Antz (1998)


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Antz
Release Date19 September 1998
Budget$60,000,000
US Box Office$91,000,000
TaglineEvery ant has his day.
GenreAnimation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
ColorColor
Film TypeAnimated
Film ClassFantasy Comedy
MoodFantastic Reality
ThemesUnlikely Heroes, Fighting the System, Opposites Attract, Race Against Time, Redemption
TonesHumorous, Whimsical, Witty, Quirky, Satirical, Fanciful
TagsAngst, Bad Guy, Battle [war], Child, Conformity, Espionage, Good Guy, Hero, Invasion, Love, Misfit, Princess, Royalty, Search, Survivor, War, Worker

Antz is a 1998 American computer animated action adventure film produced by DreamWorks Animation. It features the voices of well-known actors such as 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.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Muffy

Barbatus

General Mandible

Drunk Scout, Additional Voices , Grebs

Psychologist

Foreman

Princess Bala

Colonel Cutter

Additional Voices

Additional Voices

Jerry Sroka
Bartender, Additional Voices

Director

Eric Darnell
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Tim Johnson
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Writer

Todd Alcott

Producer

Penney Finkelman Cox
executive producer

Brad Lewis
producer

Sandra Rabins
executive producer

Carl Rosendahl
executive producer

Aron Warner
producer

Patty Wooton
producer

Original Music

John Powell
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Editor

Stan Webb
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Casting Director

Leslee Feldman
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Production Designer

John Bell
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Art Director

Kendal Cronkhite
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Production Manager

