Antz

Antz is a 1998 American computer animated adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. It features the voices of Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Jennifer Lopez, Sylvester Stallone, Dan Aykroyd, Anne Bancroft, Gene Hackman, Christopher Walken, and Danny Glover as various members of an ant society. Some of the main characters share facial similarities with the actors who voice them. Antz is the first animated film, as well as the first CGI-animated film, by DreamWorks Animation and the second feature-length computer-animated film after Disney/Pixar's Toy Story.

The film was result of a controversial public feud during the production, between DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg and Steve Jobs and John Lasseter of Pixar, concerning the parallel productions of this film and Disney/Pixar's A Bug's Life, This only worsened when Disney refused to avoid competition with DreamWorks' intended first animated release, The Prince of Egypt. The film premiered on September 19, 1998, at the Toronto International Film Festival, and was released theatrcally     Theratrical release poster

in the United States on October 2, 1998. The film received generally positive Directed by   Eric Darnell

reviews from critics, and performed modestly at the box office. Tim Johnson

Contents [hide]                                                                                                 Produced by  Brad Lewis

1 Plot                                                                                                                                      Aron Warner

2 Cast                                                                                                                                    Patty Wooton

3 Production                                                                                                     Written by     Paul Weitz

3.1 Feud DreamWorks and Pixar                                                                                          Chris Weitz

3.2 Competition with Disney                                                                                                  Todd Alcott

3.3 Release fallout and comparisons                                                               Story by    Tim Johnson (concept)

4 Release                                                                                                         Starring      Woody Allen

4.1 Critical reception                                                                                                           Gene Hackman

4.2 Box office                                                                                                                      Sharon Stone

4.3 Awards and nominations                                                                                              Sylvester Stallone

5 Soundtrack                                                                                                                     Jennifer Lopez

6 Video Games                                                                                                                 Christopher Walken

7 See Also                                                                                                                        Anne Bancroft

8 Notes                                                                                                                            Dan Aykroyd

9 References                                                                                                                   Danny Glover

10 External links                                                                                          Music by       John Powell

Plot   [edit]                                                                                                                        Harry Gregson-Williams

The setting for the story is an ant colony in Central Park in New York City. Cinematography  Simon J. Smith

The protagonist is Z-4195 (Woody Allen), or "Z" for short, a neurotic and     Edited by       Stan Webb

pessimistic worker ant living in a wholly totalitarian society who longs Production Company Pacific Data Images

for the opportunity to truly express himself. His friends include fellow worker                  DreamWorks Animation

Azteca (Jennifer Lopez) and a soldier ant, Weaver (Sylvester Stallone). Distributed by DreamWorks Pictures

Z meets Princess Bala (Sharon Stone) at a bar where she goes to    Release dates     September 19, 1998

escape from her suffocating royal life and falls in love with her. (TIFF)

To see Bala again, Z exchanges places with Weaver and joins the army. October 2, 1998

He marches with the ranks, befriending a staff sergeant named Barbatus    Running time   84 minutes

(Danny Glover) in the process. He is unaware that the army's