Ant-N-Grasshopper

Ant-N-Grasshopper is a 2007 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and released by 20th 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 the story known as "The Ant and the Grasshopper". It stars Jon Lovitz, Will Arnett, Patton Oswalt, Amanda Bynes, Carol Burnett, Ben Stiller, Curtis Armstrong, Jeremy Irons, David Kaye, and Charlie Murphy. The film centers on an ant and a grasshopper embarking on a quest for the ants' stolen food after the former accidentally dropped it to a band of insect thieves. The 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 the Ant - A trustworthy ant and a memorable member of the Ant Colony.
 * Will Arnett as Gustavo the Grasshopper - A sneaky yet considerate grasshopper who unlikely teams up with Alvin the Ant on a quest for the ants' stolen food.
 * Patton Oswalt as Abner the Ant
 * Amanda Bynes as Alice the Ant
 * Carol Burnett as Queen Athena the Ant Queen - The queen of the Ant Colony.
 * Ben Stiller as Gabriel the Grasshopper
 * Curtis Armstrong as Gary the Grasshopper
 * Jeremy Irons as Gabin the Grasshopper Leader
 * David Kaye as Tardy the Rhinoceros Beetle - A rhinoceros beetle who despite being named "Tardy", he's always on time.
 * Charlie Murphy as Tricky the Tsetse Fly - The leader of the incest bandits and the main antagonist of the movie.
 * Clint Howard as Mark the Moth - Tricky's partner-in-crime and a member of the insect bandits.
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Carl the Caterpillar - A member of the insect bandits.
 * John Cygan as Harold the Hornet - A member of the insect bandits.
 * Irene Bedard as Sheena the Black Widow Spider - A member of the insect bandits.
 * Neil Crone as Wilson the Wasp - A member of the insect bandits.
 * Willem Dafoe as Marvin the Praying Mantis - A praying mantis who's the leader of a crew that's on the hunt for the insect bandits.
 * Robb Pruitt as Buzz the Bumblebee - A swift bumblebee who's 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 the Flea
 * Fred Tatasciore as Sergeant Fireant
 * Chris Wedge as Mr. Webber

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

In mid 2005, Alan Perkins was hired to direct the film, which he said he will be concurrent with the cancelled Big Hero 6 film, at Tom Rothman's request.

Release
Ant-N-Grasshopper was originally scheduled for a March 2, 2007 release, but in September 2006, the release date was pushed back a month. The film premiered on January 28, 2007 at the Mann's Grauman Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California, and it was released theatrically in the United States on February 2, 2007.

Home media
The 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. The releases also included an original short animated film based on the film, titled Buzz & Filppy.

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

Marketing
Burger King promoted the film with a set of 6 kids' meal toys featuring the characters from the 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, The film's official poster was released, followed by the film's official trailer the following day and was attached into Flushed Away, Happy Feet, The Princess and the Pied Piper and Night at the Museum in theaters.

Video game
A video game based on the film was released on February 6, 2007 on PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation Portable, Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, PC, and Macintosh.

Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 71% based on 186 reviews, with an average rating of 6.47/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 62 out of 100, based on 23 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale.

Transcripts
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