Because it's suicide! [7] Lasseter and his story team had already been drawn to the idea of insects serving as characters. (LAUGHING) I'm sorry!Are you saying I'm stupid? [22] Lasseter, who normally did not use profane language, cursed at Katzenberg and hung up the phone. With Flik gone, he can't --. Action! Where Toy Story focused heavily on Woody and Buzz, with the other toys serving mostly as sidekicks, A Bug's Life required in-depth storytelling for several major groups of characters. [19], During the production of A Bug's Life, a public feud erupted between DreamWorks' Jeffrey Katzenberg, and Pixar's Steve Jobs and John Lasseter. Good! The circus, the circus, I love the circus. FRANCIS: Yeah, 'cause when you get there, you are dead! The third time, Atta says, "Yes!" with more laughing. [Flik and Atta walk over to the circus troupe.]. DOT: (laughing) You're weird, but I like you. FLIK: Is not-- Oh A seed. Go! A Bug's Life (Trailers) | Disney Fanon Wiki | Fandom P.T. FLY: What you said to us at the circus? You said I couldn't say another word. Oh, no. I've never seen anyone like that around here. No, no, no, no, no! You are mindless, soil-shoving losers, put on this earth to serve us! And I heard a grasshopper say that when they're finished, Hopper's gonna squish my mom! (SIGHS) Just like me. If it was up there, would I be coming down here, to your level, looking for it?! Walt Disney Records released the soundtrack on October 27, 1998. You don't think I've offended the warriors, do you? [42] The second disc features numerous bonus features, such as a set-top game and a Finding Nemo featurette. Send him to Health and Ant Services. -You see, Hopper, nature has a certain order. That's the signal! But that all changes when a misfit inventor ant named Flik accidentally knocks over the offering pile thus forcing the grasshoppers' devious leader Hopper to force the ants to . FLY: Not so tough now, are you? Don't tell them I said that. Oh, look at this. (SCREAMS) (ALL SCREAMING). Settle into your role, and you'll come out of this one fine. Even when the going gets tough, this resourceful but misguided ant . GRASSHOPPER: Hey, I think I found something. HOPPER: We'll be back at the end of the season [Hopper tears off a piece of Molt's shedding skin. SOIL: Oh, nonsense. [8], As Stanton and Ranft discussed the adaptation, they rattled off scenarios and storylines springing from their premise. I'm sorry! HEIMLICH: Francis, leave them alone. (DOT SCREAMS). We need a miracle! SLIM: And if it wasn't for you, Francis would have never gotten in touch with his feminine side. One success. I didn't think it was such a good idea, myself. HEIMLICH: I'm finished! Gypsy, come. Dos granitos, pronto! SLIM: These folks are sure hard up for entertainment. It's so beautiful! [The grassopper bends down and picks up a ladybug leaf cape, placing it on his head.]. Among these was the need to handle shots with crowds of ants. A Bug's Life is a 1998 computer-animated action-adventure comedy-drama Disney/Pixar film directed by John Lasseter, with Andrew Stanton co-directing. The bird was my idea. THORNY: Your Highness, I can't count when you hover like that. SOIL: I don't think we need to involve the queen in this. (grunting) Get me out of here! The match that decides whether two bugs live or die this very evening. HEIMLICH: (screams) Back to Sherwood Forest! And I'm a flower with nothing interesting to say. Flik asserts that Hopper actually fears the colony, because he has always known what they are capable of. A Bug's Life - Megaminimondo - Errori.avi - YouTube DOT: We drew one of you dying because our teacher said it would be more dramatic. [12] The Circus Bugs, no longer out to cheat the colony, would be embroiled in a comic misunderstanding as to why Flik was recruiting them. You piece of dirt! It's all tangled up. Flea runs into the ring and holds the match up.]. Come on! HEIMLICH: But I am flying! MOLT: Wow! And thank you for finding them, Flik. Lasseter agreed with this new approach, and comedy writers Donald McEnery and Bob Shaw spent a few months working on further polishing with Stanton. Gaps happen. Princess Attaaaa! No, no. Atta tosses her tiara to Dot who flies up and catches it on her head.]