Ant-N-Grasshopper

Ant And Grasshopper is a 2007 American 3D computer animated comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and released by 20 Century Fox on February 2, 2007. It is directed by Alan Perkins, co directed by Chris Renaud in his feature directorial debut, from a screenplay by Len Blum, David N Weiss, Sam Harper, Alec Sokolow, and Joel Cohen, and was based on story known as Ant And Grasshopper. It stars Jon Lovitz, Will Arnett, Patton Oswalt, Amanda Bynes, Carol Burnett, Ben Stiller, Curtis Armstrong, Jeremy Irons, with David Kaye, and Charlie Murphy. Film centers on an ant and a grasshopper embarking on a quest for ants stolen food after former accidentally dropped it to a band of insect thieves. Film received mixed to positive reviews from critics and grossed $187 million at box office.

Plot
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Cast

 * Jon Lovitz as Alvin Ant A trustworthy ant and a memorable member of Ant Colony.
 * Will Arnett as Gustavo Grasshopper A sneaky yet considerate grasshopper who like teams up with Alvin Ant on a quest for ants stolen food.
 * Patton Oswalt as Abner Ant
 * Amanda Bynes as Alice Ant
 * Carol Burnett as Queen Athena Ant Queen Queen of Ant Colony.
 * Ben Stiller as Gabriel Grasshopper
 * Curtis Armstrong as Gary Grasshopper
 * Jeremy Irons as Gabin Grasshopper Leader
 * David Kaye as Tardy Rhinoceros Beetle A rhinoceros beetle who despite being named Tardy, he always on time.
 * Charlie Murphy as Tricky Tsetse Fly Leader of incest bandits and main antagonist of movie.
 * Clint Howard as Mark Moth Tricky partner in crime and a member of insect bandits.
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Carl Caterpillar A member of insect bandits.
 * John Cygan as Harold Hornet A member of insect bandits.
 * Irene Bedard as Sheena Black Widow Spider A member of insect bandits.
 * Neil Crone as Wilson Wasp A member of insect bandits.
 * Willem Dafoe as Marvin Praying Mantis A praying mantis who leader of a crew that on hunt for insect bandits.
 * Robb Pruitt as Buzz Bumblebee A swift bumblebee who always proud of his yellow and black hat who tags along with Alvin and Gustavo on their quest.
 * Tim Curry as Judge Cricket
 * Eric Idle as Flippy Flea
 * Fred Tatasciore as Sergeant Fireant
 * Chris Wedge as Mr Webber

Production
Jeff Gunn initially came up with story in 1997. Treatment was sold to Blue Sky Studios. In 2002, Chris Renaud was hired to direct film.

In 2005, Alan Perkins was hired to direct film, which he said he will be concurrent with Cancelled Big Hero 6 Film, at Tom Rothman request.

Release
Ant And Grasshopper was originally scheduled for a March 2, 2007 release, but in 2006, release date was pushed back a month. Film premiered on January 28, 2007 at Mann Grauman Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California, and it was released theatrically in US on February 2, 2007.

Home media
DVD and Blu ray were both released on July 24, 2007. Both versions feature 1.85 widescreen aspect ratio and Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 surround sound, plus interactive games, deleted scenes, and other bonus features. Releases also included an original short animated film based on film, titled Buzz And Filppy.

As of January 2008, DVD had sold approximately 3 million copies.

Marketing
Burger King promoted film with a set of 6 kids meal toys featuring characters from film.

20th Century Fox released a teaser trailer and poster on June 27, 2006 and was attached into Puppet Pals in theaters.

On November 2, 2006, Film official poster was released, followed by film official trailer following day and was attached into Flushed Away, Happy Feet, Princess And Pied Piper and Night At Museum (2006) in theaters.

Video game
A Video Game based on film was released on February 6, 2007 on Play Station 2, Game Cube, Game Boy Advance, Play Station Portable, Wii, Play Station 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, PC, and Macintosh.

Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, film has an approval rating of 100% based on 186 reviews, with an average rating of 6.47 10. On Metacritic, film has a weighted average score of 100 out of 100, based on 23 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews. Audiences polled by Cinemascore gave film an average grade of A+ on an A+ to F scale.

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