The Ant Bully (2006)
The Ant Bully (2006)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Paul Giamatti
Stan Beals
Nicolas Cage
Zoc
Julia Roberts
Hova
Meryl Streep
Queen
Zach Tyler
Lucas Nickle
Regina King
Kreela
Bruce Campbell
Fugax
Lily Tomlin
Mommo
Cheri Oteri
Doreen Nickle
Ricardo Montalban
Head of Council (voice)
Larry Miller
Fred Nickle
John A. Davis
Director
Myles Jeffrey
Steve (voice)
Creagen Dow
Mullet Boy (voice)
John Nickle
Writer
Frank Welker
Spindle / Frog / Caterpillar (voice)
Mark DeCarlo
Fly (voice)
Gary Goetzman
Producer
Jake T. Austin
Nicky (voice)
Tom Hanks
Producer
Allison Mack
Tiffany Nickle (voice)
S. Scott Bullock
Glow Worm / Wasp Survivor (voice)
John Debney
Composer
Ken Mitchroney
Cinematographer
Rob Paulsen
Beetle (voice)
Jon Price
Editor
Nicole Sullivan
Ant #9 (voice)
Ruth Lambert
CastingDirector
Barry E. Jackson
ProductionDesigner
Don Frye
Soldier Ant (voice)
Larry Cedar
Ant #8 (voice)
Paul Greenberg
Sleeping Ant #1 / Head Lice #1 / Head Lice #2 / Head Lice #3 / Head Lice #4 / Brett (voice) / Sleeping Ant #1 / Head Lic...
David Kaye
Sleeping Ant #2 / Guard Ant #3 / Wrangler Ant (voice)
Alfred Jackson
Slacker Ant (voice)
Denzel Whitaker
Albert (voice)
Casey Masamitsu
Shigeko (voice)
Bryan Fabian
Fernando (voice)
Jake Goldberg
Helmet Boy / Nob / Red Teammate #1 (voice)
Keith Alcorn
Ant #18 / Pupa / Soldier Ant #3 (voice) / Executive Producer
Tom Kenny
Drone Ant / Ant #2 / Ant #6 (voice)
Sarah Mensinga
Mother Ant (voice)
Nika Futterman
Ant #1 / Ant #7 (voice)
Scott Holst
Ant #3 (voice)
Susan Silo
Ant #4 (voice)
Paul Rugg
Ant #5 (voice)
Candi Milo
Nurse Ant #3 (voice)
Nissa Alcorn
Billo (voice)
Pat Fraley
Ant Council #1 (voice)
Tyler James Williams
Blue Teammate #1 (voice)
Jared Goldsmith
Blue Teammate #2 / Red Teammate #2 (voice)
Austin Majors
Blue Teammate #3 (voice)
Jaishon Fisher
Blue Teammate #4 (voice)
Aaron Michael Drozin
Blue Teammate #5 (voice)
Max Burkholder
Blue Teammate #6 (voice)
Sam Green
Red Teammate #3 (voice)
Colin Ford
Red Teammate #4 (voice)
Kendall Ryan Sanders
Red Teammate #5 (voice)
Shane Baumel
Red Teammate #6 (voice)
Neil Ross
Wasp #1 / Wasp #5 (voice)
Bob Joles
Wasp #2 (voice)
Wally Wingert
Wasp #3 (voice)
Leon Morenzie
Wasp #4 (voice)
Jonathan David Cook
Wasp #6 (voice)
Sean Donnellan
Soldier Ant #1 (voice)
Tress MacNeille
Old Council Ant (voice)
Richard Green
Wasp Leader (voice)
Clive Robertson
Hova's Wasp (voice)
Vernee Watson-Johnson
Head Nurse (voice)
David Tart
Animation Director
Jeff Carson
Music Editor
Odin Benitez
Sound Effects Editor
Thomas Tull
Executive Producer
William Fay
Executive Producer
Diana Choi
Executive Producer
Scott Mednick
Executive Producer
Alex Johns
Co-Executive Producer
Steven Shareshian
Executive Producer
Kim Saxon
Co-Producer
Chris Consani
Art Direction
Kevin Kaska
Orchestrator
Russell Calabrese
Storyboard Artist
Shawn Murphy
Scoring Mixer
William Stout
Conceptual Design
Fred Gambino
Matte Painter
Bret Marnell
Associate Editor
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Eric Flickinger
Sound Recordist
Diane H. Newman
Script Supervisor
David Krentz
Character Designer
Armen Ksajikian
Musician
David Lee Fein
Foley Artist
Val Kuklowsky
Sound Editor
Stuart Michael Thomas
Music Programmer
Lee Supercinski
Unit Production Manager
Christopher T. Welch
Supervising Sound Editor
Rick Kline
