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Title: Antz (1998)
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| Woody Allen | ... |
Z
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| Dan Aykroyd | ... |
Chip
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| Anne Bancroft | ... |
Queen
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| Jane Curtin | ... |
Muffy
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| Danny Glover | ... |
Barbatus
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| Gene Hackman | ... |
General Mandible
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| Jennifer Lopez | ... |
Azteca
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| John Mahoney | ... |
Grebs
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| Paul Mazursky | ... |
Psychologist
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| Grant Shaud | ... |
Foreman
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| Sylvester Stallone | ... |
Weaver
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| Sharon Stone | ... |
Princess Bala
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| Christopher Walken | ... |
Colonel Cutter
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| Jim Cummings | ... |
Additional Voices
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| April Winchell | ... |
Lady Bug Passing By
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In an anthill with millions of inhabitants, Z 4195 is a worker ant. Feeling insignificant in a conformity system, he accidentally meets beautiful Princess Bala, who has a similar problem on the other end of the social scale. In order to meet her again, Z switches sides with his soldier friend Weaver - only to become a hero in the course of events. By this he unwillingly crosses the sinister plans of ambitious General Mandible (Bala's fiancé, by the way), who wants to divide the ant society into a superior, strong race (soldiers) and an inferior, to-be-eliminated race (the workers). But Z and Bala, both unaware of the dangerous situation, try to leave the oppressive system by heading for Insectopia, a place where food paves the streets. Written by Julian Reischl <julianreischl@mac.com>
It's probably the first time Woody Allen is so much like himself when he isn't at all. Ant Z, a neurotic, fatalistic, depressive, sorry ant with a record low level of self-esteem transforms into a (part-time) content, revolutionary hero of his utterly totalitarian and fascistic colony ever imaginable. Apart from the incredibly precise animation and "logical" fantasy, one feels a bit distracted with the subliminal messages the picture tries to impose. While it would be easy to reduce the moral to the frequently recited motto: "think for yourself once!", there are too many of them to ignore. This definitely is not a kid's flick, it is meant for and appreciated by adults, with many philosophical, psychological and social references and conflicts. One big "bravo!" to Dreamworks. I think they have achieved the point where adults can actually enjoy animation movies while believing the whole stuff. These insects are surely going to bite some Disney bugs.