. The film is inspired by Aesop's fable The Ant and the Grasshopper. The film stars the voices of Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. The ants in the film were redesigned to be more appealing, and Pixar's animation unit employed technical innovations in computer animation. During production, the filmmakers became embroiled in a public feud with DreamWorks Animation due to the production of their similar film Antz, which was released the same year. The screenplay was penned by Stanton and comedy writers Donald McEnery and Bob Shaw. It received positive reviews from film critics, who commended the storyline, witty dialogue and animation, while others unfavorably compared it to Antz.
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