The Ant Bully
2006 · 89 min · Director: John A. Davis
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
This is the story of a ten-year-old boy named Lucas Nickle (Zach Tyler), who has just moved to a new neighborhood, has no friends, and is the target for the local bully and his gang. His parents, Fred (Larry Miller) and Doreen (Cheri Oteri), are leaving for a honeymoon in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, so they are too busy to attend to his problems. His sister, Tiffany (Allison Mack), is distracted by her cell phone, and grandmother Mommo (Lily Tomlin) is obsessed with U.F.O.s and aliens. Lucas is constantly being beat up by the neighborhood bully, Steve (Myles Jeffrey). Because he cannot fight back, he takes out his anger on an anthill in his front yard. He kicks it, stomps it, squirts it with his water gun, and floods it with a hose. This terrifies the ants, who call Lucas "The Destroyer". One wizard ant, known as Zoc (Nicolas Cage), being a hopeful and adventurous type, is trying to solve this dilemma. He tries to devise a magic potion that he believes will solve all their problems. As the plan to shrink Lucas down to their size with a magic potion and forcing him to live like an ant within the colony - an astonishing new world opens up to him. Lucas learns first-hand the value of friendship and teamwork, ultimately leading the ants in an effort to save their colony from annihilation. And in the process, Lucas obtains the things he wants most: friends, companionship, acceptance, and the courage to stand up for himself.
Emotional fingerprint
The Ant Bully (2006) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Empathy 25%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor30%
- Empathy25%
- Excitement20%
- Inspiration15%
- Relief10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Empathy, Excitement. Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Animation. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
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- Relief
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Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Relief | Empathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 45 % | 30 % | 0 % | 20 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Tension | 46 % | 38 % | 4 % | 25 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Tension | 49 % | 45 % | 10 % | 26 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Tension | 53 % | 50 % | 9 % | 28 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Tension | 54 % | 46 % | 8 % | 32 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Humor | 49 % | 31 % | 11 % | 34 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Humor | 53 % | 35 % | 19 % | 31 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Tension | 61 % | 49 % | 35 % | 32 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Relief | 57 % | 41 % | 35 % | 34 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Curiosity | 55 % | 36 % | 15 % | 29 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Humor | 57 % | 43 % | 8 % | 31 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Empathy | 59 % | 50 % | 14 % | 45 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 64 % | 59 % | 24 % | 54 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Tension | 68 % | 63 % | 29 % | 55 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 70 % | 66 % | 20 % | 50 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Tension | 78 % | 74 % | 25 % | 48 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Relief | 81 % | 61 % | 51 % | 57 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Relief | 78 % | 35 % | 65 % | 65 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Cinderella
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Lucas Nickle (voice)
Mullet Boy (voice)
Tiffany Nickle (voice)
Sleeping Ant #1 / Head Lice #1 / Head Lice #2 / Head Lice #3 / Head Lice #4 / Brett (voice)
Details
- Directed by
- John A. Davis
- Written by
- John A. Davis, John Nickle
- Type
- Animation
- Released
- 2006
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Country
- United States, Canada
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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