A Bug's Life 25 years old

An epic presentation of miniature proportions.

A Bug's Life

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.

Credits

A Bug's Life Cast

Name Character
Kevin Spacey He was 39, now 64 years old as Hopper (voice)
Ashley Tisdale She was 13, now 38 years old as Lead Blueberry Scout (voice)
Brad Garrett He was 38, now 63 years old as Dim (voice)
Denis Leary He was 41, now 66 years old as Francis (voice)
Jeff Pidgeon He was 33, now 59 years old as (voice)
Richard Kind He was 42, now 67 years old as Molt (voice)
Hayden Panettiere She was 9, now 34 years old as Dot (voice)
Frank Welker He was 47, now 73 years old as Bird, Thumper
John Lasseter He was 41, now 67 years old as Bug Zapper Bug #1 (voice)
Russi Taylor She was 54, 75 years old when she died as (voice)
Bonnie Hunt She was 37, now 62 years old as Rosie (voice)
Bob Bergen He was 34, now 60 years old as (voice)
John Ratzenberger He was 51, now 76 years old as P.T. Flea (voice)
Joe Ranft He was 38, 45 years old when he died as Heimlich (voice)
Dave Foley He was 35, now 61 years old as Flik (voice)
Jess Harnell He was 34, now 60 years old as (voice)
Carlos Alazraqui He was 36, now 61 years old as (voice)
Jack Angel He was 68, now 93 years old as Thud (voice)
Roddy McDowall He was 70, 70 years old when he died as Mr. Soil (voice)
Paul Eiding He was 41, now 67 years old as (voice)
Debi Derryberry She was 31, now 56 years old as Baby Maggots (voice)
Christina Milian She was 17, now 42 years old as (voice)
David Hyde Pierce He was 39, now 64 years old as Slim (voice)
Michael McShane He was 43, now 68 years old as Tuck / Roll (voice)
Bill Farmer He was 46, now 71 years old as (voice)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus She was 37, now 63 years old as Atta (voice)
Jan Rabson He was 44, now 69 years old as Axel (voice)
Ryan O'Donohue He was 14, now 39 years old as (voice)
Mickie McGowan She was 60, now 86 years old as Cockroach Waitress (voice)
Sherry Lynn She was 58, now 83 years old as Additional Voices (voice)
Phyllis Diller She was 81, 95 years old when she died as Queen (voice)
Jennifer Darling She was 52, now 77 years old as (voice)
Phil Proctor He was 58, now 83 years old as (voice)
Edie McClurg She was 47, now 72 years old as Dr. Flora (voice)
Alex Rocco He was 62, 79 years old when he died as Thorny (voice)
Kimberly J. Brown She was 14, now 39 years old as (voice)
Madeline Kahn She was 56, 57 years old when she died as Gypsy Moth (voice)
Courtland Mead He was 11, now 36 years old as (voice)
Francesca Smith She was 13, now 39 years old as (voice)
Rodger Bumpass He was 47, now 72 years old as Harry Mosquito (voice)
Travis Tedford He was 10, now 35 years old as (voice)
Brad Hall He was 40, now 66 years old as Grasshopper (voice)
Jordan Warkol He was 12, now 37 years old as (voice)
Kelsey Mulrooney She was 11, now 36 years old as (voice)
Sam Gifaldi He was 14, now 40 years old as (voice)
Lee Unkrich He was 31, now 56 years old as (voice)
David L. Lander He was 51, now 76 years old as Thumper (voice)
Jonathan Harris He was 84, 87 years old when he died as Manny (voice)
David Ossman He was 61, now 87 years old as Cornelius (voice)

