Cute and clever, "A Bug's Life" is a relatively straight retelling of Kurosawa's "The Seven Samurai," except of course that the characters are bugs! Idealistic young ant Flik is a sweet-natured dreamer and inventor. But his innovative thinking makes him an outcast when one of his inventions goes awry and destroys the food sacrifice that the colony makes annually to a gang of grasshopper hooligans led by the sinister Hopper. Disgraced, Flik is sent to look for "warrior bugs," mercenaries to fight them. What he finds -- and hires -- are a motley crew of circus bugs including a preening master-thespian mantis, a glamorous gypsy moth, a cranky ladybug, a dimwitted beetle, and sundry other dimwitted, craven troupers. The ant colony is inspired by the troupe and mobilizes, but when they discover that the "warriors" are just circus clowns they lose faith. In the end, of course, Flik and crew save the day and free the colony from the oppressive grasshoppers.

Special features: "A bug's land" activity game; "Fishy facts" about Finding Nemo; Character designs, concept art, and color scripts; Abandoned sequences; Outtakes; Animated short film "Geri's game". Originally released as a motion picture in 1998. Rated G. Special features: "Bug's land" activity game; "Fishy facts" about Finding Nemo; browse character designs, concept art, and color scripts; view abandoned sequences; Geri's Game (Academy Award Winning Short from Pixar); hilarious outtakes; world's first DVD created directly from the digital source; full-frame (1.33:1 aspect ratio) -- Widescreen (2.35:1 aspect ratio).

Disc 1.Feature film: Main titles -- Flik's invention -- Red alert -- The grasshoppers arrive -- On trial -- Leaving Ant Island -- Flik's flight -- P.T. Flea's circus -- The city -- Bug Bar -- Flying home -- The warriors arrive -- Official welcome -- "Squish me now" -- A bird attacks -- Francis the hero -- Atta's apology -- Flik's plan -- Building a bird -- Hopper's hideout -- The celebration -- P.T. arrives -- The grasshoppers return -- To the clubhouse -- Dot goes for help -- Turning back -- Grasshopper occupation -- Showtime -- Flik's bird attacks -- Flik vs. Hopper -- Ant battle -- Rain -- Hopper's demise -- Springtime -- End credits/Outtakes -- Special features: Audio commentary with John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich -- Disc 2. Special features: Preproduction: "Fleabie" reel [featurette] -- Story and editorial [featurettes and slide show] -- Research [featurette] -- Design [slide shows] -- Production [featurettes] -- Sound design [featurettes] -- Release [featurettes and slide show] -- Outtakes [featurettes] -- Geri's Game [Academy Award Winner, Best Animated Short film, 1997] -- "Finding Nemo" fishy facts [featurette] -- "A Bug's Land" game [interactive feature].