The ant bully dna has completed production on the 3d animated feature film, the ant bully, for warner bros. When the ants shrink lucas down to their size, he must make amends by learning the ways of the colony and protecting the ants from danger. Davis is the writer and director of this adaptation of the illustrated childrens book by the same name. Reading to kids is a grassroots organization dedicated to inspiring underserved children with a love of reading, thereby enriching their lives and opportunities for future success. Lucas quickly becomes the punching bag of the bully of his new neighborhood, which ostensibly drives him to vent his frustrations on lesser beings.
While antz and a bugs life trumpeted the virtues of rugged individualism with their. The ant bully is a childrens picture book and movie, so the format is pretty simple and uncomplicated. Davis and based on a book by john nickle, is the latest computeranimated plea for interspecies. Momentarily fed up, lucas takes out his frustration on a hill of ants in his backyard. They were captivated, enchanted and unable to sit still as we read the story. The ant bully falls into that category, using humor and grace not to mention an impressive voice cast to tell a good story and remind us theres more to life than our own little world. Based on the slight book by john nickle, the ant bully benefits from its alist voice cast which adults should appreciate more than children and dazzling animation that vividly depicts a bugs life and views the human world from a minuscule perspective blades of.
The ant bully is a subtle lesson to teach kids what it is like to be a bully and to be bullied and how its evil passes from one kid to another. Oct 20, 2006 the ant bully is a computeranimated film based on the 1999 childrens book. Lucas wishes he could squash sid like a bug, but since sid is bigger than lucas, lucas bullies the ants. Released by varese sarabande in 2006 302 066 748 2 containing music from the ant bully 2006.
The ant bully is a beloved classroom favorite story. Its a solid mix, if not as enveloping as i had hoped. Players control lucas nickle, a young boy known to the ants that live in his yard as the destroyer for the abuse he has subjected the colony to. In the page in the flower garden, we see the flowers from below from an ants point of view.
Starring the voices of julia roberts, nicolas cage, meryl streep, and paul giamatti, it was produced by tom hanks and gary goetzmans playtone, davis and keith alcorns dna. A kid who hates ants finds himself living among the sixlegged critters in this computeranimated comedyadventure. It is about a young boy named lucas nickle also known as peanut the destroyer, who is the title character in the book and who likes to torment ants. The bully book by eric kahn gale this book pulls from actual events as the author loosely recounts what it was like when he was bullied in sixth grade. Davis based on the 1999 childrens book of the same name by john nickle. And even more disappointing, bluray again gets short thrift, as the hd dvd version includes a fullblown, lossless dolby truehd track. The ant bully scholastic bookshelf nickle, john on.
Based on the popular childrens book by john nickle, the ant bully begins with a young boy named lucas harassing the ants in his yard by. He learns throughout the story, the feeling of compassion and greater understanding towards others and how picking on the little guy, isnt so much fun. Based on exciting moments from the upcoming digitally animated family adventure the ant bully, and featuring allnew challenges created especially for the game, help lucas evolve from recluse to hero in his quest to save the colony from extermination. Based on the childrens book by john nickle, the ant bully has a promising concept. This is the story of a tenyearold boy named lucas nickle, who has just moved to a new neighborhood, has no friends. The ant bully does, however, differ in one key respect.
Aug 01, 2006 the ant bully original score from 2006, composed by john debney. Due to his lack of friends, he is constantly tormented by the neighborhood children, led by a boy named steve. It was later adapted into a computeranimated film of the same name by john a. Lastly, the ants dont appreciate sids games and they attack back. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Guided reading, lexile measure, grade level equivalent, dra level. See more ideas about ants, bullying and beloved movie. Apr 30, 2020 the ant bully is the story of a child whopicked on by the neighborhood bully, in turn picks on ants. Burden foundation, ohio department of education and the national school climate centers trustees. While antz and a bugs life trumpeted the virtues of rugged individualism with their misfit protagonists who battled against conformity. Miniature worlds can be big attractions, as the films antz and a bugs life show. Bullies try to wipe out entire civilizations the ants, and main character lucas is in constant danger after being shrunk down to ant. Jul 24, 2006 the ant bully will have you play out the life of a shrunken little boy as he tries to survive among a colony of ants.
The ant bully goodreads meet your next favorite book. As a student teacher i used this book for a conflict resolution lesson with fourth grade students. Bullies always find someone smaller than they are to pick on, so when sid the bully picks on lucas, lucas bullies ants, drenching them with his squirt gun. The information provided on this site is adapted from nsccs breaking the bullyvictimbystander cycle toolkit. The ant bully original motion picture soundtrack john. The ant bully is a wonderful childrens story about a little boy who is picked on, and in return picks on something smaller than him, ants. The ant bully takes us on a journey with lucas, a 10yearold recently relocated to a new city. Thats right, there are lots of other worlds out there humming along quite nicely without us, thank you very much. Lucas wishes he could squash that big bully sid like a bug.
Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. The plot and the characters were i chose the book the ant bully by john nickle. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Jan 16, 2018 the ant bully is a beloved classroom favorite story. The ants decide they have had enough and shrink lucas down to their size. With paul giamatti, nicolas cage, julia roberts, meryl streep. A mean bully finds out what it is like to get picked on by someone bigger than you. Hold up a copy of the book and ask students to make predictions based on the title and pictures printed on the cover of the book. Film languagevisual literacy look at clipsstills of bullies, victims and points of. This 3d adventure game does expand on the movies story, but its also uninteresting and repetitive. The ant bully tells a witty and heartwarming story about a 10yearold boy who embarks on a remarkable journey. Davis on allmovie a kid who hates ants finds himself living among. Published on jan 16, 2018 the ant bully is a beloved classroom favorite story. Unfortunately, this insect adventure, concerning a boy who mistreats ants, provides no basis for its fantasy plot and.
After lucas nickle zach tyler floods an ant colony with his watergun, hes magically shrunken down to insect size and sentenced to hard labor in the ruins. Patricks day, thanksgiving, presidents day, hanukkah, new years eve and more. Welcome to the official facebook movie page for the ant bully. The most important book totv adaptations coming in. Nscc is grateful to the following organizations for their invaluable support in developing these resources. This picture book is about a boy named lucas who gets bullied by his neighbor sid. Make sid, lucas, and ant puppets to reenact the story. It shows that bullies can be changed back in many cases. Coming less than a decade after antz and a bugs life,the ant bully inevitably feels a bit stale, but director davis jimmy neutron has.
The ant bully isbn 0590395912 is a 1999 childrens book drawn and written by john nickle. Explore our editors picks for the best kids books of the month. The ant bully is a 2006 american computer animated film written and directed by john a. Lucas, in turn, bullies something smaller than himself, a colony of ants. The ant bully teaches a wonderful lesson about looking at things from someone elses perspective. Davis and based on the 1999 childrens book of the same name by john nickle. John nickle says he has faced many bullies in his lifetime, and writing and illustrating the ant bully gave him a way. Both versions of the story book and movie offer good life lessons about the value of working together, taking responsibility, and how becoming a bully yourself doesnt really solve anything. Ant bully funnel fam official music video fv family. Compare stillsclips from the film with images from the book and discuss the differences between reading a book and watching films. Based on the slight book by john nickle, the ant bully benefits from its alist voice cast which adults should appreciate more than children and dazzling animation that vividly depicts a bugs life and views the human world from a minuscule perspective blades of grass seem like sequoias. The ant bully is a 2006 american animated adventure fantasy comedy film written and directed by john a. Make both a small and big lucas as well as a small and big sid.
Davis, the ant bully is based on john nickles childrens book of the same name released in 1999. John nickle lucas learns a lesson about bullying when he is pulled into the ant hole he has been tormenting. Lucas nickle is a young boy who has recently moved into a neighborhood. Being bullied read along book with word highlighting by smart kidz club duration. Holidays at primarygames primarygames has a large collection of holiday games, crafts, coloring pages, postcards and stationery for the following holidays. The ant bully was released as a major motion picture by warner bros. The film was produced by tom hanks and playtone and also offered in imax 3d. Parents need to know that the ant bully has some scenes that might be scary for very young kids particularly some menacing spiders, frogs, wasps, and fly swatters.
Great book about a boy who becomes ant size and learns to see the world from a new perspective. Little lucas nickle zach tyler is brand new in town, but hes already had a runin with local bully steve myles jeffrey. Lucas, with funny glasses and a strange hat, is bullied by neighborhood meanie, sid. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. The ant bully zachery tyler julia roberts meryl streep 2006 tired of weathering constant attacks on their colony, ants shrink a destructive boy zach tyler eisen to their size and sentence him to live among th. The ant bully story, the ant bully hollywood movie story. Make a 3d flower garden like this one by using construction paper to.
The sad target of a neighborhood bully, tenyearold lucas tyler vents his frustrations by cruelly spraying an anthill with his water gun. It gets to the root that people bullied can become bullies. Film languagevisual literacy look at clipsstills of bullies, victims and points of view from the ant bully. The ant bully is the story of a child whopicked on by the neighborhood bully, in turn picks on ants. Financial analysis of the ant bully 2006 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. It is about a young boy named lucas nickle who is the title. The ant bully is a computeranimated film based on the 1999 childrens book. According to jim trelease, students of any age benefit from hearing an experienced reading of a wonderful book. The ant bully is a 2006 american computeranimated adventure fantasy comedy film written and directed by john a. The ant bully is based on a picture book by john nickle.
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