A Bug's Life Crew

Name Department
Pat Jackson as Sound Effects Editor. He was 62 (75) years old when He died Sound
Kori Rae as Animation Manager. She was 45 (now 71) years old Visual Effects
Bob Pauley as Art Direction. He was 30 (now 55) years old Art
Bob Pauley as Character Designer. He was 30 (now 55) years old Visual Effects
Tia W. Kratter as Art Direction. Art
Glenn McQueen as Supervising Animator. He was 37 (41) years old when He died Crew
Rich Quade as Supervising Animator. Crew
Jean-Claude Kalache as Lighting Technician. He was 28 (now 53) years old Lighting
Sophie Vincelette as Lead Set Dresser. Art
Katherine Sarafian as Art Department Manager. She was 28 (now 54) years old Art
Katherine Sarafian as Thanks. She was 28 (now 54) years old Crew
Ruth Lambert as Casting. She was 84 (83) years old when She died Production
Mary Hidalgo as Casting. Production
Bryn Imagire as CG Painter. Visual Effects
Glenn Kim as CG Painter. Visual Effects
Yvonne Herbst as CG Painter. Visual Effects
Norm DeCarlo as Sculptor. Art
Andrea Warren as Art Department Assistant. Art
David Eisenmann as Set Dresser. Art
Sarah Jo Helton as Schedule Coordinator. Crew
Scott Clark as Animation. Visual Effects
Andrew Gordon as Animation. He was 12 (now 38) years old Visual Effects
Shawn Krause as Animation. Visual Effects
Jeff Pratt as Animation. Visual Effects
David DeVan as Animation. Visual Effects
Bobby Podesta as Animation. Visual Effects
Michael Berenstein as Animation. Visual Effects
Brett Coderre as Animation. Visual Effects
Karen Kiser as Animation. Visual Effects
David Tart as Animation. Visual Effects
Alan Sperling as Animation. Visual Effects
J. Warren Trezevant as Animation. Visual Effects
Hoon H. Kim as Production Intern. Crew
Eliot Smyrl as Shading. Visual Effects
Mark Adams as Modeling. Visual Effects
James Bancroft as Modeling. He was 221 (24) years old when He died Visual Effects
Jason Bickerstaff as Lighting Technician. Lighting
Andrew Schmidt as Animation. He was 12 (now 37) years old Visual Effects
Andrew Schmidt as Modeling. He was 12 (now 37) years old Visual Effects
Kim White as Lighting Technician. Lighting
Sue Maatouk-Kalache as Thanks. Crew
Daniel McCoy as Software Engineer. Crew
Daniel McCoy as Shading. Visual Effects
Ben Jordan as Shading. Visual Effects
David Batte as Shading. Visual Effects
Janet Lucroy as Lighting Technician. She was 28 (now 54) years old Lighting
Joyce Powell as Lighting Technician. She was 76 (81) years old when She died Lighting
Lauren Alpert as Lighting Technician. Lighting
Brad Andalman as Software Engineer. Crew
Brad Andalman as Lighting Technician. Lighting
Bena Currin as Software Engineer. Crew
Bena Currin as Lighting Technician. Lighting
Thomas Hahn as Software Engineer. He was 34 (now 59) years old Crew
Ronen Barzel as Software Engineer. Crew
Louis Rivera as Camera Supervisor. Camera
Drew Rogge as Software Engineer. Crew
Don Conway as Camera Technician. Camera
David DiFrancesco as Photoscience Manager. He was 49 (now 75) years old Crew
Erik Forman as Systems Administrators & Support. Crew
Doc Kane as ADR & Dubbing. He was 48 (now 74) years old Sound
Michael Silvers as ADR Editor. He was 1 (now 24) years old Sound
Shannon Mills as Sound Design Assistant. Crew
Dennie Thorpe as Foley. Sound
Jana Vance as Foley. Sound
Tim Holland as Supervising Sound Editor. Sound
Sharon Calahan as Director of Photography. Camera
David Ian Salter as Second Film Editor. He was 32 (now 57) years old Crew
Ira Hearshen as Orchestrator. Sound
Don McEnery as Screenplay. Writing
Fred Warter as Visual Development. Visual Effects
John K. Carr as Temp Sound Editor. Crew
Tony Sereno as Sound Mix Technician. Sound
Robert Taylor as Thanks. He was 87 (57) years old when He died Crew
Lee Unkrich as Editor. He was 31 (now 56) years old Editing
Gary Rydstrom as Sound Re-Recording Mixer. He was 39 (now 64) years old Sound
Gary Rydstrom as Sound Designer. He was 39 (now 64) years old Sound
Don Davis as Orchestrator. He was 41 (now 67) years old Sound
Doug Sweetland as Animation. He was 1 (now 24) years old Visual Effects
Bob Shaw as Screenplay. He was 66 (64) years old when He died Writing
Kevin Reher as Producer. Production
William Joyce as Visual Development. He was 92 (39) years old when He died Visual Effects
Gary Rizzo as Sound Mix Technician. He was 26 (now 52) years old Sound
Lindsey Collins as Lighting Manager. She was 97 (now 123) years old Lighting
Mickie McGowan as ADR Voice Casting. She was 60 (now 86) years old Production
Karen Prell as Animation. She was 39 (now 64) years old Visual Effects
Reid Gershbein as Software Engineer. Crew
Reid Gershbein as Lighting Technician. Lighting
Chris Perry as Lighting Technician. He was 25 (now 50) years old Lighting
Dylan Brown as Animation. Visual Effects
Anthony Scott as Animation. Visual Effects
Mark Oftedal as Animation. Visual Effects
Chris Montan as Executive Music Producer. Crew
Bruce White as Musician. He was 82 (66) years old when He died Sound
Mark A. Walsh as Animation. Visual Effects
Meredith Layne as Casting Assistant. Production
David Slusser as Temp Music Editor. Crew
Michael Parks as Animation. He was 58 (77) years old when He died Visual Effects
Stephen King as Lighting Technician. He was 51 (now 76) years old Lighting
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A Bug's Life (25 years)

An epic presentation of miniature proportions.

  • Release day: Wednesday, November 25, 1998
  • Runtime: 95 minutes
  • Budget: 120000000.00
  • Revenue: 363258859.00