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• Antz was a computer animated film released in 1998 and produced by DreamWorks. The film featured the voices of several well-known actors including Woody Allen, Gene Hackman, Jennifer Lopez, and Sylvester Stallone. A month after Antz debuted Pixar released an animated film with a very similar premise titled A Bug's Life about an ant who falls in love with the princess of his colony. A Bug's Life performed better in the box office but Antz received a large amount of critical acclaim. In 1999 it was nominated for a BAFTA Film Award for Best Special Effects.

• Fast Facts

  1. Release date: October 2, 1998
  2. Running Time: 83 minutes
  3. Budget: $60 million
  4. Grossed revenue: $171,750,000
  5. Home video release date: March 23, 1999
  6. Actors Mischa Barton and Owen Wilson both have uncredited voice cameos
  7. Starring: Woody Allen, Sylvester Stallone, Jennifer Lopez, Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Dan Aykroyd, and Danny Glover.

• Plot Synopsis

  An ant colony in New York's Central Park has millions of workers including the neurotic protagonist Z 4195, or "Z" for short. Z is a common worker ant who chooses to rebel from the hive society to win the attention of the hive's Princess Bala. To do so Z poses as a soldier ant to be near her but is instead sent into battle against an evil general. From there, Z embarks on an adventure to try and win the hand of the royal princess and make a statement about his individuality amid the hive.

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