Antz
Brief Synopsis
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Z-4195 is just a worker ant--one in a billion--and his odds of landing the beautiful princess Bala, the spoiled daughter of the queen--are about the same. A Central Park inhabitant who's undaunted by the colony's unyielding caste system, Z enlists the aid of his best friend, a soldier ant named Weaver, to get to the Princess on whom he has his sights. When a remarkable twist of fate turns Z from an uncommon drone into an unlikely hero, he unwittingly puts a bug in the ambitious General Mandible's plan literally to liquidate the colony and remake it in his own image. Z soon finds himself leading a revolution that becomes a celebration of individuality in the face of overwhelming conformity. Once the most insignificant of workers, Z may just prove to be the biggest hero of them all.
Cast & Crew
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Eric Darnell
Director
Paul Mazursky
Voice
Woody Allen
Voice
Sylvester Stallone
Voice
Jerry Sroka
Voice
Grant Shaud
Voice
Film Details
Also Known As
Ants, Fourmiz
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adventure
Comedy
Family
Nature
Romance
Release Date
1998
Distribution Company
AMBLIN PARTNERS
Location
Palo Alto, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 23m
Synopsis
Z-4195 is just a worker ant--one in a billion--and his odds of landing the beautiful princess Bala, the spoiled daughter of the queen--are about the same. A Central Park inhabitant who's undaunted by the colony's unyielding caste system, Z enlists the aid of his best friend, a soldier ant named Weaver, to get to the Princess on whom he has his sights. When a remarkable twist of fate turns Z from an uncommon drone into an unlikely hero, he unwittingly puts a bug in the ambitious General Mandible's plan literally to liquidate the colony and remake it in his own image. Z soon finds himself leading a revolution that becomes a celebration of individuality in the face of overwhelming conformity. Once the most insignificant of workers, Z may just prove to be the biggest hero of them all.
Cast
Paul Mazursky
Voice
Woody Allen
Voice
Sylvester Stallone
Voice
Jerry Sroka
Voice
Grant Shaud
Voice
Dan Aykroyd
Voice
Christopher Walken
Voice
Sharon Stone
Voice
April Winchell
Voice
Gene Hackman
Voice
Danny Glover
Voice
John Mahoney
Voice
Anne Bancroft
Voice
Jennifer Lopez
Voice
Jane Curtin
Voice
Jim Cummings
Voice
Crew
Ila Abramson
Other
Edip Agi
Animator
Richard Agren
Visual Effects
Nestor Aguinaldo
Other
Steven Albert
Matte Painter
Todd Alcott
Screenplay
Vinotha Alexander
Accountant
Bryan Allen
Visual Effects
Susan Amar
Special Thanks To
Mitchell Amino
Technical Director
Richard L Anderson
Sound Editor
Guillaume Aretos
Production
Fernando Ascani
Rerecording Assistant
Lisa Atkinson
Production Supervisor
Matt Authement
Lighting
Bob Badami
Special Thanks To
Larry Bafia
Animator
Bruce Balestier
Sound
Ken Ball
Other
Damon Bard
Art Department
Matt Barlow
Visual Effects
Charles Bartlett
Other
John Batter
Other
Joanne Baumsteiger
Other
Alexander J Bell
Production Assistant
John Bell
Production Designer
Steve R. J. Bell
Technical Director
Ryan Bird
Visual Effects
Alicia Bissinger
Wrangler
Jack Blessing
Other
David Blizard
Other
Steve Bloom
Editor
Patty Bonfilio
Production Manager
Jeff Bott
Visual Effects
Cliff Boule
Production
Betsy Brait
Wrangler
John Braunreuther
Technical Director
Graham E Breeze
Other
Karen Schneider Brodine
Other
George Bruder
Technical Director
Thomas Brunelle
Other
James Buckhouse
Layout Artist
Juan J. Buhler
Other
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutting
Mike Cachuela
Storyboard Artist
Sammy Cahn
Song
William Calvert
Other
Richard Cansino
Other
Kyle Carbone
Rerecording Assistant
Kate Carlin
Other
Randy Cartwright
Story By
Denise Nolan Cascino
Production Supervisor
John Christopher Cassisi
Production Assistant
Chung Chan
Animator
Chung Nin Chan
Animator
Peter Chan
Art Department
Michael A Chang
Other
Mike Chang
Other
Tim Cheung
Animator
June Christopher
Other
Kenny Chung
Animator
Terry Claborn
Color Timer
David Coburn
Other
Mark Coffey
Sound
Webster Colcord
Animator
Rhett Collier
Other
John Colt
Assistant
