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The Ant Bully Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Stomping into theaters July 28th

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Last modified: Dec. 22, 2008

The Ant Bully

Release Date: Friday, July 28, 2006

After Lucas Nickle floods an ant colony with his watergun, he's magically shrunken down to insect size and sentenced to hard labor in the ruins.

Director: John Davis

Starring: Nicolas Cage Julia Roberts Meryl Streep Paul Giamatti Lily Tomlin Cheri Oteri

PG Action N/A

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Plot – What's the story about?

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Plot
"The Ant Bully" is based on a book by John Nickle, which tells the tale of a young boy who floods an ant colony with his water-gun, and is magically shrunken down to insect size and sentenced to hard labor in the ruins. Before returning to half-pint stature, he comes to appreciate the selfless nature of the ants and learns a valuable lesson about tolerance and empathy.
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Who is making The Ant Bully – Crew List

The film's writer John Davis last penned Orphan's Dawn.

Director
John Davis
Screenwriter
Producers
Gary Goetzman
Tom Hanks
Production Company
Playtone

Production – What we know about the The Ant Bully

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Parent Rating
PG Parental Guidance Suggested for some mild rude humor and action
Runtime
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Tagline
Stomping into theaters July 28th
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Language
English
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The Ant Bully Release Date: When was the film released?

The Ant Bully was released in on Friday, July 28 , 2006. There were four other movies released on the same date, including John Tucker Must Die, Scoop and A Scanner Darkly.

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The Ant Bully is scheduled to be released on DVD and Blu-ray on . Availability may vary by region. Pre-order your copy of The Ant Bully today on Amazon.

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  • Added the soundtrack release date of August 1, 2006

  • Added the Blu-ray release date of November 28, 2006

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