Z la formica (1998)
Z è una formica insoddisfatta, nevrotica, fantasiosa e ribelle, in cura dall'analista. La vita dentro il formicaio è dettata da regole ferree e ruota tutta intorno al lavoro. Il non poter pensare con la propria testa e l'inesistenza dell'originalità del singolo rendono Z sempre più insofferente verso la colonia. Per caso incontra e s'innamora della principessa Bala, e per poterla incontrare di nuovo, verrà coinvolto in una terribile guerra contro le ferocissime Termiti rimanendo l'unico sopravvissuto. Divenuto un eroe di guerra, quando si scopre che in realtà è un semplice operaio e non un soldato, Z lascia la colonia rapendo la principessa Bala. Insieme raggiungono Insettopia, luogo mitico, di cui l'esistenza non è certa. Parallelamente il perfido generale Mandibola, promesso sposo di Bala , organizza un vero e proprio colpo di stato cercando di uccidere la regina, madre di Bala, e la maggior parte delle formiche operaie per rifondare egli stesso una nuova colonia.
Direttori:
Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson.
Scrittori:
Paul Weitz, Todd Alcott, Chris Weitz.
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Woody Allen as Z-4195 “Z” (voice) |
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Sharon Stone as Princess Bala (voice) |
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Dan Aykroyd as Chip (voice) |
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Anne Bancroft as Queen (voice) |
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Danny Glover as Barbatus (voice) |
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Gene Hackman as General Mandible (voice) |
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Jane Curtin as Muffy (voice) |
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Sylvester Stallone as Weaver (voice) |
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Jennifer Lopez as Azteca (voice) |
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Christopher Walken as Colonel Cutter (voice) |
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John Mahoney as Grebs (Drunk Scout) (voice) |
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Paul Mazursky as Psychologist (voice) |
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Grant Shaud as Foreman (voice) |
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Jim Cummings as Additional Voices (voice) |
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April Winchell as Additional Voices (voice) |
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Jerry Sroka as Additional Voices (voice) |
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Frank Welker as Termite (voice) (uncredited) |
| Writing | Paul Weitz | Screenplay |
| Writing | Todd Alcott | Screenplay |
| Directing | Eric Darnell | Director |
| Production | Patty Wooton | Producer |
| Writing | Chris Weitz | Screenplay |
| Production | Bradford Lewis | Producer |
| Production | Aron Warner | Producer |
| Directing | Tim Johnson | Director |
| Editing | Stan Webb | Editor |
| Sound | John Powell | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Harry Gregson-Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Terry Rossio | Creative Consultant |
| Visual Effects | Justin Kohn | Animation |
| Production | Carl Rosendahl | Executive Producer |
| Production | Penney Finkelman Cox | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sandra Rabins | Executive Producer |
| Production | Leslee Feldman | Casting |
| Sound | Bob Badami | Music Editor |
| Sound | Jennifer Nash | Music Editor |
| Sound | Brian Richards | Music Editor |
| Production | Denise Nolan Cascino | Production Supervisor |
| Crew | David Lipman | Thanks |
| Editing | Terry Claborn | Color Timer |
| Crew | Erica Frauman | Post Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Jennifer Nash | Thanks |
| Crew | Brad Reinke | Thanks |
| Visual Effects | Adam Valdez | Animation |
| Art | Damon Bard | Sculptor |
| Crew | Nina Jacobson | Thanks |
| Production | Jane Hartwell | Production Manager |
| Art | John Bell | Production Design |
| Crew | Michael Kahn | Thanks |
| Production | Rahul Chandrakant Thakkar | Researcher |
| Sound | Sonny Pettijohn | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Art | Don Weinger | Set Designer |
| Lighting | Annmarie Koenig | Lighting Artist |
| Sound | Richard L. Anderson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Jennifer Freeman | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Sound | Frank Fleming | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Rex Grignon | Supervising Animator |
| Sound | Marcy Dicterow-Vaj | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Julia Evershade | Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Nick Foster | Visual Effects |
| Art | Kendal Cronkhite | Art Direction |
| Sound | Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz | Sound |
| Crew | Adam Shankman | Choreographer |
| Art | Shannon Jeffries | Production Illustrator |
| Crew | Hans Zimmer | Executive Music Producer |
| Visual Effects | Ken Bielenberg | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Editing | Devon Miller | First Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Ted Elliott | Creative Consultant |
| Crew | Gavin Greenaway | Additional Music |
| Crew | Michael Cutler | Systems Administrators & Support |
| Crew | John Pospisil | Special Sound Effects |
| Crew | George Bruder | Supervising Technical Director |
| Crew | Gary L. Wohlleben | Production Controller |
| Directing | James Buckhouse | Layout |
| Editing | Carol Norton | Editorial Coordinator |
| Lighting | Craig Ring | Lighting Supervisor |
| Production | Jennifer Dahlman | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Gregg Landaker | Sound Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Stephen Sobisky | 3D Modeller |
| Sound | John T. Cucci | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Bruno Roussel | Assistant Sound Engineer |
| Production | Sven E. Fahlgren | Post Production Coordinator |
| Production | Lisa Zusmer DelPrete | Executive Assistant |
| Writing | Catherine Dingman | Story Coordinator |
| Production | Sandy Holt | ADR Voice Casting |
| Sound | Adam Milo Smalley | Supervising Music Editor |
| Sound | Rupert Gregson-Williams | Conductor |
| Camera | Simon J. Smith | Head of Layout |
| Sound | Avram D. Gold | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Visual Effects | Tim Keon | Senior Animator |
| Production | Christi Soper Hilt | Casting Assistant |
| Editing | Gary Burritt | Negative Cutter |
| Sound | Dan O'Connell | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Maggie Rodford | Music Coordinator |
| Editing | David R. Fent | Assistant Editor |
| Writing | Mike Cachuela | Story Artist |
| Writing | Zak Penn | Story Consultant |
| Sound | Linda Lew | Foley Recordist |
| Visual Effects | 許誠毅 | Character Designer |
| Writing | Randy Cartwright | Head of Story |
| Visual Effects | Philippe Gluckman | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Steve Bloom | Second Film Editor |
| Visual Effects | Rex Grignon | Animation Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | 許誠毅 | Animation Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Denis Couchon | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Sean Curran | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Donnachada Daly | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Edip Agi | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Chung Chan | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Tim Cheung | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Webster Colcord | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Raffaella Filipponi | Animation |
| Visual Effects | David Gainey | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Enrique Navarrete Gil | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Collin Hennen | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Anthony Hodgson | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Tim Keon | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Justin Kohn | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Eric Lessard | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Noel McGinn | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Fred Nilsson | Animation |
| Visual Effects | David Rader | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Jason Reisig | Animation |
| Visual Effects | David Spivack | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Don Venhaus | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Larry Bafia | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Kenny Chung | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Patricia A. Hannaway | Animation |
| Visual Effects | David House | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Ken Keys | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Boris Kossmehl | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Judy Kriger | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Michelle Meeker | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Rick Richards | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Emmanuel Roth | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Vanessa Schwartz | Animation |