Grazia Como
Rendering Artist
Denis Couchon
Animation Director
Bart Coughlin
Other
Sheigh Crabtree
Assistant
Pat Crane
Special Thanks To
Wendy Crewson
Special Thanks To
Kendal Cronkhite
Art Director
Jennifer Crystal
Other
John Cucci
Foley Mixer
Chanda Cummings
Other
Kevin L. Cureton
Other
Sean Curran
Animation Director
Michael Cutler
Other
Jennifer Dahlman
Production Coordinator
Donnachada Daly
Animation Director
Alex Daniels
Other
Brian J. Danker
Technical Director
Sumit Das
Other
Lorelei David
Assistant Editor
Doris Day
Song Performer
Michael Day
Other
Alain De Hoe
Other
Andre De Oliveira Araunjo
Production Coordinator
Brian Deans-rowe
Chief Modelmaker
David Debry
Lighting
Irene Deery
Technical Director
Emil Degrey
Visual Effects
Philippe Denis
Other
Edward Deren
3-D Artist
Steve Deutsch
Assistant Production Accountant
Gilles Dezeustre
Other
Catherine Dingman
Production Coordinator
Susan Disalvo
Accountant
Gregory A. Dismond
Technical Director
David Doepp
3-D Artist
Sylvain Doreau
Layout Artist
John Dorst
Special Thanks To
Peter Doyle
Other
Grzegorz Duda
Other
Murphy Dunne
Other
Tonia Duvall
Music Contractor
Mark Edwards
Lighting
Chad Einbinder
Other
Ted Elliott
Creative Consultant
Thomas Esmerelda
Matte Painter
Julia Evershade
Sound Editor
Sven E M Fahlgren
Post-Production Coordinator
Rachel Falk
2-D Artist
Dado Feigenblatt
Other
Leslee Feldman
Casting
David Fent
Avid Editor
Jose Fernandez Diaz
Song
Raffaella Filipponi
Animator
Penney Finkelman Cox
Executive Producer
Neil Finn
Song Performer
James Dean Fischer
Other
Jeff Fischer
Other
Frank Fleming
Other
Anne Fletcher
Choreographer
Robin Florence
Other
Rebecca Forstadt
Other
Nick Foster
Other
Barry Fowler
Other
Bruce L. Fowler
Music Arranger
Val Franco
Other
Erica Frauman
Post-Production Supervisor
Heather Freeman
Production Coordinator
Jennifer Freeman
Production Coordinator
Curtis Frelich
Editor
James Fuji
Storyboard Artist
David Gainey
Animator
Curtis Galloway
Other
Michael Garner
Production Coordinator
Nik Gervae
Other Writer
Jonathan Gibbs
Other
Sue Gleadhill
Technical Director
Chris Goehe
Other
Avram D Gold
Dialogue Editor
Anneliese Goldman
Other
Lioudmila Golynskaia
Chief Modelmaker
Keith Goreham
Matte Painter
Lucy T Gorman
Production Supervisor
Mary Grandpré
Other
Ed Granlund
Production Supervisor
Gavin Greenaway
Music Conductor
Gavin Greenaway
Song
Chad Greene
Other
Harry Gregson-williams
Music
Rex Grignon
Animator
Lawrence Guterman
Segment Director
Jonah Hall
Other
Wayne Hammer
Visual Effects
Randall Hammond
Other
John M Hanashiro
Camera
Patricia A. Hannaway
Animator
Barbara Harris
Voice Casting
Mark Harris
Other
Jane Hartwell
Production Manager
Michelle Belforte Hauser
Avid Editor
Thane Edwin Hawkins Iii
Other
Susan Hayden
Other
Jeff Hayes
Visual Effects
Matthew Head
Other
Todd Heapy
Technical Director
Collin Hennen
Animator
Brian Herskowitz
Other
Kristi Hewitt
Other
Steve Hickner
Storyboard Artist
Anthony Hodgson
Animator
Kitt Hodsden
Lighting
Sandy Holt
Other
David House
Animator
Denise Howard
Other
Sherry Y S Hsieh
Other
Raman Hui
Animator
Raman Hui
Visual Effects
Les Hunter
Special Thanks To
Katie Fishel Intrieri
Assistant
Steve Jablonsky
Music
Danny Jacob
Song
Nina Jacobson
Acknowledgment
Bobby Jacoby
Other
Nick Jameson
Other
Ben Jarvis
Visual Effects
Shannon Jeffries
Production
Ardie Johnson
Visual Effects
Lauri Johnson
Other
Holly Josto-mosser
Casting Associate
Lori Junck
Assistant
Michael Kahn
Special Thanks To
Patty Kaku
Production Coordinator
Holly Kane
Other
Vladmir Kanevsky
Wrangler
Film Details
Also Known As
Ants, Fourmiz
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adventure
Comedy
Family
Nature
Romance
Release Date
1998
Distribution Company
AMBLIN PARTNERS
Location
Palo Alto, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 23m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall October 2, 1998
Released in United States on Video February 9, 1998
Released in United States on Video February 9, 1999
Began shooting May 20, 1996.
Pacific Data Images (PDI) is partially owned by DreamWorks SKG.
Released in United States Fall October 2, 1998
Released in United States on Video February 9, 1998
Released in United States on Video February 9, 1999
