'Z' la formica
Paese d'origine: USA
Genere: Animation Comedy
Lingue: English
Plot: Z is just another ant in a colony of millions, striving for individuality. He falls in love with Princess Bala, and convinces his Warrior ant friend Weaver to switch places with him for a day, so that he can see Princess Bala once again. The outcome of this throws Z into a bigger adventure than he ever dreamed possible... Z-4195, a worker ant, tries to break from his totalitarian hive society and get the attention of Princess Bala. He trades positions with his friend Weaver, a soldier ant, to see the princess during a parade. Unfortunately war breaks out during the parade, Z becomes a hero during the battles, and begins to spread the idea of individualism throughout the hive. Z the worker-ant (voice of Woody Allen) strives to reconcile his own individuality with the communal work-ethic of the ant colony. Falling in love with the ant-Princess Bala (voice of Sharon Stone), Z strives to make social inroads, and then ultimately must save the ant colony from the treacherous schemings of the evil General Mandible (voice of Gene Hackman) that threaten to wipe out the entire worker population. Themes of individuality run rampant. In an anthill with millions of inhabitants, Z 4195 is a worker ant. Feeling insignificant in a conformity system, he accidentally meets beautiful Princess Bala, who has a similar problem on the other end of the social scale. In order to meet her again, Z switches sides with his soldier friend Weaver - only to become a hero in the course of events. By this he unwillingly crosses the sinister plans of ambitious General Mandible (Bala's fiancé, by the way), who wants to divide the ant society into a superior, strong race (soldiers) and an inferior, to-be-eliminated race (the workers). But Z and Bala, both unaware of the dangerous situation, try to leave the oppressive system by heading for Insectopia, a place where food paves the streets. Z is a worker ant that doesn't fit in. He longs for a life that strays from his monotonous routine. One night in a bar he dances with a female that turns out to be the princess. In order to see her again, he switches places with one of his friends that is a soldier. Little does Z know that he will be sent into battle and start the adventure of his life. Z struggles to get the princess, defeat the evil general, and find his own identity.
Colonna sonora: - "I Can See Clearly Now" Written by Johnny Nash Performed by Neil Finn Courtesy of EPIC Records / Rondor Music - "High Hopes" Written by 'Sammy Cahn' (qv) & James Von Houson Performed by 'Doris Day' (qv) Courtesy of Columbia Records - "Almost Like Being in Love" Performed by 'Woody Allen' (qv) Lyrics by 'Alan Jay Lerner' (qv) Music by 'Frederick Loewe' (qv) Courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - "Give Peace a Chance" Written by 'John Lennon' (qv) Used with Permission by 'Yoko Ono' (qv)
Visti censura internazionale: Australia:PG Belgium:KT Brazil:Livre Finland:K-8 France:U Germany:6 Italy:T Netherlands:AL Portugal:M/6 Spain:T Sweden:7 Switzerland:7 Switzerland:7 UK:PG USA:PG
Date di uscita internazionali:
| Argentina:12 November 1998 |
| Australia:29 October 1998 |
| Austria:6 November 1998 |
| Belgium:11 November 1998 |
| Brazil:6 November 1998 |
| Canada:2 October 1998 |
| Denmark:20 November 1998 |
| Estonia:19 February 1999 |
| Finland:15 January 1999 |
| France:11 November 1998 |
| Germany:5 November 1998 |
| Hungary:3 December 1998 |
| Iceland:6 November 1998 |
| Israel:3 December 1998 |
| Italy:15 January 1999 |
| Japan:14 November 1998 |
| Kuwait:18 January 1999 |
| Netherlands:7 January 1999 |
| New Zealand:29 October 1998 |
| Norway:13 November 1998 |
| Portugal:6 November 1998 |
| Singapore:5 November 1998 |
| Slovakia:5 November 1998 |
| South Korea:7 November 1998 |
| Spain:6 November 1998 |
| Sweden:15 January 1999 |
| UK:6 November 1998 |
| USA:2 October 1998 |
| Switzerland:6 November 1998 | (German speaking region) |
| Indonesia:8 January 1999 | (Jakarta) |
| Canada:19 September 1998 | (Toronto Film Festival) |
| OFM:35 mm |
| PFM:35 mm |
| RAT:1.85 : 1 |
| Dolby Digital |
| DTS |
| SDDS |
| Japan:83 |
| Netherlands:80 |
| Spain:79 |
| UK:79 |
| USA:87 |
Cast & Credits
distribuzione cinematografica nazionale:
dreamworks distribution l.l.c.
