · Theatrical
Guyana
November 17, 1999 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
December 25, 1998 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 4, 1999 · Theatrical
October 8, 1999 · Physical · DVD
January 26, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
Iceland
February 12, 1999 · Theatrical
India
July 25, 2013 · Physical · DVD
Indonesia
December 18, 1998 · Theatrical
Iran
August 13, 1999 · Theatrical
Iraq
August 29, 1999 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 5, 1999 · Theatrical
Israel
March 18, 1999 · Theatrical
Italy
February 12, 1999 · Theatrical
Japan
March 13, 1999 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
June 2, 2001 · Theatrical
Kuwait
March 24, 1999 · Theatrical
Madagascar
June 23, 1999 · Theatrical
Malaysia
December 3, 1998 · Theatrical
Mexico
November 25, 1998 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 15, 1999 · Theatrical
May 29, 2002 · Physical · DVD
December 26, 2002 · TV · RTL 4
New Zealand
December 3, 1998 · Theatrical
Norway
February 5, 1999 · Theatrical
Peru
December 10, 1998 · Theatrical
Philippines
January 13, 1999 · Theatrical
Poland
January 29, 1999 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 12, 1999 · Theatrical
Romania
November 25, 1998 · Theatrical
Russia
May 12, 2001 · Theatrical
Singapore
December 4, 1998 · Theatrical
Slovakia
February 18, 1999 · Theatrical
Slovenia
February 18, 1999 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 12, 1998 · Theatrical
Spain
February 5, 1999 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 5, 1999 · Theatrical
October 20, 1999 · Physical · VHS / DVD
February 9, 2011 · Physical · Blu-ray
Switzerland
February 10, 1999 · Theatrical · French
February 12, 1999 · Theatrical · German
February 13, 1999 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
February 6, 1999 · Theatrical
Togo
July 10, 1999 · Theatrical
Tunisia
August 1, 1999 · Theatrical
Türkiye
March 19, 1999 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 5, 1999 · Theatrical
August 23, 1999 · Physical · DVD & VHS
September 9, 2002 · Physical · DVD (2 Disc Collector's Edition)
December 6, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
June 21, 2021 · Physical · 4K Blu-ray
Uruguay
November 30, 1998 · Theatrical
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