Fresh
Kids may be puzzled by rebellious worker ants chanting Marxist slogans, but their parental guides may welcome the relief from the prevailing blandness of family films.
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
Antz
See the world from a whole new perspective.
1998 · 1h 23m · PG
Animation, Comedy, Family
Directed by
Eric Darnell
,
Tim Johnson
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Antz
Overview
A neurotic worker ant in love with a rebellious princess rises to unlikely stardom when he switches places with a soldier. Signing up to march in a parade, he ends up under the command of a bloodthirsty general. But he's actually been enlisted to fight against a termite army.
Director and cast
- Eric Darnell Director
- Tim Johnson Director
- Woody Allen as Z-4195 “Z” (voice)
- Sharon Stone as Princess Bala (voice)
- Dan Aykroyd as Chip (voice)
- Anne Bancroft as Queen (voice)
- Danny Glover as Barbatus (voice)
- Gene Hackman as General Mandible (voice)
- Jane Curtin as Muffy (voice)
- Sylvester Stallone as Weaver (voice)
- Jennifer Lopez as Azteca (voice)
- Christopher Walken as Colonel Cutter (voice)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
92%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Visually striking and dynamically shot, this has strong characters and no shortage of incident.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
The filmmakers seem to have deliberately snubbed the traditional audience for animated features.
Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
It's a perfect picnic, without the pesky human interference.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Fresh
Antz is refreshingly naughty and nice.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
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