. HOPPER: You want her? DR. FLORA: You see? Where's Dot? Boy, I should talk to you guys more often. How many roaches does it take to screw in a light bulb? FLEA: Well, get him out of it! [Flik takes off his still-running harvester and throws it onto the altar. But we'll be ready for them. First rule of leadership: everything is your fault. HEIMLICH: (panting) Slow down, you flowers! Not, of course, that you would need a telescope to see that--. Dr. Flora, if I may. And if they ever figure that out, there goes our way of life! HOPPER: You ants have a nice summer. I kind of promised the Blueberries I'd teach them canasta. A Bug's Life | Have a laugh with funny bloopers and outtakes FLIK: Ants are not meant to serve grasshoppers! It also won the Satellite Award for Best Animated Film and the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition by Randy Newman. That's our lot in life. FLEA: Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to present Manto the Magnificent and his lovely assistant, Gypsy! What a disappointment. FRANCIS: (pops lips) We've gotta sweeten the deal. Also, no particularly good reason existed for Circus Bugs to stay with the ant colony during the second act. The ants pick the food, the ants keep the food and the grasshoppers leave! FLIK: You can't! Our Blueberry troop salutes you bugs for rescuing our smallest member, Princess Dot. BLUE ANT BOY: My dad says he gives you one hour before you come back to the island crying. (SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE, GRUNTING, LAUGHING)(SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE, GRUNTING)(SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)Marker. I-I don't think we can do that. ATTA: I said, even Hopper's afraid of birds. Always an intellectual treat. How about a nice, tasty worm on a stick? -Thanks. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Thorny and the harvester-wearing ants line up. Come to Papa, yeah! QUEEN: Oh, it'll be fine. WATERSKIING GRASSHOPPER: Look at me! Hey, how you guys doing? I'm sorry! Randy Newman composed the music for the film. Now go! P.T. There's a gap in the line! [Rosie begins to clap for Flik, followed by the rest of the troupe and the entire ant colony. "I'm sorry. HOPPER: What was I thinking? (ALL YELLING AND SHOUTING), Rain! John Lasseter: Okay. Trying to help. I have never laughed so much when watching a blooper reel, and after 13 years, I STILL laugh 'till my sides hurt! Overhearing the plan, Dot persuades Flik and the Circus Bugs to return to Ant Island. [85] GameSpot gave the PlayStation version a 2.7/10, concluding that it was "obvious that Disney was more interested in producing a $40 advertisement for its movie than in developing a playable game. Princess Atta! HOPPER: (panting) Hey, I'm a compassionate insect. We never leave the island! VIOLET ANT BOY: Yeah, he says if the heat doesn't get you, the birds will. ], ROSIE: It's the-the web. ATTA: What? Transcript [] Atta seeing the hornets sting the audience [] Princess Atta: (in mascot form) Oh no, hornets are stinging the audience, stop the show (insert cast member's name)! You know somethin'? A Bug's Life 2: The Adventures of Fearless Pals transcript Excuse me, Flik. ], [Hopper drops the skin piece which floats down. A Bug's Life - Wikipedia [79] However, the film's characters, voice acting, and humor have received lasting praise. Flaming Death is a huge hit! Gypsy remains inside the food container.]. Let's just think about it for a second. DR. FLORA: At least we could try. ATTA: I'm not going anywhere. I'm too little. And, um, I just wanted to thank you for giving me a chance, because it's an honor to work with creative giants such as yourself. ], Fandom's centric resource about film knowledge, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. (SHOUTING AND SCREAMING) (SCREAMING). We are not about to fight grasshoppers, okay? MANNY: How dare you! FLIK: Wait! SLIM: What's the point of going out there? ATTA: Well, we have to try, Thorny. HOPPER: I swear, if I hadn't promised Mother on her deathbed that I wouldn't kill you, I would kill you. [15] Kevin Spacey met John Lasseter at the 1995 Academy Awards and Lasseter asked Spacey if he would be interested in doing the voice of Hopper. Oh! During the subsequent celebration, the Circus Bugs' old boss, P.T. Hopper The cannon will be triggered by Dim, trained to jump at the sound of this bell, set to go off in 15 seconds. They come, they eat, they leave. ATTA: Flik, what do you have to say for yourself? ATTA: I want to thank all of you for giving us back our hope, our dignityand our lives. They'll only laugh at me. FLIK: We're a lot