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Synopsis

On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper.

Year1998
CountryUnited States
Cinematic DNA
The core of our story, where a small colony is threatened and seeks help from outsiders, was definitely inspired by Akira Kurosawa's 'Seven Samurai'.

We loved the notion of 'Seven Samurai' – how you hire these warriors to help you fight off the bad guys – and we applied that structure to our story.

— Andrew Stanton · A Bug's Life DVD/Blu-ray Special Features (e.g., Filmmaker's Round Table / The Story)
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