A Bug's Life (soundtrack)

A Bug's Life
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Lasseter
Produced by	Darla K. Anderson Kevin Reher
Screenplay by	Andrew Stanton Donald McEnery Bob Shaw
Story by	John Lasseter Andrew Stanton Joe Ranft
Based on	The Ant and the Grasshopper by Aesop
Starring	Dave Foley Kevin Spacey Julia Louis-Dreyfus Hayden Panettiere David Hyde Pierce Denis Leary
Music by	Randy Newman
Cinematography	Sharon Calahan
Edited by	Lee Unkrich
Production company	Walt Disney Pictures Pixar Animation Studios
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures
Release date	November 25, 1998 (1998-11-25)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$120 million
Box office	$363.3 million

A Bug's Life is a 1998 American 3D computer-animated comedy adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Andrew Stanton, the film involves a misfit ant, Flik, that is looking for "tough warriors" to save his colony from greedy grasshoppers, only to recruit a group of bugs that turn out to be an inept circus troupe. Randy Newman composed the music for the film, which stars the voices of Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Hayden Panettiere, Phyllis Diller, Richard Kind, David Hyde Pierce, Joe Ranft, Denis Leary, John Ratzenberger, Jonathan Harris, Madeline Kahn, Bonnie Hunt, Mike McShane and Brad Garrett.

The film is inspired by Aesop's fable The Ant and the Grasshopper. Production began shortly after the release of Toy Story in 1995. The screenplay was penned by Stanton and comedy writers Donald McEnery and Bob Shaw. The ants in the film were redesigned to be more appealing, and Pixar's animation unit employed new technical innovations in computer animation. During production, the filmmakers became embroiled in a public feud with DreamWorks Animation due to their similar film, Antz, which was released the same year.