Is Antz a ripoff?
That false perception is mostly attributable to the unusual case of Antz. When it hit theaters in 1998 it was, after Toy Story in 1995, only the second feature-length computer animated film ever made. Yet it was already widely considered a knock-off to a presumably superior Pixar movie that hadn’t even come out yet.
Will there be an Antz 2?
Antz 2: The Return of the Colony is an Animated Sequel that releases in August 7, 2019, and DVD releases in January 23, 2020.
How old is Antz?
Antz premiered on September 19, 1998, at the Toronto International Film Festival, and was released theatrically in the United States on October 2, 1998, by DreamWorks Pictures. It grossed $171.8 million worldwide on a budget of $42–105 million.
What is the plot of Antz?
Z the worker ant (Woody Allen) strives to reconcile his own individuality with the communal work-ethic of the ant colony. He falls in love with ant-Princess Bala (Sharon Stone), Z strives to make social inroads, and then must save the ant colony from the treacherous scheming of the evil General Mandible (Gene Hackman) that threaten to wipe out the entire worker population.
Antz/Film synopsis
Whats better A Bugs Life or Antz?
While Antz might be funnier and also play home to some brilliant ant characters, when it comes to the wider cast, A Bug’s Life is much better. The circus characters bring so much to this Pixar classic in terms of both comedy and emotions.
Did Antz ripped off a bug’s life?
Sure, “Antz” beat “A Bug’s Life” to the box office and brought in a respectable $90 million domestic and $81 million foreign, which is even more impressive when you consider that it inadvertently wound up being the first animated feature from DreamWorks (and PDI).
Is a bug’s life better than Antz?
Which came first Antz or bugs life?
But when former Disney head honcho Jeffrey Katzenberg’s DreamWorks Animation emerged a few years later, it seemed that the second and third CG-animated films were going to be very similar indeed. Remarkably, DreamWorks’ Antz and Pixar’s A Bug’s Life were released within six weeks of each other in 1998.
What is Z’s father’s job Antz?
He also tells the Psychologist that he had a very anxious childhood because his mother never had time for him because he was the middle child in a family of 5 million, and his father was a drone ant who flew away when Z was just a larva.
Who streams Antz?
Right now you can watch Antz on Peacock or Amazon Prime. You are able to stream Antz by renting or purchasing on Google Play, Vudu, Amazon Instant Video, and iTunes.