lusomundo
red feather photoplays
united international pictures (uip)
united international pictures y cía., s.r.c.
produzione cinematografica: pacific data images (pdi) dreamworks skg
produttore cinematografico: spielberg steven warner aron wooton patty rabins sandra finkelman cox penney lewis brad (i) rosendahl carl
regista: darnell eric guterman larry johnson tim (v)
attore: allen woody aykroyd dan bancroft anne curtin jane glover danny hackman gene lopez jennifer mahoney john mazursky paul shaud grant stallone sylvester stone sharon walken christopher cummings jim winchell april sroka jerry
scenografia: bell john (i)
montaggio: webb stan
compositori: geoff zanelli jablonsky steve powell john (i) gregson-williams harry
sceneggiatori e soggettisti: alcott todd weitz chris weitz paul
effetti speciali ottici: pacific data images (pdi)
troupe varia: penn zak ricotti frank fowler bruce gulland brian zimmer hans elliott ted rossio terry sito tom bloom steve (ii) cohen martin andrews kenny (i) bruder george cartwright randy chan peter (ii) d'cruze marcos daspit bob davall tonia david lorelei dicterow-vaj march dmitri michael finch elizabeth fowler steven gervae nik grignon rex hui raman jackson jack (iv) jacob marylata e. jardim louis kanga skaila lawrence chris (iv) marshall oren mason perry montague mcintosh ladd meyerson alan miller devon moriarty yvonne s. ong bertrand palmer matt (iii) smalley jack cunningham jean m. mooney janet tibbles nicole allison ryeland fowler walt greenaway gavin gregson-williams rupert homme todd rentel janet ring craig roussel bruno silk gregg snowden jonathan stanton tony todd phil (i) von klark triva wang paul
varie ecomond press: viewpoint datalabs international
produzione cinematografica: pacific data images (pdi) dreamworks skg
produttore cinematografico: spielberg steven warner aron wooton patty rabins sandra finkelman cox penney lewis brad (i) rosendahl carl
regista: darnell eric guterman larry johnson tim (v)
attore: allen woody aykroyd dan bancroft anne curtin jane glover danny hackman gene lopez jennifer mahoney john mazursky paul shaud grant stallone sylvester stone sharon walken christopher cummings jim winchell april sroka jerry
scenografia: bell john (i)
montaggio: webb stan
compositori: geoff zanelli jablonsky steve powell john (i) gregson-williams harry
sceneggiatori e soggettisti: alcott todd weitz chris weitz paul
effetti speciali ottici: pacific data images (pdi)
troupe varia: penn zak ricotti frank fowler bruce gulland brian zimmer hans elliott ted rossio terry sito tom bloom steve (ii) cohen martin andrews kenny (i) bruder george cartwright randy chan peter (ii) d'cruze marcos daspit bob davall tonia david lorelei dicterow-vaj march dmitri michael finch elizabeth fowler steven gervae nik grignon rex hui raman jackson jack (iv) jacob marylata e. jardim louis kanga skaila lawrence chris (iv) marshall oren mason perry montague mcintosh ladd meyerson alan miller devon moriarty yvonne s. ong bertrand palmer matt (iii) smalley jack cunningham jean m. mooney janet tibbles nicole allison ryeland fowler walt greenaway gavin gregson-williams rupert homme todd rentel janet ring craig roussel bruno silk gregg snowden jonathan stanton tony todd phil (i) von klark triva wang paul
varie ecomond press: viewpoint datalabs international