Patty Bonfilio
production manager

Denise Nolan Cascino
production supervisor

Erica Frauman
post-production supervisor

Jane Hartwell
production manager

Denise Minter
production manager

Art Department

Guillaume Aretos
concept artist

Damon Bard
sculptor

Cliff Boulé
artist in visual development

Mike Cachuela
storyboard artist

Randy Cartwright
storyboard supervisor

Peter Chan
concept artist

Mary Grandpré
artist

Steve Hickner
additional storyboard artist

Shannon Jeffries
illustrator

Robert Koo
storyboard artist

Cecile Picard
artist: character modeling unit

storyboard artist

Catherine Yuh
storyboard artist

Sound Department

Richard L. Anderson
supervising sound editor

Bruce Balestier
sound transferer

Mark Coffey
sound transferer

Julia Evershade
sound editor

Frank Fleming
sound recordist

Avram D. Gold
supervising dialogue editor

Elliott Koretz
supervising sound editor

Gregg Landaker
sound mixer

Steve Lee
sound effects wrangler

Linda Lew
foley recordist

Eric Lindemann
sound editor

Steve Maslow
sound mixer

Dan O'Connell
foley artist

Steve Orchard
percussion recordist

Sonny Pettijohn
assistant sound editor

John Pospisil
special sound effects

Bruno Roussel
assistant sound engineer

Gregg Silk
assistant sound engineer

Carlos Sotolongo
original dialog mixer

Ralph Stuart
first assistant sound editor

Marvin Walowitz
sound editor

Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz
sound

Special Effects

Rahul Chandrakant Thakkar
research and development

Visual Effects

Steven Albert
digital matte painter

Lisa Atkinson
lighting production supervisor

Damon Bard
sculptor

Ken Bielenberg
visual effects supervisor

James Buckhouse
rough layout

Michael A. Chang
systems administration: PDI

Webster Colcord
animator

Michael Collery
digital matte painting supervisor

Rhett Collier
effects animator

Bart Coughlin
character technical director

Sean Curran
directing animator

Sumit Das
research and development

Brian Deans-Rowe
modeler

David 'Grue' Debry
senior technical director: lighting

Alain De Hoe
effects animator

David Doepp
surfacing artist

Sylvain Doreau
senior previz artist

Thomas Esmeralda
additional digital matte painter

Dado Feigenblatt
technical director

Sautai Fred
lead lighter

Jennifer Freeman
visual effects coordinator

David Gainey
character animator: PDI

Jonathan Gibbs
visual effects lead

Sue Gleadhill
layout artist

Philippe Gluckman
visual effects co-supervisor

Keith Gorham
matte painting technical director

Chad Greene
lighting and texturing

Jonah Hall
digital effects artist

John Hanashiro
lead film/color technician

Susan Hayden
lighter

Matt Head
visual effects

Collin Hennen
animator

Mel Kangleon
render wrangler

Steven Kirchner
digital artist

Lee Lanier
digital artist

Ed Lazor
digital artist

Gerald McAleece III
render wrangler

David B. Mooy
digital modeler

Tony Morrill
digital artist

Shawn Neely
software development

Joe Palrang
lead lighter

Brice Parker
film recordist: PDI

Matthew Paulson
modeler

Peter Plevritis
digital effects artist

Sean Pollack
lighting & layout technical directort

Bert Poole
technical director

Craig Ring
lighting supervisor

John 'JR' Robeck
visual effects associate production supervisor

Milton E. Rodriguez-Rios
lighter

Bill Seneshen
senior visual effects animator

Apurva Shah
visual effects lead

Scott Singer
effects lead

Marty Sixkiller
layout technical director

Simon J. Smith
head of layout

Stephen Sobisky
3D modeling producer

Alan Sonneman
digital matte painter

Curt Stewart
lighter

Mark Sullivan
additional digital matte painter

Erdem Taylan
visual effects

Michael Thompson
systems administration

Melissa Tseng
layout

Carlos A. Vidal
technical director: PDI

Joshua Wachman
visual effects: animator

Nick Walker
digital artist: modeling department

Michael C. Walling
render wrangler

Bob Whitehill
layout artist

Camera and Electrical Department

Jean M. Cunningham
lighting supervisor

Janet Rentel
lighting supervisor

Paul Wang
lighting supervisor

Carter Tomassi
animation camera operator

Animation Department

Larry Bafia
animator

Tim Cheung
animator

Denis Couchon
directing animator

Sean Curran
directing animator

Donnachada Daly
directing animator

Raffaella Filipponi
animator

Rex Grignon
supervising animator

Todd Heapy
layout artist

Raman Hui
character designer, supervising animator

Steve Keele
animator

Tim Keon
animator

Boris Kossmehl
animator

Judy Kriger
animator

Todd Kurosawa
additional story artist

Eric Lessard
animator

H.B. 'Buck' Lewis
character designer

Noel McGinn
animator

Fredrik Nilsson
character animator

Bertrand Ong
layout artist

Jason Reisig
animator

Tom Sito
story artist

David Spivack
animator

Triva Von Klark
animation production supervisor

Casting Department

Sandy Holt
adr voice casting

Editorial Department

Steve Bloom
second film editor

Gary Burritt
negative cutter

Terry Claborn
color timer

Martin Cohen
post-production executive

Lorelei David
assistant film editor

Sven E. Fahlgren
post-production coordinator

Devon Miller
first assistant editor

Ingrid Schulz
assistant editor

Chris Clancy
post-production coordinator

Music Department

Ryeland Allison
musician: percussion loops

Bob Badami
music editor

Bob Daspit
musician: percussion loops

Tonia Davall
orchestra contractor

Marcy Dicterow-Vaj
orchestrator

Elizabeth Finch
orchestrator

Bruce Fowler
orchestrator

Steven Fowler
orchestrator

Walt Fowler
orchestrator

Gavin Greenaway
conductor, composer: additional music

Rupert Gregson-Williams
conductor: choir

Brian Gulland
musician: crumhorn

Todd Homme
executive in charge of music

composer: additional music, music assistant

Marylata E. Jacob
executive in charge of music

Louis Jardim
musician: percussion

Skaila Kanga
musician: harp

Chris Lawrence
musician: solo bass

Oren Marshall
musician: elphant and antelope horns

Ladd McIntosh
orchestrator

Alan Meyerson
score mixer

Perry Montague Mason
orchestra leader

Yvonne S. Moriarty
orchestrator

Jennifer Nash
music editor

Brian Richards
music editor

Frank Ricotti
musician: bass marimba

Maggie Rodford
music coordinator

Adam Milo Smalley
supervising music editor

Jack Smalley
orchestrator

Jonathan Snowden
musician: flute soloist

Tony Stanton
music copyist

Phil Todd
musician: sax soloist

Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz
music editor: temp music

Nick Wollage
score recordist

Geoff Zanelli
music assistant, composer: additional music

executive music producer

Other Crew

Kenny Andrews
voices: "Antz Go Marching"

George Bruder
supervising technical director

Jennifer Dahlman
production coordinator

Marcos D'Cruze
voices: "Antz Go Marching"

Michael Dmitri
voices: "Antz Go Marching"

Anthony Domingo
hardware engineer, production supporter

Ted Elliott
story consultant, creative consultant

assistant choreographer

Nik Gervae
technical writer

director: additional sequences

Denise Howard
system programmer

Tripp Hudson
production supervisor

Jack Jackson
assistant: Mr. Wollage

Lauri Johnson
adr voice

Patrick Kenney
senior recruiter

Lawrence Kesteloot
software developer

Janet Mooney
wasp voices

Moanike'ala Nakamoto
assistant: Hans Zimmer

Matt Palmer
assistant: Mr. Orchand

story consultant

Stacy Rentel
production coordinator: lighting

Terry Rossio
story consultant, creative consultant

Eric Salituro
lead technical director

choreographer

Rahul Thakkar
research and development

Nicole Tibbels
wasp voices

Wendy Vogt
additional writer

Gary L. Wohlleben
production controller

Thanks

Bob Badami
special thanks

special thanks

Nina Jacobson
with gratitude to

Michael Kahn
special thanks

Philip LaZebnik
special thanks

Jennifer Nash
special thanks

Brad Reinke
special thanks

Production Company

DreamWorks SKG
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Pacific Data Images (PDI)
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Distributor

DreamWorks Distribution

United International Pictures (UIP)

Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI)

United International Pictures (UIP)

Cinéma International Corporation (CIC)

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Argentina Video Home

CIC Video IS

Filmes Lusomundo

Red Feather Photoplays
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United International Pictures (UIP)

United International Pictures (UIP) GmbH

United International Pictures

Universal Home Video
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Special Effects

Pacific Data Images (PDI)
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Viewpoint Datalabs International

Miscellaneous

Air-Edel Associates
music co-ordination

Angel Records
soundtrack

Barbara Harris Casting
loop group

Leigh French's Custom Looping
loop group

Loop Ease
loop group

Management Graphics Inc.
film recording equipment

Media Ventures
music production services

Monaco Laboratories
film processing

Pacific TitleMirage
titles and opticals

Post Logic Studios
digital film mastering

Technicolor
prints

Viewpoint Datalabs International
3-D character and environment digitizing and modeling






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