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The Ant Bully

  • 20062006
  • PGPG
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
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Nicolas Cage, Julia Roberts, Paul Giamatti, and Zach Tyler Eisen in The Ant Bully (2006)
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After Lucas Nickle floods an ant colony with his water gun, he's magically shrunken down to insect size and sentenced to hard labor in the ruins.After Lucas Nickle floods an ant colony with his water gun, he's magically shrunken down to insect size and sentenced to hard labor in the ruins.After Lucas Nickle floods an ant colony with his water gun, he's magically shrunken down to insect size and sentenced to hard labor in the ruins.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
40K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
6,695
2,349
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • John A. Davis
    • Writers
      • John A. Davis
      • John Nickle(book)
    • Stars
      • Paul Giamatti(voice)
      • Nicolas Cage(voice)
      • Julia Roberts(voice)
    Top credits
    • Director
      • John A. Davis
    • Writers
      • John A. Davis
      • John Nickle(book)
    • Stars
      • Paul Giamatti(voice)
      • Nicolas Cage(voice)
      • Julia Roberts(voice)
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    • 84User reviews
    • 102Critic reviews
    • 59Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations

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    Paul Giamatti and Zach Tyler Eisen in The Ant Bully (2006)
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    Top cast

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    Paul Giamatti
    Paul Giamatti
    • Stan Beals
    • (voice)
    Nicolas Cage
    Nicolas Cage
    • Zoc
    • (voice)
    Julia Roberts
    Julia Roberts
    • Hova
    • (voice)
    Meryl Streep
    Meryl Streep
    • Queen
    • (voice)
    Zach Tyler Eisen
    Zach Tyler Eisen
    • Lucas Nickle
    • (voice)
    Regina King
    Regina King
    • Kreela
    • (voice)
    Bruce Campbell
    Bruce Campbell
    • Fugax
    • (voice)
    Lily Tomlin
    Lily Tomlin
    • Mommo
    • (voice)
    Cheri Oteri
    Cheri Oteri
    • Doreen Nickle
    • (voice)
    Larry Miller
    Larry Miller
    • Fred Nickle
    • (voice)
    Allison Mack
    Allison Mack
    • Tiffany Nickle
    • (voice)
    Ricardo Montalban
    Ricardo Montalban
    • Head of Council
    • (voice)
    Creagen Dow
    Creagen Dow
    • Mullet Boy
    • (voice)
    Myles Jeffrey
    Myles Jeffrey
    • Steve
    • (voice)
    Jake T. Austin
    Jake T. Austin
    • Nicky
    • (voice)
    Rob Paulsen
    Rob Paulsen
    • Beetle
    • (voice)
    S. Scott Bullock
    • Glow Worm
    • (voice)
    • …
    Mark DeCarlo
    Mark DeCarlo
    • Fly
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • John A. Davis
    • Writers
      • John A. Davis
      • John Nickle(book)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Final theatrical movie of Ricardo Montalban (Head of Council).
    • Goofs
      A glow worm was inside the frog with the beetle and the fly. A glow worm is not like a worm; but rather a species of a beetle.
    • Quotes

      Hova: Cross my heart, I will not eat you.

      Lucas Nickle: Cross your heart, not your butt!

    • Crazy credits
      The ending credit is in "Chamber of the Ages" style (seen in the movie).
    • Connections
      Featured in Veronica Mars: Postgame Mortem (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      The Ants Go Marching
      Performed by The Ant Buddies

      Traditional Arranged by Ralph Sall

      Produced by Ralph Sall

    User reviews84

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    Top review
    5/10
    Ant theme should be retired.
    I love CG and am not tired of it yet. To me, the medium of the story is not as important as the quality of the plot, and in The Ant Bully, the story was just too overdone to be satisfying. The graphics and sounds were nice, and it's a shame they were not paired with a more unique storyline.

    Pros: The voices were expressive, and there's a different take on ants in this movie than in the previous ones. These follow the laws of nature in some respects but don't in others, so their world may not be as familiar or believable to viewers as those in A Bug's Life or Antz might have been. The CG is great, with nice details where they're needed, and there are different species of wildlife involved. Now if they could just move on to a new subject. No one's done a big CG movie about cockroaches yet...

    Cons: The message of the movie is pushed a bit too hard. In many ways, it's exactly the same message as the one in the previous two ant movies. Ant Bully might be pretty interesting for anyone who hasn't already seen A Bug's Life and Antz, but you'll probably still yawn a little and say the magician ant's catch-phrase along with him when it's repeated for the third time.
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    • Nov 27, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 28, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Warner Bros (France)
      • Warner Bros. (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Lạc Vào Thế Giới Kiến
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Legendary Entertainment
      • Playtone
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $50,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $28,142,535
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,432,465
      • Jul 30, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $55,181,129
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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