stronger than you say we are. I'll come up with a plan. It's Tough to be a Bug Deleted Scene (Transcript) FLIK: I know it's a rock! I'll tell you anyway. [8] Lasseter also claimed Katzenberg had phoned him with the proposition, but Katzenberg denied these charges later. SLIM: Okay, Flik, time to put you down now. GRASSHOPPER: What if Hopper doesn't like it? Atta kisses Flik on the cheek. The shift in editing over to pages for the movies, characters, actors, directors, composers, crew and galleries is now fully in effect. A Bug's Life (1998 film) Credits | SuperLogos Wiki | Fandom The program also allowed each ant to be automatically modified in subtle ways (e.g. [47][48] It managed to retain its spot for two weeks until it was taken by Star Trek: Insurrection. (LAUGHS) I'm sorry! "The bad guys rarely win," Jobs told the Los Angeles Times. ], [Flik and Atta turn away as Hopper is lowered down to the chicks. This is it, girls. [Flik rolls up the blade of grass and places the bead of dew in its center. [8] Another source gives Nina Jacobson, one of Katzenberg's executives, as the person responsible for the Antz pitch. Ohh VIOLET ANT BOY: You're supposed to look for bugs, not dandelions! You better start flying! Hopper | Pixar Wiki | Fandom We've always been together. BLUE ANT BOY: Forget it, Dot. ATTA: Flik, after much deliberation, we have decidedto grant you your request. Go ahead. (SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE, BELCHES)(SNICKERING)(BOTH BELCHES)(PASSES GAS)Okay, can we stop?-(BOTH LAUGHING) -Get me Cindy on the phone, will ya?Okay, action! I know! QUEEN: Honey, relax. GRASSHOPPER: You moron! ROSIE: Whoa, Flik, honey. What do I do? BLUE ANT BOY: Yeah, Dot. "[59] James Berardinelli of ReelViews gave the film three and a half stars out of four, saying "A Bug's Life, like Toy Story, develops protagonists we can root for, and places them in the midst of a fast-moving, energetic adventure. Do you understand me? Aimed directly at the flypaper are Tuck and Roll, the pill-bug cannonballs! No, no, no. I just make things worse. He is voiced as spongy bfdi. MOLT: Okay, okay. [7] Walt Disney had produced his own version with a cheerier ending decades earlier in the 1934 short film The Grasshopper and the Ants. ROACH: I knew an old lady who swallowed a fly BUG: I've been working out. Wanna pollinate with a real bug? FLIK: I'm sorry. Okay, show me one thing I've done right. I hate it when someone gives away the ending. I'm sorry. Ready to make some grasshoppers cry? It's about keeping those ants in line. (YELLING AND SCREAMING). No, no! There you go! (GASPS) The bird! FLEA: Hey, let's go. One problem: too many bugs. Flik and Atta hold hands as they and Dot continue waving goodbye. Privately, Lasseter told other Pixar executives that he and Stanton felt terribly let down by Katzenberg. That's Major Manny, young cadet. A Bug's Life is a 1998 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. P.T. And that's how my 12th husband died. We never have time to collect food for ourselves, because we spend all summer harvesting for the offering. Say, let's pretend this grain is a puny little ant. FRANCIS: Hey, hey, hey. Rabbit through the hole, chicken in the barn, two by two by, there's the yarn. You said nothing about killing grasshoppers, pal. [22] Katzenberg was further angered by the fact that Eisner scheduled Bugs to open the same week as The Prince of Egypt, which was then intended to be DreamWorks' first animated release. [Flik doesn't move. You're making the maggots cry. FLIK: Oh, I know it's a rock. A Bug's Life/Bloopers A Bug's Life/Transcript A Cinderella Story/Transcript A Goofy Movie/Transcript A Low Down Dirty Shame/Transcript A Muppet Family Christmas/Transcript A Troll in Central Park/Transcript Category:Aardman Transcripts Abominable/Transcript Ace Ventura: Pet Detective/Transcript Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls/Transcript And I hope that this will make up FLIK: (quietly) Not right now, Rosie. FLEA: Rosie, whole troupe! Oh! Blend. Do I look stupid to you?", but Atta can't stop laughing, so they try the take again and she's still laughing. SLIM: And to you, Princess Atta. FLIK: I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry! I'm sorry! ANT BOY: Who will come to save us poor ants? What are we gonna do?! Is that grain dip fresh or what? The time duration is 47 minutes and 32 seconds. FRANCIS: Your