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Willard Overstreet
Foley Editor
Solange S. Schwalbe
Foley Supervisor
Johan Klingler
Art Department Manager
Sean Jensen
CGI Supervisor
Brian Risner
Dialogue Editor
Michael Jonascu
Sound Designer
Chris DeLaGuardia
Color Timer
Michael Sean Foley
CG Supervisor
Eliott Taylor
Sound Recordist
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
David Jobe
Foley Mixer
Kevin Connolly
Musician
Scott Morgan
Foley Recordist
Amy Grieshaber
Animation Department Coordinator
Jim Eberle
Digital Color Timer
Troy Griffin
Layout Supervisor
Zubin Wadia
Pipeline Technical Director
Roman Robbins
Lighting Technician
Nathan Schauf
Assistant Editor
Tom Grevera
Lead Animator
David Marcus
Assistant Sound Editor
David Santiago
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jake Patton
First Assistant Editor
Joe Beckley
Lighting Artist
Angie Parks
Script Coordinator
Mark Gelfuso
Set Dresser
Mike Sawitzke
Sound
Kim Benzine-Rowell
Production Manager
Tiffany Anne Brower
Special Effects Coordinator
Gregory Wade Reynolds
Special Effects Supervisor
Timothy J. Peckham
Digital Compositor
Greg Glaser
Systems Administrators & Support
Leisa McClelland
Art Department Coordinator
Mark Thielen
Animation Supervisor
Rod Douglas
Set Dressing Artist
Charles B. Unger
Additional Editor
Ryan Heiferman
ADR Recordist
Autumn Baeza
Production Assistant
Michael B. Comet
Rigging Supervisor
Tanya A. Price
Travel Coordinator
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 28, 2006
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Content RatingPG
Budget$50,000,000
Box Office$55,200,000
Genres
Wiki.
The Ant Bully is a 2006 American animated film written and directed by John A. Davis and based on the 1999 children's book of the same name by John Nickle. Starring the voices of Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Paul Giamatti, Regina King, Bruce Campbell and Lily Tomlin, it was produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman's Playtone, Davis and Keith Alcorn's DNA Productions, and Legendary Pictures in their first animated film, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Set in suburban Las Vegas, The Ant Bully follows Lucas Nickle (Zach Tyler Eisen), a 10-year-old destructive boy who is neglected by his family (Cheri Oteri and Larry Miller) and bullied by Steve (Myles Jeffrey) and his friends (Jake T. Austin). He attacks the nearby ant colony out of frustration, but Zoc (Cage), a wizard ant, creates a potion to shrink Lucas. After being shrunk by Zoc, Lucas must join forces with his new friends (Roberts, King, and Campbell) to defeat Stan Beals (Giamatti), an exterminator who threatens their colony upon signing the contract.
Shortly before its release, most of the DNA employees were laid off and the studio was closed (as the result of their second and final film to be made after Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius). It was also the last film role by Ricardo Montalbán, before his death on January 14, 2009. Released on July 28, 2006, The Ant Bully received mixed reviews from critics, with praise aimed at the vocal performances, animation, and humor, but criticism for its dialogue and script, its lack of faithfulness to the source material and the execution of its premise. It was also a box-office bomb, grossing $55.2 million against its $50 million budget.