After Lucas Nickle floods an ant colony with his watergun, he's magically shrunken down to insect size and sentenced to hard labor in the ruins.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Julia Roberts | ... | Hova (voice) | |
| Nicolas Cage | ... | Zoc (voice) | |
| Meryl Streep | ... | Queen (voice) | |
| Paul Giamatti | ... | Stan Beals (voice) | |
| Zach Tyler | ... | Lucas Nickle (voice) (as Zach Tyler Eisen) | |
| Regina King | ... | Kreela (voice) | |
| Bruce Campbell | ... | Fugax (voice) | |
| Lily Tomlin | ... | Mommo (voice) | |
| Cheri Oteri | ... | Doreen Nickle (voice) | |
| Larry Miller | ... | Fred Nickle (voice) | |
| Allison Mack | ... | Tiffany Nickle (voice) | |
| Ricardo Montalban | ... | Head of Council (voice) | |
| Creagen Dow | ... | Mullet Boy (voice) | |
| Myles Jeffrey | ... | Steve (voice) | |
| Jake T. Austin | ... | Nicky (voice) | |
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This is the story of a ten-year-old boy named Lucas Nickle, who has just moved to a new neighborhood, has no friends, and is the target for the local bully and his gang. His parents are leaving for a honeymoon in Puerto Vallarta, so they are too busy to attend to his problems. His sister is distracted by her cellular phone, and the grandmother is obsessed with UFOs and aliens. Lucas is constantly being beat up by the obese yet intimidating neighborhood bully. Because he cannot fight back, he takes out his anger on an anthill in his front yard; He kicks it, stomps it, squirts it with his water gun, and floods it with a hose. This terrifies the ants, who call Lucas the Destroyer. One wizard ant, known as Zoc being a hopeful and adventurous type, is trying to solve this dilemma. He tries to devise a magic potion that he believes will solve all their problems. As the plan to shrink Lucas down to their size with a magic potion and forcing him to live like an ant within the colony--an ... Written by Anthony Pereyra <hypersonic91@yahoo.com>
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28 July 2006 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$50,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$8,432,465, 30 July 2006Gross USA:
$28,142,535Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$55,181,129Company Credits
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[seconds later]
Hova: Please. Go in peace.
Zoc: Look out!
[grabs Hova before Lucas was about to crush her with is foot]
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Performed by The Ant Buddies
Traditional Arranged by Ralph Sall
Produced by Ralph Sall
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Julia Roberts, who plays the ant Hova in this film, plays another bug (the title role spider) in Charlotte's Web (2006). See more »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. See more »Quotes
Hova: [to Lucas] Hello. We mean you no harm.[seconds later]
Hova: Please. Go in peace.
Zoc: Look out!
[grabs Hova before Lucas was about to crush her with is foot]
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Crazy Credits
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The Ants Go MarchingPerformed by The Ant Buddies
Traditional Arranged by Ralph Sall
Produced by Ralph Sall
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Well, this is my first movie review for IMDb.com. I chose this movie because it's the most recent movie I saw, and it's fresh in my head. It's a very fun and entertaining movie people of all ages will enjoy, since my 11 year old sister liked it, and so did my 73 year old grandma! My grandma doesn't usually like animated movies, but not even she could resist this movie. The animation is good, but not quite as good as Pixar's "A Bug's Life." While it's fast paced and entertaining, there are a few problems with the script. For example, whenever I heard them say something like "Find your inner ant!" I wanted to cringe, and the scene where Nicolas Cage 'cursed the rock's children,' I thought it was really dumb, and there were other small little problems, but I quickly forgave the movie because it was fun and adventurous, and often exciting and thrilling. No doubt kids will love this movie most, but I think parents will find themselves enjoying it as well! This was better than Over the Hedge, but not as good as Cars. Cars might remain the best animated movie of they year, but I still have to see Monster House. All in all, this is a fun movie with only minor script problems. I think it's unfair to compare "Antz" and "A Bug's life" to this, because this movie is pretty different from the two. Really, the only similarities are, it's animated and about ants.