Majesty, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages, our troupe here guarantees a performance like no other! MANNY: I summon the voice of Confucius MANNY: (yelps) I demand to know who said that! Tail slate it. As you ascend the dung beetle to the unknown, put your trust in the mysteries that are beyond mere mortal comprehension. Here I go! FLY: Hey, cutie! FLY: No! [71][72][73] While recognised as solidifying Pixar's success, the film has been seen as the studio's sophomore slump in the wake of the critically successful Toy Story,[71][72][74][75][76] and inhibited by being released directly before the equally revered Toy Story 2. The team also later sought inspiration from Microcosmos (1996), a French documentary on love and violence in the insect world. (amplified) Now, I truly believe that these bugs are the answer to our FLIK: (quietly) No, there's no circus around here. I will be branded with this mistake for the rest of my life. Then I won't tell you my idea. FLIK: Oh, oh, oh, this is perfect. Okay. In response, DreamWorks' head of marketing Terry Press suggested, "Steve Jobs should take a pill. ], [Hopper steps over Flik and walks slowly among the ants, eventually coming to a stop. Soil? ROSIE: Well, Flik, you really goofed up. CORNELIUS: While we keep harvesting to meet Hopper's demands. BEE: I'll show you who's tough! Synopsis: At an annual pace, a huge colony of ants is forced to collect every piece of food that grows on their island for a group of menacing grasshoppers. Give me some time. ATTA: Come on! He snarls, growls and fights for most of the time. Don't let it get me! Iespecially didn't want to make you look bad, Princess. HOPPER: All your little stunt did was buy them time! Oh! She's the one that sent me to find you! ATTA: Wait a minute. Battle stations, everyone. Please, ma'am, wake up! [22][25] Lasseter grimly relayed the news to Pixar employees but kept morale high. I know. [82] Aggregating review website GameRankings gave the Nintendo 64 version 54.40%,[83] the PlayStation version 51.90%[84] and the Game Boy Color version 36.63%. SOIL: Do not panic! And I have you bugs to thank for it. Wait, wait! HOPPER: Uh-uh-uh. More details are available in the progress report. Excuse me? MR. So, please, everyone, enjoy the party. The Circus Bugs attempt to leave, but are pursued by a nearby bird; while fleeing, they rescue Atta's younger sister Dot from the bird, gaining the ants' respect. The film was released on November 20, 1998, received positive reviews and grossed $363million at the box office. Your instincts on that boy were right on the money. HOPPER: Guys Order another round, because we're stayin' here! Not one ant sleeps until we get every scrap of food on this island! Here's what we do. Can- Can you blame me?Okay. We are going to build a bird, a bird that we can operate from the inside, which would then be hoisted Hoisted above the anthill and hidden high in the tree. Gypsy, quick, you and Manny--. You should tell Hopper. A splinter! P.T. Although the animators and the art department studied insects more closely, natural realism would give way to the film's larger needs. During production, a controversial public feud erupted between Steve Jobs and Lasseter of Pixar and DreamWorks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg due to the parallel production of his similar film Antz, which was released the same year. Those puny little ants outnumber us a hundred to one. [Hopper flies out through the ceiling, the other grasshoppers joining him. A Bug's Life Bloopers and Gag Reel for the Disney Pixar animated movie directed by John Lasseter and starring the voice talents of Dave Foley and Kevin Spacey. Oh, that's good. I didn't mean for things to go so wrong. No, no, no, no, no, no, no! Thumper is a supporting character in A Bug's Life. You want to help us fill this thing? Flik travels to "the city", a heap of trash under a trailer. These are the transcripts for the deleted scenes of It's Tough to be a Bug. So I figured it out. FLIK: Oh, being little's not such a bad thing. Why go back? Lasseter raised his voice and would not believe Katzenberg's story that a development director had pitched him the idea long ago. I'm gonna pick the hairs out of your head one by one! and towards the white background, causing it and the tree of life theater to explode, and . It was the first film to be digitally transferred frame-by-frame and released on DVD, and has been released multiple times on home video. Here, you forgot this. Once she's safe, we move on Gypsy's signal. Category:Transcripts | Moviepedia | Fandom [10][18] Fastened to the end of a stick, the Bugcam could roll through grass and other terrain and send back an insect's-eye outlook. You're still a seed. The film won the inaugural Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film (tied with The Prince of Egypt) as well as the award for Best Family Film. Don't tell me. [32] The score won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition.[29]. ? Stop.-I think I swallowed a bug.-(SNICKERING)And action.Pretend- Pretend that that's a seed.Uh What was my line again? This is ridiculous. Hopper leers down at them. You think this is a game? Huh? MOLT: Ooh! THORNY: It took the whole engineering department two days to dig him out. FLIK: Excuse me. And here's the line again. Hopper is not going to find out. Katzenberg, former chairman of Disney's film division, had left the company in a bitter feud with CEO Michael Eisner. FLIK: Hello, kids! "[20], When the trades indicated production on Antz, Lasseter, feeling betrayed, called Katzenberg and asked him bluntly if it were true, who in turn asked him where he had heard the rumor. THORNY: She's right! [8][20] Katzenberg had stayed in touch with Lasseter after the acrimonious Disney split, often calling to check up. At Flik's request, the Circus Bugs continue the ruse of being "warriors", thus enabling them to continue enjoying the ants' hospitality. 'A Bug's Life' cobbles together nice animation, fun characters and a memorable voice cast. FLIK: You'll be gone before the grasshoppers ever arrive. Where's the line? Okay, show Rosie the owie. After the Circus Bugs distract the grasshoppers long enough to rescue the Queen, Flik deploys the bird. [13] Character design also presented a new challenge, in that the designers had to make ants appear likable. From 2002 to 2018, A Bug's Land was a section of Disney California Adventure that was inspired by the film. ], [The bird flies over to its nest with Hopper. FLIK: Wait! Pardon me. ANT: No, no, no. Go ahead and cry. I know it. [10], In The Ant and the Grasshopper, a grasshopper squanders the spring and summer months on singing while the ants put food away for the winter; when winter comes, the hungry grasshopper begs the ants for food, but the ants turn him away. (laughs) Isn't that right, Aphie? This was not supposed to happen. GYPSY: Lieutenant Gypsy reporting for duty. Schnell, schnell, schnell! We are the greatest warriors in all bugdom! Bigger bugs! He is a tough and mean grasshopper and gang leader. FLIK: I'll volunteer. That's no way to speak to a lady. He did it! Dot, Reed, Daisy, Grub? This would be the first time that subsurface scattering would be used in a Pixar film, and a small team at Pixar worked out the practical problems that kept it from working in animation. They're cute! QUEEN: Well, my boy, you came through! Soil, dying shortly before the film's theatrical release. I'm not gonna cry. Does this mean we can break for lunch? You believed in me and you sent me on my quest. [81], A game, based on the film, was developed by Traveller's Tales and Tiertex Design Studios and released by Sony Computer Entertainment, Disney Interactive, THQ and Activision for various systems. It's a bird! I-I-I won't let you down, I promise, I promise, I promise, I promise. A thoroughly enjoyable production from Disney and Pixar. P.T. ], [The last of the food falls into the water below.]. I'm serious!Oh, Stop the camera!-(LAUGHING) -(URINATING)Uh-oh. QUEEN: She's learning to take over from me, Hopper. Marker.And action. Blueberries, dismissed! P.T. Don't worry, Flik. Lasseter asked again, and Katzenberg admitted it was true. FLIK: Oh, no! A Bug's Life (1998) Bloopers Mix - YouTube ], [The flame continues approaching. Joe Ranft, member of Pixar's story team, played Heimlich the caterpillar at the suggestion of Lasseter's wife, Nancy, who had heard him playing the character on a scratch vocal track. FLEA: (panicking) Help! VIOLET ANT BOY: He's a stick, stupid. MOLT: This blue jay, he has him halfway down his throat, okay? FEMALE ANT: We haven't collected any food for the grasshoppers! Scooby Doo: [Screams, grunt, whimpering] Man: Marker. After the ants pick all the food, he's gonna squish the queen to remind them who's boss. The ants finish constructing the fake bird. SOIL: Watch my eyes. [The bird inspects