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Bug City[1] is a location in the 1998 Disney/Pixar film A Bug's Life. It is the place where Flik travels to find warrior bugs to protect Ant Island from Hopper and his gang of grasshoppers.

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Official Description[]

Flik's epic adventure had to lead to somewhere exciting, and the perfect contrast to a pastoral island was a city teeming with exotic insects. In a rare acknowledgement of human presence, the Pixar team created a bustling metropolis out of a garbage pile. It's here that Flik encounters P.T. Flea's circus troupe. According to Co-Director Andrew Stanton, the inspiration for a multinational flea circus "was the first thing that really felt like us, felt like Pixar."

Role in the film[]

The city is a place full of littered things under a trailer. It has buildings made of boxes and cans, sidewalks made of cardboard, and streetlights made of Christmas lights and lightning bugs. While there, Flik encounters various unusual bugs, such as a granddaddy longlegs, snails, beetles, flies, mosquitoes, slugs, a cricket, a mime millipede, wasps, and other sorts of insects living there.

While exploring, Flik finds a group of recently-fired Circus Bugs at the Bug Bar and mistakes them as warriors, due to their classic "Robin Hood" act. When P.T. Flea later arrives on Ant Island looking for his missing troupe and blows Flik's cover, Princess Atta banishes Flik and the troupe to Bug City. However, this is a fatal mistake, as Atta puts herself and the entire colony in danger. However, thanks to Dot's advice, Flik, the Circus Bugs, and even the colony, they are able to end Hopper's reign on Ant Island for good.

Trivia[]

References[]

  1. A Bug's Life. Pixar.com. Pixar.
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Media
Films: A Bug's Life (video/soundtrack) • Classic Storybook

Video Games: A Bug's LifeDisney Emoji BlitzLEGO The IncrediblesDisney Tsum TsumDisney Heroes: Battle Mode

Disney Parks
A Bug's LandBountiful Valley FarmDisney Animation BuildingFlik's FlyersFrancis' Ladybug BoogieGames of Pixar PierHeimlich's Chew Chew TrainIt's Tough to Be a Bug!Princess Dot Puddle ParkPixar Pal-A-RoundTuck & Roll's Drive 'Em BuggiesThe Ugly Bug Ball

Entertainment: Disney KiteTailsOnce Upon a MouseOne Man's Dream II: The Magic Lives On!Pixar Pals Playtime Party
Restaurants: Farmer's MarketSam Andreas Shakes
Shops: P.T. Flea Market
Parade: Block Party BashDisney's Party ExpressDisney on Parade: 100 Years of MagicPixar Play ParadeTokyo Disneyland Electrical Parade: DreamLights
Fireworks: Together Forever: A Pixar Nighttime SpectacularWorld of ColorWonderful World of Animation
Summer: Stitch and Friends Summer Surprise

Characters
FlikAttaDotThe QueenHopperMoltThumperGrasshoppersP.T. FleaCircus BugsThe BlueberriesBirdThe Fly BrothersAnt Colony
Songs
The Time of Your LifeMain TitleA Place You've Never BeenIt's Tough to Be a Bug!
Locations
Ant IslandP.T. Flea's CircusTrailer FolkBug CityBug BarHopper's Hideout
Objects
A113Pizza Planet Truck
See Also
The Science Behind PixarPixar in a BoxFake BirdIt's Tough to Be a Bug! Stars
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