Disney and Pixar released the animated film A Bug's Life, directed by John Lasseter.
A Bug's Life was released on DVD, allowing a wider audience to access the film.
Flik tries to present a group of food offerings to the grasshoppers but accidentally ruins it, angering Hopper and the others.
Flik decides to leave the colony to find warrior bugs to help defend the ants from the grasshoppers' oppression.
Flik returns with a group of bugs from a traveling circus, mistakenly believed to be warriors by the ants.
The circus bugs' act fails to convince the grasshoppers, and the ants realize they are not warriors but performers.
Hopper and the grasshoppers come back to collect their food tribute, threatening the colony.
The ants and circus bugs join forces to stand up to the grasshoppers, preparing for battle.
The ants and circus bugs successfully thwart the grasshoppers' attempt to collect tribute by using ingenuity and teamwork.
Hopper is defeated, ending the grasshoppers' control, and the ant colony is liberated.
Flik is celebrated by the colony for his courage and ingenuity in saving the ants from the grasshoppers.