Hopper and opens its beak wide. Boy, is she one in a million. ROACH: (chuckles) Hair of the dog you bit. ATTA: I really do think I should be part of this meeting. These guys are the lousiest circus bugs you've ever seen. The princess doesn't have time for this! In response, he formed DreamWorks SKG with Steven Spielberg and David Geffen and planned to rival Disney in animation. [17] Lasseter thought it would be useful to look at a view of the world from an insect's perspective. You have given us so much. FLEA: Not good enough, you say? Get ready to roll. A Bug's Life (1998) - A Bug's Life (1998) - User Reviews - IMDb A Bug's Life. Get back! Nope! GYPSY: I can't believe the troupe is breaking up. (pants) Here. FLIK: Sorry. 8/10. Flik! The colony is right. When Flik earnestly suggests the ants enlist the help of bigger bugs to fight the grasshoppers, Atta sees it as a way to get rid of Flik and sends him off. You and your husband are up now! As Hopper and his gang wreak havoc thanks to Princess Atta and The queen of banishing Flik and the troupe which ultimately lead to their downfall, Dot hides her friends in their clubhouse so they can't be found. Funny /. and the Circus Bugs on their new tour. [8][25] Katzenberg casually responded that Jobs himself had taught him how to conduct similar business long ago, explaining that Jobs had come to Pixar's rescue by making the deal for Toy Story, as Pixar was near bankruptcy at that time. Let's face it. I know! [76][77], Critics have generally ranked A Bug's Life to be one of Pixar's weaker releases;[72][75][76][78][79] while it has been seen as a "charming"[73][79] and "ambitious"[80] film with pioneering animation for its time,[71][72][80] others have described it as "adequate"[78] and appealing more to a younger demographic. The poor dear. ], [Atta and Dot lift Flik up and land on the root. He asked for it. I have to sayin all my years of watching Pixar films, I think "A Bug's Life" bloopers are the most FUNNIEST compared to the others!!! I'm gonna be rich, rich, rich I'm gonna be rich, rich, rich I'm gonna be the richest flea in the land The streets'll be paved with golden retrievers I'm rich, rich, rich That's who I am - Poor fellow. You 'member-- Oh, you should've seen it. You, sir, are the charlatan in this scenario, touting your wares as a talent scout, preying upon the hungry souls of hapless artistes. HOPPER: Do I lookstupidto you? [43], On May 19, 2009, the film was released on Blu-ray[44] and then on 4K Blu-ray on March 3, 2020. [49][50][51] The film had also earned $46.5 million during the five-day Thanksgiving holiday weekend,[52] surpassing the previous record holder 101 Dalmatians. Okay, through the tunnel [Gypsy falls onto the timer, causing it to ding and signalling Dim to jump. Yet again it is up to me to rescue the performance. FLIK: Exactly! Is the camera broke?Oh! (LAUGHS) Oh, dear, put that thing in my car.Marker.-Flik, after much deliberation Whoa! Let's- Let's go for real now.-Okay, cut!-Sorry.Why go back to Ant Island at all?I mean, you don't even like grain.-What?-You're right.I didn't think it was sucha good idea, myself.Actually, it wasn't even my idea.It was-Watch it! VIOLET ANT BOY: My dad doesn't think that. Whoa-oh! (CHOKING) Oh, wait. FLIES: Ladybug, ladybug, fly away home! Is that it, fly boy?! MANNY: Not another word. FLIK: Are you kidding? [Tuck and Roll perform a skit using Hopper's antenna.]. Hopper moved into the anthill, and his gang's eating everything! I've seen these ants do great things. Then she's dead, they cry, boo-hoo, we go home. He knows what he's doing. Just once more.-You know, I don't-I said do you understand me?-(LAUGHING)And action. The bugs, in turn, mistake Flik for a talent agent, and agree to travel with him back to Ant Island. FLIK: Since you're gonna be queen soon, you could use this to oversee production. MR. The concept simmered until early 1995, when the story team began work on the second film in earnest. Lasseter had realized that working on a computer-animated feature as a sole director was dangerous while the production of Toy Story was in process. MOLT: Yes, Mr. Flea. Well, you're the first. I canmake another one. Ow!-This really hurts, guys!-I'm sorry!Can we cut? You know, strictly B.Y.O.B. [72][73][74][75][80], The film's theatrical and video releases include Geri's Game, an Academy Award winning Pixar short made in 1997, a year before this film was released. Look at this.