Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 07/28/06 Home Video 11/28/06 MPAA Rating Rated PG for some mild rude humor and action Running Time 1 hour 22 minutes Genre Family, Action Director John A. Davis Writer John A. Davis, Dave Reynolds Cast Nicolas Cage, Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep, Paul Giamatti, Lily Tomlin, Cheri Oteri, Alan Cumming, Regina King, Ricardo Montalban, Zach Tyler Eisen Studio Warner Brothers |
THE ANT BULLY
SYNOPSIS
Poor 10-year-old Lucas Nickle (Zach Tyler Eisen) can't
get a break.
Recently moved to a new city with his family, he hasn't
made a single friend. He gets nothing but grief from his
teenage sister, Tiffany (Allison Mack), and not a whole
lot of attention lately from his parents (Cheri Oteri and
Larry Miller), who are busy planning their big
anniversary weekend trip to Puerto Vallarta.
Meanwhile, his loving but kinda kooky grandmother
Mommo (Lily Tomlin) spends all her time trying to
protect the family from those space aliens she's been
reading about in the grocery store magazines.
To make matters worse, Lucas has become the
number one target of neighborhood bully Steve, who
never misses an opportunity to push him around.
In turn, Lucas delights in destroying ant hills in his
yard?venting his frustration on the defenseless
mounds of dirt and their tiny inhabitants by kicking
them, stomping them and squirting them with the
garden hose.
But, unbeknownst to Lucas, there is a whole world
alive and busy just underneath his feet, and what he
sees as "just a bunch of stupid ants" are actually
members of a complex society, with names and
relationships, responsibilities and emotions. They're
getting mighty tired of having their homes trampled by
Lucas The Destroyer. And they are ready to fight back.
--© Warner Bros.
Poor 10-year-old Lucas Nickle (Zach Tyler Eisen) can't
get a break.
Recently moved to a new city with his family, he hasn't
made a single friend. He gets nothing but grief from his
teenage sister, Tiffany (Allison Mack), and not a whole
lot of attention lately from his parents (Cheri Oteri and
Larry Miller), who are busy planning their big
anniversary weekend trip to Puerto Vallarta.
Meanwhile, his loving but kinda kooky grandmother
Mommo (Lily Tomlin) spends all her time trying to
protect the family from those space aliens she's been
reading about in the grocery store magazines.
To make matters worse, Lucas has become the
number one target of neighborhood bully Steve, who
never misses an opportunity to push him around.
In turn, Lucas delights in destroying ant hills in his
yard?venting his frustration on the defenseless
mounds of dirt and their tiny inhabitants by kicking
them, stomping them and squirting them with the
garden hose.
But, unbeknownst to Lucas, there is a whole world
alive and busy just underneath his feet, and what he
sees as "just a bunch of stupid ants" are actually
members of a complex society, with names and
relationships, responsibilities and emotions. They're
getting mighty tired of having their homes trampled by
Lucas The Destroyer. And they are ready to fight back.
--© Warner Bros.
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