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A Bug's Life (1998) More at IMDbPro »

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It's Tough to Be a Bug (1998)
A Bug's Life (1998) (VG)

References

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Pinocchio (1940)
Dumbo (1941)
Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941)
Bambi (1942)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Shichinin no samurai (1954)
Picnic (1955)
Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
"Lost in Space" (1965)
"The Partridge Family" (1970)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
 -  Director John Lasseter mentioned that the character of Dim (voiced by Brad Garrett) was based on the big brutish yet not so smart character (who had the same name) in A Clockwork Orange.
"Charlie's Angels" (1976)
Angels' Brigade (1979)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta (1986)
¡Three Amigos! (1986)
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
Majo no takkyûbin (1989)
Jurassic Park (1993)
 -  When Dim scares Thumper away, his roar is the same as the T-Rex in Jurassic Park.
The Lion King (1994)
Toy Story (1995)
 -  The Pizza Planet truck appears near the trailer with the deadly bug light.
Microcosmos: Le peuple de l'herbe (1996)
 -  initial sequence; bird sequence; rain sequence
Lost in Space (1998)
 -  Manny (Jonathan Harris) wears Dr. Smith's sweater from Lost in Space

Referenced in

"Troldspejlet: Troldspejlet special: Troldspejlet i USA (#17.1)" (1997)
 -  Jakob Stegelmann mentions Jørgen Klubien working on the upcoming Pixar film
"Troldspejlet: (#21.11)" (1999)
 -  Jakob Stegelmann mentions the film in his review of A Bug's Life (1998) (VG)
"Just a Minute: (#4.1)" (1999)
 -  Referenced by name
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Chicken Run (2000)
Rizoto (2000)
 -  In the hotel television you can clearly see and listen to the greek version of this movie
"Frontline: The Merchants of Cool (#19.5)" (2001)
 -  Advertisement shown in segment "Under-the-Radar Marketing".
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
"The Simpsons: Helter Shelter (#14.5)" (2002)
 -  Exterminator's company is named "A Bug's Death".
Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary (2003) (TV)
 -  title mentioned
21 Grams (2003)
 -  When Jack Jordan (Benicio Del Toro) comes back after his period in jail, his daughter is painting on the floor, and close to her there's Heimlich , the caterpillar of A Bug's Life.
Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time (2003) (TV)
 -  "You're weird, but I like you."
Terkel i knibe (2004)
 -  "Bloopers" in end credits of computer animated film
The 100 Greatest Cartoons (2005) (TV)
 -  Talked about
Cars (2006)
 -  The logo can be seen on the race cars.
Bee Movie (2007)
 -  When Barry is on windshield, the bugs are faking death, except for the grasshopper...(he really is dead). The Grasshopper just so happends to be Hopper from A Bug's Life.
The Pixar Shorts: A Short History (2007) (V)
 -  Toys shown
WALL·E (2008)
 -  Bean Jar in Wall-E's room

Featured in

The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1999) (TV)
 -  clips
The 71st Annual Academy Awards (1999) (TV)
"Troldspejlet: (#22.13)" (1999)
 -  DVD release reviewed + footage used
Behind the Boards on Baby Weems (2002) (V)
 -  clips
Making 'Nemo' (2003) (V)
 -  clip shown
The Ultimate Film (2004) (TV)
 -  number 84
The 100 Greatest Cartoons (2005) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown
Pixar's 20th Anniversary Special (2006) (TV)
 -  featured in clips
The Pixar Story (2007)
 -  clips
Your Friend the Rat (2007) (V)
 -  Used footage of the flea circus flea

Spoofs

The Magnificent Seven (1960)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Batman (1989)
Toy Story (1995)

Spoofed in

Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko (1999) (VG)
 -  Signs saying "A Bug's Wife"
Shrek (2001)
Cars (2006)
 -  Included as part of Joe Ranft tribute at end

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